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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-034018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180207
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180207
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180207

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEABODY ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001064728
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE SURFACE MINING [1221]
		IRS NUMBER:				134004153
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16463
		FILM NUMBER:		18579310

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		701 MARKET ST
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63101-1826
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3143423400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		701 MARKET ST
		CITY:			ST LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63101-1826

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	P&L COAL HOLDINGS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980623
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
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REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d) OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February&nbsp;7, 2018 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION </B></P>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">342-3400</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
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growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;7, 2018, Peabody Energy Corporation (the
&#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.115 per share on the Company&#146;s common stock. The dividend is payable on March&nbsp;5, 2018 to shareholders of record on
February&nbsp;19, 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Company&#146;s press release regarding the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">February&nbsp;7, 2018 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DIVIDEND INITIATED BY PEABODY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, DEMONSTRATING STRONG FINANCIAL POSITION, CASH FLOW GENERATION POTENTIAL AND COMMITMENT TO
SHAREHOLDER RETURNS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ST. LOUIS, Feb. 7 &#150; Peabody (NYSE: BTU) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of
$0.115 per share on the company&#146;s common stock, payable on March&nbsp;5, 2018 to shareholders of record on Feb. 19, 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Peabody is pleased
to initiate a quarterly dividend program as an important next step in the company&#146;s commitment to shareholder returns, while further demonstrating the company&#146;s strong financial position and robust cash generation potential,&#148; says
Peabody President and Chief Executive Officer Glenn Kellow. &#147;The dividend declaration follows a year in which the company exceeded targets for deleveraging and liquidity, while beginning meaningful share repurchases under a $500&nbsp;million
authorized program. Our dividend is the latest demonstration of our financial approach of generating cash, maintaining a strong balance sheet, investing wisely and returning cash to shareholders.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Peabody board of directors will evaluate dividends on a quarterly basis, taking into consideration the company&#146;s cash flows and alternative means to
create shareholder value. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peabody will host a call at 10 a.m. CST today in conjunction with the company&#146;s fourth quarter 2017 earnings announcement.
For more information, please refer to PeabodyEnergy.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Peabody (NYSE: BTU) is the leading global pure-play coal company, serving power and steel
customers in more than 25 countries on five continents. Peabody offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products. Peabody is guided by seven core values: safety, sustainability, leadership, customer focus,
integrity, excellence and people. For further information, visit PeabodyEnergy.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Forward Looking Statement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact
that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They often include words or variation of words such as &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148;
&#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;projects,&#148; &#147;forecasts,&#148; &#147;targets,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;goal,&#148; &#147;could&#148; or &#147;may&#148; or other similar expressions. Forward-looking
statements provide management&#146;s current expectations or predictions of future conditions, events or results. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future are
forward-looking statements. They may include estimates of revenues, income, earnings per share, cost savings, capital expenditures, dividends, share repurchases, liquidity, capital structure, </I></P>

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market share, industry volume, or other financial items, descriptions of management&#146;s plans or objectives for future operations, or descriptions of assumptions underlying any of the above.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and reflect the company&#146;s good faith beliefs, assumptions and expectations, but they are not guarantees of future performance or events. Furthermore, the company disclaims
any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by law. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
suggested by the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, a variety of economic, competitive and regulatory factors, many of which are beyond the company&#146;s control, that are
described in our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2016, as amended on July&nbsp;10, 2017 and Aug. 14, 2017, and in Exhibit 99.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;11, 2017, as well as additional factors we may describe from time to time in other filings with the SEC. You may get such filings for free at our website at
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