FORM 8-K
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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) October 5, 2006
PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1-16463   13-4004153
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)        
     
701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri   63101
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code ccodecode (314) 342-3400
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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Item 8.01. Other Events
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 5, 2006, Peabody Energy Corporation (“Peabody”) priced its $900,000,000 senior notes offering, the proceeds of which will be used, along with the proceeds of other sources of financing, to consummate the acquisition of Excel Coal Limited (“Excel”), with remaining proceeds being used for general corporate purposes. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements which follow have been revised to reflect the pricing terms of the senior notes offering.

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Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements
The following unaudited pro forma combined financial statements give effect to Peabody’s anticipated acquisition of Excel and the related financings. The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 is presented as if the acquisition and the related financings had occurred on that date. The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2005 assume that the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2005. The acquisition and the related financings are accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, with the purchase price allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair values, pending the completion of independent appraisals.
The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with (i) Peabody’s historical audited financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, (ii) our historical unaudited financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” filed in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 and (iii) the historical audited financial statements of Excel.
The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements are for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the financial position that would have been obtained or the results of operations that would have occurred if the acquisition and the related financings had been consummated on the dates indicated, nor are they necessarily indicative of our financial position or results of operations in the future. The pro forma adjustments, as described in the Notes to Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements, are based upon available information and upon assumptions that Peabody’s management believes are reasonable. The actual amounts that Peabody records based on its final assessment of fair values may differ materially from the information presented in these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.
Due to differing fiscal years between Peabody, which ends its fiscal year on December 31, and Excel, which ends its fiscal year on June 30, calculations were necessary to conform Excel’s financial information to the time periods presented.
Information related to Excel included in the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 was translated from A$ to US$ using a foreign exchange rate of A$1.00=US$0.7433, based on the closing rate on June 30, 2006. The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2006 was translated from A$ to US$ using an exchange rate of A$1.00=US$0.7433, based on the average closing rates for the period from January 3, 2006 through June 30, 2006. The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2005 was translated from A$ to US$ using an exchange rate of A$1.00=US$0.7728, based on the average closing rates for the period from January 4, 2005 through June 30, 2005. The unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2005 was translated from A$ to US$ using an exchange rate of A$1.00=US$0.7622, based on the average closing rates for the period from January 4, 2005 through December 30, 2005. Asset retirement obligation expense and depreciation, depletion and amortization were translated from A$ to US$ using a historical exchange rate equal to the opening rate on January 4, 2005 of A$1.00=US$0.7790 for all periods presented.

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PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                         
    Peabody     Excel Coal                      
    Energy     Limited     Pro Forma             Pro Forma  
    Historical     Historical     Adjustments             as Adjusted  
 
                               
REVENUES
                                       
Sales
  $ 4,545,323     $ 326,208                     $ 4,871,531  
Other revenues
    99,130       2,130                       101,260  
 
                               
Total revenues
    4,644,453       328,338                     4,972,791  
 
                                       
COSTS AND EXPENSES
                                       
Operating costs and expenses
    3,715,836       221,509                       3,937,345  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    316,114       17,864       18,575       (a )     352,553  
Asset retirement obligation expense
    35,901       4,279                       40,180  
Selling and administrative expenses
    189,802       16,914                       206,716  
Net (gain) loss on disposal or exchange of assets
    (101,487 )     1                       (101,486 )
Income from equity affiliates
    (30,096 )     (3,445 )                     (33,541 )
 
                               
 
                                       
OPERATING PROFIT
    518,383       71,216       (18,575 )             571,024  
Interest expense
    102,939       7,997       (7,997 )     (b )     102,939  
 
                    126,478       (c )     126,478  
Interest income
    (10,641 )     (4,261 )     4,261       (b )     (10,641 )
 
                               
 
                                       
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTERESTS
    426,085       67,480       (141,317 )             352,248  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    960       18,695       (39,822 )     (d )     (20,167 )
Minority interests
    2,472       4,755                       7,227  
 
                               
NET INCOME
  $ 422,653     $ 44,030     $ (101,495 )           $ 365,188  
 
                               
Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.62     $ 0.17     $ (0.39 )           $ 1.40  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.58     $ 0.16     $ (0.38 )           $ 1.36  
 
                                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    261,519,424       261,519,424       261,519,424               261,519,424  
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    268,013,476       268,013,476       268,013,476               268,013,476  

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PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                         
    Peabody     Excel Coal                      
    Energy     Limited     Pro Forma             Pro Forma  
    Historical     Historical     Adjustments             as Adjusted  
 
                               
REVENUES
                                       
Sales
  $ 2,152,338     $ 144,004                     $ 2,296,342  
Other revenues
    33,928       470                       34,398  
 
                               
Total revenues
    2,186,266       144,474                     2,330,740  
 
                                       
COSTS AND EXPENSES
                                       
Operating costs and expenses
    1,791,986       91,013                       1,882,999  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    155,262       9,681       8,850       (a )     173,793  
Asset retirement obligation expense
    16,357       2,468                       18,825  
Selling and administrative expenses
    78,431       7,462                       85,893  
Net (gain) loss on disposal or exchange of assets
    (47,574 )     1                       (47,573 )
Income from equity affiliates
    (18,308 )     (3,166 )                     (21,474 )
 
