AGM Statement

UK Coal PLC
23 April 2007

23 April 2007

                            UK COAL PLC ('UK COAL')


                        Annual General Meeting Statement



At its Annual General Meeting, held at 1.00pm today, the Chairman of UK COAL,
David Jones, made the following comments on first quarter trading:


'Overall performance has been in line with expectations, excluding the effects
of the production stoppage at Daw Mill, which has already been reported on.  Daw
Mill is now also performing normally following an extensive safety review.


Our surface mining business continues to make rapid progress, and three new
planning permissions have been received for sites containing some 1.4 million
tonnes of coal.


UK COAL's Property Division, Harworth Estates, continues to progress well in
adding value through the planning process and developing the Group's property
portfolio.


The detailed review of our property estate continues, and we are likely to be
adding additional projects onto the list of 60 priority sites identified last
November.  This will then form our medium to long-term development portfolio,
providing a consistent pipeline of good quality sites moving through the
planning consent and development phases.


Harworth Power, UK COAL's power generation subsidiary has installed 15 MW of new
generation capacity and has progressed several planning applications in respect
of wind turbines in the quarter.



Overall the Group remains well placed to deliver further value for shareholders
and will continue to focus on realising the significant potential within its
property portfolio, developing its surface mining business, reducing the risk
profile of its deep mining operations and capitalising on opportunities in power
generation.'





Enquiries:

Media
Citigate Dewe Rogerson                               Tel: [phone]
Anthony Carlisle                                     Mobile: [phone]


Operational
Stuart Oliver, Media Relations, UK COAL PLC          Mobile: [phone]


Investors & Analysts
Chris Mawe, Group Finance Director, UK COAL PLC      Mobile: [phone]


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