PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION (Form: 8-K)  

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):   September 18, 2006

PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-16463 13-4004153
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri   63101
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (314) 342-3400

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 18, 2006, Peabody Energy Corporation ("Peabody") signed binding agreements to acquire 19.99 percent of Excel Coal Limited ("Excel") at A$9.50 per share. Peabody and Excel also agreed to modify the terms of their existing scheme of arrangement, increasing the purchase price for the remaining shares of Excel to A$9.50 per share from A$8.50 per share. A copy of Peabody’s September 18, 2006 press release announcing these agreements is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit.

99.1 Press Release of Peabody Energy Corporation dated September 18, 2006.





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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
          
September 18, 2006   By:   Jeffery L. Klinger
       
        Name: Jeffery L. Klinger
        Title: Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of Peabody Energy Corporation dated September 18, 2006.