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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 19, 2012

Registration No. 333-          

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Peabody Energy Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   1221   13-4004153

(State or Other jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

701 Market Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1826

(314) 342-3400

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

 

Alexander C. Schoch, Esq.

Peabody Energy Corporation

701 Market Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1826

(314) 342-3400

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

 

With a Copy to:

 

Risë B. Norman, Esq.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

 

Kenneth L. Wagner, Esq.

Peabody Energy Corporation

701 Market Street

St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1826

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the Securities to the public:    From time to time after the registration statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box:    ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box:    þ

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    ¨

If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.    þ

If this form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   þ   Accelerated filer   ¨   Non-accelerated filer   ¨   Smaller reporting company  ¨
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Amount to be

Registered(1)(2)

 

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate Offering

Price per

Security(1)(2)

 

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price(1)

 

Amount of

Registration

Fee(3)

Debt Securities of Peabody Energy Corporation

               

Guarantees of Debt Securities by Subsidiary Guarantors

               

Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share

               

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

               

Warrants

               

Units(4)

               

 

 

 

(1) Not applicable pursuant to Form S-3 General Instruction II(E). An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of the securities of each identified class (the “Securities”) is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices.
(2) Includes such indeterminate amounts of Securities as may be issued upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any Securities that provide for that issuance. Also includes such indeterminate amounts of Securities as may be issued in units. Separate consideration may or may not be received for any of these Securities.
(3) Pursuant to Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the Registrants elect to defer payment of all of the registration fees, except for $132,077.50, which is the remainder of (i) an initial registration fee of $353,100 paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) with respect to $3,000,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of securities of the Registrants previously registered yet unissued under the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-124749) of the Registrants filed on May 9, 2005, minus (ii) a subsequent registration fee of $174,677.50 due to the SEC and offset against the $353,100, with respect to $900,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of securities of the Registrants issued on October 12, 2006 and $732,500,000 aggregate initial offering price of securities of the Registrants issued on December 20, 2006, each under the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-136108) of the Registrants filed on July 28, 2006 minus (iii) a subsequent registration fee of $46,345.00 due to the SEC and offset against the $353,100, with respect to $650,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of securities of the Registrants issued on August 25, 2010 under the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333- 161179) of the Registrants filed on August 7, 2009. Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(b), the Registrants are carrying forward filing fees of $132,077.50, which have been paid in advance for any future offering of $1,152,508,726 aggregate initial offering price of Securities registered under this Registration Statement. The prior registration statements will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement. Any additional registration fees will be paid subsequently in advance or on a pay-as-you-go basis.
(4) Each Unit consists of any combination of two or more of the securities being registered hereby.

 

 

 

 


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TABLE OF CO-REGISTRANTS

 

Exact Name of Co-Registrant

as Specified in its Charter

   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

American Land Development, LLC

   Delaware      20-3405570      

701 Market Street

Suite 975

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

American Land Holdings of Colorado, LLC

   Delaware      26-3730572      

701 Market Street

Suite 809

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

American Land Holdings of Illinois, LLC

   Delaware      30-0440127      

701 Market Street

Suite 974

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

American Land Holdings of Indiana, LLC

   Delaware      20-2514299      

701 Market Street

Suite 737

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

American Land Holdings of Kentucky, LLC

   Delaware      20-0766113      

701 Market Street

Suite 719

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

American Land Holdings of West Virginia, LLC

   Delaware      20-5744666      

701 Market Street

Suite 754

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Arid Operations, Inc.

   Delaware      84-1199578      

14062 Denver West Parkway

Suite 110

Golden, CO 80401-3301

(760) 337-5552

Big Ridge, Inc.

   Illinois      37-1126950      

420 Long Lane Road

Equality, IL 62946

(618) 273-4314

Big Sky Coal Company

   Delaware      81-0476071      

P.O. Box 97

Colstrip, MT 59323

(406) 748-5750

Black Hills Mining Company, LLC

   Illinois      32-0049741      

701 Market Street

Suite 779

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

BTU Western Resources, Inc.

   Delaware      20-1019486      

701 Market Street

Suite 735

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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Exact Name of Co-Registrant

as Specified in its Charter

   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Caballo Grande, LLC

   Delaware      27-1773243      

701 Market Street

Suite 710

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Caseyville Dock Company, LLC

   Delaware      20-8080107      

701 Market Street

Suite 764

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Central States Coal Reserves of Illinois, LLC

   Delaware      43-1869432      

701 Market Street

Suite 973

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Central States Coal Reserves of Indiana, LLC

   Delaware      20-3960696      

701 Market Street

Suite 983

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Century Mineral Resources, Inc.

   Illinois      36-3925555      

701 Market Street

Suite 798

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Coal Reserve Holding Limited Liability Company No. 1

   Delaware      43-1922737      

701 Market Street

Suite 960

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

COALSALES II, LLC

   Delaware      43-1610419      

701 Market Street

Suite 830

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Colorado Yampa Coal Company

   Delaware      95-3761211      

701 Market Street

Suite 732

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Conservancy Resources, LLC

   Delaware      20-5744701      

701 Market Street

Suite 755

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Cottonwood Land Company

   Delaware      43-1721982      

701 Market Street

Suite 972

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Cyprus Creek Land Company

   Delaware      73-1625890      

701 Market Street

Suite 772

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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as Specified in its Charter

   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Cyprus Creek Land Resources, LLC

   Delaware      75-3058264      

701 Market Street

Suite 775

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Dyson Creek Coal Company, LLC

   Delaware      43-1898526      

701 Market Street

Suite 952

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Dyson Creek Mining Company, LLC

   Delaware      20-8080062      

701 Market Street

Suite 762

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

El Segundo Coal Company, LLC

   Delaware      20-8162824      

701 Market Street

Suite 768

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Elkland Holdings, LLC

   Delaware      26-3724511      

701 Market Street

Suite 819

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Falcon Coal Company, LLC

   Indiana      35-2006760      

7100 Eagle Crest Blvd.

Suite 500

Evansville, IN 47715

(812) 434-8500

Gallo Finance Company

   Delaware      43-1823616      

701 Market Street

Suite 713

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Gold Fields Chile, LLC

   Delaware      13-3004607      

14062 Denver West Parkway

Suite 110

Golden, CO 63102

(303) 271-3600

Gold Fields Mining, LLC

   Delaware      36-2079582      

14062 Denver West

Parkway

Suite 110

Golden, CO 63102

(303) 271-3600

Gold Fields Ortiz, LLC

   Delaware      22-2204381      

14062 Denver West Parkway

Suite 110

Denver, CO 80401

(303) 271-3600

Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC

   Delaware      86-0719481      

701 Market Street

Suite 714

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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as Specified in its Charter

   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Highwall Mining Services Company

   Delaware      20-0010659      

701 Market Street

Suite 805

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Hillside Recreational Lands, LLC

   Delaware      32-0214135      

701 Market Street

Suite 797

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

HMC Mining, LLC

   Delaware      43-1875853      

701 Market Street

Suite 911

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Illinois Land Holdings, LLC

   Illinois      26-1865197      

701 Market Street

Suite 799

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Independence Material Handling, LLC

   Delaware      43-1750064      

701 Market Street

Suite 840

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

James River Coal Terminal, LLC

   Delaware      55-0643770      

701 Market Street

Suite 724

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Juniper Coal Company

   Delaware      43-1744675      

701 Market Street

Suite 716

St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

(314) 342-3400

Kayenta Mobile Home Park, Inc.

   Delaware      86-0773596      

P.O. Box 605

Kayenta, AZ 86033

(928) 677-3201

Kentucky Syngas, LLC

   Delaware      26-1156957      

701 Market Street

Suite 709

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Lively Grove Energy, LLC

   Delaware      20-5752800      

701 Market Street

Suite 786

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Lively Grove Energy Partners, LLC

   Delaware      26-0180403      

701 Market Street

Suite 794

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Marigold Electricity, LLC

   Delaware      26-0180352      

701 Market Street

Suite 793

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Midco Supply and Equipment Corporation

   Illinois      43-6042249      

P.O. Box 14542

St. Louis, MO 63178

(314) 342-3400

Midwest Coal Acquisition Corp.

   Delaware      20-0217640      

701 Market Street

Suite 722

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Midwest Coal Reserves of Illinois, LLC

   Delaware      20-3960648      

701 Market Street

Suite 964

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Midwest Coal Reserves of Indiana, LLC

   Delaware      20-3405958      

701 Market Street

Suite 963

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Moffat County Mining, LLC

   Delaware      74-1869420      

701 Market Street

Suite 733

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Mustang Energy Company, LLC

   Delaware      43-1898532      

701 Market Street

Suite 953

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

New Mexico Coal Resources, LLC

   Delaware      20-3405643      

701 Market Street

Suite 804

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Pacific Export Resources, LLC

   Delaware      27-5135144      

701 Market Street

Suite 701

St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

(314) 342-3400

Peabody America, Inc.

   Delaware      93-1116066      

701 Market Street

Suite 720

St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Archveyor, L.L.C.

   Delaware      43-1898535      

701 Market Street

Suite 751

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Peabody Arclar Mining, LLC

   Indiana      31-1566354      

420 Long Lane Road

Equality, IL 62934

(618) 273-4314

Peabody Bear Run Mining, LLC

   Delaware      26-3582291      

701 Market Street

Suite 802

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Bear Run Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3725923      

701 Market Street

Suite 820

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC

   Delaware      83-0309633      

701 Market Street

Suite 711

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Cardinal Gasification, LLC

   Delaware      20-5047955      

701 Market Street

Suite 931

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody COALSALES, LLC

   Delaware      20-1759740      

701 Market Street

Suite 831

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody COALTRADE International (CTI), LLC

   Delaware      20-1435716      

701 Market Street

Suite 836

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody COALTRADE, LLC

   Delaware      43-1666743      

701 Market Street

Suite 835

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Colorado Operations, LLC

   Delaware      20-2561644      

701 Market Street

Suite 832

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Colorado Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3723774      

701 Market Street

Suite 813

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Coulterville Mining, LLC

   Delaware      20-0217834      

701 Market Street

Suite 723

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Peabody Development Company, LLC

   Delaware      43-1265557      

701 Market Street

Suite 970

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Electricity, LLC

   Delaware      20-3405744      

701 Market Street

Suite 784

Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Employment Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3730348      

701 Market Street

Suite 808

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Energy Generation Holding Company

   Delaware      73-1625891      

701 Market Street

Suite 930

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Energy Investments, Inc.

