Patriot Coal 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2011

Patriot Coal Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33466	20-5622045
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

12312 Olive Boulevard, Suite 400	63141
St. Louis, Missouri	(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(314) 275-3600

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     Patriot Coal Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 12, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”). The stockholders of the Company voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting: 1) Election of Directors; 2) Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending 2011; 3) Advisory vote on executive compensation; and 4) Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

     The following are the voting results on each matter submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting.

					Broker
	For		Withheld		Non-Votes
1. The election, for three-year terms, of all persons nominated for directors, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved by the following votes:
J. Joe Adorjan		57,781,602		965,910		18,441,882
Janiece M. Longoria		58,392,279		355,233		18,441,882
Michael M. Scharf		56,087,245		2,660,267		18,441,882

							Broker
	For		Against		Abstentions		Non-Votes
2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved by the following vote:		76,593,260		397,170		198,964
3. Proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved by the following vote:		55,911,028		2,394,650		442,590		18,441,126

									Broker
	One Year		Two Years		Three Years		Abstentions		Non-Votes
4. Proposal for every year as the frequency with which stockholders will be provided an advisory vote on executive compensation, on an advisory basis, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement, was approved by the following vote:		49,979,336		1,272,133		7,385,632		110,411		18,441,882

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 16, 2011

PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Mark N. Schroeder
	Mark N. Schroeder
	Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer