UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION

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SEC 1913 (02-02)

Important Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting of

PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION

To Be Held On:

May 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

The Chase Park Plaza Hotel, 212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63108

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before April 20, 2010.

Please visit http://www.amstock.com/ProxyServices/ViewMaterial.asp?CoNumber=25749, where the following materials are available for view:

		• Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement
		• Form of Electronic Proxy Card
		• Annual Report to Shareholders
TO REQUEST MATERIAL:		TELEPHONE: 888-Proxy-NA (888-776-9962) 718-921-8562 (for international callers) E-MAIL: info@amstock.com WEBSITE: http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/requestmaterials.asp
TO VOTE:		ONLINE: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date.
		IN PERSON: You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting.
		TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit https://secure.amstock.com/voteproxy/login2.asp to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call.
		MAIL: You may request a card by following the instructions above.

1. Election of Directors:					2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
NOMINEES:					THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS VOTING “FOR” ITEMS 1 AND 2.
		Gregory H. Boyce
		William A. Coley
		William E. James
		Robert B. Karn III
		M. Frances Keeth
		Henry E. Lentz Robert A. Malone William C. Rusnack John F. Turner Alan H. Washkowitz			Note: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any            adjournments or postponements thereof.
Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail.