On January 10, 2020, Universal Coal Plc announced that notice is hereby given that a general meeting of the Company will be held on Friday, 7 February 2020. The Company stated that pursuant to section 168 of the UK Companies Act 2006 and Article 25.1(h) of the Articles of Association, John Hopkins OAM be removed as a director of the company with effect from the end of the meeting at which this resolution is passed.