EXHIBIT 2.2

THIS AGREEMENT is dated 2 March 1998 and is made BETWEEN:

(1)  THE ENERGY GROUP PLC, a public limited company incorporated in England and
     Wales, whose registered office is at 117 Piccadilly, London W1V 9FJ
     ("TEG"); and

(2)  P&L COAL HOLDINGS CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation (the "PURCHASER").

NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED as follows:

1    INTERPRETATION
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1.1  In this Agreement,  the following expressions have the following meanings:
     "AUSTRALIA SALE SHARES" means the DCI Shares and the PAL Shares;

     "BUSINESS DAY" has the meaning given to it in Rule 14d-l under the US
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended;

     "COMPANIES" means CP, DCI, GFMC, PAL and PHC;

     "COMPLETION" means completion of the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares
     pursuant to the provisions of clause 5.2 hereof;

     "THE CONDITIONS" means the conditions set out in clause 2;

     "CP" means Citizens Power LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;

     "CP SHARES" means 100 percent of the membership interest of CP;

     "DCI" Means Darex Capital Inc., a company incorporated in the Republic of
     Panama;

     "DCI SHARES" means the 1,000 shares of $0.01 each in the capital of DCI,
     being the entire issued share capital of DCI;

     "EFFECTIVE DATE" means the date on which the Conditions are satisfied or
     waived;

     "ESCROW LETTER" means the letter of even date herewith between the
     Purchaser, TEG and Lazard Brothers & Co. Limited relating to the deeds and
     documents delivered at Pre-Completion;

     "GFMC" means Gold Fields Mining Corporation, a Delaware corporation;

     "GFMC SHARES" means 100 shares of $5.00 par value each in the common stock
     of GFMC, being the entire issued share capital of GFMC;

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     "MINORITY INTERESTS" means the 1% interests of Peabody Investments, Inc. in
     CL Hartford, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and Citizens
     Power Sales, a Delaware general partnership;

     "OFFER" means the Texas Utilities Offer (as defined in the Press
     Announcement);

     "PAL" means Peabody Australia Limited, a private limited company
     incorporated in England and Wales;

     "PAL SHARES" means the 1,000,000 "A" ordinary shares of US$0.01 each in the
     capital of PAL, being the entire issued share capital of PAL;

     "PHC" means Peabody Holding Company, Inc, a New York corporation;

     "PHC SHARES" means 203,840 shares of $1.00 par value each in the common
     stock of PHC, being the entire issued share capital of PHCI;

     "PRE-COMPLETION" means pre-completion of the sale and purchase of the Sale
     Shares in accordance with clause 5.1 hereof and on and subject to the terms
     of the Escrow Letter;

     "PRE-COMPLETION DATE" means the date falling ten business days (or such
     lesser period as the parties may agree) after receipt by TEG and the
     Purchaser of notice in writing from Texas Utilities Company (confirmed in
     writing by Texas Utilities Company by 3.00pm London time one business day
     prior to the Pre-Completion Date) that it believes there is a significant
     possibility that the Offer will become or be declared unconditional in all
     respects within or on the expiry of that period, such notice not to be
     given earlier than the first closing date of  the Offer, provided that if
     at any time during such period it becomes apparent that the Offer is not
     likely to become or be declared unconditional in all respects by such time,
     the Pre-Completion Date will be such later business day as shall be
     specified in writing by Texas Utilities Company and which satisfies the
     above criteria (subject to the same one business day prior written
     confirmation by Texas Utilities Company);

     "PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT" means the press announcement to be released on 2 March
     1998, in the form attached hereto and initialled by or on behalf of the
     parties hereto;

     "SALE" means the sale of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement;

     "THE SALE SHARES" means the Australia Sale Shares and the US Sale Shares;

     "US SALE SHARES" means the CP Shares, the GFMC Shares, the Minority
     Interests and the PHC Shares.

1.2  The headings to the clauses are for convenience only and have no legal
     effect.

2    THE CONDITIONS
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2.1  Completion of this Agreement shall in all respects be conditional on the
     fulfilment of the following conditions:

(a)  the Offer becoming or being declared unconditional in all respects (and the
     Offer not at that time being publicly opposed by the board of directors of
     TEG);

(b)  the waiting period applicable to the Sale under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
     Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, of the United States (the
     "HSR Act") having expired or been terminated;

(c)  the consent of the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting in
     such capacity or through the body known as the Foreign Investment Review
     Board (the "Australian Treasurer"), having been given to the Sale (or to
     any aspect thereof as shall be subject to approval pursuant to the Foreign
     Acquisitions and Takeovers Act of Australia ("FATA")) either
     unconditionally or subject to such conditions as do not have and could not
     reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of
     the Companies and their subsidiaries (taken as a whole);

