Peabody Energy Directors Elected At Annual Shareholders Meeting

ST. LOUIS, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy BTU today announced that all 12 members of its board of directors were elected at the company's annual meeting of shareholders.

The Peabody Energy Board of Directors include:

• Gregory H. Boyce, Executive Chairman, Peabody Energy
• Glenn L. Kellow, President and Chief Executive Officer, Peabody Energy
• Robert A. Malone, Lead Independent Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, First Sonora Bancshares
• William A. Coley, former Chief Executive Officer, British Energy Group plc
• William E. James, Managing General Partner, RockPort Capital Partners LLC
• Robert B. Karn III, former Managing Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP
• Henry E. Lentz, former Managing Director, Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
• William C. Rusnack, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Premcor Inc.
• Michael W. Sutherlin, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Joy Global, Inc.
• John F. Turner, former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
• Sandra A. Van Trease, Group President, BJC Healthcare
• Heather A. Wilson, President, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

"Our board as a whole, and each of our individual directors, brings an experience and skill set that provide excellent counsel and governance as we manage through current markets and create long-term shareholder value," said Boyce.

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company and a global leader in sustainable mining, energy access and clean coal solutions. The company serves metallurgical and thermal coal customers in more than 25 countries on six continents and was named Energy Company of the Year at the 2014 Platts Global Energy Awards. For further information, visit PeabodyEnergy.com and AdvancedEnergyForLife.com.

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