LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 10/17/16

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

  For filings with the FCA include the
annex
  For filings with issuer exclude the
annex

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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 rights     ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC
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
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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):                Stock Lending                                     X
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  3. Full name of person(s) subject to
the notification obligation: iii           LIONTRUST INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLP
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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 on
which the threshold is crossed or                     14/10/2016
reached: v
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  6. Date on which issuer notified:                   17/10/2016
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  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii                                          13%
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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 voting  % of  voting
             of        of        of shares rights            rights x
             Shares    Voting
                       Rights
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                                   Direct    Direct  Indirect
                                             xi      xii     Direct Indirect
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             23,440,848 23,440,848 21,639,267 21,639,267 N/A  12.73%     N/A
GB0006449366


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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                 Exercise/          Number of      % of
instrument             Expiration Conversion Period  voting         voting
                       date xiii  xiv                rights that    rights
                                                     may 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                       Number of voting  % of voting
financial    price     Expiration Exercise/ rights instrument rights xix, xx
instrument             date xvii Conversion refers to
                                 period
                                 xviii
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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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                  21,639,267                              12.73%
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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                                  N/A
information:
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  14. Contact name:                           Milly Porter
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  15. Contact telephone
number:                                       020 7412 1702
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