(d)  the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") having
     issued an order approving the Sale or any aspect thereof as shall be
     subject to regulation by FERC on terms that do not have and could not
     reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of
     the Companies and their subsidiaries (taken as a whole);

(e)  no order having been issued (and remaining in effect) by any court or other
     governmental authority, and no statute, rule, regulation, executive order,
     decree or other order of any kind existing or having been enacted, entered
     or enforced by any governmental authority, which (in any such case to an
     extent which is material in the context of the Sale) prohibits, restrains
     or restricts Completion of the sale of the Sale Shares pursuant to this
     Agreement;

(f)  the Pre-Completion Date having passed.

2.2  The Purchaser shall use its best endeavours (to the extent it is able and
     without involving unreasonable expenditure of money) to procure the
     fulfilment of the Conditions set out in sub-clauses (b)-(f) inclusive of
     clause 2.1 as soon as possible and TEG shall give all reasonable assistance
     in respect of applications to regulatory authorities. The Purchaser agrees
     that its best endeavours as set out above shall include taking all such
     steps as may be required to secure regulatory approvals contemplated by the
     Conditions set out in sub-clauses (b) to (d) of clause 2.1.

2.3  The Purchaser may (subject to the prior written consent of TEG (in the case
     of sub-clauses (c), (e) and (f) of clause 2.1)) waive any of the conditions
     set out in sub-clauses (c)-(f) inclusive of clause 2.1. The Conditions in
     sub-clause (a) and (b) of clause 2.1 may not be waived.

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2.4  If any of the Conditions becomes incapable of being satisfied (and, if the
     Condition is capable of being waived, the relevant party or parties refuse
     to waive the Condition), all obligations of the parties under this
     Agreement shall terminate and neither party shall have any claim against
     the other under them except for any prior breach of clause 2.2.

3    SALE OF THE SALE SHARES
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3.1  Subject to the Conditions being satisfied, TEG shall procure the sale by
     Energy Holdings (No. 2) Limited, as legal and beneficial owner, of all the
     Australia Sale Shares to the Purchaser and shall procure the sale by
     Peabody Investments, Inc, as legal and beneficial owner of all the US Sale
     Shares to the Purchaser, in each case free from all liens, charges and
     encumbrances and with full title guarantee and with all rights attached
     thereto at the Effective Date but (in the absence of fraud) without the
     benefit of any other undertakings, warranties, representations or other
     assurances whatsoever except insofar as they are contained in this
     Agreement and the Purchaser shall purchase the Sale Shares at completion.

3.2  The Purchaser shall not be obliged to complete the purchase of any of the
     Sale Shares unless the purchase of all the Sale Shares is completed
     simultaneously.

4    CONSIDERATION
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4.1  The consideration for the sale of the Sale Shares payable by the Purchaser
     on Completion shall be the sum of US$2,287,400,000 in cash in United States
     currency (the "PURCHASE CONSIDERATION").

5    PRE-COMPLETION AND COMPLETION
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5.1  On the Pre-Completion Date all (but not some only) of the following shall
     take place, on and subject to the terms and conditions of the Escrow
     Letter:

(a)  TEG shall procure the delivery to the escrow agent referred to in the
     Escrow Letter of undated transfers or undated assignments (as the case may
     be) in respect of such of the Sale Shares as are registered (to the extent
     required), duly executed by or on behalf of Energy Holdings (No. 2) Limited
     or Peabody Investments, Inc. (as the case may be) and completed in favour
     of the Purchaser or as it may direct, together with the certificates in
     respect of such Sale Shares (to the extent required, duly endorsed in blank
     or in the name of the Purchaser), share warrants to bearer in respect of
     such of the Sale Shares as are not in registered form, and such other
     documents, transfer stamps or written consents as may be required to give a
     good title to such Sale Shares and to enable the Purchaser or its nominees
     to become the registered holders thereof;

(b)  TEG shall cause the transfers referred to above to be resolved to be
     registered to the extent required (subject only to their being duly stamped
     and to completion taking place); and

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(c)  TEG shall procure the delivery to the escrow agent referred to in the
     Escrow Letter of undated assignments of certain indemnities in the form
     separately agreed between the parties and initialled by or on behalf of the
     parties for the purposes of identification;

(d)  the Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Consideration by electronic funds
     transfer (for value on the day of transfer) to the escrow account referred
     to in the Escrow Letter.

