LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (Marketwired) -- 01/16/17 -- Anglo Pacific Group PLC (TSX: APY) (LSE: APF)
LSE: APF; TSX: APY
For filings with the FCA 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 ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC
rights are attached:(ii)
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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 13/01/2017
reached:(v)
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 16/01/2017
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:(vi, vii) 12%
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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 Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares the triggering transaction
transaction
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if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting
using the Shares Voting shares rights rights (x)
ISIN CODE Rights
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Direct Direct Indi- Direct Indi-
(xi) rect rect
(xii)
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GB0006449366 21,639,267 21,639,267 20,270,188 20,270,188 N/A 11.99% N/A
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of
instrument date(xiii) Conversion that may be acquired if voting
Period(xiv) the instrument is rights
exercised/ converted.
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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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Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion voting (xix, xx)
instrument (xvii) period(xviii) rights
instrument
refers to
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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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20,270,188 11.99%
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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: N/A
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14. Contact name: Milly Porter
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15. Contact telephone number: 020 7412 1702
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Contact:
RNS
Customer Services
0044-207797-4400
rns@londonstockexchange.com
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