PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION (OTCMKTS:BTUUQ) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 10, 2017, Peabody Energy Corporation (“Peabody” or
“Peabody Energy”) released its unaudited fourth quarter and full
year 2016 financial results. A copy of Peabodys financial results
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The unaudited financial information presented for the quarter and
year ended December 31, 2016 reflect assumptions and estimates
based only upon information available to Peabody as of the date
this report. The financial results presented are not final and do
not reflect audit adjustments, if any, for the year ended December
31, 2016. Neither Peabody’s independent registered public
accounting firm nor any other independent registered public
accounting firm has audited or reviewed the financial information
presented nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of
assurance on the results presented. As a result of the foregoing,
it is subject to change pending finalization. Peabody may identify
items or events that could occur after issuance of this information
but prior to the issuance of its audited financial statements that
would require it to make material adjustments to the financial
information presented. Therefore, actual results may differ
materially from the information presented.

The information furnished in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1
hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section,
nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.

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 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 March 31,
2016 and June 30, 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. Factors that could affect Peabody Energys results
or an investment in its securities include, but are not limited to:

Factors related to our Chapter 11 Cases

	the impact of the New York Stock Exchanges delisting of Peabody Energys common stock on the liquidity and market price of Peabody Energys common stock and on Peabody Energys ability to access the public capital markets;

	the likelihood that Peabody Energys common stock will be canceled and extinguished upon confirmation of a proposed plan of reorganization with no payments made to the holders of Peabody Energys common stock;

	the volatility of the trading price of Peabody Energys common stock and the absence of correlation between any increases in the trading price and Peabody Energys expectation that the common stock will be canceled and extinguished upon confirmation of a proposed plan of reorganization with no payments made to the holders of Peabody Energys common stock;

	Peabody Energys ability to continue as a going concern including its ability to confirm a plan of reorganization that restructures Peabody Energys debt obligations to address liquidity issues and allows emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases

	the risk that the Plan may not be accepted or confirmed, in which case there can be no assurance that the Chapter 11 Cases will continue rather than be converted to chapter 7 liquidation cases or that any alternative plan of reorganization would be on terms as favorable to holders of claims and interests as the terms of the Plan;

	Peabody Energys ability to use cash collateral and the possibility that Peabody Energy may be required to post additional cash collateral to secure its obligations;

	the effect of the Chapter 11 Cases on Peabody Energys relationships with third parties, regulatory authorities and employees;

	the potential adverse effects of the Chapter 11 Cases on Peabody Energys liquidity, results of operations, or business prospects;

	Peabody Energys ability to execute its business and restructuring plan;

	increased administrative and legal costs related to the Chapter 11 Cases and other litigation and the inherent risks involved in a bankruptcy process;

	the cost, availability and access to capital and financial markets, including the ability to secure new financing after emerging from the Chapter 11 Cases;

	the risk that the Chapter 11 Cases will disrupt or impede Peabody Energys international operations, including its business operations in Australia;

	competition in the energy markets and supply and demand for coal products, including the impact of alternative energy sources, such as natural gas and renewables;

	global steel demand and the downstream impact on metallurgical coal prices, and lower demand for coal products by electric power generators;

	Peabody Energys ability to successfully consummate planned divestitures, including the planned sale of all of its equity interests in Metropolitan Collieries Pty Ltd, the entity that owns the Metropolitan coal mine in New South Wales, Australia;

	Peabody Energys ability to appropriately secure its requirements for reclamation, federal and state workers compensation, federal coal leases and other obligations related to its operations, including its ability to utilize self-bonding and/or successfully access the commercial surety bond market;

	customer procurement practices and contract duration;

	the impact of weather and natural disasters on demand, production and transportation;

	reductions and/or deferrals of purchases by major customers and Peabody Energys ability to renew sales contracts;

	credit and performance risks associated with customers, suppliers, contract miners, co-shippers, and trading, bank and other financial counterparties;

	geologic, equipment, permitting, site access, operational risks and new technologies related to mining;

	transportation availability, performance and costs;

	availability, timing of delivery and costs of key supplies, capital equipment or commodities such as diesel fuel, steel, explosives and tires;

	impact of take-or-pay arrangements for rail and port commitments for the delivery of coal;

	successful implementation of business strategies, including, without limitation, the actions Peabody Energy is implementing to improve its organization;

	negotiation of labor contracts, employee relations and workforce availability, including, without limitation, attracting and retaining key personnel;