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

LSE: APF; TSX: APY

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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
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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 notification               ABERFORTH PARTNERS LLP
obligation:(iii)
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                              Shareholder                             Shares
4.Full name of shareholder(s) 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies      11,740,279
(if different from 3.):(iv)   Trust plc
                              2. Aberforth UK Small Companies      1,986,733
                              Fund
                              3. Aberforth Geared Income Trust
                              plc                                  3,415,800

                              All shares are registered in the
                              name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd
                              A/c Aberfrth
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5. Date of the transaction and
date on which the threshold is                  20/05/2016
crossed or reached:(v)
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6. Date on which issuer
notified:                                       23/05/2016
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are
crossed or reached: (vi, vii)                       10%
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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 ofSituation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares if    to the triggering  transaction
possible     transaction
using
the ISIN CODE
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              Number  Number    Number     Number of          % of voting
              of      of Voting of shares  voting             rights (x)
              Shares  Rights               rights
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                                           Direct  Indirect
                                           (xi)    (xii)     Direct Indirect
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GB00064493662 6,549,03 6,549,032 17,142,812 N/A   17,142,812   N/A    10.09



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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 voting  % of
instrument           date(xiii) Conversion         rights that may   voting
                                Period(xiv)        be acquired       rights
                                                   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
financial   price    date       Conversion voting rights    rights (xix, xx)
instrument           (xvii)     period(xvi instrument
                                ii)        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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                17,142,812                               10.09%
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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:                    Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
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15. Contact telephone number:                    0131 220 0733
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