PEABODY ENERGY

Peabody Plaza

701 Market Street

St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

314.342.7687

bsutter@peabodyenergy.com

BRYAN L. SUTTER

Vice President & General Counsel

Acting Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

August 12, 2015

VIA EDGAR

Re:	Peabody Energy Corporation
	Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
	Filed July 29, 2015
	File No. 001-16463

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention:    John Reynolds, Assistant Director

Office of Beverages, Apparel, and Mining

Dear Mr. Reynolds:

We are providing the following response to your comment letter, dated August 7, 2015, regarding the Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by us on July 29, 2015.

As requested by the Staff, we acknowledge that:

• we are responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;

• Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and

• we may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

August 12, 2015

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Please do not hesitate to call me at (314) 342-7687 with any questions or further comments you may have regarding this filing or if you wish to discuss the above response.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Bryan L. Sutter

Vice President & General Counsel - Acting Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

cc:	Securities and Exchange Commission
		Hillary Daniels
		Pamela Howell
		Brigitte Lippmann
	Peabody Energy Corporation
		Glenn L.Kellow
	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
		Risë B. Norman