Scrip Div. & Director holding

Anglo Pacific Group PLC
30 July 2004

30th July 2004



                            Anglo Pacific Group plc



Anglo Pacific Group plc ('the Company) announces that pursuant to the Scrip
Dividend Alternative that had been approved at the Annual General Meeting on
26th May 2004, it has allotted 998,720 Ordinary Shares of 2p each in the
Company.



The above shares rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued
ordinary shares in the Company.  Application will be made to the UK Listing
Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for these shares to be admitted to
the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Main Market for
listed securities and it is expected that dealings will commence on 6th August
2004.



The Company also wishes to announce that, due to their electing to take
substantially all their cash dividends in scrip instead of cash, the Directors'
shareholdings, subject to receipt of the approvals aforementioned, have changed
as set out below:-


                         At 9th March 2004       Scrip Dividend     At 29th July 2004     % Issued Ordinary
                                                                                              Share Capital

P.M.Boycott                      2,687,810               57,551             2,745,361                  3.11

H.Michaelis                      1,865,000               22,738             1,887,738                  2.14

J.G.Whellock                         4,444                    0                 4,444                  0.01

B.M.Wides                        3,198,895               68,430             3,267,325                  3.71

A.H.Yadgaroff                      119,684                2,567               122,251                  0.14




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