PEABODY ENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 24, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
CIK: 0001064728
Period of Report: 2012-10-24

Reporting Person: RUSNACK WILLIAM C (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-10-24	Common Stock	M	7595	$6.5841	Acquired	21568	Direct
2012-10-24	Common Stock	S	7595	$28.17	Disposed	13973	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-10-24	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$6.5841	M	7595	Disposed	2013-05-06	Common Stock (7595)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	7632	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning May 6, 2004.