0001209191-11-015379.txt : 20110304 0001209191-11-015379.hdr.sgml : 20110304 20110304102750 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-11-015379 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110302 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110304 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110304 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: 11662740 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 X0303 4 2011-03-02 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 2011-03-02 4 M 0 11650 14.05 A 16300 D Common Stock 2011-03-02 4 S 0 11650 34.05 D 4650 D Employee Stock Options (right to buy) 14.05 2011-03-02 4 M 0 11650 0.00 D 2019-02-19 Common Stock 11650 23300 D The reporting person received 46,600 stock options on February 19, 2009. The stock options vested as follows: 11,650 stock options vested on February 19, 2010; 11,650 stock options vested on February 19, 2011; 11,650 stock options vest on February 19, 2012; and 11,650 stock options vest on February 19, 2013. /s/ Jon S. Ploetz, Attorney-in-Fact 2011-03-04