PEABODY ENERGY CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

Oct 30, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
CIK: 0001064728
Period of Report: 2012-09-20

Reporting Person: Schoch Alexander C (Exec VP & CLO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-09-20	Common Stock	G	29163	$0.00	Disposed	1397	Direct
2012-09-20	Common Stock	G	29163	$0.00	Acquired	29163	Indirect
2012-10-26	Common Stock	S	10000	$28.60	Disposed	19163	Indirect
2012-10-26	Common Stock	I	11997	$28.22	Acquired	11997	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The amount includes 276 shares acquired through dividend reinvestments that were not previously reported.

F2: Includes 1,397 shares held by the reporting person in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F3: This sale was effected pursuant to a pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.