PEABODY ENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 5, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
CIK: 0001064728
Period of Report: 2011-01-03

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

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-01-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$64.52	A	28205	Acquired	2021-01-03	Common Stock (28205)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning January 3, 2012.

F2: Does not include employee stock options with different expiration dates and exercise prices.