Joint Share Ownership Plan

FOR:  ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC

LSE SYMBOL:  APF
TSX SYMBOL:  APY

May 30, 2013

Joint Share Ownership Plan

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwired - May 30, 2013) - Anglo Pacific Group PLC (the "Company") (LSE:APF)(TSX:APY)
announces that on May 29, 2013 the Trustee of the Anglo Pacific Group Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") exercised its
option to acquire the beneficial interest in shares awarded on May 19, 2010 to two of the executive directors under the
Company's Joint Share Ownership Plan ("JSOP").

As announced on May 20, 2010, Mr Chris Orchard and Mr John Theobald each acquired 169,350 ordinary shares of 2p in the
Company ("Shares") on May 19, 2010 at a price of 248p per Share in co-ownership with the EBT. The Trustee exercised its
option to acquire the beneficial interest in the Shares following certain performance conditions under the JSOP not
being met. In accordance with the terms of the JSOP, the price paid by the Trustee to each of Mr Theobald and Mr Orchard
for exercising the options was GBP 10.

These shares will continue to be held by the EBT and can be used to make future awards to employees. Following the
Trustee exercising its option, the Directors' shareholdings have changed as set out below:

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                                                                   % Issued
                            At April                At May   Ordinary Share
                            23, 2013      JSOP    29, 2013          Capital
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M.H.Atkinson                   7,422         -       7,422             0.01%
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P.M.Boycott                2,691,947         -   2,691,947             2.46%
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M.W.Blyth                      7,000         -       7,000             0.01%
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P.N.R.Cooke                8,949,904         -   8,949,904             8.17%
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A.C.Orchard                  402,049  (169,350)    232,699             0.21%
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J.Theobald                   337,625  (169,350)    168,275             0.15%
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J.G.Whellock                  13,084         -      13,084             0.01%
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B.M.Wides                  2,926,153         -   2,926,153             2.67%
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A.H.Yadgaroff                175,460         -     175,460             0.16%
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Notes to Editors:

About Anglo Pacific Group PLC

Anglo Pacific Group PLC is a global natural resources royalties company. The Company's strategy is to expand its mineral
royalty interests in long-life mining assets. The Company achieves this through both direct acquisition and investment
in projects at the development and production stage. It is a continuing policy of the Company to pay a substantial
proportion of these royalties to shareholders as dividends.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Anglo Pacific Group PLC
John Theobald
Chief Executive Officer
[phone]

OR

Anglo Pacific Group PLC
Chris Orchard
Chief Investment Officer
[phone]
www.anglopacificgroup.com

OR

Liberum Capital
Chris Bowman
[phone]

OR

Liberum Capital
Christopher Kololian
[phone]

OR

Pelham Bell Pottinger
Lorna Spears
[phone]

OR

Pelham Bell Pottinger
James MacFarlane
[phone]

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Anglo Pacific Group Plc