X0306 4 2016-08-11 0 0001064728 PEABODY ENERGY CORP BTUUQ 0001647437 Schwetz Amy B 701 MARKET STREET ST. LOUIS MO 63101 0 1 0 0 EVP and CFO Common Stock 2016-08-11 4 J 0 426 0.00 D 2342 D Common Stock 100 I By Trust On April 13, 2016, the Issuer filed voluntarily petitions under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code (the "Bankruptcy Code") in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. Section 503(c) of the Bankruptcy Code places limitations on payments made to insiders; as such, the Reporting Person's prepetition restricted stock awards are prohibited from vesting while the Issuer is in bankruptcy and the Issuer has therefore cancelled such awards. Reflects three additional shares issued by the Issuer to the Reporting Person on December 11, 2015 in connection with the implementation of the Issuer's 1-for-15 reverse stock split which occurred on October 1, 2015. /s/ Amy B Schwetz By: Priscilla Duncan, Attorney-in-Fact 2016-08-15