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0001577048
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001064728
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
001-16463
701 Market Street
St. Louis
MO
63101-1826
(314) 342-3400
MARK SPURBECK
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
6826
167726.42
128363495
02/23/2024
NYSE
Common
02/21/2024
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
6826
02/21/2024
Not Applicable
N
MARK SPURBECK
701 Market Street
St. Louis
MO
63101-1826
Common
01/09/2024
4827
120399.38
02/23/2024
03/09/2023
/s/ Mark Alan Spurbeck