Director Shareholding

Anglo Pacific Group PLC
28 May 2002



Anglo Pacific Group PLC (the 'Company') announces that it received notification
today that the following purchases of shares at a price of 29.50p were made 
today by Directors of the Company:

Director          No . of Shares Acquired       Revised Beneficial Interest in Shares       % Issued Share Capital

P M Boycott                  275,000                                   2,687,810                         3.09
M Chanarin                   250,000                                     983,000                         1.13
H Michaelis                   50,000                                   1,570,000                         1.81
B M Wides                    275,000                                   3,198,895                         3.68




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