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        <issuerName>PEABODY ENERGY CORP</issuerName>
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        <issuerAddress>
          <com:street1>701 Market Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>St. Louis</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MO</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>63101-1826</com:zipCode>
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        <issuerContactPhone>314-342-3400</issuerContactPhone>
        <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Elliott Investment Management L.P. (1)</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
        <relationshipsToIssuer>
          <relationshipToIssuer>Shareholder</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <securitiesClassTitle>Common stock, par value $1.00 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
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          <name>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</name>
          <address>
            <com:street1>383 Madison Avenue</com:street1>
            <com:city>New York</com:city>
            <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
            <com:zipCode>10179</com:zipCode>
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        <noOfUnitsSold>5000000</noOfUnitsSold>
        <aggregateMarketValue>114550000.00</aggregateMarketValue>
        <noOfUnitsOutstanding>131100000</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
        <approxSaleDate>11/15/2023</approxSaleDate>
        <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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        <securitiesClassTitle>Common stock, par value $1.00 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
        <acquiredDate>04/03/2017</acquiredDate>
        <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>See Remark 2</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
        <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
        <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
        <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5000000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
        <paymentDate>04/03/2017</paymentDate>
        <natureOfPayment>See Remark 2</natureOfPayment>
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      <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <remarks>(1) Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, serves as the investment manager of Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Elliott") and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Elliott International" and together with Elliott, the "Elliott Funds"), with respect to the shares of common stock held by the Elliott Funds and/or their respective subsidiaries which are covered by this Form 144. (2) Acquired in consideration for claims extinguished as part of the Issuer's emergence from bankruptcy.</remarks>
      <noticeSignature>
        <noticeDate>11/15/2023</noticeDate>
        <signature>Elliott Investment Management L.P., By: /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President</signature>
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text: 144
  0001791786
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001064728
  PEABODY ENERGY CORP
  001-16463
  701 Market Street
  St. Louis
  MO
  63101-1826
  314-342-3400
  Elliott Investment Management L.P. (1)
  Shareholder
  Common stock, par value $1.00 per share
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  383 Madison Avenue
  New York
  NY
  10179
  5000000
  114550000.00
  131100000
  11/15/2023
  NYSE
  Common stock, par value $1.00 per share
  04/03/2017
  See Remark 2
  Issuer
  N
  5000000
  04/03/2017
  See Remark 2
  Y
  (1) Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, serves as the investment manager of Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Elliott") and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("Elliott International" and together with Elliott, the "Elliott Funds"), with respect to the shares of common stock held by the Elliott Funds and/or their respective subsidiaries which are covered by this Form 144. (2) Acquired in consideration for claims extinguished as part of the Issuer's emergence from bankruptcy.
  11/15/2023
  Elliott Investment Management L.P., By: /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President