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: 2012-01-03

Reporting Person: BOYCE GREGORY H (Director, Chairman and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-03	Common Stock	G	595	$0.00	Disposed	391	Direct
2012-01-26	Common Stock	A	133165	$0.00	Acquired	133556	Direct
2012-01-26	Common Stock	F	53759	$35.89	Disposed	79797	Direct
2012-01-26	Common Stock	G	79406	$0.00	Disposed	391	Direct
2012-01-26	Common Stock	G	79406	$0.00	Acquired	204256	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to a family trust.

F2: Includes 391 shares held by the reporting person in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F3: 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.