Employee Share Trust

UK Coal PLC
02 October 2002

                                                                  2 October 2002


                 NOTIFICATION OF UK COAL EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST -
                  THE LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN FOR UK COAL PLC

The UK COAL Employee Share Trust has purchased 800,000 shares, at 67p per
share, which have been acquired to satisfy potential awards under the above
plan.

As a result of the transaction, the UK COAL Employee Share Trust now holds
a total of 858,664 shares, representing 0.61% of the Company's issued
capital (excluding the shares held as nominees for executive directors
under the Bonus Share Matching Plan).  The executive directors are deemed
for the purposes of The Companies Act, to be interested in all the shares held
by the UK COAL Employee Share Trust.


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