Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Monarch Alternative Capital LP
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/05/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARCH COAL INC [ARCH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
535 MADISON AVENUE, 		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-02)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Monarch Alternative Capital LP
535 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022		     X   See Remarks
MDRA GP LP
C/O MONARCH ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL LP
535 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022		     X   See Remarks
Monarch GP LLC
C/O MONARCH ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL LP
535 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022		     X   See Remarks

Signatures

MONARCH ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL LP, By: /s/ Michael A. Weinstock, Chief Executive Officer 10/06/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List:

Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filers' Information and Signatures

This Form 3 is being filed on behalf of Monarch Alternative Capital LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("MAC"), MDRA GP LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("MDRA GP"), and Monarch GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Monarch GP"). MAC serves as the investment advisor to certain investment funds, MDRA GP is the general partner of MAC, and Monarch GP is the general partner of MDRA GP.

Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, each of MAC, and by virtue of their control of MAC, MDRA GP and Monarch GP, are directors-by-deputization by virtue of MAC's designation of Patrick Bartels, a managing principal of MAC, to ARCH's board of directors.

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