Form 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Peabody Energy Corp.   (BTU)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)       ___ Director                            _X_ 10% Owner ___ Officer (give title below)   ___ Other (specify below)
(Last)             (First)            (Middle) 745 Seventh Avenue	3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) 13-3216325	4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 10/16/2002
(Street) New York, NY 10019		5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)             (State)             (Zip)	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 Transactions (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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FORM 4 (continued)
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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Call Options (right to buy)

$25.00

10/16/2002

P (1)

650

(2)

11/15/2002

Common Stock

65,000

$65,000

650

I

(3)

Explanation of Responses:

(1) The Reporting Person will disgorge all deemed profits to the Issuer.

(2) Immediately

(3) This form is a joint filing with Lehman Brothers Finance S.A., a Swiss corporation, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person.



JOINT FILER INFORMATION

Title of Security: Call Options (right to buy)

Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU)

Designated Filer: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Other Joint Filer(s):

Lehman Brothers Finance S.A.
Talstrasse 82
Zurich, CH 8021 CHE

Date of Event Requiring Statement: October 16, 2002

Signature on behalf
Of other above filer:
/s/ Oliver Budde
Oliver Budde
Authorized Signatory

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	/s/ Oliver Budde **Signature of Reporting Person	10/18/2002  Date
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