PEABODY ENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
CIK: 0001064728
Period of Report: 2012-01-26

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-26	Common Stock	A	46453	$0.00	Acquired	182556	Direct
2012-01-26	Common Stock	F	16982	$35.89	Disposed	165574	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The securities were issued to the reporting person pursuant to the payout of a performance unit award under the Issuer's Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.

F2: Includes 3,055 shares held by the reporting person in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.