Issue of Equity

Anglo Pacific Group PLC
26 July 2007

26th July 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
25th April 2007, it has allotted 695,144 Ordinary Shares of 2p each in the
Company. Shareholders representing 27.5% 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 3rd August
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 25th April 2007       Scrip Dividend     At 26th July 2007     % Issued Ordinary
                                                                                              Share Capital


M.H.Atkinson                         3,556                    0                 3,556                  0.01
P.M.Boycott                      3,077,641               52,303             3,129,944                  3.05
M.J.Tack                            15,824                  312                16,136                  0.02
J.G.Whellock                        10,084                    0                10,084                  0.01
B.M.Wides                        3,603,958               43,834             3,647,792                  3.56
A.H.Yadgaroff                      155,632                3,870               159,502                  0.16




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