13G Filing: Contrarian Capital and Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)

ITEM 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer: Peabody Energy Corporation (the “Company”).

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: 701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63101.

ITEM 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing: Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C.

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence: 411 West Putnam Avenue, Suite 425, Greenwich, CT 06830

(c)

Citizenship: Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C. was formed in Delaware

(d)

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Shares”) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 (“Preferred Shares”)

(e)

CUSIP Number:

Common Stock: 704551 308 and 704551 100 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock: 704551 209 and 704551 407

ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO SS.240.13d-1(b) OR 240.13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

(a)

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Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

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Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

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Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

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Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)

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An investment adviser in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

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A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

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Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).