LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - April 17, 2012) - Anglo Pacific Group PLC (the "Company") (LSE:APF)(TSX:APY) announces that in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following information has been published or made available to the public during the twelve months ended 29 February 2012 in compliance with laws and rules dealing with the regulation of securities, issuers of securities and securities markets.

This annual information update ("AIU") is required by, and is being made pursuant to, Article 10 of the Prospectus Directive as implemented in the UK by Prospectus Rule 5.2 and not for any other purpose and neither the Company, nor any other person, takes any responsibility for, or makes any representation, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of, the information which it contains. The information is not necessarily up to date as at the date of this AIU and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any such information in the future. Further, such information may have been prepared in accordance with the laws or regulations of a particular jurisdiction and may not comply with or meet the relevant standards of disclosure in any other jurisdiction. Neither this AIU, nor the information referred to in it, constitutes, by virtue of this communication, an offer of any securities addressed to any person and it should not be relied on by any person.

For the purpose of this AIU the information is only referred to and full copies of each item can be found at the locations specified below.

1. Regulatory Announcements

The Company made the following UK regulatory announcements via a Regulatory Information Service on or around the dates indicated:

Copies of the above announcements can be viewed on the London Stock Exchange website at [ www.londonstockexchange.com ] or on the Company's website at [ www.anglopacificgroup.com ].

The Company is also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Company has submitted the following filings to Canadian Securities Commissions on or around the dates indicated:

Copies of the above filings can be viewed on the SEDAR website at [ www.sedar.com ] or on the SEDI website at [ www.sedi.ca ].

2. Documents filed at Companies House

The Company filed the following documents at Companies House on or around the dates indicated:

Copies of documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from Companies House website at [ www.companieshouse.gov.uk ] or Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ.

3. Documents filed with the Financial Services Authority and sent to shareholders

The following documents have been submitted by the Company to the National Storage Mechanism and/or sent to shareholders. Copies of these documents can be obtained from the Company's website at [ www.anglopacificgroup.com ] or from the National Storage Mechanism at [ www.hemscott.com/nsm.do ] or on request from the Company's registered office at 17 Hill Street, London W1J 5LJ, United Kingdom.

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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 low-cost, 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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