Rule 2.10 Announcement

UK Coal PLC
23 August 2005



23rd August 2005



                         UK Coal plc (or 'the company')

             Rule 2.10 Announcement - Relevant Securities in Issue

In accordance with rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the
company confirms that it has 148,508,167 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each in
issue and is admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange under the UK ISIN
code GB0007190720.

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