5.2  Completion of the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares shall take place
     immediately following the satisfaction of the Conditions, when the parties
     shall procure (to the extent necessary) that the funds held by the escrow
     agent referred to in the Escrow Letter are paid to the person(s) entitled
     thereto in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Letter, on which event
     completion shall have taken place, such that the documents delivered in
     escrow pursuant to clause 5.1 above shall be unconditionally delivered and
     released to the parties entitled thereto and shall become effective and
     shall be dated accordingly.

5.3  If Completion does not occur the business day after the Pre-Completion
     Date, then on such day the monies in the escrow account referred to in the
     Escrow Letter will be released to the Purchaser and the documents delivered
     in escrow pursuant to clause 5.1 above shall be released to TEG, and
     thereafter the Parties shall stand ready to effect Pre-Completion and
     Completion in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (subject to
     satisfaction of the Conditions) upon one business day's notice (prior to
     3.00pm London time) by Texas Utilities Company.

6    WARRANTIES
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6.1  Each of the parties hereby warrants to the other that:

(a)  it has the requisite corporate power and authority under its memorandum and
     articles of association (or the equivalent) to enter into, execute, deliver
     and perform its obligations under this Agreement;

(b)  the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its
     obligations under this Agreement have been duly authorised by all necessary
     corporate action;

(c)  this Agreement constitutes and documents executed by it which are to be
     delivered from escrow at Completion will, when executed, constitute legal,
     valid and binding obligations of it in accordance with their respective
     terms;

(d)  the execution and delivery of, and the performance by it of its obligations
     under, and compliance with the provisions of, this Agreement, will not
     result in:

     (i)    any breach or violation by it of any provision of its memorandum and
            articles of association (or the equivalent);

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     (ii)   any breach of, or constitute a default under (which in any case is
            material in the context of the sale of the Sale Shares), any
            instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it is
            bound; or

     (iii)  (subject to the satisfaction of the Conditions) any breach of any
            law or regulation in any jurisdiction having the force of law or of
            any order, judgement or decree of any court or governmental agency
            by which it is bound in each case as at the date hereof.

6.2  TEG hereby warrants to the Purchaser that:

(a)  the Sale Shares comprise the whole of the issued and allotted share capital
     of the Companies and Energy Holdings (No. 2) Limited or Peabody
     Investments, Inc. (as the case may be) is or will prior to Completion be
     the sole beneficial owner of the Sale Shares free from any lien, charge,
     equity or encumbrance;

(b)  save pursuant to this Agreement, no person has the right (whether
     exercisable now or in the future and whether contingent or not) to call for
     the allotment, issue, sale, transfer or conversion of any share capital of
     any of the Companies or any of their subsidiaries under any option or other
     agreement (including conversion rights and rights of pre-emption);

(c)  the Schedule contains particulars of the shareholdings of each of the
     subsidiaries of each of the Companies and all the shares shown as issued
     are in issue fully paid and are beneficially owned and registered as set
     out therein free from any lien, charge, equity or encumbrance.

7    COVENANTS
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7.1  TEG undertakes to the Purchaser that (unless the Purchaser shall otherwise
     agree in writing in advance, such approval not to be withheld or delayed in
     the case of any act, matter or thing which would not be material in the
     context of the Sale) prior to the Sale or the termination of this Agreement
     (whichever shall be the earlier);

(a)  it will direct the Companies (and each of their respective subsidiaries) to
     conduct their business in the ordinary and usual course as currently
     carried on by such Companies and their subsidiaries; and

(b)  it will not take any action in relation to the Companies or any of their
     respective subsidiaries which would, if the Companies and their
     subsidiaries taken as a whole were an offeree company subject to the City
     Code on Takeovers and Mergers, amount to an action requiring the approval
     of shareholders in general meeting under Rule 21 of the City Code on
     Takeovers and Mergers.

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8    COUNTERPARTS
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8.1  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts each signed by
     one or more of the parties and such counterparts shall together constitute
     one agreement.

9    FURTHER ASSURANCES
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9.1  Each party hereto agrees that it shall execute such further documents and
     do all such other legal acts as may be necessary to give good title to the
     Sale Shares and to enable the Purchaser or its nominees to become the
     registered holders thereof or transfer the Sale shares or to give the
     Purchaser the benefit of the indemnities referred to in the assignments
     referred to in clause 5.1(c). It is the responsibility of the Purchaser to
     notify the Australian Treasurer of the proposed Sale under FATA but TEG
     will give all such assistance as it reasonably can to enable the Purchaser
     to give notification and to deal with any issues that may be raised by the
     Australian Treasurer in relation to such notification.

