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: NAVARRE RICHARD A (Pres & Chief Comm. Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-26	Common Stock	A	55261	$0.00	Acquired	213508	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	41356	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. The shares were immediately transferred to a family trust upon receipt.