FOR: ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC
LSE SYMBOL: APF
TSX SYMBOL: APY
April 20, 2012
Anglo Pacific: Notification of Major Interest in Shares
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - April 20, 2012) - Anglo Pacific Group PLC (LSE:APF)(TSX:APY) -
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
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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 rights are attached:
(ii) Anglo Pacific Group Plc
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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 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
reached: (v) 12/04/2012
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 19/04/2012
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or reached: (vi, vii) 8 %
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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
of shares Situation
previous
if possible to the
using the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering
ISIN CODE transaction transaction
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Number
Number of
of Voting Number Number of voting % of voting
Shares Rights of shares rights rights (x)
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Indi-
Direct rect Indi-
Direct (xi) (xii) Direct rect
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GB0006449366 00.00 00.00 9,218,108.00 9,218,108.00 N/A 8.4423 % N/A
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Number of voting
rights that may
be
acquired if the
Type of Exercise/ instrument is
financial Expiration Conversion exercised/ % of voting
instrument date(xiii) Period(xiv) converted. rights
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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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Exercise/ Number of
Conver- voting % of
Type of Expiration sion rights voting
financial Exercise date period instrument rights
instrument price (xvii) (xviii) refers to (xix, xx)
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Nominal Delta
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N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 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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9,218,108.00 8.4423 %
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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:
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14. Contact name: Jarek Rys
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7412 1732
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Jarek Rys
020 7412 1732
Anglo Pacific Group Plc