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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-01-03	Common Stock	A	41356	$0.00	Acquired	78703	Direct

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	68083	Acquired	2022-01-03	Common Stock (68083)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	120900	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents restricted stock that vests on January 3, 2015.

F2: The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning January 3, 2013.

F3: Does not include employee stock options with different expiration dates and exercise prices.