   Delaware      68-0541702      

701 Market Street

Suite 717

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Energy Solutions, Inc.

   Delaware      43-1753832      

701 Market Street

Suite 845

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC

   Delaware      27-2294407      

701 Market Street

Suite 827

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Gateway Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3724075      

701 Market Street

Suite 817

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Holding Company, LLC

   Delaware      74-2666822      

701 Market Street

Suite 741

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Illinois Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3722638      

701 Market Street

Suite 811

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Indiana Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3724339      

701 Market Street

Suite 818

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Peabody International Investments, Inc.

   Delaware      26-361182      

701 Market Street

Suite 703

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody International Services, Inc.

   Delaware      20-8340434      

701 Market Street

Suite 783

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Investments Corp.

   Delaware      20-0480084      

701 Market Street

Suite 707

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Magnolia Grove Holdings, LLC

   Delaware      61-1683376      

701 Market Street

Suite 706

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Midwest Management Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3726045      

701 Market Street

Suite 816

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC

   Indiana      35-1799736      

7100 Eagle Crest Blvd

Evansville, IN 47715

(812) 424-9000

Peabody Midwest Operations, LLC

   Delaware      20-3405619      

701 Market Street

Suite 744

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Midwest Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3722194      

701 Market Street

Suite 810

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Natural Gas, LLC

   Delaware      43-1890836      

701 Market Street

Suite 740

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Natural Resources Company

   Delaware      51-0332232      

701 Market Street

Suite 718

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody New Mexico Services, LLC

   Delaware      20-8162939      

701 Market Street,

Suite 769

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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  State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
  IRS Employer
Identification
Number
   

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Peabody Operations Holding, LLC

  Delaware     26-3723890     

701 Market Street

Suite 815

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Powder River Mining, LLC

  Delaware     43-0996010     

701 Market Street

Suite 702

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Powder River Operations, LLC

  Delaware     20-3405797     

701 Market Street

Suite 700

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Powder River Services, LLC

  Delaware     26-3725850     

701 Market Street

Suite 826

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody PowerTree Investments, LLC

  Delaware     20-0116980     

701 Market Street

Suite 954

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Recreational Lands, L.L.C.

  Delaware     43-1898382     

701 Market Street

Suite 920

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Rocky Mountain Management Services, LLC

  Delaware     26-3725390     

701 Market Street

Suite 823

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Rocky Mountain Services, LLC

  Delaware     20-8162706     

701 Market Street

Suite 767

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC

  Delaware     26-3730653     

701 Market Street

Suite 803

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody School Creek Mining, LLC

  Delaware     20-2902073     

701 Market Street

Suite 738

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Services Holdings, LLC

  Delaware     26-3726126     

701 Market Street

Suite 814

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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as Specified in its Charter

   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Peabody Southwest, LLC

   Delaware      20-5744732      

701 Market Street

Suite 756

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Southwestern Coal Company

   Delaware      43-1898372      

701 Market Street

Suite 739

St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Terminal Holding Company, Inc.

   Delaware      26-1087861      

701 Market Street

Suite 796

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Terminals, LLC

   Delaware      31-1035824      

701 Market Street

Suite 712

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Trout Creek Reservoir LLC

   Delaware      30-0746873      

701 Market Street

Suite 725

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Twentymile Mining, LLC

   Delaware      26-3725223      

701 Market Street

Suite 822

St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Venezuela Coal Corp.

   Delaware      43-1609813      

701 Market Street

Suite 715

St. Louis, MO 63101-1826

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Venture Fund, LLC

   Delaware      20-3405779      

701 Market Street

Suite 758

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody-Waterside Development, L.L.C.

   Delaware      75-3098342      

701 Market Street

Suite 921

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Western Coal Company

   Delaware      86-0766626      

P.O. Box 605

Kayenta, AZ 86033

(928) 677-3201

Peabody Wild Boar Mining, LLC

   Delaware      26-3730759      

701 Market Street

Suite 825

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Wild Boar Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3725591      

701 Market Street

Suite 824

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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Exact Name of Co-Registrant

as Specified in its Charter

   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Peabody Williams Fork Mining, LLC

   Delaware      20-8162742      

701 Market Street

Suite 766

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Wyoming Gas, LLC

   Delaware      20-5744610      

701 Market Street

Suite 757

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Peabody Wyoming Services, LLC

   Delaware      26-3723011      

701 Market Street

Suite 812

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

PEC Equipment Company, LLC

   Delaware      20-0217950      

701 Market Street

Suite 726

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Point Pleasant Dock Company, LLC

   Delaware      20-0117005      

701 Market Street

Suite 708

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Pond River Land Company

   Delaware      73-1625893      

701 Market Street

Suite 771

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Porcupine Production, LLC

   Delaware      43-1898379      

701 Market Street

Suite 752

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Porcupine Transportation, LLC

   Delaware      43-1898380      

701 Market Street

Suite 753

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Riverview Terminal Company

   Delaware      13-2899722      

14062 Denver West

Parkway

Suite 110

Golden, CO 80401-3301

(606) 739-5752

Sage Creek Holdings, LLC

   Delaware      26-3286872      

701 Market Street

Suite 801

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

School Creek Coal Resources, LLC

   Delaware      20-3585831      

701 Market Street

Suite 742

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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Exact Name of Co-Registrant

as Specified in its Charter

   State or Other
Jurisdiction  of
Incorporation or
Organization
   IRS Employer
Identification
Number
    

Address, Including Zip Code,
and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of
Co-Registrant’s Principal
Executive Offices

Seneca Coal Company, LLC

   Delaware      84-1273892      

Drawer D

P.O. Box 670

Hayden, CO 81639

(970) 276-3707

Shoshone Coal Corporation

   Delaware      25-1336898      

701 Market Street

Suite 734

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Star Lake Energy Company, L.L.C.

   Delaware      43-1898533      

701 Market Street

Suite 951

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Sugar Camp Properties, LLC

   Indiana      35-2130006      

7100 Eagle Crest Blvd.

Evansville, IN 47715

(812) 424-9000

Thoroughbred Generating Company, LLC

   Delaware      43-1898534      

701 Market Street

Suite 780

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Thoroughbred Mining Company, L.L.C.

   Delaware      73-1625889      

701 Market Street

Suite 721

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

Twentymile Coal, LLC

   Delaware      95-3811846      

701 Market Street

Suite 731

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400

West Roundup Resources, LLC

   Delaware      20-2561489      

701 Market Street

Suite 736

St. Louis, MO 63101

(314) 342-3400


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PROSPECTUS

LOGO

Peabody Energy Corporation

Debt Securities

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Warrants

Units

Subsidiary Guarantors

Guaranteed Debt Securities

Peabody Energy Corporation may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more series, any one of the following securities:

 

   

unsecured debt securities consisting of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness which may be senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities,

 

   

common stock,

 

   

preferred stock,

 

   

warrants, and

 

   

units,

or any combination of these securities. Peabody Energy Corporation’s debt securities may be guaranteed by substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries.

The common stock of Peabody Energy Corporation is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BTU.” We will provide more specific information about the terms of an offering of any securities in supplements to this prospectus.

We may offer these securities directly to investors, through agents, underwriters or dealers on a continuous or delayed basis. Each prospectus supplement will provide the terms of the plan of distribution relating to each series of securities.

You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, as well as the risks contained or described in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, before you invest.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is October 19, 2012


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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RISK FACTORS

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CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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SUMMARY

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

     4   

USE OF PROCEEDS

     4   

DIVIDEND POLICY

     4   

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

     4   

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

     10   

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

     13   

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

     14   

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     14   

LEGAL MATTERS

     15   

EXPERTS

     15   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     15   

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus describes the general terms of the securities to be offered hereby. A prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other terms of the securities being offered will be provided to you in connection with each sale of securities offered pursuant to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To understand the terms of securities offered pursuant to this prospectus, you should carefully read this document with the applicable prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us. Together, these documents will give the specific terms of the offered securities. You should also read the documents we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus described below under “Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference.”

You should rely only on the information incorporated by reference or provided in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those documents.

RISK FACTORS

Investing in the securities involves risk. Please see the “Risk Factors” section in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, along with the disclosure related to the risk factors contained in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as updated by our future filings with the SEC. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The prospectus supplement applicable to each type or series of securities we offer may contain a discussion of additional risks applicable to an investment in us and the particular type of securities we are offering under that prospectus supplement.

CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the information included in this prospectus and the documents we have incorporated by reference include statements of our expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will” or other similar words to identify forward-looking statements.

