Directors Shareholding

04/06/2009
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                                     ORACLE COALFIELDS PLC ("the Company")

                                     Directors' Shareholdings Notification

Oracle Coalfields Plc has been informed today that on 3 June 2009, Mr Anthony Scutt, a Director of the Company,
purchased 13,000 Ordinary Shares at 4.0 pence per share and now has a holding of 113,000 Ordinary Shares and Mr
Shahrukh Khan, the Chairman of the Company purchased 12,500 Ordinary Shares at 4.0 pence per share and now has
a holding of 29,530,791 Ordinary Shares in the Company.

The  Directors  are now interested in a total of 29,663,791 Ordinary Shares representing 24.24% of  the  issued
share capital of 122,359,668 Ordinary Share.

The Directors of Oracle Coalfields Plc accept responsibility for this announcement.

Enquiries:

Oracle Coalfields Plc
Shahrukh Khan, Chairman
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Corporate Advisers

St Helen's Capital Plc
Barry Hocken/Duncan Vasey
Telephone: [phone]

Oracle Coalfields plc