-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TtujDmb5NRn4L1hEx8P6Gg3o/dH0dGNHWa6y4HiKnqElXNug3ftuOZqaOCwxvLqR c6uHAhkNgiy3tMwHz0CKOw== 0001209191-07-071416.txt : 20071221 0001209191-07-071416.hdr.sgml : 20071221 20071221151609 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-07-071416 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20071220 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071221 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BESTEN C HENRY JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001046078 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13105 FILM NUMBER: 071322799 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CITYPLACE ONE STE 300 CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 BUSINESS PHONE: 3149942700 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARCH COAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001037676 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE SURFACE MINING [1221] IRS NUMBER: 430921172 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CITY PLACE ONE STE 300 STREET 2: ARCH MINERAL CORP CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 BUSINESS PHONE: 3149942700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CITYPLACE ONE SUITE 300 STREET 2: ARCH MINERAL CORP CITY: CREVE COEUR STATE: MO ZIP: 63141 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARCH MINERAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970411 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0202 4 2007-12-20 0 0001037676 ARCH COAL INC ACI 0001046078 BESTEN C HENRY JR ONE CITYPLACE DRIVE SUITE 300 ST. LOUIS MO 63141 0 1 0 0 Senior VP-Strategic Dev. Common Stock 2007-12-20 4 M 0 1000 9.08 A 29775 D Common Stock 2007-12-20 4 S 0 1000 42.50 D 28775 D Employee stock options (right to buy) 9.08 2007-12-20 4 M 0 1000 0.00 D 2012-02-29 Common Stock 1000 13050 D The exercise of employee stock options and sale of underlying shares of common stock by the executive officer reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The reporting person received 56,200 stock options on February 28, 2002. The stock options vested ratably over a four year period as follows: 14,050 stock options vested on February 28, 2003; 14,050 stock options vested on February 29, 2004; 14,050 stock options vested on February 28, 2005; and 14,050 stock options vested on February 28, 2006. /s/ Gregory A. Billhartz, Attorney-in-fact 2007-12-21 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----