Scrip Div. & Director holding

Anglo Pacific Group PLC 30 July 2004 30th July 2004 Anglo Pacific Group plc Anglo Pacific Group plc ('the Company) announces that pursuant to the Scrip Dividend Alternative that had been approved at the Annual General Meeting on 26th May 2004, it has allotted 998,720 Ordinary Shares of 2p each in the Company. The above shares rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued ordinary shares in the Company. Application will be made to the UK Listing Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for these shares to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for listed securities and it is expected that dealings will commence on 6th August 2004. The Company also wishes to announce that, due to their electing to take substantially all their cash dividends in scrip instead of cash, the Directors' shareholdings, subject to receipt of the approvals aforementioned, have changed as set out below:- At 9th March 2004 Scrip Dividend At 29th July 2004 % Issued Ordinary Share Capital P.M.Boycott 2,687,810 57,551 2,745,361 3.11 H.Michaelis 1,865,000 22,738 1,887,738 2.14 J.G.Whellock 4,444 0 4,444 0.01 B.M.Wides 3,198,895 68,430 3,267,325 3.71 A.H.Yadgaroff 119,684 2,567 122,251 0.14 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange