UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 10, 2018
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-16463 | 13-4004153 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri | 63101-1826 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (ZIP Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 342-3400
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 10, 2018, Peabody Energy Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the expiration of the solicitation of consents by the Company to proposed amendments to the indenture governing the Company’s 6.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 and 6.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2025.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Peabody Energy Corporation dated August 10, 2018. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
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| August 10, 2018 |
By: | /s/ A. Verona Dorch | ||||
| Name: | A. Verona Dorch | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer | |||||
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