8-K

UNITED STATES

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 30, 2015

PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-16463	13-4004153
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri	63101-1826
(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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 30, 2015, Peabody issued a press release announcing the expiration of its previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of the $650 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 as specified in the offer to purchase dated March 2, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release of Peabody Energy Corporation, dated March 30, 2015, regarding the expiration of the tender offer.

SIGNATURES

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
March 30, 2015	By:	/s/ Scott T. Jarboe
		Name:	Scott T. Jarboe
		Title:	Assistant Secretary of Peabody Energy Corporation

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release of Peabody Energy Corporation, dated March 30, 2015, regarding the expiration of the tender offer.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	News Release
	CONTACT: Chris Curran (314) 588-2765

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 30, 2015

PEABODY ENERGY ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF TENDER OFFER FOR 7 3/8% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2016

ST. LOUIS, March 30, 2015 – Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) announced today that the previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of the $650 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on March 27, 2015.

After the expiration of the early tender period on March 13, 2015, an additional $1,228,000 principal amount of notes were tendered and not validly withdrawn. In total, at the deadline of 11:59 p.m., New York City time, March 27, 2015, $566,879,000 principal amount of all outstanding notes were tendered and not validly withdrawn, representing approximately 87% of all outstanding notes. The Company purchased for cash, on March 16, 2015, $565,651,000 principal amount of notes tendered and not validly withdrawn during the early tender period. The Company expects to make payment on all notes tendered after the expiration of the early tender period today and holders of such notes will receive the tender offer consideration of $1,072.71 per $1,000 principal amount together with accrued and unpaid interest on such notes from the last interest payment date to, but not including, March 30, 2015. The Company will redeem on April 15, 2015 any outstanding notes pursuant to a redemption notice delivered on March 16, 2015.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of acceptance of the tender offer, which was made only pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in the offer to purchase and in the related letter of transmittal.

BofA Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley acted as the dealer managers for the tender offer. Global Bondholder Services Corporation acted as the information agent for the tender offer.

Peabody Energy is the world’s largest private-sector coal company and a global leader in sustainable mining, energy access and clean coal solutions. The company serves metallurgical and thermal coal customers in more than 25 countries on six continents.