-----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, IoPBPb+5UaTu8WY54a1f8reWclN7JAVibCtVcQDxr0g/pNcFK5eHoxrNCs8vqUOr 8vxZmW7LTnerFdgmq7ct5g== 0001064728-01-500003.txt : 20010801 0001064728-01-500003.hdr.sgml : 20010801 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001064728-01-500003 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010727 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20010731 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: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16463 FILM NUMBER: 1693724 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 yr_chg8k.txt 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) July 27, 2001 ------------------------------ PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-16463 13-4004153 - ------------------------------- --------------------- -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Number) Identification No.) 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, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) 2 Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits 99.1 Press release of Peabody Energy Corporation dated July 27, 2001. Item 8. Change in Fiscal Year On July 27, 2001, the Registrant issued a press release indicating that it will change its fiscal year-end from March 31 to December 31. The decision was made to improve the comparability of the Registrant's results with the industry and to aid the financial community's analysis of the business. The change will first be effective with respect to the nine month period ended December 31, 2001. The Registrant will file an Annual Report on Form 10-K to cover the April 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001 transition period on or before March 31, 2002. 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: July 31, 2001 /s/ Richard A. Navarre ------------------------------ Richard A. Navarre Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 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 July 27, 2001. EX-99 3 ex99_1.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 [LOGO] PEABODY ENERGY News Release CONTACT: Vic Svec (314) 342-7768 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27, 2001 PEABODY ENERGY ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO CALENDAR YEAR ST. LOUIS, July 27 - Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) announced today that it will change its financial reporting to a calendar basis from the current fiscal year that ends March 31, 2002. The change is intended to improve the comparability of the company's results with the industry and aid the financial community's analysis of the business. Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) is the world's largest private-sector coal company. Its coal fuels more than 9 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and more than 2 percent of worldwide electricity generation. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----