PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   December 15, 2004

PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 1-16463 13-4004153
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri   63101
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (314) 342-3400

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

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 15, 2004, Peabody Energy Corporation ("Peabody") issued a press release to announce that subsidiaries of Peabody had entered into six agreements with American Electric Power ("AEP") in four coal regions for up to 98 million tons of coal that would be used at AEP generating plants in six states. Contract terms extend as long as 2014 and the total implied revenue for the full term of the agreements is approximately $1.2 billion. The companies also announced that they have resolved outstanding lawsuits regarding coal supplies. A copy of Peabody's press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.





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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
          
December 17, 2004   By:   Richard A. Navarre
       
        Name: Richard A. Navarre
        Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release of Peabody Energy Corporation dated December 15, 2004.