Directorate Change

UK Coal PLC
05 September 2007


5 September 2007


                            UK COAL PLC ('UK COAL')

                                  Board Change


The Board of UK COAL PLC ('UK COAL' or 'the Group') today announces the decision
of Chris Mawe, Finance Director, to step down from the Board of UK COAL on
September 17 and to leave the Group at the end of this year. The Board also
announces the appointment of David Brocksom, formerly Finance Director of Pace
Micro Technology plc,  as Finance Director of UK COAL as from September 18,
2007.


David Jones, Chairman, said:

'Since he joined in March 2004, Chris has played a central part in the
transformation of UK COAL and the creation of our strong value creation platform
in property as well as mining. With the first phases of this evolution
established, Chris has now decided to look for new opportunities to further his
career. We understand and respect his decision, and we all wish him very well
in his future.

'At the same time, the Board is delighted to announce the appointment of David
Brocksom as our new Finance Director. He has an ideal mix of skills and
experience and we are very confident that he will make a powerful contribution
to our team and to the continued delivery of our strategy.'

David Brocksom FCA (aged 46) qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price
Waterhouse in 1983, having read Law at Cambridge University. After gaining
experience in the management consultancy division of Price Waterhouse, in both
London and Switzerland, he worked in a number of UK listed companies, for over
12 years as a Board member. He was Finance Director at Avesco plc from 1998
until 2004 and at Pace Micro Technology plc from 2004 until February this year.
Since leaving Pace, David has been working with a private equity owned hotel
group as Interim Commercial Director. He lives in Yorkshire and is married with
two children.

There are no other matters in connection with the appointment of David Brocksom
to be disclosed under paragraph LR 9.6.13 R of the Listing Rules of the UK
Listing Authority.

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