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            <issuerName>PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION</issuerName>
            <secFileNumber>001-16463</secFileNumber>
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                <ns2:street1>701 Market Street,</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:city>St. Louis</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>MO</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>63101-1826</ns2:zipCode>
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            <issuerContactPhone>(314) 342-3400</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>ANDREA E BERTONE</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
            <relationshipsToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
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                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
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            <noOfUnitsSold>4584</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>111987.12</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>121800000</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>05/07/2026</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>06/05/2023</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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            <paymentDate>06/05/2023</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>Not Applicable</natureOfPayment>
        </securitiesToBeSold>
        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of restricted stock during the period of 06/05/2023 through 05/05/2024.</remarks>
        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>05/07/2026</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates/>
            <signature>/s/ Andrea Elisabeth Bertone</signature>
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