Disclosure of Interest

UK Coal PLC
17 October 2005


                          UK COAL PLC (The 'Company')

                             DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST

Notification was received on 14 October 2005 that Morgan Stanley Securities
Limited has a notifiable interest in 7,438,661 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company, representing 5.01% of the total shares in issue.



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