                               
 
                                       
OPERATING PROFIT
    210,112       37,015       (8,850 )             238,277  
Interest expense
    50,761       4,492       (4,492 )     (b )     50,761  
 
                    63,239       (c )     63,239  
Interest income
    (3,183 )     (2,417 )     2,417       (b )     (3,183 )
 
                               
 
                                       
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTERESTS
    162,534       34,940       (70,014) )             127,460  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    14,586       8,832       (19,849 )     (d )     3,569  
Minority interests
    804       4,159                       4,963  
 
                               
NET INCOME
  $ 147,144     $ 21,949     $ (50,165 )           $ 118,928  
 
                               
 
                                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.56     $ 0.08     $ (0.19 )           $ 0.46  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.55     $ 0.08     $ (0.19 )           $ 0.44  
 
                                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    261,164,418       261,164,418       261,164,418               261,164,418  
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    267,367,248       267,367,248       267,367,248               267,367,248  

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PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2006
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
                                         
    Peabody     Excel Coal                      
    Energy     Limited     Pro Forma             Pro Forma  
    Historical     Historical     Adjustments             as Adjusted  
 
                               
REVENUES
                                       
Sales
  $ 2,582,564     $ 201,176                     $ 2,783,740  
Other revenues
    45,634       2,561                       48,195  
 
                               
Total revenues
    2,628,198       203,737                     2,831,935  
 
                                       
COSTS AND EXPENSES
                                       
Operating costs and expenses
    2,075,876       123,017                       2,198,893  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    172,439       10,972       10,075       (a )     193,486  
Asset retirement obligation expense
    18,843       1,462                       20,305  
Selling and administrative expenses
    87,305       10,562                       97,867  
Net gain on disposal or exchange of assets
    (59,269 )     (450 )                     (59,719 )
Income from equity affiliates
    (13,932 )     (15 )                     (13,947 )
 
                               
 
OPERATING PROFIT
    346,936       58,189       (10,075 )             395,050  
Interest expense
    52,738       5,534       (5,534 )     (b )     52,738  
 
                    63,239       (c )     63,239  
Interest income
    (4,140 )     (1,578 )     1,578       (b )     (4,140 )
 
                               
 
                                       
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTERESTS
    298,338       54,233       (69,358 )             283,213  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    8,248       16,216       (19,285 )     (d )     5,179  
Minority interests
    6,434       3,003                       9,437  
 
                               
NET INCOME
  $ 283,656     $ 35,014     $ (50,073 )           $ 268,597  
 
                               
 
                                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.08     $ 0.13     $ (0.19 )           $ 1.02  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.05     $ 0.13     $ (0.19 )           $ 1.00  
 
                                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    263,726,123       263,726,123       263,726,123               263,726,123  
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    269,597,156       269,597,156       269,597,156               269,597,156  

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PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
PRO FORMA COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
JUNE 30, 2006
(Dollars in thousands)
                                 
    Peabody     Excel Coal     Pro Forma        
    Energy     Limited     Adjustments        
    Historical     Historical     (e)     Total  
ASSETS
                               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 318,736     $ 29,585     $ (29,585 )   $ 318,736  
Accounts receivable, less allowance
    261,997       33,816             295,813  
Inventories
    167,116       80,465       (6,353 ) (g)     241,228  
Assets from coal trading activities
    84,692                   84,692  
Deferred income taxes
    94,124                   94,124  
Other current assets
    78,682       33,493             112,175  
 
                       
Total current assets
    1,005,347       177,359       (35,938 )     1,146,768  
Property, plant, equipment and mine development, net
    5,511,559       493,688       1,475,000       7,480,247  
Deferred income taxes
          35,985             35,985  
Goodwill
          251       79,382  (g)     79,633  
Investments and other assets
    324,696       71,267       17,001       412,964  
 
                       
Total assets
  $ 6,841,602     $ 778,550     $ 1,535,445     $ 9,155,597  
 
                       
 
                               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                               
Current liabilities
                               
Current maturities of long-term debt
  $ 72,088     $ 18,034     $ (18,034 )   $ 72,088  
Liabilities from coal trading activities
    74,271                   74,271  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    778,669       123,094             901,763  
 
                       
Total current liabilities
    925,028       141,128       (18,034 )     1,048,122  
Long-term debt, less current maturities
    1,308,565       204,785       1,577,329  (f)     3,090,679  
Deferred income taxes
    289,083       45,489             334,572  
Asset retirement obligations
    410,566       13,092             423,658  
Workers’ compensation obligations
    239,822                   239,822  
Accrued postretirement benefit costs
    971,493       3,689             975,182  
Other noncurrent liabilities
    350,940       29,263       300,000       680,203  
 
                       
Total liabilities
    4,495,497       437,446       1,859,295       6,792,238  
Minority interests
    12,828       17,254             30,082  
Stockholders’ equity
                               
Common stock
    2,661       272,891       (272,891 )     2,661  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,546,985                   1,546,985  
Retained earnings
    830,648       50,856       (50,856 )     830,648  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (31,625 )     103       (103 )     (31,625 )
Treasury stock
    (15,392 )                 (15,392 )
 
                       
Total stockholders’ equity
    2,333,277       323,850       (323,850 )     2,333,277  
 
                       
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 6,841,602     $ 778,550     $ 1,535,445     $ 9,155,597  
 
                       

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NOTES TO PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
(a)   To adjust depreciation, depletion and amortization based on the portion of the acquisition cost allocated to long-lived assets.
 