10   MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1  This Agreement sets out the entire agreement and understanding between the
      Parties in connection with the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares.

10.2  The Purchaser hereby acknowledges that it has not entered into this
      Agreement in reliance on any warranties, representations, covenants,
      undertakings or indemnities on the part of TEG or any of its subsidiary
      undertakings (or any of its or their respective directors, officers,
      employees or advisers) except insofar as they are contained in this
      Agreement.

10.3  No purported alteration to this Agreement shall be effective unless it is
      in writing, refers to this Agreement and is duly executed by each party
      hereto.

10.4  A breach by TEG of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall give rise
      only to an action against TEG and no other person by the Purchaser for
      damages and shall not entitle the Purchaser to rescind or repudiate this
      Agreement.

10.5  TEG hereby acknowledges that it has not entered into this Agreement in
      reliance on any warranties, representations, covenants, undertakings or
      indemnities on the part of the Purchaser, any of the Companies or any of
      their subsidiary undertakings (or any of its or their respective officers,
      employees or advisers) except insofar as they are contained in this
      Agreement.

11   NOTICES
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11.1  Any notice or other document to be given under this Agreement shall be in
      writing and shall be deemed duly given:

(a)  if to be given to the Purchaser, if left at or sent by (i)  airmail or
     express or other fast postal service or (ii) facsimile transmission or
     other means of telecommunication in permanent written form to the following
     address or number:

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     (A)  name                 P&L Coal Holdings Corporation

          address              c/o Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Group
                               3 World Financial Center
                               200 Vesey Street
                               New York, New York 10285

          FAO                  Henry E. (Jack) Lentz
          Fax no.              001 212 526 3836

          or to such other address and/or number as the Purchaser may by notice
          to TEG hereto expressly substitute therefor;

     (b)  if to TEG, if left at or sent by (i)  airmail or express or other fast
          postal service or (ii) facsimile transmission or other means of
          telecommunication in permanent written form to the following address
          or number:

          name          The Energy Group PLC

          address       117 Piccadilly
                        London W1V 9FJ

          FAO           Martin Murray

          Fax no.       0171 647 3215

          or to such other address as TEG may by notice to the Purchaser
          expressly substitute therefor;

     (c)  when in the ordinary course of the means of transmission it would
          first be received by the addressee in normal business hours.

12   CHOICE OF LAW AND JURISDICTION
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12.1  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
      English law.

12.2  If either party to this Agreement has any claim or cause of action arising
      out of or in connection with this Agreement, such claim or action shall be
      referred to the English courts, to the jurisdiction of which courts each
      party hereby irrevocably and expressly submits.

12.3  The Purchaser hereby irrevocably authorises and appoints Simmons & Simmons
      of 21 Wilson Street, London EC2M 2TX (for the attention of Peter Kennerley
      or Edward Troup) (or such other person, being a firm of solicitors
      resident in England as the Purchaser may by notice in writing to TEG from
      time to time substitute) to accept service of all legal proceedings
      arising out of or connected with this Agreement. Service of such process
      on the person for the time being authorised to accept it under this clause
      on behalf of the Purchaser shall be deemed to be service of that process
      on the Purchaser.

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  IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been entered into the day and year first
  above written.

                                By:  /s/ Henry E. Lentz
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                                By:  /s/ D. C. Bonham
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                                    Schedule
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          [Information on subsidiaries of the Companies - clause 6(g)]

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                                                                 SCHEDULE 6.2(C)

Peabody Coal Business (United States)
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            COMPANY                      AUTHORIZED STOCK                      ISSUED STOCK OWNERSHIP
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Peabody Holding Company,          500,000 shares of common         203840 shares held by PII
 Inc. ("PHCI")                    stock, par value $1.00 per
                                  share
 
Gold Fields Mining                100 shares of common stock,      100 shares held by PII
 Corporation ("GFMC")             par value $5.00 per share
 
Interior Holdings Corporation     1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by PHCI
 ("IHC")                          par value $100.00 per share
 
Powder River Coal Company         1,000 share of common stock,     768 shares held by PHCI
 ("PRCC")                         par value of $100.00 per share
 
Caballo Coal Company              1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held PRCC
 ("CCC")                          par value $100.00 per share
 
Midco Supply and Equipment        500 shares of common stock,      100 shares held by PHCI
 Corporation ("MSEC")             no par value
 
Thoroughbred, LLC                                                  PHCI-72%
 ("Thoroughbred")                                                  Peabody Development Company 28%
 
 
Black Beauty Coal Company                                          Thoroughbred-43 1/3%
 ("BBCC")                                                          Unaffiliated Third Parties-56 2/3%
 
