UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): April 3, 2019
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-16463 | 13-4004153 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri | 63101-1826 | |||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (ZIP Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (314) 342-3400
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On April 3, 2019, Peabody Energy Corporation (the Company) amended its receivables purchase agreement (as previously amended, the Receivables Purchase Agreement) by entering into the Fifth Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (the Amendment), by and among P&L Receivables Company, LLC, the Company, the purchaser parties thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrator. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Receivables Purchase Agreement was amended to extend the term of the program to three years from the date of execution of the Amendment.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
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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.
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
April 4, 2019 | By: | /s/ Amy B. Schwetz | ||||
Name: | Amy B. Schwetz | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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