Holding(s) in Company

Anglo Pacific Group PLC
24 January 2007




TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to           Anglo Pacific Group plc
which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already
issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Initial holding on implementation of Transparency Directive                            X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                         RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC
   obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                        RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC

                                                                          Rathbone Investment Management Ltd
                                                                          Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is                     20th January 2007
   crossed or reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                 22nd January 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                         5%





8. Notified details:                                                                    N/A


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of     Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares            the Triggering
                  transaction
 if possible      Number of   Number of   Number of     Number of voting rights         % of voting rights
using the ISIN    Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                          Rights      Direct        Direct          Indirect        Direct         Indirect
     2p Ordinary  7582391     7582391     N/A           N/A             7582391         N/A            7.46%

GB0006449366


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial        Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion  Period Number of voting rights that   % of voting
instrument                               / Date                       may be acquired if the         rights
                                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                      converted.

            N/A          N/A                         N/A              N/A                            N/A


Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                                  % of voting rights

     7582391                                             7.46%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:

RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd - 0.03%

Rathbone Unit Trust Management Ltd - 7.43%

*  Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.


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:                             N/A

14. Contact name:                                       Matthew Tack, Anglo Pacific Group plc

15. Contact telephone number:                           0207 318 6360





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