 
Falcon Coal Company ("FCC")                                        Thoroughbred-33 1/3%
                                                                   Unaffiliated Third Parties-66 2/3%
 
Eagle Coal Company ("ECC")                                         Thoroughbred-33 1/3%
                                                                   Unaffiliated Third Parties-66 2/3%
 
Peabody Terminals, Inc.           1,000 shares of common stock,    1,000 shares held by PHCI
 ("PTI")                          par value $1.00 per share
 
James River Coal Terminal         1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by PTI
 Company ("JRCTC")                no par value
 
Dominion Terminal Associates                                       PTI-10%
 ("DTA")                                                           JRCTC-2.5%
                                                                   Ashland Terminal, Inc.-12.5%
                                                                   Cavalier Coal Terminal Company-5%
                                                                   Pittston Coal Terminal Corporation-32.5%
                                                                   Westmoreland Terminal Company-20%
 
 
Peabody Development               2,500,00 shares, par value       1,513,200 shares held by PHCI
 Company ("PDC")                  $10.00 per share
 
Genoa Dock Corporation            1,000 shares of common stock,    2.4 shares held by PDC
 ("GDC")                          par value $100.00 per share      7.6 shares held by Dairyland Power Cooperative
 
 
Hayden Gulch Terminal, Inc.       1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by PHCI
 ("HGTI")                         par value $10.00 per share
 
Sentry Mining Company             100 shares of common stock,      10 shares held by PHCI
 ("SMC")                          par value $10.00 per share
 

 


            COMPANY                      AUTHORIZED STOCK                      ISSUED STOCK OWNERSHIP
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Peabody Minerals Pty. Limited     100,000 shares of common         1 share held by R.D. Humphris (nominee for
 ("PMPL")                         stock, par value $1.00 per       PHCI)
                                  share                            1 share held by K.B. Forbes (nominee for PHCI)
 
 
Peabody COALSALES                 1,000 shares of common stock,    510 shares held by PHCI
 Company (PCCO")                  par value $10.00 per share
 
Peabody COALTRADE,Inc.            1,000 shares of common stock,    100 shares held by PCCO
 ("PCI")                          par value $10.00 per share
 
Peabody Energy Solutions, Inc.    1,000 shares of common stock,    100 shares held by PCCO
 ("PESI")                         par value $10.00 per share
 
Coal Properties Corporation       100 shares common stock, par     100 shares of common stock held by PHCI
 ("CPC")                          value $ 1.00 per share
 
                                  59,852 shares preferred stock,   59,852 preferred shares held by
                                  par value $10.00 per share       Mid-Continental
                                                                   Barge Lines Inc., which has merged into PHCI
 
Rio Escondido Coal                1,000 shares of common stock,    100 shares held by PHCI
 Corporation ("RECC")             par value $10.00 per share
 
Peabody Venezuela Coal            1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by PHCI
 Corporation ("PVCC")             par value $10.00 per share
 
Carbones Peabody de               65 shares of common stock,       64 shares held by PVCC
 Venezuela, C.A. ("CPV")          par value 1,000.00 bolivars      1 share held by Dr. Luis Miguel Vicentini
                                                                   (Nominee)
 
Cottonwood Land Company           10 shares of common stock,       10 shares held by PHCI
 ("CLC")                          par value $100.00 per share
 
Snowberry Land Company            10 shares of common stock,       10 shares held by PHCI
 ("SLC")                          par value $100.00
 
Juniper Coal Company ("JCC")      1,000 shares of common stock,    100 shares held by PHCI
                                  par value $10.00 per share
 
Eastern Associated Coal Corp.     5,000 shares of common stock,    3,000 shares held by CPC
 ("EACC")                         par value $1.00 per share
 
Eastern Royalty Corporation       100 shares of common stock,      100 shares held by CPC
 ("ERC")                          par value $1.00 per share
 
North Page Coal Corporation       20,000 shares of common          20,000 share held by CPC
 ("NPCC")                         stock, par value $1.00 per
                                  share
 
Martinka Coal Company             1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by CPC
 ("MMCC")                         par value $10.00 per share
 
Cook Mountain Coal Company        1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by CPC
 ("CMCC")                         par value $10.00 per share
 
Pine Ridge Coal Company           1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held be CPC
 ("PRCCO")                        par value $10.00 per share
 
Mountain View Coal Company        100 shares of common stock,      100 shares held by CPC
 ("MVCC")                         par value $1.00 per share
 
Affinity Mining Company           5,000 shares of common stock,    3,000 shares held by EACC
 ("AMC")                          par value $1.00 per share
 
