PEABODY ENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Jan 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
CIK: 0001064728
Period of Report: 2012-01-03

Reporting Person: Hull Jeane L. (EVP - Technical Services)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-03	Common Stock	A	1317	$36.27	Acquired	5474	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-01-03	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.27	A	24868	Acquired	2022-01-03	Common Stock (24868)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	43326	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1503 shares held by the reporting person in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F2: Represents a restricted stock grant awarded pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.

F3: Includes 1018 shares held by the reporting person in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F4: The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning January 3, 2013.