Issue of Equity

Anglo Pacific Group PLC
23 January 2007

23rd January 2007



                            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 April 2006, it has allotted 226,231 Ordinary Shares of 2p each in the
Company. Shareholders representing 12.1% of the issued share capital elected to
take scrip instead of cash.



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 2nd February
2007.



The Company also wishes to announce that, subject to receipt of the approvals
aforementioned, the Directors' shareholdings have changed as set out below:-


                        At 13th September 2006           Scrip Dividend       At 23rd January      % Issued Ordinary
                                                                                                       Share Capital
                                                                                         2007
M.H.Atkinson                             3,492                       64                 3,556                   0.01
P.M.Boycott                          3,062,237                   15,404             3,077,641                   3.02
M.J.Tack                                13,576                      248                13,824                   0.01
J.G.Whellock                            10,084                        0                10,084                   0.01
B.M.Wides                            3,589,828                   14,130             3,603,958                   3.54
A.H.Yadgaroff                          146,931                    2,701               149,632                   0.15






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