Blackrock First Capital           2,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by EACC
 Corporation ("BFCC")             par value $10.00 per share

 

 


            COMPANY                      AUTHORIZED STOCK                      ISSUED STOCK OWNERSHIP
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EACC Camps, Inc.                                                   Non-profit, all capital stock held by EACC
 ("EACCCI")
 
Charles Coal Company              100 shares of common stock,      100 shares held by EACC
 ("CCCO")                         par value $1.00
 
Colony Bay Coal Company                                            EACC-99%
 ("CBCC")                                                          CCCO-1%
 
 
Sterling Smokeless Coal           4,000 shares of common stock,    3,925 shares held by EACC
 Company ("SSCC")                 par value $100.00 per share
 
Peabody Coal Company              200,000 shares of common         154,000 shares held by IHC
 ("PCC")                          stock, par value $10.00 per
                                  share
 
Squaw Creek Coal Company                                           PCC-40%
 ("SCCC")                                                          Aluminum Company of America ("ALCOA")-60%
 
 
Tecumseh Coal Corporation         1,000 shares of common stock,    500 shares held by PCC
 ("TCC")                          no par value                     500 shares held by Indianapolis Power and Light
 
 
Yankeetown Dock Corporation       1,000 shares of common stock,    400 shares held by PCC
 ("YDC")                          no par value                     600 shares held by Amax Coal Company
 
 
                                  30,000 shares of preferred
                                  stock
 
Big Sky Coal Company              1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by PCC
 ("BSCC")                         par value $10.00 per share
 
Seneca Coal Company ("SCC")       1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by PCC
                                  par value $10.00 per share
 
Peabody Western Coal              1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by PCC
 Company ("PWCC")                 par value $10.00 per share
 
Kayenta Mobile Home Park,         1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by Peabody Western Coal
 Inc. ("KMHPI")                   par value $10.00 per share       Company
 
Bluegrass Coal Company            100 shares of common stock,      10 shares held by IHC
 ("BCC")                          par value $10.00 per share
 
Midwest Coal Resources, Inc.      1,000 shares of common stock,    10 shares held by IHC
 ("MCRI")                         par value $10.00 per share
 
Independent Material Handling     100 shares of common stock,      100 shares held by IHC
 Company ("IMHC")                 par value $10.00 per share
 
Patriot Coal Company, L.P.                                         SMC-51%
 ("PCCLP")                                                         BCC-49%
 
 
Grand Eagle Mining, Inc.          1,000 shares of common stock,    100 shares held by PCCLP
 ("GEMI")                         par value $1.00 per share
 
Ohio County Coal Company          1,000 shares of common stock,    50 shares held by PCCLP
 ("OCCC")                         par value $100.00 per share
 
Arid Operations, Inc. ("AOI")     100 shares of common stock,      100 shares held by GFMC
                                  par value $100.00 per share
 
Darius Gold Mine, Inc.            51,000 shares of common          5,100 shares held by GFMC
 ("DGMI")                         stock, par value $1.00 per
                                  share

 

 


            COMPANY                      AUTHORIZED STOCK                      ISSUED STOCK OWNERSHIP
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Gold Fields Chile, S.A.           20 shares of common stock, no    20 shares held by GFMC
 ("GFC")                          par value
 
Gold Fields Operating             100 shares of common stock,      100 shares held by GFMC
 Company-Ortiz ("GFOC")           par value $1.00 per share
 
Peabody America, Inc. ("PAI")     1,000 shares of common stock,    100 shares held by GFMC
                                  par value $1.00 per share
 
Peabody Natural Resources                                          GFMC-97%
 Company ("PNRC")                                                  PAI-3%
 
LCRS Limited Partnership                                           PNRC-27.56% (general partnership interest)
 ("LCRS LP")                                                       Western Fuels Association, Inc.-22.44%
                                                                   (limited
                                                                   partnership interest)
                                                                   Tuscon Electric Power Company Limited-50%
                                                                   (limited partnership interest)
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Citizens Power Business
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           COMPANY                             TYPE                       EQUITY OWNERSHIP
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Citizens Power LLC ("CP")       Delaware limited liability company  PII - 100%
 
Citizens Power Sales ("CP       Delaware general partnership        CP - 99%
 Sales")                                                            PII - 1%
 
 
CL Funding, L.L.C. ("CL         Delaware limited liability company  CP - 99%
 Funding")                                                          CP Sales - 1%
 
 
CL Hartford, L.L.C. ("CL        Delaware limited liability company  CP - 99%
 Hartford")                                                         PII - 1%
 
