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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): August 2, 2010 (August 2, 2010)
Arch Coal, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-13105   43-0921172
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
CityPlace One
One CityPlace Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 994-2700
     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01   Regulation FD Disclosure.
     On August 2, 2010, Arch Coal, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the commencement of an offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2020 pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed previously with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits
    The following exhibits are attached hereto and furnished herewith.
         
Exhibit    
No.   Description
  99.1    
Press release dated August 2, 2010.

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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.
         
Dated: August 2, 2010  Arch Coal, Inc.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Robert G. Jones    
    Robert G. Jones   
    Senior Vice President--Law, General Counsel and Secretary   
 
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Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit    
No.   Description
  99.1    
Press release dated August 2, 2010.