LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 03/30/15

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

(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
 issuerof existing shares to which voting rights     Anglo Pacific Group PLC
 areattached: 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
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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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                              Threshold crossed as a result of
Other (please specify):        change in share capital                 X
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3. Full name of person(s)
 subject to thenotification                           Ransome's Dock Limited
 obligation: iii
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4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv                                               N/A
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5. Date of the transaction and
 date onwhich the threshold is                                           N/A
 crossed orreached: v
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6. Date on which issuer
 notified:                                                     27 March 2015
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
 crossed orreached:vi, vii                                            5%, 6%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
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Class/type         Situation previous  Resulting situation after the
 ofshares if       to the triggering   triggering transaction
 possible usingthe transaction
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                   Number    Number    Number    Number of % of voting
                   of        of        of shares voting    rights x
                   Shares    Voting              rights
                             Rights
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                                                      Indir
                                       Direct    Direcect  Direct Indirect
                                                 t xi xii
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                                                 7,489
Ordinary           7,489,360 7,489,360 7,489,360 ,360 N/A  4.41%  N/A


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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           datexiii       Conversion     voting         voting
                                    Periodxiv      rights that mayrights
                                                   be
                                                   acquired if the
                                                   instrument is
                                                   exercised/
                                                   converted.
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N/A                  N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A
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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  Exercise/   Number of % of voting rights
financial  price      date xvii   Conversion  voting    xix, xx
instrument                        periodxviii rights
                                              instrument
                                              refers to
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N/A        N/A        N/A         N/A         N/A       Nominal   Delta
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                                                        N/A       N/A
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  Total (A+B+C)
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  Number of voting rights               Percentage of voting rights
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  7,489,360                             4.41%
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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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N/A
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder:                                            N/A
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:             N/A
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting
rights:                                                                  N/A
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13. Additional information:                                              N/A
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14. Contact name:                                                 Paul Cooke
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15. Contact telephone number:                                   01728 688139
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