<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000902664-20-000190.txt : 20200113
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-20-000190
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200113

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Elliott Investment Management L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001791786
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16463
		FILM NUMBER:		20524679

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 WEST 57TH STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-974-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 WEST 57TH STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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    <periodOfReport>2020-01-01</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001064728</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PEABODY ENERGY CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BTU</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001791786</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Elliott Investment Management L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>40 WEST 57TH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>30TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10019</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (&quot;Common Stock&quot;)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>28916201</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This Form 3 is being filed by Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;EIM&quot; or the &quot;Reporting Person&quot;), the investment manager of Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;Elliott&quot;) and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (&quot;Elliott International&quot; and together with Elliott, the &quot;Elliott Funds&quot;), with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Elliott Funds and/or their respective subsidiaries.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Effective January 1, 2020, as the investment manager of the Elliott Funds, the Reporting Person has been delegated all voting and investment power over securities held by the Elliott Funds and/or their respective subsidiaries. Accordingly, Elliott Associates and Elliott International will no longer be filing under Section 16(a) with respect to the Issuer and such filings will be made by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Elliott Investment Management L.P. /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-01-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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