4 1 0001.txt FORM 4 --------------------------- FORM 4 --------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 / / Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). OMB APPROVAL ------------ OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2001 Estimated average burden hours per response........................... 0.5 (Print or Type Response) 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Besten C. ---------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) City Place One, Suite 300 ---------------------------------------------- (Street) St. Louis MO 63141 ---------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI) ------------------------------------------------ 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ------------------------ 4. Statement for Month/Year April 2000 ------------------------ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ------------------------ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) / / Director / / 10% Owner / X / Officer (Give Title) Vice President - Strategic Marketing / / Other (Specify) --------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) / X / Form filed by One Reporting Person / / Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
==================================================================================================================================== TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ==================================================================================================================================== 1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Benefici- Direct (D) Beneficial (Instr. 8) ally Owned or In- Ownership --------- ----------- -------------------------- at End of direct (I) (Instr. 4) (Month/ Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Month (Instr. 4) Day/ (Instr. 3 Year) and 4) ------------------------ -------- ----- ----- -------- -------- -------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ==================================================================================================================================== ==================================================================================================================================== Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.* If the form is filed by more than one person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
==================================================================================================================================== TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ==================================================================================================================================== 1. Title of 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date 7. Title and Derivative sion or action action Derivative Exercisable Amount of Security Exercise Date Code Securities and Under- (Instr. 3) Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) Expiration lying Deriva- Day/ or Disposed Date Securities tive Year) of (D)(Instr. (Month/Day/ (Instr. 3 Security 3, 4 and 5) Year) and 4) Date Expir- Amount or Exer- ation Number of Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares Phantom Stock 1-for-1 4/1/2000 A V 3382.07 (1) (1) Common 3382.07 Stock ==================================================================================================================================== Table II (continued) ==================================================================================================================================== 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect Security Securities Derivative Beneficial (Instr. 5) Benefic- Security: Ownership ially Direct (D) (Instr. 4) Owned at or Indirect End of Month (I)(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) 47.00 3282.07 D ==================================================================================================================================== ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: (1) The phantom stock units were accrued under the Arch Coal, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and are to be settled in cash upon the Reporting Person's retirement. /s/ Rosemary L. Klein June 8, 2000 ----------------------------------- ----------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Rosemary L. Klein Attorney in Fact ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.