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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange