18th Dec 2007 09:55
UK Coal PLC18 December 2007 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of UK Coal Plcexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) Yes An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify):______________ Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notificationobligation: See additional information under13. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from3): 14/12/07 5. Date of transaction (and date on which thethreshold is crossed or reached if different): 17/12/07 6. Date on which issuer notified: Below 5% 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingIf possible shares voting shares rightsuse ISIN code rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0007190720 7,874,700 7,874,700 7,849,302 0 7,849,302 0.000% 4.995% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights7,849,302 4.995% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable:Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: Registered Owner Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 35822 30,000 Williams & Glyn (Isle of Man) Nominees A/c 301780 125,000 Ltd Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 3449 820,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 02891 3,602,102 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 11121 22,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 5,200 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07196 35,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 18667 115,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10469 175,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10496 790,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10493 380,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10495 1,715,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 31348 35,000 14 Contact name: Richard Cole 15. Contact telephone name: 01302 751751 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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