Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Williamson Kemal
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/15/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PEABODY ENERGY CORP [BTU]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
701 MARKET STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President - Americas
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63101-1826		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 46,270 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy) 01/03/2009 01/03/2016 Common Stock 24,572 $ 39.8143 D  
Option (Right to Buy) 01/03/2010 01/03/2017 Common Stock 8,564 $ 34.9553 D  
Option (Right to Buy) 01/02/2009(2) 01/02/2018 Common Stock 15,751 $ 62.72 D  
Option (Right to Buy) 01/05/2011(3) 01/05/2019 Common Stock 21,549 $ 26.84 D  
Option (Right to Buy) 01/04/2011(4) 01/04/2020 Common Stock 16,354 $ 47.87 D  
Option (Right to Buy) 01/03/2012(5) 01/03/2021 Common Stock 12,760 $ 64.52 D  
Option (Right to Buy) 01/03/2013(6) 01/03/2022 Common Stock 11,986 $ 36.27 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Williamson Kemal
701 MARKET STREET
ST. LOUIS, MO 63101-1826		       President - Americas  

Signatures

Kemal Williamson By: Kenneth L. Wagner Attorney-in-Fact 11/20/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 10,844 shares from a restricted stock award that vests on December 31, 2012 and 2,989 shares that are held by the reporting person in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2) The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning January 2, 2009.
(3) The options vest in two equal annual installments beginning January 5, 2011.
(4) The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning January 4, 2011.
(5) The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning January 3, 2012.
(6) The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning January 3, 2013.

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