 
Hartford Power Sales, L.L.C.    Delaware limited liability company  CP Sales - 50% (Class A)
 ("HPS")                                                            CL Hartford - 50% (Class B)
 
 
CL Power Sales One, L.L.C.      Delaware limited liability company  CP - 99%
 ("CL One")                                                         CL Funding - 1%
 
 
CL Power Sales Two, L.L.C.      Delaware limited liability company  CP - 49%
 ("CL Two")                                                         CP Sales - 51%
 
 
CL Power Sales Three, L.L.C.    Delaware limited liability company  CP - 99%
 ("CL Three")                                                       CL Funding - 1%
 
 
CL Power Sales Four, L.L.C.     Delaware limited liability company  CP - 99%
 ("CL Four")                                                        CL Funding - 1%
 
 
CL Power Sales Five, L.L.C.     Delaware limited liability company  CP - 99%
 ("CL Five")                                                        CL Funding - 1%
 
 
CL Power Sales Six, L.L.C.      Delaware limited liability company  CP Sales - 99%
 ("CL Six")                                                         CP - 1%
 
 
CL Power Sales Seven, L.L.C.    Delaware limited liability company  CP Sales - 99%
 ("CL Seven")                                                       CP - 1%
 
 
CL Power Sales Eight, L.L.C.    Delaware limited liability company  CP Sales - 99%
 ("CL Eight")                                                       CP - 1%
 

 


            COMPANY                      TYPE                      EQUITY OWNERSHIP
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CL Power Sales Nine, L.L.C.     Delaware limited liability company  CP Sales - 99%
 ("CL Nine")                                                        CP - 1%
 
CL Power Sales Ten, L.L.C.      Delaware limited liability company  CP Sales - 99%
 ("CL Ten")                                                         CP - 1%
 
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Peabody Coal Business (Australia)
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                 COMPANY                             AUTHORIZED STOCK                     ISSUED STOCK OWNERSHIP
========================================================================================================================
                                                                            
 
Bengalla Agricultural Co. Pty.             100,000,000 shares, par value A$0.10        3,500 shares held by Peabody
 Limited (Australian Capital Territory,                                             Bengalla Investments Pty Limited
 Australia)
 
                                                                                  6,500 shares held by unaffiliated
                                                                                  Third Parties
 
Bengalla Coal Sales Co. Pty. Limited       100,000,000 shares, par value A$0.10   3,500 shares held by Peabody
 (Australian Capital Territory,                                                   Bengalla Investments Pty Limited
 Australia)
 
                                                                                  6,500 shares held by unaffiliated
                                                                                  Third Parties
 
Bengalla Mining Co. Pty. Limited           100,000,000 shares, par value A$0.10   3,500 shares held by Peabody
 (Australian Capital Territory,                                                   Bengalla Investments Pty Limited
 Australia)
 
                                                                                  6,500 shares held by unaffiliated
                                                                                  Third Parties
 
Darex Capital Inc (Panama                  1,000,000 common shares, par value     1000 shares held by Energy Holdings
 corporation - office in England)          US$0.01                                (No. 1) Limited, but will be
                                                                                  transferred to Energy Holdings (No.
                                                                                  2) Limited prior to sale
 
Dolphin Properties Pty. Limited            100,000 shares, par value A$1.00       100,000 shares held by Peabody
 (Victoria, Australia)                                                            Investments (Australia) Pty. Limited
                                                                                  (Pursuant to Deed of Trust, shares
                                                                                  held in trust for Peabody Sub
                                                                                  Holdings Pty Limited)
 
Energy Group Australia Pty. Limited        10,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00    12 shares held by Peabody Sub
 (The) (Victoria, Australia)                                                      Holdings Pty. Limited
 
Peabody Australasia Pty. Limited           10,000 shares, par value A$1.00        2 shares held by Peabody Resources
 (Victoria, Australia)                                                            Limited
 
Peabody Australia Limited (England)        1,000,000 "A" Ordinary, par value      1,000,000 shares held by Energy
                                           $0.01                                  Holdings (No. 1) Limited, but will be
                                                                                  transferred to Energy Holdings (No.
                                                                                  2) Limited prior to sale.
 
