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Anglo Pacific Group PLC

26 February 2015

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN ARE NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, JERSEY, SOUTH AFRICA, NEW ZEALAND OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT AN OFFER OF SECURITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, JERSEY OR ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE SAME WOULD BE UNLAWFUL.

This Announcement is an advertisement and not a prospectus or a prospectus equivalent document and does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, any offer for sale or subscription of, or solicitation of any offer to buy or subscribe for, any shares in Anglo Pacific Group PLC or securities in any other entity, in any jurisdiction, including the United States, nor shall it, or any part of it, or the fact of its distribution, form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or investment decision whatsoever, in any jurisdiction. This Announcement is for information only and does not constitute a recommendation regarding any securities. Any investment decision must be made exclusively on the basis of the final prospectus published by the Company (incorporating a circular for the purposes of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority) (the "Prospectus") and any supplement thereto in connection with the admission of New Ordinary Shares of the Company to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. Copies of the Prospectus are available from the Company's registered office.

News Release

February 26, 2015

Anglo Pacific Group PLC

Results of General Meeting

Anglo Pacific Group PLC ("Anglo Pacific", the "Company") (LSE: APF, TSX: APY) is pleased to announce that at the General Meeting held earlier today, the resolutions proposed in connection with the Proposed Acquisition and Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer were duly passed on a show of hands. Resolution 3 was passed as a special resolution.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

The full text of all the resolutions passed at the meeting can be found in the Notice of General Meeting, which is available for inspection in the Prospectus at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and on the Company's website by pasting the following URL into the address bar of your browser: www.anglopacificgroup.com/investors.php.

Full details of the proxy voting will also be available on the Company's website later today by pasting the following URL into the address bar of your browser: http://anglopacificgroup.com/pdf/150226-EGMVotingResults.pdf.

Application has been made for the 49,375,000 New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities and to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, such admission being expected at 8:00 a.m. on February 27, 2015 on the London Stock Exchange's main market for Listed Securities and at market open on February 27, 2015 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The New Ordinary Shares, when issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares.

The following table sets out the shareholdings and percentage interests in the issued share capital of the Company of the Directors, persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") and their connected persons following admission of the New Ordinary Shares and the Acquisition Shares, including shares taken up in the Open Offer (but excluding outstanding awards under the Company Share Option Plan, Joint Share Ownership Plan and Value Creation Plan):

 
 Name of           Number of       Percentage     Number of             Percentage 
  Director/PDMR     Ordinary        of Existing    Ordinary              of total 
                    Shares prior    Ordinary       Shares immediately    issued share 
                    to admission    Shares         following             capital(1) 
                                                   admission(1) 
 Julian Treger     1,199,389       1.03%          5,391,454             3.17% 
 Bob Stan          -               -              73,540                0.04% 
 Mark Potter       100,000         0.09%          121,473               0.07% 
 Mike Blyth        20,600          0.02%          61,372                0.04% 
 Anthony 
  Yadgaroff        180,501         0.16%          180,501               0.11% 
 Rachel Rhodes     -               -              -                     - 
 David Archer      -               -              -                     - 
 Kevin Flynn       2,000           0.00%          2,388                 0.00% 
 Peter Mason       1,192           0.00%          1,423                 0.00% 
 

(1)Post admission of New Ordinary Shares and Acquisition Shares

The expected date of completion of the Acquisition is March 5, 2015. Application has been made for the 4,135,238 Acquisition Shares to be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities and to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, such admission being expected at 8:00 a.m. on March 6, 2015 on the London Stock Exchange's main market for Listed Securities and at market open on March 6, 2015 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Acquisition Shares, when issued and fully paid, will rank pari passu in all respects with the Existing Ordinary Shares.

Upon admission of the New Ordinary Shares, assuming no further exercise of options under the Share Schemes, the total issued share capital is expected to be 165,806,796 Ordinary Shares. Following admission of the Acquisition Shares, assuming no further exercise of options under the Share Schemes, the total issued share capital is expected to be 169,942,034. These figures may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to, their interest in the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Capitalised terms used, but not defined, in this announcement, have the same meanings as set out in the announcement released by the Company on February 4, 2015 in relation to the Firm Placing, Placing and Open Offer.

BMO Capital Markets Limited and Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited are acting as joint bookrunners in connection with the Firm Placing, Placing and Open Offer and Shard Capital Partners LLP is acting as Co-Manager.

For further information:

 
 Anglo Pacific Group PLC                            +44 (0) 20 3435 7400 
 Julian Treger - Chief Executive 
  Officer 
  Mark Potter - Chief Investment 
  Officer 
 Website:                                      www.anglopacificgroup.com 
 
 BMO Capital Markets Limited - 
  Sponsor and Joint Bookrunner                      +44 (0) 20 7664 8020 
 Jeffrey Couch / Neil Haycock / 
  Tom Rider / Jenny Wyllie 
 
 Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited 
  - Joint Bookrunner                                +44 (0) 20 3037 2000 
 Raj Khatri / Ken Fleming / Fergus Marcroft 
  / Nicholas Harland / Ariel Tepperman 
 
 Shard Capital Partners LLP - Co-Manager            +44 (0) 20 3463 4970 
 Katrina Damouni / Damon Heath 
  / Gareth Burchell 
 
 Bell Pottinger                                     +44 (0) 20 3772 2500 
 Nick Lambert / Lorna Cobbett 
 
 

About the Company

Anglo Pacific is a global natural resources royalty company. The Company's strategy is to develop a leading international diversified royalty company with a portfolio centred on base metals and bulk materials, focusing on accelerating income growth through acquiring royalties on projects that are currently cash flow generating or are expected to be within the next 24 months. It is a continuing policy of the Company to pay a substantial portion of these royalties to shareholders as dividends.

Disclaimer

This Announcement is for information only and is not for release, publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Australia, Japan, Jersey, South Africa, New Zealand or any jurisdiction in or into which the same would be unlawful. This Announcement is not an offer of securities in any jurisdiction, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Jersey or South Africa or any jurisdiction in which the same would be unlawful. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdiction. Persons needing advice should consult an independent financial adviser.

This Announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. Save for the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, of any of the Banks under FSMA or the regulatory regime established thereunder, none of the Banks assumes any responsibility whatsoever and the Banks make no representations or warranties, express or implied, in relation to the contents of this Announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement made or purported to be made by the Company, or on the Company's behalf, or by any of the Banks, or on their behalf, and nothing contained in this Announcement is, or shall be, relied on as a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or the future, in connection with the Company, the Firm Placing, Placing, Open Offer or the Acquisition. The Banks disclaim to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any responsibility and liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which they might otherwise be found to have in respect of this Announcement or any such statement.

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