(b)   To reverse historical interest expense incurred by Excel, as well as historical interest income earned by Excel.
 
(c)   Represents pro forma interest expense resulting from our new capital structure using, in the case of revolving and term loan borrowings, an assumed LIBOR rate of 5.38% (dollars in thousands):
                         
    Year Ended   Six Months   Six Months
    December 31,   Ended June 30,   Ended June 30,
    2005   2005   2006
Revolving credit facility (1)
  $ 24,981     $ 12,492     $ 12,492  
Term loan facility (2)
    52,089       25,335       28,650  
2026 Senior notes (3)
    20,139       10,069       10,069  
2016 Senior notes (4)
    48,660       24,330       24,330  
6 7/8% Senior notes (5)
    47,746       23,815       23,815  
5 7/8% Senior notes (6)
    14,879       7,440       7,355  
Subordinated note (7)
    6,656       3,423       3,026  
Surety bond expense (8)
    11,095       5,292       4,165  
Other long-term debt (9)
    3,172       1,804       2,075  
 
                       
Total pro forma interest expense
  $ 229,417     $ 114,000     $ 115,977  
Less historical interest expense
    102,939       50,761       52,738  
 
                       
Net adjustment to interest expense
  $ 126,478     $ 63,239     $ 63,239  
 
                       
 
  (1)   Reflects pro forma interest expense on our revolving unsecured credit facility at an assumed LIBOR plus 1% interest rate of 6.38%. A portion of the revolving credit facility is expected to be drawn at closing of the acquisition of Excel.
 
  (2)   Reflects pro forma interest expense on our term loan facility at an assumed LIBOR plus 1% interest rate of 6.38%. A portion of the term loan facility is expected to be drawn at closing of the acquisition of Excel.
 
  (3)   Reflects pro forma interest expense on the 2026 senior notes at an interest rate of 7.88%.
 
  (4)   Reflects pro forma interest expense on the 2016 senior notes offered hereby at an interest rate of 7.38%.
 
  (5)   Reflects historical interest expense on our 6 7/8% senior notes.
 
  (6)   Reflects historical interest expense on our 5 7/8% senior notes.
 
  (7)   Reflects historical interest expense on our subordinated note.
 
  (8)   Reflects historical fees for surety bonds outstanding.
 
  (9)   Reflects historical letter of credit fees, interest on capital leases and the effect of interest rate swaps.
 
(d)   To record income tax expense (benefit) on the pro forma adjustments to results of operations using the statutory rate in effect in Australia.

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(e)   To record the purchase transaction and allocate the $1,540 million purchase price (and $49 million of transaction costs) to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values of each item as follows (dollars in thousands):
         
    Estimated
    Fair Value
Current assets
  $ 171,006  
Property, plant, equipment and mine development, net
    1,968,688  
Goodwill
    79,633  
Investments and other assets
    124,253  
Current liabilities
    (123,094 )
Long-term debt
    (222,819 )
Asset retirement obligations
    (13,092 )
Accrued postretirement benefit costs
    (3,689 )
Other noncurrent liabilities
    (374,752 )
Minority interest
    (17,254 )
 
     
 
       
Total
  $ 1,588,880  
 
     
(f)   Reflects indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition of Excel consisting of $512.5 million of the Term Loan Facility, $369.6 million of borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and $900.0 million of Senior Notes.
(g)   To record the effects of Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 04-6, “Accounting for Stripping Costs in the Mining Industry” (EITF Issue No. 04-6”), which states “that stripping costs incurred during the production phase of a mine are variable production costs that should be included in the costs of the inventory produced during the period that the stripping costs are incurred.” EITF Issue No. 04-6 is effective for the first reporting period in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005 (January 1, 2006 for Peabody and July 1, 2006 for Excel). On January 1, 2006, Peabody implemented EITF Issue No. 04-6 using its modified transition provisions which allow companies adopting in periods beginning after June 29, 2005 to utilize a cumulative effect adjustment approach where the cumulative effect adjustment is recorded directly to retained earnings in the year of adoption. The adjustment to recognize the impact of EITF Issue No. 04-6 as of June 30, 2006 for Excel resulted in a reduction of “Inventories” by $6.4 million.

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SIGNATURE
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
 
 
Date: October 6, 2006      
  /s/ RICHARD A. NAVARRE    
  Richard A. Navarre   
  Chief Financial Officer and
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development 
 
 

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