-----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, AmASaeYGtUnOlug+rpbAu/zx2FyuUkH0vP62Scd7bae9VIRDJRrp5rDBUzT62teb aw5hn5Kt5rIo2guWHEzmTQ== 0000950123-03-002641.txt : 20030310 0000950123-03-002641.hdr.sgml : 20030310 20030310143902 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-03-002641 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030307 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20030310 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PEABODY ENERGY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001064728 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE SURFACE MINING [1221] IRS NUMBER: 134004153 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16463 FILM NUMBER: 03597794 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 MARKET ST CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63101-1826 BUSINESS PHONE: 3143423400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701 MARKET ST CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63101-1826 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: P&L COAL HOLDINGS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980623 8-K 1 y84315e8vk.txt PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) March 7, 2003 ------------------------------- PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-16463 13-4004153 - ----------------------------------- ------------------------ ------------------------------------ (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 701 MARKET STREET, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63101 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (314) 342-3400 ------------------- N/A - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On March 7, 2003, Peabody Energy Corporation issued a press release announcing its plan to offer $500 million of senior notes due 2013 to certain institutional investors in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. A copy of Peabody's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. See the Exhibit Index at page 4 of this report. 2 SIGNATURE 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. PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION Date: March 10, 2003 /s/ JEFFERY L. KLINGER -------------------------------------- Jeffery L. Klinger Vice President - Legal Services 3 EXHIBIT INDEX The exhibits below are numbered in accordance with the Exhibit Table of Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 99.1 Press release of Peabody Energy Corporation dated March 7, 2003.
4 EX-99.1 3 y84315exv99w1.txt PRESS RELEASE [PEABODY ENERGY GRAPHIC] PEABODY ENERGY NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Vic Svec (314) 342-7768 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - --------------------- March 7, 2003 PEABODY ENERGY (NYSE: BTU) ANNOUNCES PLANNED PRIVATE OFFERING OF $500 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES - ------------------------------------------------ ST. LOUIS, March 7 - Peabody Energy today announced that it is planning an offering of $500 million of senior notes due 2013 to certain institutional investors in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933. This offering is one of several transactions intended to refinance a substantial portion of the company's debt and reduce interest expense. The company also announced last week that it is arranging a new $600 million revolving credit facility and a new $600 million bank term loan. A portion of the proceeds from the new credit facility and this offering will be used to fund the repurchase of the company's existing 8 7/8% senior notes and 9 5/8% senior subordinated notes, which the company is seeking to acquire through a tender offer commenced on Feb. 27, 2003. The senior notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2002 sales of 198 million tons of coal and $2.7 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel more than 9 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and more than 2 percent of worldwide electricity generation. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----