Without limiting the foregoing, all statements relating to our future outlook, anticipated capital expenditures, future cash flows and borrowings, and sources of funding are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions that we believe are reasonable, but are subject to a wide range of uncertainties and business risks and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in these statements.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are:

 

   

global supply and demand for coal, including the seaborne thermal and metallurgical coal markets;

 

   

price volatility, particularly in higher-margin products and in our trading and brokerage businesses;

 

   

impact of alternative energy sources, including natural gas and renewables;

 

   

global steel demand and the downstream impact on metallurgical coal prices;

 

   

impact of weather and natural disasters on demand, production and transportation;

 

   

reductions and/or deferrals of purchases by major customers and our ability to renew sales contracts;

 

   

credit and performance risks associated with customers, suppliers, contract miners, co-shippers, and trading, banks and other financial counterparties;

 

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geologic, equipment, permitting and operational risks related to mining;

 

   

transportation availability, performance and costs;

 

   

availability, timing of delivery and costs of key supplies, capital equipment or commodities such as diesel fuel, steel, explosives and tires;

 

   

integration of Macarthur Coal Limited (PEA-PCI) operations;

 

   

successful implementation of business strategies;

 

   

negotiation of labor contracts, employee relations and workforce availability;

 

   

changes in postretirement benefit and pension obligations and their related funding requirements;

 

   

replacement and development of coal reserves;

 

   

availability, access to and the related cost of capital and financial markets;

 

   

effects of changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates (primarily the Australian dollar);

 

   

effects of acquisitions or divestitures;

 

   

economic strength and political stability of countries in which we have operations or serve customers;

 

   

legislation, regulations and court decisions or other government actions, including but not limited to, new environmental and mine safety requirements and changes in income tax regulations, sales-related royalties or other regulatory taxes;

 

   

litigation, including claims not yet asserted;

 

   

terrorist attacks or threats;

 

   

impacts of pandemic illnesses; and

 

   

other factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors.”

When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the cautionary statements in this document and the documents incorporated by reference. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements were made, and we undertake no obligation to update these statements except as required by federal securities laws.

 

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information from this prospectus and does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide you with a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other terms of the securities being offered. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. To understand the terms of our securities, you should carefully read this document with the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us. Together, these documents will give the specific terms of the securities we are offering. You should also read the documents we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus described below under “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.” When used in this prospectus, the terms “we,” “our,” and “us,” except as otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise indicates, refer to Peabody Energy Corporation and/or its applicable subsidiary or subsidiaries.

The Securities We May Offer

We may offer and sell from time to time:

 

   

common stock;

 

   

debt securities;

 

   

preferred stock;

 

   

warrants; and

 

   

units.

In addition, we may offer and sell from time to time debt securities that may be guaranteed by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries.

Common Stock

We may issue shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably dividends if, as and when dividends are declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, after payment of dividends required to be paid on outstanding preferred stock or series common stock. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.

Debt Securities

We may offer debt securities, which may be either senior, senior subordinated or subordinated, may be guaranteed by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries, and may be convertible into shares of our common stock. We may issue debt securities either separately, or together with, upon conversion of or in exchange for other securities. The debt securities that we issue will be issued under one of two indentures among us, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and, if guaranteed, the subsidiary guarantors thereto. We have summarized general features of the debt securities that we may issue under “Description of Debt Securities.” We encourage you to read the indentures, which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Preferred Stock

We may issue shares of our preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, in one or more series. Our board of directors will determine the dividend, voting, conversion and other rights of the series of preferred stock being offered.

 

 

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Warrants

We may issue warrants for the purchase of preferred stock or common stock or debt securities of our company. We may issue warrants independently or together with other securities. Warrants sold with other securities as a unit may be attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a warrant agent that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Units

We may also issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit may also include debt obligations of third parties, such as U.S. Treasury securities. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security.

Peabody Energy Corporation

We are the world’s largest private sector coal company. We own interests in 30 coal mining operations, as of June 30, 2012, including a majority interest in 29 coal mining operations located in the U.S. and Australia and a 50% equity interest in the Middlemount Mine in Australia. We also own a noncontrolling interest in a mining operation in Venezuela. In addition to our mining operations, we market, broker and trade coal through trading and business offices in China, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Singapore, Indonesia, Mongolia and the U.S.

In 2011, we produced and sold 227.5 million and 250.6 million tons of coal, respectively. During this period, 82% of our total sales (by volume) were to U.S. electricity generators, 15% were to customers outside the U.S. and 3% were to the U.S. industrial sector. Approximately 91% of our prior year worldwide sales (by volume) were under long-term contracts (those with terms in excess of one year).

We conduct business through four principal operating segments: Western U.S. Mining, Midwestern U.S. Mining, Australian Mining and Trading and Brokerage. Our Western U.S. Mining segment consists of our Powder River Basin, Southwest and Colorado operations, while our Midwestern U.S. Mining segment consists of our operations in Illinois and Indiana.

The principal business of the Western and Midwestern U.S. Mining segments is the mining, preparation and sale of thermal coal. In the U.S., we typically supply thermal coal to domestic electric generators and industrial customers for power generation under long-term contracts, with a portion sold into the seaborne export markets.

The business of our Australian Mining segment is the mining of various qualities of low-sulfur, high Btu coal (metallurgical coal), as well as thermal coal. Our Australian Mining operations are primarily export focused with customers spread across several countries, while a portion of our coal is sold to Australian steel producers and power generators. Revenues from individual countries generally vary year by year based on demand for electricity and steel, global economic strength and several other factors, including those specific to each country. Industry commercial practice, and our practice, is to negotiate pricing for metallurgical and seaborne thermal coal contracts on a quarterly and annual basis, respectively. On October 26, 2011, we acquired PEA-PCI, making us the third-largest holder of Australian coal reserves. From the date of acquisition, PEA-PCI’s results from operations have been included in our results and reflected in our Australian Mining segment, except for the activity associated with certain equity affiliates, which is reflected in our Corporate and Other segment.

The principal business of our Trading and Brokerage segment is the marketing and brokering of coal for other producers, both as principal and agent, and the trading of coal, freight and freight-related contracts. The segment also provides transportation-related services in support of our coal trading strategy and conducts hedging activities in support of sales from our mining operations.

Our fifth segment, Corporate and Other, includes mining and export/transportation joint ventures and activities associated with certain energy-related commercial matters, Btu Conversion and the optimization of our coal reserve and real estate holdings.

 

 

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To maximize our coal assets and land holdings for long-term growth, we are contributing to the development of coal-fueled generation, pursuing Btu conversion projects that would convert coal to natural gas or transportation fuels and advancing clean coal technologies, including carbon capture and storage.

Our principal executive offices are located at 701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63101-1826, and our telephone number is (314) 342-3400. Our Internet website address is www.peabodyenergy.com. Information on our website is not a part of, or incorporated by reference in, this prospectus.

 

 

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The ratio of earnings to fixed charges presented below should be read together with the financial statements and the notes accompanying them and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 incorporated by reference into this prospectus. For purposes of the computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of income from continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense on all indebtedness plus the interest component of lease rental expense. A ratio of combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends to earnings will be included as necessary in the applicable prospectus supplement if we issue and sell preferred stock thereunder.

 

     Year Ended
December  31,
2007
     Year Ended
December  31,
2008
     Year Ended
December  31,
2009
     Year Ended
December  31,
2010
     Year Ended
December  31,
2011
     Six  Months
Ended
June  30,
2012
 

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

     2.36x         4.99x         3.63x         5.32x         5.72x         2.82   

USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will use all or a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of our securities offered by this prospectus and the prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include repayment of debt, capital expenditures, possible acquisitions and any other purposes that may be stated in any prospectus supplement. The net proceeds may be invested temporarily or applied to repay short-term or revolving debt until they are used for their stated purpose.

DIVIDEND POLICY

We have declared and paid quarterly dividends since our initial public offering in 2001. Most recently, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.085 per share of common stock on October 18, 2012, to be paid on November 23, 2012, to stockholders of record on November 1, 2012. The declaration and payment of dividends and the amount of dividends will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, future prospects, any limitations imposed by our debt instruments and other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

The following description of the terms of the debt securities summarizes certain general terms that will apply to the debt securities offered by us. The description is not complete, and we refer you to the indentures, which are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. In addition, the terms described below may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified pursuant to one or more supplemental indentures. Any such amendments, supplements or modifications will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Capitalized items have the meanings assigned to them in the indentures. The referenced sections of the indentures and the definitions of capitalized terms are incorporated by reference in the following summary.

The debt securities that we may issue will be senior, senior subordinated or subordinated debt, may be guaranteed by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries, and may be convertible into shares of our common stock.

The senior, senior subordinated or subordinated debt securities that we may issue will be issued under separate indentures among us, U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and, if guaranteed, the subsidiary guarantors thereto. Senior debt securities will be issued under a “Senior Indenture,” senior subordinated debt securities and subordinated debt securities will be issued under a “Subordinated Indenture.” Collectively, we refer to the Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture as the “Indentures.” For purposes of the summary set forth below, “obligor” refers to Peabody Energy Corporation. This summary of the Indentures is qualified by reference to the Indentures. You should refer to the Indentures in addition to reading this summary. The summary is not complete and is subject to the specific terms of the Indentures.

 

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General

Under the Indentures, we will be able to issue from time to time, in one or more series, an unlimited amount of debt securities. Each time that we issue a new series of debt securities, the supplement to the prospectus relating to that new series will specify the terms of those debt securities, including:

 

   

designation, amount and denominations;

 

   

percentage of principal amount at which the debt securities will be issued;

 

   

maturity date;

 

   

interest rate and payment dates;

 

   

terms and conditions of exchanging or converting debt securities for other securities;

 

   

the currency or currencies in which the debt securities may be issued;

 

   

redemption terms;

 

   

whether the debt securities will be guaranteed by our subsidiaries;

 

   

whether the debt securities and/or any guarantees will be senior, senior subordinated or subordinated; and

 

   

any other specific terms of the debt securities, including any deleted, modified or additional events of default or remedies or additional covenants provided with respect to the debt securities, and any terms that may be required by or advisable under applicable laws or regulations.

Unless otherwise specified in any prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be issuable in registered form without coupons and in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of any debt securities, but the issuer may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.

