PEABODY ENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Mar 7, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
CIK: 0001064728
Period of Report: 2011-03-03

Reporting Person: Ford Eric (Exec. VP & COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-03-03	Common Stock	M	14415	$35.6481	Acquired	77763	Direct
2011-03-03	Common Stock	M	5411	$26.84	Acquired	83174	Direct
2011-03-03	Common Stock	S	19826	$68.00	Disposed	63348	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-03-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.6481	M	14415	Disposed	2017-03-06	Common Stock (14415)	Direct
2011-03-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.84	M	5411	Disposed	2019-01-05	Common Stock (5411)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This exercise/sale was effected pursuant to a pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

F2: Includes 2,647 shares held by the reporting person in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F3: Not applicable.

F4: Does not include employee stock options with different expiration dates and exercise prices.