Director/PDMR Shareholding

UK Coal PLC
29 June 2007



                            UK COAL plc (the 'Company')



Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibilities ('PDMR') and Connected Persons


To comply with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4, UK COAL plc advises that on 28 June 2007
the interests of the following Director and members of the Executive Management
Committee changed as a result of the maturity of awards under the Company's Long
Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP').

The performance period for these awards was the three financial years 2004-2006.

On 28 June 2007, the following ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') were transferred to the Director and members of the
Executive Management Committee named below, who have exercised their right under
the LTIP rules to receive, at nil cost, Ordinary Shares awarded in June 2004
under the Company's LTIP.

Under the terms of the LTIP, because the total shareholder return over the
performance period was more than 150%, 100% of the Ordinary Shares vested under
the respective awards. In connection with the vesting of the awards, the Trustee
of the UK Coal Employee Share Trust (the 'Trust') has in accordance with the
rules adjusted the number of Ordinary Shares under the awards to take account of
the notional reinvestment of dividends paid during the vesting period (28 June
2004 to 28 June 2007). The result of this adjustment has been to increase the
number of Ordinary Shares under each award by 3.941%. The adjusted number of
Ordinary Shares available to participants is as set out below:



Name of Director                                          No. of Ordinary Shares
Christopher Mawe (Finance Director)                           88,349

Name of PDMR
Norman Haslam (HR & Communications Director)                  40,147
William Tinsley (Production Director)                         13,090







In order to discharge income tax and NI liability, Messrs Mawe and Tinsley sold
the Ordinary Shares set out in the second column below on 28 June 2007 at a
price of £4.91 per Ordinary Share leaving the retained number of Ordinary Shares
set out in the final column below.


Name of Director                           No. of Ordinary Shares sold  No. of  Ordinary Shares retained
Christopher Mawe (Finance Director)        36,224                       52,125

Name of PDMR
William Tinsley (Production Director)       5,367                        7,723

Mr Haslam sold his entire award (40,147 Ordinary Shares) on 28 June 2007 at a
price of £4.91 per Ordinary Share, with part of the proceeds being used to
discharge income tax and NI liability.

As a result of the transactions referred to above, the interests of Messrs Mawe,
Haslam and Tinsley in Ordinary Shares (other than Ordinary Shares to which they
may become entitled, subject to satisfaction of any relevant conditions, under
the Long Term Incentive Plan) are as follows:

Name of Director                             No. of Ordinary Shares     Total Holding (%)
Christopher Mawe (Finance Director)          52,125                     0.03

Name of PDMR
Norman Haslam (HR & Communications Director)  6,690                      0.004
William Tinsley (Production Director          8,683                      0.006



Contact:

Richard Cole
Company Secretary
01302 755 043





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