Anglo Pacific Group PLC: TR1 Notification of Major Interest

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - Feb 13, 2017) - Anglo Pacific Group PLC (LSE: APF) (TSX: APY)

LSE: APF; TSX: APY

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii	Anglo Pacific Group PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		NO
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		YES
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Aberforth Partners LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	Nortrust Nominees Ltd
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	10/02/2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13/02/2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:vi, vii	10%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares^{viii, 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 rights ^x
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Direct	Direct ^xi	Indirect ^xii	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary GB0006449366	17,142,812	17,142,812	17,044,444	n/a	17,044,444	n/a	9.42

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

Nominal

Delta

n/a

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:xxi
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		n/a
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		n/a
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		n/a

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:		Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP
15. Contact telephone number:		0131 220 0733

Contact Information:

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Anglo Pacific Group PLC: TR1 Notification of Major Interest in Shares