Peabody Energy (BTU) Form 4 Change in insider ownership

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^*

Elliott Investment Management L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

PHILLIPS POINT, EAST TOWER

777 SOUTH FLAGER DRIVE, SUITE 1000

(Street)

WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PEABODY ENERGY CORP [ BTU ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/15/2021

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock")	10/15/2021		X		750,000	D	$15	26,374,787	I	See footnotes(1)(2)
Common Stock	10/15/2021		X		238,200	D	$16	26,136,587	I	See footnotes(1)(2)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Call Options (obligation to sell)	$15	10/15/2021		X			7,500	09/17/2021	10/15/2021	Common Stock	750,000	$0	0	I	See footnotes(1)(2)
Call Options (obligation to sell)	$16	10/15/2021		X			2,382	09/17/2021	10/15/2021	Common Stock	238,200	$0	5,118	I	See footnotes(1)(2)
Call Options (obligation to sell)	$16	10/15/2021		E			5,118	09/17/2021	10/15/2021	Common Stock	511,800	$0	0	I	See footnotes(1)(2)(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 4 is being filed by Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("EIM" or the "Reporting Person"), the investment manager of Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Elliott") and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Elliott International" and together with Elliott, the "Elliott Funds"), with respect to securities held by the Elliott Funds and/or their respective subsidiaries.

2. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

3. The Reporting Person has agreed to disgorge to the Issuer all statutory "profits" pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that resulted from the transaction reported herein.

	/s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President, Elliott Investment Management L.P.	10/18/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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