Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PEABODY ENERGY CORP [BTU]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
40 WEST 57TH, 30TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") 01/31/2018   C   9,619,100 A (3) 24,031,115 I See footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (1) $ 40.3 01/31/2018   C     5,108,947   (3)   (3) Common Stock 9,619,100 (3) $ 0 I See footnotes (1) (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P.
40 WEST 57TH
30TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President of Elliott International Capital Advisers, Inc., as Attorney-in-Fact, for Elliott International, L.P.   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Elliot Greenberg, Vice President of Elliott International Capital Advisers, Inc.   02/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) This Form 4 is filed jointly by Elliott International, L.P. ("Elliott International") and Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc. ("EICA" and, together with Elliott International, the "Reporting Persons"). EICA, as the investment manager of Elliott International, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Elliott International. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding common stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Securities owned by Spraberry Investments Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Spraberry") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elliott International. EICA, as the investment manager of Elliott International, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by directly by Spraberry.
(3) Pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into shares of Common Stock without any action by the Reporting Persons on January 31, 2018. These shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock had no expiration date.

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