Director/PDMR Shareholding

UK Coal PLC
08 November 2005




                          UK COAL PLC (the 'Company')

    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, we advise that on 7 November 2005, a
conditional award was made under the LTIP rules to Christopher Mawe (Finance
Director) of 86,037 ordinary shares. The number of shares stated is the maximum
available to Mr Mawe 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 Mawe would be able to become beneficially entitled
to the shares comprised in the award is 7 November 2008, which is the third
anniversary of the date on which the award was granted.




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