LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 03/05/15

Anglo Pacific Group PLC (TSX: APY) (LSE: APF)

TSX: APY

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  TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
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  1. Identity of the issuer or the
underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting                   Anglo Pacific Group Plc
rights are
attached: ii
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  2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
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  An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              X
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  An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting
rights are attached
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  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect
to qualifying financial instruments
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  An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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  Other (please
specify):
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  3. Full name of person(s)
subject to the                                Kings Chapel International Ltd
notification obligation: iii
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  4. Full name of
shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv
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  5. Date of the transaction
and date on
which the threshold is crossed                              27 February 2015
or
reached: v
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  6. Date on which issuer
notified:                                                       4 March 2015
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  7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or                                                                3%
reached: vi, vii
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  8. Notified details:
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  A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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  Class/type   Situation previous   Resulting situation after the triggering
of           to the triggering    transaction
shares if    transaction
possible
using
the ISIN CODE
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               Number    Number     Number      Number of        % of
             of        of         of shares   voting           voting rights
             Shares    Voting                 rights           x
                       Rights
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                                    Direct      Direct  Indirec       Indire
                                              xi        t xii  Direct ct
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GB0006449366 1,199,389   1,199,389  5,235,204 5,235,204          3.15%


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  B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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  Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/      Number of       % of
instrument          date xiii      Conversion     voting          voting
                                   Period xiv     rights that may rights
                                                  be
                                                  acquired if the
                                                  instrument is
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted.
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  C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments xv, xvi
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  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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  Type of   Exercise    Expiration               Number    % of voting
financial price       date xvii      Exercise/ of voting rights xix, xx
instrument                           Conversionrights
                                     period    instrument
                                     xviii     refers to
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                                                           Nominal   Delta
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  Total (A+B+C)
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  Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights
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  5,235,204                             3.15%
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  9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
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  Proxy Voting:
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  10. Name of the proxy holder:
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  11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
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  12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
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   13. Additional information:
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  14. Contact name:                                           Julian Cornick
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  15. Contact telephone number:                             +44 1534 823 000
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