X0306 4 2017-04-03 0 0001064728 PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTU 0001551844 Dorch A. Verona C/O PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION 701 MARKET STREET ST. LOUIS MO 63101 0 1 0 0 EVP,CLO,Govt Affairs&Corp Secy Common Stock 2017-04-03 4 J 0 10714 0.00 D 0 D Common Stock 2017-04-03 4 A 0 158874 0.00 A 158874 D Pursuant to the Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization of Debtors and Debtors in Possession as revised March 15, 2017 (the "Plan of Reorganization") approved by the issuer's board of directors and confirmed by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, all shares of the issuer's common stock outstanding prior to the effective date of the Plan of Reorganization (April 3, 2017), including all options to purchase common stock and other equity awards, were cancelled and extinguished on the effective date of the Plan of Reorganization for no value. Represent restricted stock units ("RSU") that will vest in three equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date of April 3, 2017, subject to the executive officer's continued employment on each applicable vesting date. The RSUs will become fully vested upon a termination of employment by the issuer and its subsidiaries without cause or by the executive officer for good reason or due to a termination of employment with the issuer and its subsidiaries by reason of death or disability. /s/ Priscilla E. Duncan, attorney-in-fact 2017-04-05