Anglo Pacific Group PLC: TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Feb 17, 2015) - Anglo Pacific Group PLC (TSX: APY) (LSE: APF)

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For filings with the FCA include the annex    
For filings with issuer exclude the annex    
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
     
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii   ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights   x
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached    
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments    
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights    
Other (please specify):    
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii   LIONTRUST INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv   N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v   13/02/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:   16/02/2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:vi, vii   15%
     
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/
type
of
shares
if
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE		 Situation
previous
to the
triggering
transaction		   Resulting
situation
after
the
triggering
transaction
Number
of
Shares		   Number
of
Voting
Rights		   Number
of
shares		   Number
of
voting
rights		 %
of
voting
rightsx
Direct   Direct
xi		   In-
direct
xii		 Direct   In-direct
 GB0006449366   17,469,020    17,388,541   N/A 14.9345%   N/A
  17,469,020     17,388,541    
 
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type
of
financial
instrument		   Expiration
date
xiii		   Exercise/
Conversion
Period
xiv		   Number
of
voting
rights
that
may be
acquired
if the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.		   % of
voting
rights
N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A
 
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type
of
financial
instrument		 Exercise price   Expiration date
xvii		   Exercise/
Conversion period
xviii		   Number
of
voting
rights
instrument
refers
to		 %
of
voting
rights
xix, xx
N/A N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A Nominal   Delta
N/A   N/A
 
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights
17,388,541   14.9345%
 

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