SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SCHROEDER MARK N

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12312 OLIVE BLVD.

SUITE 400

(Street)

ST. LOUIS

63141

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Patriot Coal CORP [ PCX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/09/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/09/2011		M		23,000	A	$5.13	102,533⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Non-Qualified Stock Options⁽³⁾	$5.13	08/09/2011		M			23,000	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	23,000	$0.00	50,316⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 23,012 shares directly held through a trust in which the reporting person is the trustee. These shares were previously reported as indirectly held through a trust.

2. Includes 1,291 shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

3. On January 30, 2009, the reporting person received an award of 73,316 non-qualified stock options ("NQSOs") under the Patriot Coal Corporation 2007 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). 24,436 NQSOs vested on 1/2/2010; 24,436 NQSOs vested on 1/2/2011; and 24,444 NQSOs will vest on 1/2/2012. The NQSOs granted on 1/30/2009 expire on 1/30/2019.

4. Does not include non-qualified stock options with different terms.

Remarks:

	/s/ Rashda M. Buttar, Attorney-In Fact for Mark N. Schroeder	08/10/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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