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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-049855
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190221
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190225
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190225

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:		19629539

	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: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;21, 2019 </B></P>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">342-3400</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<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). </P>
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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
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective February&nbsp;21, 2019, the Board of Directors (the
&#147;Board&#148;) of Peabody Energy Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) voted to increase the size of the Board from nine directors to ten directors and appointed Andrea E. Bertone to serve as a director of the Company to fill the resulting
vacancy. Ms.&nbsp;Bertone will serve as a member of the Board&#146;s Audit Committee and Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Committee. </P>
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which is described on pages 23 through 25 of the Company&#146;s proxy statement for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;28, 2018. In connection with her appointment to the Board,
Ms.&nbsp;Bertone received a prorated grant of deferred stock units (&#147;DSUs&#148;), effective February&nbsp;21, 2019. The number of DSUs granted to Ms.&nbsp;Bertone was determined by dividing $32,500 by the closing price per share of the
Company&#146;s common stock on the grant date (and rounding down to the nearest whole DSU). The DSUs granted to Ms.&nbsp;Bertone generally vest monthly over a three-month period beginning on March&nbsp;11, 2019. However, the underlying shares
generally are not distributed until the earlier of (1)&nbsp;three years after the grant date and (2)&nbsp;the director&#146;s separation from service, subject to any deferral election under the terms of the deferred stock unit agreement. A copy of
the form of deferred stock unit agreement will be filed as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2018. In addition, the Company will enter into
its standard director indemnification agreement with Ms.&nbsp;Bertone. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are no arrangements or understandings between
Ms.&nbsp;Bertone and any other persons pursuant to which Ms.&nbsp;Bertone was named a director of the Company. Ms.&nbsp;Bertone does not have any family relationship with any of the Company&#146;s directors or executive officers or any persons
nominated or chosen by the Company to be a director or executive officer. Ms.&nbsp;Bertone does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation <FONT
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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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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ A. Verona Dorch</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B><U>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">February&nbsp;21, 2019 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri" ALIGN="center"><B>PEABODY ELECTS ANDREA BERTONE TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">ST.
LOUIS, Feb. 21, 2019 &#150; Peabody (NYSE: BTU) today announced that Andrea Bertone has been appointed as a member of the company&#146;s Board of Directors. Bertone is the former President of Duke Energy International. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">&#147;We welcome Ms.&nbsp;Bertone to the Board of Directors. She is an accomplished leader with extensive experience both in operations and in the energy
industry,&#148; said Peabody Chairman of the Board Robert A. Malone. &#147;Her appointment strengthens the breadth of talent and background of Peabody&#146;s Board, and I&#146;m confident that she will bring meaningful value to the company.&#148;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Bertone spent 15 years at Duke Energy, including seven years as President of Duke Energy International with executive responsibility for coal, gas and hydro
assets across a number of countries. Prior to her time at Duke Energy, Bertone was Latin America counsel with Baker&nbsp;&amp; McKenzie. She began her career as an attorney in Sao Paulo, Brazil, including an
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-house</FONT> corporate attorney for TAM Airlines. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Bertone earned a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sao Paulo Law
School in Brazil and a Master of Law in International and Comparative Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She is currently a director of Yamana Gold, a Canadian listed gold producer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Bertone will serve on both the Board&#146;s Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Committee, and Audit Committee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Peabody (NYSE: BTU) is the leading global pure-play coal company and a member of the Fortune 500, serving power and steel customers in more than 25 countries on six
continents. The company offers significant scale, high-quality assets, and diversity in geography and products. Peabody is guided by seven core values: safety, customer focus, leadership, people, excellence, integrity and sustainability. For further
information, visit <FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri" COLOR="#33338b"><U>PeabodyEnergy.com</U></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family:Calibri">.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri"><B>CONTACT:
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">Michelle Constantine </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri">(314) 342-4347 </P>
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