Holding(s) in Company

UK Coal PLC
10 March 2006

                                 SCHEDULE 10

                  NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


UK COAL PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Morgan Stanley Securities Limited



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


6. Percentage of issued class


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


8. Percentage of issued class


9. Class of security


Ordinary 1p share



10. Date of transaction


11. Date company informed


9 March 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


10,120,221



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


6.81%



14. Any additional information


REDUCED HOLDING



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


RICHARD COLE - 01302 755 043



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


R COLE



Date of notification


10 March 2006



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