Debt securities may bear interest at a fixed rate or a floating rate. Debt securities bearing no interest or interest at a rate that at the time of issuance is below the prevailing market rate may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. Special U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to discounted debt securities or to some debt securities issued at par that are treated as having been issued at a discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

In determining whether the holders of the requisite aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities of any series have given any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent or waiver under the Indentures, the principal amount of any series of debt securities originally issued at a discount from their stated principal amount that will be deemed to be outstanding for such purposes will be the amount of the principal thereof that would be due and payable as of the date of the determination upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof.

Payments relating to the debt securities generally will be paid by us, at U.S. Bank National Association’s corporate trust office. However, we may elect to pay interest by mailing checks directly to the registered holders of the debt securities. You can transfer your debt securities at U.S. Bank National Association’s corporate trust office.

Ranking

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement for any series, the debt securities that we issue will be unsecured and will rank on a parity with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.

We conduct a material amount of our operations through our subsidiaries. Our right to participate as a shareholder in any distribution of assets of any of our subsidiaries (and thus the ability of holders of the debt securities that we issue to benefit as creditors of Peabody Energy Corporation from such distribution) is junior to creditors of that subsidiary. As a result, claims of holders of the debt securities that we issue will generally have a junior position to claims of creditors of our subsidiaries, except to the extent that we may be recognized as a creditor of those subsidiaries or those subsidiaries guarantee the debt securities.

 

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Subordinated Debt Securities

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement of any series, our obligation to make any payment on account of the principal of or premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the subordinated debt securities we issue will be subordinate and junior in right of payment to our obligations to the holders of our senior indebtedness to the extent described in the Subordinated Indenture.

In the case of our liquidation, dissolution or bankruptcy or similar proceeding, whether voluntary or involuntary, all of our obligations to holders of our senior indebtedness will be entitled to be paid in full before any payment can be made on account of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on the subordinated debt securities.

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement of any series, we may not pay principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the subordinated securities (or pay any other obligations relating to the subordinated securities, including additional interest, fees, costs, expenses, indemnities and rescission or damage claims) or make any deposit pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture and may not purchase, redeem or otherwise retire any subordinated securities (except as otherwise described in the Subordinated Indenture) if either of the following occurs (a “Payment Default”):

 

   

any obligation on any of our Designated Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Subordinated Indenture) is not paid in full in cash when due (after giving effect to any applicable grace period); or

 

   

any other default on our Designated Senior Indebtedness occurs and the maturity of such Designated Senior Indebtedness is accelerated in accordance with its terms;

unless, in either case, the Payment Default has been cured or waived and any such acceleration has been rescinded or such Designated Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full in cash; provided, however, that we will be entitled to pay the subordinated securities without regard to the foregoing if we and the trustee receive written notice approving such payment from the representatives of all Designated Senior Indebtedness with respect to which the Payment Default has occurred and is continuing.

By reason of the above subordination in favor of the holders of our senior indebtedness, in the event of our bankruptcy or insolvency, holders of our senior indebtedness may receive more, ratably, and holders of the subordinated debt securities having a claim pursuant to the subordinated debt securities may receive less, ratably, than our other creditors.

Reopening of Issue

We may, from time to time, reopen an issue of debt securities without the consent of the holders of the debt securities and issue additional debt securities with the same terms (including maturity and interest payment terms) as debt securities issued on an earlier date. After such additional debt securities are issued they will be fungible with the previously issued debt securities to the extent specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Debt Guarantees

Our debt securities may be guaranteed by substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries, the “subsidiary guarantors.” If debt securities are guaranteed by subsidiary guarantors, that guarantee will be set forth in the applicable Indenture or a supplemental indenture.

Payments with respect to subsidiary guarantees of our senior subordinated debt securities and subordinated debt securities will be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all senior indebtedness of each such subsidiary guarantor to the same extent and manner that payments with respect to our senior subordinated debt securities and subordinated debt securities are subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our senior indebtedness.

Merger and Consolidation

Unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement of any series, we may, under the applicable Indenture, without the consent of the holders of debt securities, consolidate with, merge with or into or transfer

 

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all or substantially all of our assets to any other corporation organized under the laws of the United States or any of its political subdivisions provided that:

 

   

the surviving corporation assumes all of our obligations under the applicable Indenture;

 

   

at the time of such transaction, no event of default, and no event that, after notice or lapse of time, would become an event of default, shall have happened and be continuing; and

 

   

certain other conditions are met.

Modification

Generally, our rights and obligations and the holders’ rights may be modified with the consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by such modification. However, unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement of any series, no modification or amendment may occur without the consent of the affected holder of a debt security if that modification or amendment would do any of the following:

 

   

change the stated maturity date of the principal of, or any installment of interest on, any of the holder’s debt securities;

 

   

reduce the principal amount of, or the interest (or premium, if any) on, the debt security (including, in the case of a discounted debt security, the amount payable upon acceleration of maturity or provable in bankruptcy);

 

   

change the currency of payment of the debt security;

 

   

impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on the debt security or adversely affect the right of repayment, if any, at the option of the holder;

 

   

reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities necessary to modify or amend the applicable Indenture or to waive any past default;

 

   

release a guarantor from its obligations under its guarantee, other than in accordance with the terms thereof; or

 

   

modify our obligations to maintain an office or agency.

A modification that changes a covenant or provision expressly included solely for the benefit of holders of one or more particular series will not affect the rights of holders of debt securities of any other series.

Each Indenture provides that the obligor and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, may make modifications without the consent of the debt security holders in order to do the following:

 

   

evidence the assumption by a successor entity of the obligations of the obligor under the applicable Indenture;

 

   

convey security for the debt securities to U.S. Bank National Association;

 

   

add covenants, restrictions or conditions for the protection of the debt security holders;

 

   

provide for the issuance of debt securities in coupon or fully registered form;

 

   

establish the form or terms of debt securities of any series;

 

   

cure any ambiguity or correct any defect in an Indenture that does not adversely affect the interests of a holder;

 

   

evidence the appointment of a successor trustee or more than one trustee;

 

   

surrender any right or power conferred upon us;

 

   

comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to maintain the qualification of the applicable Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended;

 

 

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add or modify any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under an Indenture that we and U.S. Bank National Association may deem necessary or desirable and that will not adversely affect the interests of holders of debt securities;

 

   

modify the existing covenants and events of default solely in respect of, or add new covenants or events of default that apply solely to, debt securities not yet issued and outstanding; or

 

   

to provide for guarantees of the debt securities and to specify the ranking of the obligations of the guarantors under their respective guarantees.

Events of Default

Under the Indentures, an event of default means, unless otherwise described in the prospectus supplement of any series, any one of the following:

 

   

failure to pay interest on a debt security for 30 days;

 

   

failure to pay principal and premium, if any, when due;

 

   

failure to pay or satisfy a sinking fund installment when due;

 

   

failure by Peabody Energy Corporation or by a guarantor of the debt securities to perform any other covenant in the applicable Indenture that continues for 60 days after receipt of notice;

 

   

certain events in bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; or

 

   

a guarantee being held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid.

An event of default relating to one series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an event of default with respect to any other series issued under the applicable Indenture. If an event of default exists with respect to a series of debt securities, U.S. Bank National Association or the holders of at least 25% of the then-outstanding debt securities of that series may declare the principal of that series due and payable.

Any event of default with respect to a particular series of debt securities may be waived by the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding debt securities of that series, except for a failure to pay principal, premium or interest on the debt security.

U.S. Bank National Association may withhold notice to the holder of the debt securities of any default (except in payment of principal, premium, interest or sinking fund payment) if U.S. Bank National Association thinks that withholding such notice is in the interest of the holders.

Subject to the specific duties that arise under the applicable Indenture if an event of default exists, U.S. Bank National Association is not obligated to exercise any of its rights or powers under the applicable Indenture at the request of the holders of the debt securities unless they provide reasonable indemnity satisfactory to it. Generally, the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding debt securities can direct the proceeding for a remedy available to U.S. Bank National Association or for exercising any power conferred on U.S. Bank National Association as the trustee.

Trustee’s Relationship

U.S. Bank National Association or its affiliates may from time to time in the future provide banking and other services to us in the ordinary course of its business. The Indentures provide that we will indemnify U.S. Bank National Association against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage or expense incurred that arises from the trust created by the applicable Indenture unless the loss, liability, claim, damage or expense results from U.S. Bank National Association’s negligence or willful misconduct.

Global Securities

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temporary or permanent. A prospectus supplement will contain additional information about depository arrangements.

Registered global securities will be registered in the depository’s name or in the name of its nominee. When we issue a global security, the depository will credit that amount of debt securities to the investors that have accounts with the depository or its nominee. The underwriters or the debt security holder’s agent will designate the accounts to be credited, unless the debt securities are offered and sold directly by us, in which case, we will designate the appropriate account to be credited.

Investors who have accounts with a depository, and people who have an interest in those institutions, are the beneficial owners of global securities held by that particular depository.

We will not maintain records regarding ownership or the transfer of global securities held by a depository or to its nominee. If you are the beneficial owner of global securities held by a depository, you must get information directly from the depository.

As long as a depository is the registered owner of a global security, that depository will be considered the sole owner of the debt securities represented by that global security. Except as set forth below, beneficial owners of global securities held by a depository will not be entitled to:

 

   

register the represented debt securities in their names;

 

   

receive physical delivery of the debt securities; or

 

   

be considered the owners or holders of the global security under the applicable Indenture.

Payments on debt securities registered in the name of a depository or its nominee will be made to the depositary or its nominee.

When a depository receives a payment, it must immediately credit the accounts in amounts proportionate to the account holders’ interests in the global security. The beneficial owners of a global security should, and are expected to, establish standing instructions and customary practices with their investors that have an account with the depository, so that payments can be made with regard to securities beneficially held for them, much like securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.”