Peabody Bengalla Investments Pty.          10,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00    12 shares held by Peabody Resources
 Limited (Australian Capital Territory,                                           Limited
 Australia)

 

 


            COMPANY                      AUTHORIZED STOCK                      ISSUED STOCK OWNERSHIP
==================================================================================================================
                                                             
 
Peabody Bengalla Pty. Limited (New         100,000 shares, par value A$1.00       1 share held by R.I. Knights
 South Wales, Australia)                                                          1 share held by R.D. Humphris
                                                                                  (Declaration of trust to Peabody
                                                                                  Resources Limited)
 
Peabody Coal Limited (Australian           5,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00     10 shares held by Peabody Resources
 Capital Territory, Australia)                                                    Limited
 
Peabody Finance Limited (Australian        100,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00   5 shares held by Peabody Sub
 Capital Territory, Australia)                                                    Holdings Pty. Limited
 
Peabody Investments (Australia) Pty.       500,000 shares, par value A$1.00       201,999 shares held by Peabody
 Limited (Victoria, Australia)                                                    Australia Limited
 
                                                                                  1 share held by Tillotson
                                                                                  Commercial Vehicles Limited
 
Peabody Mining Investments Pty.            5,500 Ordinary "A" Class ("Class A")   55 Class A shares held by Peabody
 Limited (Victoria, Australia)             shares, par value A$1.00               Resources Limited
                                         ---------------------------------------
 
                                           4,500 Ordinary "B" Class ("Class B")   45 Class B shares held by Peabody
                                           shares, par value A$1.00               Resources Limited
 
Peabody Mining Services Pty.               10,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00    12 shares held by Peabody Resources
 Limited (formerly Peabody Mining                                                 Limited
 Pty. Limited ) (Victoria, Australia)
 
Peabody Mount Arthur North Pty.            10,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00    12 shares held by Peabody Resources
 Limited (Australian Capital Territory,                                           Limited
 Australia)
 
Peabody Resources Corporation              10,000 shares, par value A$1.00        2 shares held by Peabody Resources
 (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)                                                    Limited
 
Peabody Resources Holdings Pty.            10,000,000 "A" Ordinary Shares, par    202 Class A shares held by Darex
 Limited (Australian Capital Territory,    value A$1.00                           Capital, Inc.
 Australia)
                                         ---------------------------------------
 
                                           10,000,000 "B" Ordinary Shares, par    406 of Class B shares held by
                                           value A$0.50                           Peabody Investments (Australia) Pty.
                                                                                  Limited
 
Peabody Resources Limited (Victoria,       9,501,627 "A" Ordinary shares, par     9,501,627 Class A shares held by
 Australia)                                value A$0.50                           Dolphin Properties Pty. Limited
                                         ---------------------------------------
 
                                           80,966,746 "B" Ordinary shares, par    38,031,520 Class B shares held by
                                           value A$0.25                           Peabody Investments (Australia) Pty.
                                                                                  Limited
 
Peabody Resources Staff Retirement         1,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00     2 shares held by Peabody Resources
 Fund Pty. Limited (New South                                                     Limited
 Wales, Australia)
 
Peabody Sub Holdings Pty. Limited          100,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00   12 shares held by Peabody Resources
 (Australian Capital Territory,                                                   Holdings Pty. Limited
 Australia)
 
Ravensworth Coal Trust (New South                                                 100% of equity held by Peabody
 Wales, Australia)                                                                Mining Investments Pty. Limited
 
Ravensworth Pastoral Company Pty.          1,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00     486,900 shares held by Peabody
 Limited (New South Wales,                                                        Resources Limited
 Australia)

 

 


            COMPANY                      AUTHORIZED STOCK                      ISSUED STOCK OWNERSHIP
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Rylandes Insurance Company Pty.            2,000,000 shares, par value            2,000,000 shares held by Peabody
 Limited (Singapore)                       Singapore                              Resources Limited
                                           $1.00
 
Survga Limited (Victoria, Australia)       1,000,000 shares, par value A$1.00     5 shares held by Peabody Resources
                                                                                  Limited
 
Warkworth Coal Sales Limited (New          400 shares                             115 shares held by Peabody Mining
 South Wales, Australia)                                                          Investments Pty Limited
 
                                                                                  60 shares held by Peabody
                                                                                  Australasia Pty. Limited
 
                                                                                  225 shares held by unaffiliated Third
                                                                                  Parties
 
Warkworth Mining Limited (New              400 shares                             115 shares held by Peabody
 South Wales, Australia)                                                          Resources Limited
 
                                                                                  60 shares held by Peabody
                                                                                  Australasia Pty. Limited
 
                                                                                  225 of shares held by unaffiliated
                                                                                  Third Parties
 
Warkworth Pastoral Co. Pty. Limited        400 shares                             115 shares held by Peabody
 (New South Wales, Australia)                                                     Resources Limited
 
                                                                                  60 shares held by Peabody
                                                                                  Australasia Pty. Limited
                                                                                  225 shares held by unaffiliated Third
                                                                                  Parties
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