PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCMKTS:BTUUQ) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously disclosed, on April 13, 2016 (the “Petition Date”), Peabody Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and a majority of the Company’s 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 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 caption In re Peabody Energy Corporation, et al., Case No. 16-42529.

In addition, as previously disclosed, on May 18, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (as amended, the “DIP Final Order”) approving that certain Superpriority Secured Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement, dated April 18, 2016, between the Company, as borrower, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lender parties thereto on a final basis.

On December 21, 2016, the Bankruptcy Court approved a stipulation (the “Stipulation”) filed by the Company relating to an amendment to the DIP Final Order. The Stipulation amends the Final DIP Order to extend the Adequate Protection Milestones (as defined in the DIP Final Order) related to the Debtors’ continued use of Cash Collateral (as defined in the DIP Final Order), including an extension of the date on which the Debtors must file a plan of reorganization and related disclosure statement to December 22, 2016. As a result, the Company is required to file with the Bankruptcy Court a plan of reorganization and disclosure statement with respect thereto by December 22, 2016.

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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.

PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCMKTS:BTUUQ) Recent Trading Information

PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCMKTS:BTUUQ) closed its last trading session down -0.31 at 8.41 with 3,485,001 shares trading hands.