A global security can only be transferred in whole by the depository to a nominee of such depository or to another nominee of a depository. If a depository is unwilling or unable to continue as a depository and we do not appoint a successor depository within ninety days, we will issue certificated debt securities in exchange for all of the global securities held by that depository. In addition, we may eliminate all global securities at any time and issue certificated debt securities in exchange for them. Further, we may allow a depository to surrender a global security in exchange for certificated debt securities on any terms that are acceptable to us and the depository. Finally, an interest in the global security is exchangeable for a certificated debt security if an event of default has occurred as described above under “Events of Default.”

If any of these events occur, we will execute, and U.S. Bank National Association will authenticate and deliver to the beneficial owners of the global security in question, a new registered security in an amount equal to and in exchange for that person’s beneficial interest in the exchanged global security. The depository will receive a new global security in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of the surrendered global security and the amount of debt securities delivered to the beneficial owners. Debt securities issued in exchange for global securities will be registered in the same names and in the same denominations as indicated by the depository’s records and in accordance with the instructions from its direct and indirect participants.

The laws of certain jurisdictions require some people who purchase securities to actually take physical possession of those securities. The limitations imposed by these laws may impair your ability to transfer your beneficial interests in a global security.

Conversion Rights

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price, the conversion period, provisions as to whether conversion will be at the option of the Holder or us, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion price and provisions affecting conversion in the event of the redemption of those debt securities.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

Our authorized capital stock consists of (1) 800 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 268.3 million shares were outstanding on June 30, 2012, (2) 10 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share 750,000 of which are reserved for the 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2066), of which no shares are issued or outstanding and (3) 40 million shares of series common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which no shares are issued or outstanding. As of September 30, 2012, there were 1,393 holders of record of our common stock. The following description of our capital stock and related matters is qualified in its entirety by reference to our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) and amended and restated by-laws.

The following summary describes elements of our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) and amended and restated by-laws.

Common Stock

Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. The holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably dividends if, as and when dividends are declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, after payment of dividends required to be paid on outstanding preferred stock or series common stock, as described below. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, any business combination or a sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably the assets available for distribution to the stockholders after payment of liabilities and accrued but unpaid dividends and liquidation preferences on any outstanding preferred stock or series common stock. The common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights and is not subject to further calls or assessment by us. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.

Perpetual Preferred Stock

Holders of perpetual preferred stock issued upon conversion of the 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2066 (the “Debentures”) will be fully paid and non-assessable, and holders will have no preemptive or preferential right to purchase any of our other securities. The perpetual preferred stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share, is not convertible and is redeemable at our option at any time at a cash redemption price per share equal to the liquidation preference plus any accumulated dividends. Holders are entitled to receive cumulative dividends at an annual rate of 3.0875% if and when declared by our board of directors. If we fail to pay dividends on the perpetual preferred stock for five years, or upon the occurrence of a mandatory trigger event, as defined in the certificate of designations governing the perpetual preferred stock, we generally must sell warrants or preferred stock with specified characteristics and use the funds from that sale to pay accumulated dividends after the payment in full of any deferred interest on the Debentures, subject to certain limitations. In the event of a mandatory trigger event, we may not declare dividends on the perpetual preferred stock other than those funded through the sale of warrants or preferred stock as described above. Any deferred interest on the Debentures at the time of notice of conversion will be reflected as accumulated dividends on the perpetual preferred stock at issuance. Additionally, holders of the perpetual preferred stock are entitled to elect two additional members to serve on our board of directors if (i) prior to any remarketing of the perpetual preferred stock, we fail to declare and pay dividends with respect to the perpetual preferred stock for 10 consecutive years or (ii) after any successful remarketing or any final failed remarketing of the perpetual preferred stock, we fail to declare and pay six dividends thereon, whether or not consecutive. The perpetual preferred stock may be remarketed at the holder’s election after December 15, 2046 or earlier, upon the first occurrence of a change of control if we do not redeem the perpetual preferred stock. There were no outstanding shares of perpetual preferred stock as of June 30, 2012.

 

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Preferred Stock and Series Common Stock

Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) authorizes our board of directors to establish one or more series of preferred stock or series common stock. With respect to any series of preferred stock or series common stock, our board of directors is authorized to determine the terms and rights of that series, including:

 

   

the designation of the series;

 

   

the number of shares of the series, which our board may, except where otherwise provided in the preferred stock or series common stock designation, increase or decrease, but not below the number of shares then outstanding;

 

   

whether dividends, if any, will be cumulative or non-cumulative and the dividend rate of the series;

 

   

the dates at which dividends, if any, will be payable;

 

   

the redemption rights and price or prices, if any, for shares of the series;

 

   

the terms and amounts of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of shares of the series;

 

   

the amounts payable on shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the affairs of our company;

 

   

whether the shares of the series will be convertible into shares of any other class or series, or any other security, of our company or any other corporation, and, if so, the specification of the other class or series or other security, the conversion price or prices or rate or rates, any rate adjustments, the date or dates as of which the shares will be convertible and all other terms and conditions upon which the conversion may be made;

 

   

restrictions on the issuance of shares of the same series or of any other class or series; and

 

   

the voting rights, if any, of the holders of the series.

Unless required by law or by any stock exchange, the authorized shares of preferred stock and series common stock, as well as shares of common stock, are available for issuance without further action by our stockholders.

Although we have no intention at the present time of doing so, we could issue a series of preferred stock or series common stock that could, depending on the terms of the series, impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt. We will make any determination to issue preferred stock or series common stock based on our judgment as to the best interests of the company and our stockholders. We, in so acting, could issue preferred stock or series common stock having terms that could discourage an acquisition attempt or other transaction that some, or a majority, of stockholders might believe to be in their best interests or in which they might receive a premium for their common stock over the market price of the common stock.

Authorized but Unissued Capital Stock

Delaware law does not require stockholder approval for any issuance of authorized shares. However, the listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, which would apply so long as the common stock remains listed on the New York Stock Exchange, require stockholder approval of certain issuances equal to or exceeding 20% of the then-outstanding voting power or then-outstanding number of shares of common stock. These additional shares may be used for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings, to raise additional capital or to facilitate acquisitions.

One of the effects of the existence of unissued and unreserved common stock, preferred stock or series common stock may be to enable our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, which issuance could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, and thereby protect the continuity of our management and possibly deprive the stockholders of opportunities to sell their shares of common stock at prices higher than prevailing market prices.

 

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Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Charter and By-laws

Delaware Law

Our company is a Delaware corporation subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Section 203 provides that, subject to certain exceptions specified in the law, a Delaware corporation shall not engage in certain “business combinations” with any “interested stockholder” for a three-year period following the time that the stockholder became an interested stockholder unless:

 

   

prior to such time, our board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

 

   

upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding certain shares; or

 

   

at or subsequent to that time, the business combination is approved by our board of directors and by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to certain exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who together with that person’s affiliates and associates owns, or within the previous three years did own, 15% or more of our voting stock.

Under certain circumstances, Section 203 makes it more difficult for a person who would be an “interested stockholder” to effect various business combinations with a corporation for a three-year period. The provisions of Section 203 may encourage companies interested in acquiring our company to negotiate in advance with our board of directors because the stockholder approval requirement would be avoided if our board of directors approves either the business combination or the transaction which results in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder. These provisions also may have the effect of preventing changes in our board of directors and may make it more difficult to accomplish transactions which stockholders may otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws

Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) and our amended and restated by-laws contain provisions that could make more difficult the acquisition of the company by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise.

Removal of Directors.    Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) and our amended and restated by-laws provide that directors may be removed only for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of holders of at least 75% of the voting power of all the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

Stockholder Action.    Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) and our amended and restated by-laws provide that stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be taken by written consent in lieu of a meeting. Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) and our amended and restated by-laws provide that special meetings of stockholders can be called only by our chief executive officer or pursuant to a resolution adopted by our board of directors. Stockholders are not permitted to call a special meeting or to require that the board of directors call a special meeting of stockholders.

Advance Notice Procedures.    Our amended and restated by-laws establish an advance notice procedure for stockholders to make nominations of candidates for election as directors, or bring other business before an annual or special meeting of our stockholders. This notice procedure provides that only persons who are nominated by, or at the direction of our board of directors, the chairman of the board, or by a stockholder who has given timely written notice to the secretary of our company prior to the meeting at which directors are to be elected, will be eligible for election as directors. This procedure also requires that, in order to raise matters at an annual or special

 

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meeting, those matters be raised before the meeting pursuant to the notice of meeting we deliver or by, or at the direction of, our chairman or by a stockholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has given timely written notice to the secretary of our company of his intention to raise those matters at the annual meeting. If our chairman or other officer presiding at a meeting determines that a person was not nominated, or other business was not brought before the meeting, in accordance with the notice procedure, that person will not be eligible for election as a director, or that business will not be conducted at the meeting.

Amendment.    Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) provides that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, voting together as a single class, is required to amend provisions of our certificate of incorporation relating to the prohibition of stockholder action without a meeting, the number, election and term of our directors and the removal of directors. Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) further provides that our by-laws may be amended by our board or by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote, voting together as a single class.

Rights Agreement

On July 23, 2002, our board of directors adopted a preferred share purchase rights plan. The rights under the plan expired on August 11, 2012.

Registrar and Transfer Agent

The registrar and transfer agent for the common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

Listing

The common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BTU.”

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

The following description of the warrant agreements summarizes certain general terms that will apply to the warrants that we may offer. The description is not complete, and we refer you to the warrant agreements, which will be filed with the SEC promptly after the offering of any warrants and will be available as described under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference” in this prospectus.

