Form 8-A12B

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-A

 

 

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Peabody Energy Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   13-4004153
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri   63101-1826
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on which

each class is to be registered

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,

par value $0.01 per share

  NYSE MKT LLC

 

 

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box.  ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.  ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box.  ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: Not Applicable

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

 


Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

A description of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”), of Peabody Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), is set forth under the caption “Description of Capital Stock—Preferred Stock—Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” in the prospectus constituting a part of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-217242), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2017, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

The Registrant’s Preferred Stock has been approved for listing on the NYSE MKT LLC under the trading symbol “BTUPR.”

 

Item 2. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

  

Form

  

Exhibit

  

Incorporated by

Reference Filing

Date

4.1    Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Peabody Energy Corporation   

8-K (File No.

001-16463)

   3.1    April 3, 2017
4.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Peabody Energy Corporation   

8-K (File No.

001-16463)

   3.3    April 3, 2017
4.3    Form of stock certificate for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   

S-1 (File No.

333-217242)

   4.2    April 11, 2017
4.4    Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   

8-K (File No.

001-16463)

   3.2    April 3, 2017

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    Peabody Energy Corporation
Date: July 13, 2017     By:   /s/ A. Verona Dorch
    Name:   A. Verona Dorch
    Title:   Chief Legal Officer

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

  

Form

  

Exhibit

  

Incorporated by

Reference Filing

Date

4.1    Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Peabody Energy Corporation   

8-K (File No.

001-16463)

   3.1    April 3, 2017
4.2    Amended and Restated By-Laws of Peabody Energy Corporation   

8-K (File No.

001-16463)

   3.3    April 3, 2017
4.3    Form of stock certificate for Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   

S-1 (File No.

333-217242)

   4.2    April 11, 2017
4.4    Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share   

8-K (File No.

001-16463)

   3.2    April 3, 2017