Director/PDMR Shareholding

UK Coal PLC
03 July 2006


                                  UK COAL PLC

    Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
                     responsibilities and Connected Persons

Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)

To comply with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4, UK Coal Plc (the Company) advises that on
3 July 2006, a conditional award was made under the LTIP rules to Jon Lloyd,
Property Director, of 65,060 ordinary shares. The number of shares stated is the
maximum available to Mr Lloyd on satisfaction of the performance target in full,
subject to the addition of further shares representing the notional
re-investment of dividends.

The earliest date on which Mr Lloyd would be able to become beneficially
entitled to the shares comprised in the award is 3 July 2009, which is the third
anniversary of the date on which the award was granted.








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