We may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or other securities. We may issue warrants independently or as part of a unit with other securities. Warrants sold with other securities as a unit may be attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue warrants under one or more warrant agreements between us and a warrant agent that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The prospectus supplement relating to any warrants we are offering will include specific terms relating to the offering, including a description of any other securities sold together with the warrants. These terms will include some or all of the following:

 

   

the title of the warrants;

 

   

the aggregate number of warrants offered;

 

   

the price or prices at which the warrants will be issued;

 

   

the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which the prices of the warrants may be payable;

 

   

the designation, number and terms of the debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or other securities or rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value, rate or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies or indices, purchasable upon exercise of the warrants and procedures by which those numbers may be adjusted; the exercise price of the warrants and the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which such price is payable;

 

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the dates or periods during which the warrants are exercisable;

 

   

the designation and terms of any securities with which the warrants are issued as a unit;

 

   

if the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the date on and after which the warrants and the other security will be separately transferable;

 

   

if the exercise price is not payable in U.S. dollars, the foreign currency, currency unit or composite currency in which the exercise price is denominated;

 

   

any minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

 

   

any terms relating to the modification of the warrants; and

 

   

any other terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange, exercise or redemption of the warrants.

Warrants issued for securities other than our debt securities, common stock or preferred stock will not be exercisable until at least one year from the date of sale of the warrant.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

The following descriptions of the units and any applicable underlying security or pledge or depository arrangements summarize certain general terms that will apply to the applicable agreements. These descriptions do not restate those agreements in their entirety. We urge you to read the applicable agreements because they, and not the summaries, define your rights as holders of the units. We will make copies of the relevant agreements available as described under the heading “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference” in this prospectus.

As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit may also include debt obligations of third parties, such as U.S. Treasury securities. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The prospectus supplement will describe:

 

   

the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be held or transferred separately;

 

   

a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units;

 

   

a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units; and

 

   

whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may sell the securities offered by this prospectus:

 

   

to or through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters;

 

   

through one or more underwriters without a syndicate for them to offer and sell to the public;

 

   

through dealers or agents; or

 

   

to one or more purchasers directly.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe that offering, including:

 

   

the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the sale of the offered securities;

 

   

the purchase price and the proceeds to us from that sale;

 

   

any underwriting discounts, commissions agents’ fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation;

 

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any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and

 

   

any securities exchanges on which the offered securities may be listed.

If underwriters are used in the sale, the offered securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account. The underwriters may resell the offered securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The offered securities may be offered through an underwriting syndicate represented by many underwriters. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the offered securities will be subject to certain conditions. The underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities if any are purchased. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

The offered securities may be sold directly by us or through agents. Any agent will be named, and any commissions payable to that agent will be set forth in the prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis.

We may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by specified institutions to purchase securities offered by this prospectus pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. These contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for soliciting such contracts.

We may agree to indemnify underwriters, dealers or agents against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and may also agree to contribute to payments which the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of each of the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Peabody Energy Corporation incorporated by reference in Peabody Energy Corporation’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2011 (including the schedule appearing therein) and the effectiveness of Peabody Energy Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in its reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The consolidated financial statements of Macarthur Coal Limited as of June 30, 2011 and 2010, and for each of the years ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of KPMG, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. You may access and read our SEC filings, through the SEC’s Internet site at www.sec.gov. This site contains reports and other information that we file electronically with the SEC. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our filings with the SEC are also available to the public on our website at http://www.peabodyenergy.com. Information

 

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contained on our website is not part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. In addition, reports, proxy statements and other information concerning us may be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information presented in the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules. Our descriptions in this prospectus of the provisions of documents filed as exhibits to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC are only summaries of the terms of those documents that we consider material. If you want a complete description of the content of the documents, you should obtain the documents yourself by following the procedures described above.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

We have elected to “incorporate by reference” certain information into this prospectus, which means we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus.

We incorporate by reference our:

 

   

Annual Report on Form 10-K (including the portions of our Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2012 Annual Meeting, filed with the SEC on March 20, 2012, that are incorporated by reference therein) for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed on February 27, 2012;

 

   

Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, as filed on May 4, 2012, and for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, as filed on August 3, 2012;

 

   

Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 1, 2012, February 21, 2012, March 9, 2012, April 5, 2012, April 18, 2012, May 4, 2012, May 21, 2012, June 27, 2012, July 6, 2012 and August 30, 2012 and Current Reports on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on January 5, 2012, February 22, 2012 and April 3, 2012; and

 

   

Form 8-A filed with the SEC on May 1, 2001, including any amendments or supplements thereto.

We are also incorporating by reference all other reports that we file in the future with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until the date of the completion of this offering; provided, however, that we are not incorporating any information furnished under either Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any current report on Form 8-K. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement that is modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

You may request copies of the filings, at no cost, by telephone at (314) 342-3400 or by mail at: Peabody Energy Corporation, 701 Market Street, Suite 700, St. Louis, Missouri 63101, attention: Investor Relations.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14.    Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table reflects an itemization of all fees and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred or expected to be incurred by Peabody Energy Corporation in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby. All but the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee are estimates and remain subject to future contingencies.

 

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee

   $         (1)   

Legal fees and expenses

     (2)   

Accounting fees and expenses

     (2)   

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     (2)   

Printing and engraving fees

     (2)   

Blue Sky fees and expenses

     (2)   

Miscellaneous expenses

     (2)   

Total

   $ (2)   

 

(1) Pursuant to Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, the Registrants are deferring payment of the registration fee relating to the securities that are registered and available for sale under this Registration Statement on Form S-3, except for $132,077.50 of filing fees previously paid with respect to $1,152,508,726.00 aggregate initial offering price of securities that had previously been registered under the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-161179) but not sold and are being carried forward to this registration statement.

 

(2) An estimate of the aggregate amount of these expenses will be reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Item 15.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Delaware Corporation Registrants

Peabody Energy Corporation, Arid Operations, Inc., Big Sky Coal Company, BTU Western Resources, Inc., Colorado Yampa Coal Company, Cottonwood Land Company, Cyprus Creek Land Company, Gallo Finance Company, Highwall Mining Services Company, Juniper Coal Company, Kayenta Mobile Home Park, Inc., Midwest Coal Acquisition Corp., Peabody America, Inc., Peabody Energy Generation Holding Company, Peabody Energy Investments, Inc., Peabody Energy Solutions, Inc., Peabody International Investments, Inc., Peabody International Services, Inc., Peabody Investments Corp., Peabody Natural Resources Company, Peabody Southwestern Coal Company, Peabody Terminal Holding Company, Inc., Peabody Venezuela Coal Corp., Peabody Western Coal Company, Pond River Land Company, Riverview Terminal Company and Shoshone Coal Corporation (the “Delaware Corporation Registrants”) are incorporated in the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that, among other things, a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and agents of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, a “derivative action”), if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such actions, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s by-laws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.

 

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Article Sixth of our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) and Article IV of our amended and restated bylaws requires indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) requires indemnification and the advancement of expenses incurred by officers or directors in relation to any action, suit or proceeding. Similar provisions are contained in the certificate of incorporation and/or bylaws of the other Delaware Corporation Registrants.

Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except for liability (i) for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (certain illegal distributions) or (iv) for any breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the company or its stockholders. Article Sixth of our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) includes such a provision.

In connection with our existing indemnification procedures and policies and the rights provided for by our third amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended) and amended and restated by-laws, we have executed indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers.

Pursuant to those agreements, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, we have agreed to indemnify those persons against any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the indemnified person is or was or has agreed to serve at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent, or while serving as our director or officer, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent (which, for purposes of the indemnification agreements, includes a trustee, partner, manager or a position of similar capacity) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity. The indemnification provided by these agreements is from and against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnified person or on his or her behalf in connection with the action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, but shall only be provided if the indemnified person acted in good faith and in a manner the indemnified person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action, suit or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the indemnified person’s conduct was unlawful.

We have obtained officers’ and directors’ liability insurance which insures against liabilities that our officers and directors, in such capacities, may incur.

Delaware LLC Registrants

American Land Development, LLC, American Land Holdings of Colorado, LLC, American Land Holdings of Illinois, LLC, American Land Holdings of Indiana, LLC, American Land Holdings of Kentucky, LLC, American Land Holdings of West Virginia, LLC, Caballo Grande, LLC, Caseyville Dock Company, LLC, Central States Coal Reserves of Illinois, LLC, Central States Coal Reserves of Indiana, LLC, Coal Reserve Holding Limited Liability Company No 1., COALSALES II, LLC, Conservancy Resources, LLC, Cyprus Creek Land Resources, LLC, Dyson Creek Coal Company, LLC, Dyson Creek Mining Company, LLC, El Segundo Coal Company, LLC, Elkland Holdings, LLC, Gold Fields Chile, LLC, Gold Fields Mining, LLC, Gold Fields Ortiz, LLC, Hayden Gulch Terminal, LLC, Hillside Recreational Lands, LLC, HMC Mining, LLC, Independence Material Handling, LLC, James River Coal Terminal, LLC, Kentucky Syngas, LLC, Lively Grove Energy, LLC, Lively Grove Energy Partners, LLC, Marigold Electricity, LLC, Midwest Coal Reserves of Illinois, LLC, Midwest Coal Reserves of Indiana, LLC, Moffat County Mining, LLC, Mustang Energy Company, LLC, New Mexico Coal Resources, LLC, Pacific Export Resources, LLC, Peabody Archveyor, L.L.C., Peabody Bear Run Mining, LLC, Peabody Bear Run Services, LLC, Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC, Peabody Cardinal Gasification,

 

