Holding(s) in Company

UK Coal PLC
16 April 2008


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing      UK Coal Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:

2. Reason for the notification     (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                         Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of
shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):___________________________________________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                     Deutsche Bank AG
obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is                 14/04/2008
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              15/04/2008

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                    4%

8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of       Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares              Triggering transaction
                    Number of    Number of    Number of     Number of voting rights % of voting rights
 if possible using  Shares       Voting       shares
the ISIN CODE                    Rights                     Direct       Indirect   Direct    Indirect


GB0007190720        6,250,403    6,250,403    6,518,419     6,518,419               4.15


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights


6,518,419                                          4.15





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable :



Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:                                 Richard Cole
15. Contact telephone number:                     01302 751751




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