(UKC.L) UK Coal PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 8727I Legal & General Investment Mgmnt Ld 19 March 2010

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note Legal And General
1) Investment Management Ltd.
Company dealt in UK Coal Plc
Class of relevant security to ORD GBP 0.01

which the dealings being disclosed relate(Note 2)
Date of dealing 18 March 2010
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 12,180,771 4.06

(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 12,180,771 4.06

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)
Sale 68,416 GBP0.522219
Sale 32,548 GBP0.524375

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit
(Note 7) (Note 5)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name,e.g. call option Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. American, Expiry date Option money
purchasing, varying to which the option European etc. paid/received per
etc. relates (Note 7) unit (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

RNS Number : 8695I Threadneedle Asset Mangmt Hldgs Ltd 19 March 2010

.FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Threadneedle Asset Management
Holdings Ltd
Company dealt in UK Coal Plc
Class of relevant security to Ordinary

which the dealings being

disclosed relate(Note 2)
Date of dealing 18/03/2010
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 3,445,686 1.151%

(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 3,445,686 1.151%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5)

Sales 249,039 GBP 0.521261
Sales 70,825 GBP 0.52
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities Price per unit (Note
(Note 7) 5)
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name,e.g. call option Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. American, Expiry date Option money
purchasing, varying to which the option European etc. paid/received per
etc. relates (Note 7) unit (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit
(Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing(Note 1) Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.
Company dealt in UK Coal plc (GB0007190720)
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed ORD GBP 0.01

relate(Note 2)
Date of dealing 18 March 2010

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities 5, 799, 409 (1.94%)

(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total 5, 799, 409 (1.94%)

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)

(1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit(Note 5)
Sale -1, 543 (0.00%) 0.525

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product Long/short(Note 6) Number of securities(Note 7) Price per unit(Note 5)

name,e.g. CFD

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. American, Expiry

Option
name,e.g. call purchasing, varying to which the option price European etc. date

moneypaid/received
option etc. relates(Note 7)

per unit(Note 5)

(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit(Note 5)

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction(Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable)()(Note 5)

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights
or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO
Date of disclosure 19 March 2010
Contact name Jonathan Ward, Compliance Officer
Telephone number 020 7016 4545

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection(Note 10)

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

RNS Number : 8550I Evolution Securities 19 March 2010

DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS

WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS

DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY

(Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of exempt principal trader EVOLUTION SECURITIES LTD
Company dealt in UK COAL
Class of relevant security to which the dealings ORD

being disclosed relate(Note 1)
Date of dealing 18/03/2010
2. DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities Highest price paid(Note 3) Lowest price paid(Note 3)

purchased
194,525 52.375 gbx 52.063 gbx

Total number of securities Highest price received(Note 3) Lowest price received(Note 3)

sold
187,787 52.75 gbx 51.95 gbx

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short(Note 4) Number of Price per unit(Note 3)
e.g. CFD securities(Note 5)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. American, Expiry Option money
e.g. call option purchasing, varying to which the option price European etc. date paid/received per
etc. relates(Note 5) unit(Note 3)
(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per
unit(Note 3)

3. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Date of disclosure 19/03/2010
Contact name AMY BARNES
Telephone number 020 7071 4449
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected UK COAL
Nature of connection(Note 6) 2

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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