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LLC, Peabody COALSALES, LLC, Peabody COALTRADE, LLC, Peabody COALTRADE International (CTI), LLC, Peabody Colorado Operations, LLC, Peabody Colorado Services, LLC, Peabody Coulterville Mining, LLC, Peabody Development Company, LLC, Peabody Electricity, LLC, Peabody Employment Services, LLC, Peabody Gateway North Mining, LLC, Peabody Gateway Services, LLC, Peabody Holding Company, LLC, Peabody Illinois Services, LLC, Peabody Indiana Services, LLC, Peabody Magnolia Grove Holdings, LLC, Peabody Midwest Management Services, LLC, Peabody Midwest Operations, LLC, Peabody Midwest Services, LLC, Peabody Natural Gas, LLC, Peabody New Mexico Services, LLC, Peabody Operations Holding, LLC, Peabody Powder River Mining, LLC, Peabody Powder River Operations, LLC, Peabody Powder River Services, LLC, Peabody PowerTree Investments, LLC, Peabody Recreational Lands, L.L.C., Peabody Rocky Mountain Management Services, LLC, Peabody Rocky Mountain Services, LLC, Peabody Sage Creek Mining, LLC, Peabody School Creek Mining, LLC, Peabody Services Holdings, LLC, Peabody Southwest, LLC, Peabody Terminals, LLC, Peabody Trout Creek Reservoir LLC, Peabody Twentymile Mining, LLC, Peabody Venture Fund, LLC, Peabody-Waterside Development, L.L.C., Peabody Wild Boar Mining, LLC, Peabody Wild Boar Services, LLC, Peabody Williams Fork Mining, LLC, Peabody Wyoming Gas, LLC, Peabody Wyoming Services, LLC, PEC Equipment Company, LLC, Point Pleasant Dock Company, LLC, Porcupine Production, LLC, Porcupine Transportation, LLC, Sage Creek Holdings, LLC, School Creek Coal Resources, LLC, Seneca Coal Company, LLC, Star Lake Energy Company, LLC, Thoroughbred Generating Company, LLC, Thoroughbred Mining Company, L.L.C., Twentymile Coal, LLC and West Roundup Resources, LLC (the “Delaware LLC Registrants”) are organized in the State of Delaware. Delaware limited liability companies are permitted by Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, subject to the procedures and limitations stated therein, to indemnify any person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding in which such person is made a party by reason of his being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the respective limited liability company. The statute provides that indemnification pursuant to its provisions is not exclusive of other rights of indemnification to which a person may be entitled under any agreement, vote of members or disinterested directors or otherwise.

The Operating Agreements of the Delaware LLC Registrants generally provide that the company shall indemnify the member, each director, manager, officer, employee, shareholder, controlling person, agent and representative of the LCC or the member with respect to claims arising out of or incidental to the business or activities related to the LLC, if such indemnitee determined in good faith that such conduct was in the best interest of the LLC and such indemnitee’s conduct did not constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct and was within the scope of the indemnitee’s authority.

Each Delaware limited liability company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any director or officer of such limited liability company against any liability asserted against such person, whether or not such limited liability company would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the respective provisions of the limited liability company agreement or otherwise.

Indiana

Indiana LLC Registrants

Falcon Coal Company, LLC, Peabody Arclar Mining, LLC, Peabody Midwest Mining, LLC and Sugar Camp Properties, LLC (the “Indiana LLC Registrants”) are organized in the State of Indiana. Section 23-18-2-2 of the Indiana Business Flexibility Act (“Indiana LLC Law”) provides that, unless the limited liability company’s articles of organization provide otherwise, every limited liability company has the power to indemnify and hold harmless any member, manager, agent, or employee from and against any and all claims and demands, except in the case of an action or failure to act by the member, agent, or employee which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness and subject to any standards and restrictions set forth in a written operating agreement. Section 23-18-4-4 of the Indiana LLC Law provides that a written operating agreement may provide for indemnification of a member or manager for monetary damages for judgments, settlements, penalties, fines, or expenses incurred in a proceeding to which a person is a party because the person is or was a member or manager.

 

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The Operating Agreement of Peabody Arclar Mining, LLC provides that the company shall indemnify each officer with respect to liabilities to which such person is, or is threatened to be made, a party because such person is or was serving at the request of the company as an officer of the company, or is or was serving at the request of the company as a director, officer, partner, member, employee or agent of another entity, provided that the officer acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed by the officer to be in the best interests of the company or, in the case of a criminal proceeding, the officer had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful or, in connection with a proceeding brought by or in the right of the company, the officer was not adjudged liable to the company, and the officer was not adjudged liable in a proceeding charging improper personal benefit.

The Operating Agreements of the other Indiana LLC Registrants provide that the company shall indemnify the member, each director, manager, officer, employee, shareholder, controlling person, agent and representative of the LCC or the member with respect to claims arising out of or incidental to the business or activities related to the LLC, if such indemnitee determined in good faith that such conduct was in the best interest of the LLC and such indemnitee’s conduct did not constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct and was within the scope of the indemnitee’s authority.

Illinois

Illinois Corporation Registrants

Big Ridge, Inc., Century Mineral Resources, Inc. and Midco Supply and Equipment Corporation (the “Illinois Corporation Registrants”) are incorporated in the State of Illinois. The bylaws of Big Ridge, Inc. and Century Mineral Resources, Inc. provide for the indemnification of directors and officers consistent with the provisions of the Illinois Business Corporation Act (“IBCA”), as amended, as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended. The bylaws of Midco Supply and Equipment Corporation do not address indemnification, but as an Illinois Corporation, Midco Supply and Equipment Corporation is subject to the provisions of the IBCA.

Section 8.75 of the IBCA provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than one brought on behalf of the corporation, against actual and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and settlement payments incurred in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of such corporation and, in criminal actions or proceedings, in addition, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of actions on behalf of the corporation, indemnification may extend only to actual and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit and only if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, provided that no such indemnification is permitted in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation except to the extent that the adjudicating court otherwise provides. To the extent that a present or former director, officer or employee of the corporation has been successful in defending any such action, suit or proceeding (even one on behalf of the corporation) or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person is entitled to indemnification for actual and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such person in connection therewith if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. The indemnification provided for by the IBCA is not exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, and a corporation may maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent against liabilities for which indemnification is not expressly provided by the IBCA.

 

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Illinois LLC Registrants

Black Hills Mining Company LLC and Illinois Land Holdings, LLC (the “Illinois LLC Registrants”) are organized in the State of Illinois. Section 15-7(a) of the Illinois Limited Liability Company Act provides that an Illinois limited liability company shall reimburse its members and managers for payments made, and shall indemnify its members and managers for liabilities incurred, by such member or manager in the ordinary course of the business of the limited liability company or for the preservation of its property.

The Operating Agreement of Black Hills Mining Company, LLC provides that the company shall indemnify each director, officer and member with respect to any loss, expense, damages or injury suffered by such party by reason of any acts, omissions, or alleged acts or omissions arising out of the indemnified party’s activities on behalf of the company or in furtherance of the interests of the company, if such acts, omissions, or alleged acts or omissions were for a purpose reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the company and were not performed or omitted fraudulently or in bad faith or as a result of gross negligence by such indemnified party, and were not in violation of the indemnified party’s fiduciary obligations to the company.

The Operating Agreement of Illinois Land Holdings, LLC provides that the company shall indemnify the member, each director, manager, officer, employee, shareholder, controlling person, agent and representative of the company or the member to the fullest extent permitted by law from and against any and all losses, claims and reasonable expenses of any kind (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) arising out of or incidental to the business or activities of, or related to, the company, if such indemnitee determined in good faith that such conduct was in the best interests of the company and such indemnitee’s conduct did not constitute fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct and was within the scope of the indemnitee’s authority.

 

Item16.

(a)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description of Exhibit

1.1**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Debt)
1.2**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Equity)
1.3**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Preferred Stock)
1.4**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Units)
1.5**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Warrants)
3.1   Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Peabody Energy Corporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed on February 27, 2012)
3.2   Amended and Restated By-Laws of Peabody Energy Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 16, 2008)
4.1   Specimen of stock certificate representing the Registrant’s common stock, $.01 par value (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 of the Registrant’s Form S-1/A Registration Statement No. 333-55412, filed on May 1, 2002)
4.2   Indenture dated as of March 19, 2004 between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended March 31, 2004, filed on May 10, 2004)
4.3   7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 12, 2006 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 13, 2006)

 

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Exhibit

No.

  

Description of Exhibit

4.4    7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2006 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.33 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.5    7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2007 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.34 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.6    7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2007 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007)
4.7    7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2007 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.40 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)
4.8    7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 13, 2009, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009)
4.9    7 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2016 Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 21, 2011, among Peabody Energy Corporation, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)
4.10    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 12, 2006, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 13, 2006)
4.11    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2006, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.36 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.12    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2007, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.37 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.13    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2007, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007)
4.14    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2007, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.45 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)
4.15    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 13, 2009, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009)

 

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Exhibit

No.

 

Description of Exhibit

4.16   7 7/8% Senior Notes Due 2026 Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2011, among Peabody Energy Corporation, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)
4.17   6.500% Senior Notes due 2020 Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 25, 2010, among Peabody Energy Corporation, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 27, 2010)
4.18   6.500% Senior Notes due 2020 Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2011, among Peabody Energy Corporation, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)
4.19   Subordinated Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2006, between the Registrant and US Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2006)
4.20   4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2066 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as December 20, 2006, among the Registrant and US Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2006)
4.21   Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2066, dated February 8, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009)
4.22   Capital Replacement Covenant dated December 19, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2006)
4.23   Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2066, dated November 26, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.49 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)
4.24   Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2066, dated February 8, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010)
4.25   Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2066, dated February 7, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)
4.26   Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2011, among Peabody, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing the 6.00% Senior Notes Due 2018 and 6.25% Senior Notes Due 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 17, 2011)
4.27  

Form of Senior Security (included in Exhibit 4.2)

4.28   Form of Subordinated Security (included in Exhibit 4.19)
4.29**   Form of Warrant Agreement
4.30**   Form of Unit Agreement
4.31**   Form of Certificate of Designations for Preferred Stock
4.32**   Form of Preferred Stock Share Certificate
5.1*   Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
5.2*   Opinion of Jackson Kelly PLLC
5.3*   Opinion of Thompson Coburn LLP

 

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Exhibit

No.

