Holding(s) in Company

Anglo Pacific Group PLC
08 November 2007




TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

ANGLO PACIFIC GROUP PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (YES)
 
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) :                                                   (   )

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (GROUP)

LEGAL & GENERAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED (LGIM)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

LEGAL & GENERAL ASSURANCE (PENSIONS MANAGEMENT) LIMITED (PMC)

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC (L&G)
 


5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different) (v):

17/10/07

 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

06/11/07
 

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


ABOVE 5% (GROUP)

ABOVE 5% (LGIM)
 

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction         
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                                                  
ORD GBP                              BELOW 5%                                                                           
0.02         
                                                                      
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  

Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                  
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect     Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
ORD GBP              5,024,850         5,024,850  264,043       4.757     0.249
0.02                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  )

 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
                                                                                      

 

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

                   
5,288,893                     5.00                     

 

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



Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) 
(5,288,893 - 5.00% = total Position

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and 
Indirect)  (5,288,893 - 5.00% = Total Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
(5,288,893 - 5.00% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (5,024,850 - 4.75% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management           Legal & General Insurance
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)            Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(3,751,532 - 3.55% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions             Legal & General Assurance
Management) Limited (PMC)                       Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(3,751,532 - 3.55% = PMC)

                                                Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                                (Direct) (LGPL)





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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of   105,626,626

Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of
disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has
come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis  (LGIM)
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851
 



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