Appendix 3Y Change of Director's Interest Notice Appendix 3Y Change of Director's Interest Notice

Rule 3.19A.2

Information or documents not available now must be given to ASX as soon as available. Information and documents given to ASX become ASX's property and may be made public.

Introduced 30/09/01 Amended 01/01/11

Name of entity

Whitehaven Coal Limited

ABN

68 124 425 396

We (the entity) give ASX the following information under listing rule 3.19A.2 and as agent for the director for the purposes of section 205G of the Corporations Act.

Name of Director

Anthony Haggarty

Date of last notice

25 September 2012

Part 1 - Change of director's relevant interests in securities

In the case of a trust, this includes interests in the trust made available by the responsible entity of the trust

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (i) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Direct or indirect interest

Direct and Indirect

Nature of indirect interest

(including registered holder)

Note: Provide details of the circumstances giving rise to the relevant interest.

Holding in the name of HFTT Pty Ltd ACN 100 848 842 as trustee for the Haggarty Family Trust - Anthony Haggarty is the sole director of HFTT Pty Ltd. Anthony Haggarty holds greater than 20% of the voting power in Haggarty Holdings Pty Ltd which holds 100% of the voting power in HTFF Pty Ltd.

Date of change

29 August 2013


+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Appendix 3Y Change of Director's Interest Notice

No. of securities held prior to change

Holding in own name

Holding in HFTT Pty Ltd ACN 100 848 842 as trustee for the Haggarty Family Trust - Anthony Haggarty is the sole director of HFTT Pty Ltd. Anthony Haggarty holds greater than 20%of the voting power in

Haggarty Holdings Pty Ltd which holds 100%

of the voting power in HFTT Pty Ltd

41,918 Ordinary Shares

33,437,979 Ordinary Shares

Class

Fully paid Ordinary Shares

Number acquired

-

Number disposed

8,000,000

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and estimated valuation

$20,978,320

No. of securities held after change

Holding in own name

Holding in HFTT Pty Ltd ACN 100 848 842 as trustee for the Haggarty Family Trust - Anthony Haggarty is the sole director of HFTT Pty Ltd. Anthony Haggarty holds greater than 20%of the voting power in Haggarty Holdings Pty Ltd which holds 100% of the voting power in HFTT Pty Ltd

41,918 Ordinary Shares

25,437,979 Ordinary Shares

Nature of change

Example: on-market trade, off-market trade, exercise of options, issue of securities under dividend reinvestment plan, participation in buy-back

Off-market trade pursuant to a structured loan facility with Deutsche Bank AG, Australia Branch dated 21 September 2012


+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Appendix 3Y Change of Director's Interest Notice Part 2 - Change of director's interests in contracts

Note: In the case of a company, interests which come within paragraph (ii) of the definition of "notifiable interest of a director" should be disclosed in this part.

Detail of contract

Nature of interest

Name of registered holder

(if issued securities)

Date of change

No. and class of securities to which interest related prior to change

Note: Details are only required for a contract in

relation to which the interest has changed

Interest acquired

Interest disposed

Value/Consideration

Note: If consideration is non-cash, provide details and an estimated valuation

Interest after change


+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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Appendix 3Y Change of Director's Interest Notice Part 3 - +Closed period

Were the interests in the securities or contracts detailed above traded during a +closed period where prior written

clearance was required?

No

If so, was prior written clearance provided to allow the trade to proceed during this period?

If prior written clearance was provided, on what date was this provided?


+ See chapter 19 for defined terms.
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