PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCMKTS:BTUUQ) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

Item7.01

As previously disclosed, on April13, 2016, Peabody Energy
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Peabody Energy or the
Company), and a majority of the Companys wholly owned domestic
subsidiaries, as well as one international subsidiary in
Gibraltar (collectively with the Company, the Debtors), filed
voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code
(the Bankruptcy Code) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the Eastern District of Missouri (the Bankruptcy Court). The
Debtors Chapter 11 cases (collectively, the Chapter 11 Cases) are
being jointly administered under the captionIn re Peabody
Energy Corporation,et al., Case No.16-42529.

Also as previously disclosed, on December22, 2016, the Debtors
filed with the Bankruptcy Court a Joint Plan of Reorganization
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and a related Disclosure
Statement. On January25, 2017, the Debtors filed with the
Bankruptcy Court the First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization
and the First Amended Disclosure Statement. On January27, 2017,
the Debtors filed with the Bankruptcy Court the Second Amended
Joint Plan of Reorganization (as amended, the Plan) and the
Second Amended Disclosure Statement (as amended, the Disclosure
Statement) to address certain modifications resulting from a
hearing before the Bankruptcy Court on January26, 2017.
Thereafter, on January27, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court issued an
order approving the Disclosure Statement. Also on January27,
2017, the Bankruptcy Court issued an order approving the exit
facility commitment letter, dated as of January11, 2017, from
Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Credit Suisse
AG, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Macquarie Capital Funding
LLC and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. (the Exit Facility
Commitment Letter). The Exit Facility Commitment Letter was filed
with the Bankruptcy Court on January11, 2017 and previously
disclosed on the Companys Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
January12, 2017.

Beginning on January30, 2017, members of the Companys management
will make presentations to potential lenders in connection with
the Companys previously announced proposed senior secured term
loan financing transaction. The lender presentation slides are
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
are incorporated by reference herein.

The information set forth in and incorporated into this Item7.01
of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished to Item7.01
of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of
Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall
it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of Peabody
Energys filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made
before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The
filing of this Item7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall
not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any
information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by
reason of Regulation FD.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements

This Current Report contains forward-looking statements as that
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements that
relate to the intent, beliefs, plans or expectations of Peabody
Energy or its management at the time of this Current Report, as
well as any estimates or projections for the outcome of events
that have not yet occurred at the time of this Current Report.
All statements other than statements of historical fact are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include
expressions such as believe anticipate, expect, estimate, intend,
may, plan, predict, will and similar terms and expressions. All
forward-looking statements made by Peabody Energy are predictions
and not guarantees of future performance and are subject to
various risks, uncertainties and factors relating to Peabody
Energys operations and business environment, and the progress of
its Chapter 11 Cases, all of which are difficult to predict and
many of which are beyond Peabody Energys control. These risks,
uncertainties and factors could cause Peabody Energys actual
results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or
implied by these forward-looking statements. Such factors
include, but are not limited to: those described under the Risk
Factors section and

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elsewhere in Peabody Energys most recently filed Annual Report on
Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC, including its
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March31,
2016 and June30, 2016, which are available on Peabody Energys
website at www.peabodyenergy.com and on the SECs website at
www.sec.gov, such as unfavorable economic, financial and business
conditions, as well as risks and uncertainties relating to the
Chapter 11 Cases, including, but not limited to:

and other risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements
made by Peabody Energy in this Current Report, or elsewhere,
speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. New
risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is not
possible for Peabody Energy to predict all of these events or how
they may affect it or its anticipated results. Peabody Energy
does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statements except as may be required by law. In
light of these risks and uncertainties, readers should keep in
mind that the events referenced by any forward-looking statements
made in this Current Report may not occur and should not place
undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.

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The Plan provides that Peabody Energy equity securities will be
canceled and extinguished upon confirmation of the Plan by the
Bankruptcy Court, and that the holders thereof would not be
entitled to receive, and would not receive or retain, any
property or interest in property on account of such equity
interests. The Plan also sets forth the proposed recoveries for
Peabody Energys other securities. Trading prices for Peabody
Energys equity or other securities may bear little or no
relationship during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases to the
actual recovery, if any, by the holders thereof at the conclusion
of the Chapter 11 Cases. In the event of cancellation of Peabody
Energy equity securities, as contemplated by the Plan, amounts
invested by the holders of such securities would not be
recoverable and such securities would have no value. Accordingly,
Peabody Energy urges caution with respect to existing and future
investments in its equity or other securities.

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About PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCMKTS:BTUUQ)

Peabody Energy Corporation is a coal company. The Company’s segments include Powder River Basin Mining, Midwestern U.S. Mining, Western U.S. Mining, Australian Metallurgical Mining, Australian Thermal Mining, Trading and Brokerage, and Corporate and Other. Its Powder River Basin Mining operations consist of its mines in Wyoming. Midwestern U.S. Mining operations reflect the Company’s Illinois and Indiana mining operations. Western U.S. Mining operations reflect the aggregation of the New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado mining operations. Australian Metallurgical Mining operations consist of mines in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Australian Thermal Mining operations consist of mines in New South Wales, Australia. Its Trading and Brokerage segment engages in the direct and brokered trading of coal and freight-related contracts through the trading and business offices. Its Corporate and Other includes selling and administrative expenses, and corporate hedging activities.

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