Holding(s) in Company

UK Coal PLC
03 September 2007




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares




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


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                             YES

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


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 notification                  MF Global UK Limited
obligation:


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


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the                            31.08.07
threshold is crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                        03.09.07


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                             3%


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 Percentage of voting
If possible use   shares       voting       shares                               rights
ISIN code                      rights

                                                         Direct      Indirect    Direct      Indirect


GB0007190720      Below 3%     Below 3%     4,709,000    4,709,000   n/a         3.001%      n/a







B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights


                     4,709,000                                              3.001%








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 proxy holder:                            N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease  N/A
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold    N/A
voting rights:




13. Additional information:                            N/A


14 Contact name:                                       Richard Cole


15. Contact telephone number:                          01302 751751






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