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peabody energy corp (BTU) Snapshot

Open
$20.35
Previous Close
$20.63
Day High
$20.79
Day Low
$20.28
52 Week High
11/2/12 - $29.84
52 Week Low
04/22/13 - $18.22
Market Cap
5.5B
Average Volume 10 Days
7.7M
EPS TTM
$-1.46
Shares Outstanding
269.6M
EX-Date
05/10/13
P/E TM
--
Dividend
$0.34
Dividend Yield
1.66%
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peabody energy corp (BTU) Details

Peabody Energy Corporation engages in the mining of coal. The company operates through Western U.S. Mining, Midwestern U.S. Mining, Australian Mining, Trading and Brokerage, and Corporate and Other segments. It is involved in mining of thermal coal to electric utilities and metallurgical coal for industrial customers. The company own interests in 28 coal mining operations located in the United States and Australia, as well as owns non-controlling interest in a Venezuela mine. It also engages in trading and brokerage of coal. In addition, the company operates a mine-mouth coal-fueled generating plant; and Btu Conversion and clean coal technologies. As of December 31, 2012, it had 9.3 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

8,200 Employees
Last Reported Date: 02/25/13
Founded in 1883

peabody energy corp (BTU) Top Compensated Officers

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairma...
Total Annual Compensation: $1.2M
Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accountin...
Total Annual Compensation: $537.5K
President of Australia
Total Annual Compensation: $531.4K
Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice P...
Total Annual Compensation: $537.3K
Chief Administrative Officer and Executive Vi...
Total Annual Compensation: $486.3K
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2012.

peabody energy corp (BTU) Key Developments

Australian Taxation Office Slams Peabody Energy Corp. Peabody with $72 Million Tax, Penalty

Peabody Energy Corp. has been slammed by tax and penalty charges of $72 million by the Australian Taxation Office. The total amount comprises $50 million towards unpaid taxes and fines of $22 million. The fine comes after the company in its 2012 financial report stated that ATO is examining its Australian tax returns from 2004 to 2010. The tax authorities have claimed that the company has not paid adequate taxes for the undisclosed financial transactions carried out between 2004 and 2010. The company advised that it would resort to legal action. The ATO issued a final assessment questioning unspecified financing transactions of $71.9 million, including additional taxes of $50 million, interest and penalties of $21.9 million. The company plans to proceed with litigation.

Peabody Energy Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend Payable on June 4, 2013

The board of directors of Peabody Energy Corp. declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.085 per share. The dividend is payable on June 4, 2013, to holders of record on May 14, 2013.

Peabody Energy Corp. Reaches Settlement to Reduce Benefits for its Non Union Retirees

Peabody Energy Corp. announced that it has reached a settlement to reduce benefits for its nonunion retirees, but to successfully reorganize, it has to come to terms with its union. Patriot Coal and The Salaried Retiree Committee agreed to change and end certain benefits for non-union retirees of Patriot. During a hearing April 23 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in St. Louis, Judge Kathy Surratt-States approved the agreement. Patriot will provide benefits to its non-union, salaried retirees through July 31, establish a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Trust for the non-union retirees and provide $250,000 for it, and cap the maximum benefit of the retirees' life insurance at $30,000.

 

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