0001209191-12-012176.txt : 20120222 0001209191-12-012176.hdr.sgml : 20120222 20120222173149 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-12-012176 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120221 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120222 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEER STEVEN F CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001046086 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13105 FILM NUMBER: 12631324 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: USG CORPORATION STREET 2: 125 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0304 4 2012-02-21 0 0001037676 ARCH COAL INC ACI 0001046086 LEER STEVEN F ONECITYPLACE DRIVE ST. LOUIS MO 63141 1 1 0 0 Chairman and CEO Common Stock 2012-02-21 4 D 0 16275 D 22420 D Common Stock 63797 I By 401(k) plan Phantom Stock 2012-02-21 4 A 0 16275 A Common Stock 16275 16275 D Upon the vesting of restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on February 21, 2008, the reporting person deferred the receipt of 16,275 shares of common stock and received instead 16,275 shares of phantom stock pursuant to the Arch Coal, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. As a result, the reporting person is reporting the disposition of 16,275 shares of common stock in exchange for an equal number of shares of phantom stock. Each share of phantom stock represents a right to receive one share of common stock unless othewise deferred, at the reporting person's election, pursuant to the Arch Coal, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan. The phantom stock becomes payable upon the reporting person's termination of employment with Arch Coal, Inc. /s/ Jon S. Ploetz, Attorney-in-Fact 2012-02-22