  

Description of Exhibit

12*    Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges
23.1*    Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3*    Consent of KPMG
24*    Power of Attorney (included on signature pages)
25.1*    Form T-1 statement of eligibility and qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of U.S. Bank National Association as trustee under the indentures with respect to the senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities

 

  * Filed herewith

 

** To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a document to be incorporated by reference herein

 

Item 17.    Undertakings.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”);

(ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii)  To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.

(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4)  That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(i)  Each prospectus filed by a registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

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(ii)  Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5)  That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)  Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii)  Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii)  The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv)  Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(6)  That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(7)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri as of October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
By:  

/S/    GREGORY H. BOYCE

  Gregory H. Boyce
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GREGORY H. BOYCE      

Gregory H. Boyce

 

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/    MICHAEL C. CREWS      

Michael C. Crews

 

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/    WILLIAM A. COLEY      

William A. Coley

 

Director

/s/    WILLIAM E. JAMES      

William E. James

 

Director

/s/    ROBERT B. KARN III      

Robert B. Karn III

 

Director

 

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Signature

 

Title

/s/    M. FRANCES KEETH      

M. Frances Keeth

 

Director

/s/    HENRY E. LENTZ      

Henry E. Lentz

 

Director

/s/    ROBERT A. MALONE      

Robert A. Malone

 

Director

/s/    WILLIAM C. RUSNACK      

William C. Rusnack

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. TURNER      

John F. Turner

 

Director

/s/    SANDRA VAN TREASE      

Sandra Van Trease

 

Director

/s/    ALAN H. WASHKOWITZ      

Alan H. Washkowitz

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC

By:

 

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:  

/S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF COLORADO, LLC

By:

 

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:  

/S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/S/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/S/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF ILLINOIS, LLC
By:  

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:  

/S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF INDIANA, LLC
By:  

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:  

/S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF KENTUCKY, LLC
By:  

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:  

/S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC
By:  

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

ARID OPERATIONS, INC.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

BIG RIDGE, INC.
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President and Director

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

BIG SKY COAL COMPANY
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.       

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

President and Director

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

BLACK HILLS MINING COMPANY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC

its Sole Member

By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

BTU WESTERN RESOURCES, INC.
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    SCOTT N. DURGIN       

Scott N. Durgin

 

President and Director

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.       

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

CABALLO GRANDE, LLC
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    SCOTT N. DURGIN       

Scott N. Durgin

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

CASEYVILLE DOCK COMPANY, LLC
By:   PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

CENTRAL STATES COAL RESERVES OF ILLINOIS, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF ILLINOIS, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

CENTRAL STATES COAL RESERVES OF INDIANA, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF INDIANA, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

CENTURY MINERAL RESOURCES, INC.
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    TERRY L. BETHEL       

Terry L. Bethel

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

COAL RESERVE HOLDING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY NO. 1,
By:  

COTTONWOOD LAND COMPANY,

its Member

By:   /S/     JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurerp

 

By:   CENTRAL STATES COAL RESRVES OF ILLINOIS, LLC, its Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

COALSALES II, LLC
By:  

PEABODY COALSALES, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /S/     JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     MICHAEL SIEBERS       

Michael Siebers

 

President

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

COLORADO YAMPA COAL COMPANY
By:   /S/     JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President and Director

/s/     JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

CONSERVANCY RESOURCES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     JEANE L. HULL       

Jeane L. Hull

 

President

/s/     WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

COTTONWOOD LAND COMPANY
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

/s/     WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/     TERRY L. BETHEL      

Terry L. Bethel

 

Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

CYPRUS CREEK LAND COMPANY
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

/s/     WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/     JAMES C. SEVEM       

James C. Sevem

 

Director

/S/    TERRY L. BETHEL      

Terry L. Bethel

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

CYPRUS CREEK LAND RESOURCES, LLC
By:  

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

DYSON CREEK COAL COMPANY, LLC
By:  

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

DYSON CREEK MINING COMPANY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

EL SEGUNDO COAL COMPANY, LLC
By:  

NEW MEXICO COAL RESOURCES, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /S/     JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     GUY B. BROWN       

Guy B. Brown

 

President

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

ELKLAND HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   PEABODY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    TERRY L. BETHEL       

Terry L. Bethel

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

FALCON COAL COMPANY, LLC
By:   PEABODY MIDWEST MINING, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN      

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

GALLO FINANCE COMPANY
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GUY B. BROWN       

Guy B. Brown

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

GOLD FIELDS CHILE, LLC
By:   GOLD FIELDS MINING, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

GOLD FIELDS MINING, LLC
By:   PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,
its Sole Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

GOLD FIELDS ORTIZ, LLC

By:

 

GOLD FIELDS MINING, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

HAYDEN GULCH TERMINAL, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF COLORADO, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

HIGHWALL MINING SERVICES COMPANY
By:   /S/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

  

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

  

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

  

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

  

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.      

John F. Quinn, Jr.

  

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

HILLSIDE RECREATIONAL LANDS, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF ILLINOIS, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

HMC MINING, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

ILLINOIS LAND HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF ILLINOIS, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

INDEPENDENCE MATERIAL HANDLING, LLC
BY:  

AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

JAMES RIVER COAL TERMINAL, LLC
BY:  

PEABODY TERMINALS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. HAGEDORN      

Christopher J. Hagedorn

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

JUNIPER COAL COMPANY
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    TERRY L. BETHEL      

Terry L. Bethel

 

Director

/s/    JAMES C. SEVEM      

James C. Sevem

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

KAYENTA MOBILE HOME PARK, INC.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR      
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

  

Title

/s/    GUY B. BROWN      

Guy B. Brown

  

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

  

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.      

George L. Schuller, Jr.

  

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.      

John F. Quinn, Jr.

  

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

KENTUCKY SYNGAS, LLC
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARTIN D. CONSIDINE       

Martin D. Considine

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

LIVELY GROVE ENERGY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    DIANNA K. TICKNER      

Dianna K. Tickner

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

LIVELY GROVE ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

MARIGOLD ELECTRICITY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARTIN D. CONSIDINE      

Martin D. Considine

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

MIDCO SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.      

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

MIDWEST COAL ACQUISITION CORP.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN      

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President and Director

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles Meintjes

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

MIDWEST COAL RESERVES OF ILLINOIS, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF ILLINOIS, LLC, its Sole Member
By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

MIDWEST COAL RESERVES OF INDIANA, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF INDIANA, LLC, its Sole Member
By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

MOFFAT COUNTY MINING, LLC
By:  

PEABODY COLORADO OPERATIONS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

MUSTANG ENERGY COMPANY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARTIN D. CONSIDINE      

Martin D. Considine

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

NEW MEXICO COAL RESOURCES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GUY B. BROWN      

Guy B. Brown

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PACIFIC EXPORT RESOURCES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MICHAEL L. SIEBERS      

Michael L. Siebers

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY AMERICA, INC.
By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GUY B. BROWN      

Guy B. Brown

 

President and Director

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.      

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ARCHVEYOR, L.L.C.
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ARCLAR MINING, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST MINING, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN      

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY BEAR RUN MINING, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN      

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY BEAR RUN SERVICES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST SERVICES, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN      

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY CABALLO MINING, LLC
By:   PEABODY POWDER RIVER OPERATIONS, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    SCOTT N. DURGIN      

Scott N. Durgin

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY CARDINAL GASIFICATION, LLC
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARTIN D. CONSIDINE      

Martin D. Considine

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY COALSALES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MICHAEL L. SIEBERS      

Michael L. Siebers

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY COALTRADE INTERNATIONAL (CTI), LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. HAGEDORN      

Christopher J. Hagedorn

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY COALTRADE, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:  

/s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR

  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. HAGEDORN      

Christopher J. Hagedorn

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY COLORADO OPERATIONS, LLC
By:   PEABODY OPERATIONS HOLDING, LLC
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY COLORADO SERVICES, LLC
By:   PEABODY SERVICES HOLDINGS, LLC
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY COULTERVILLE MINING, LLC
By:   MIDWEST COAL ACQUISITION CORP.,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
By:   PEABODY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC
By:   PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARTIN D. CONSIDINE       

Martin D. Considine

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LLC
By:   PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    ANDREW P. SLENTZ       

Andrew P. Slentz

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ENERGY GENERATION HOLDING COMPANY
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARTIN D. CONSIDINE       

Martin D. Considine

 

President and Director

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ENERGY INVESTMENTS, INC.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Director

/s/    MARTIN D. CONSIDINE       

Martin D. Considine

 

President and Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. HAGEDORN       

Christopher J. Hagedorn

 

President and Director

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Director

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY GATEWAY NORTH MINING, LLC
By:   PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY GATEWAY SERVICES, LLC
By:   PEABODY MIDWEST SERVICES, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
By:   PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GREGORY H. BOYCE       

Gregory H. Boyce

 

President

/s/    MICHAEL C. CREWS       

Michael C. Crews

 

Executive Vice President

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ILLINOIS SERVICES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST SERVICES, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY INDIANA SERVICES, LLC
By:   PEABODY MIDWEST SERVICES, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS, INC.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Director

/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. HAGEDORN       

Christopher J. Hagedorn

 

President and Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY INTERNATIONAL SERVICES, INC.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    ANDREW P. SLENTZ       

Andrew P. Slentz

 

President and Director

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS       

Walter L. Hawkins

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.
By:   /s/    GREGORY H. BOYCE
  Gregory H. Boyce
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GREGORY H. BOYCE       

Gregory H. Boyce

 

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

/s/    MICHAEL C. CREWS       

Michael C. Crews

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

/s/    SHARON D. FIEHLER       

Sharon D. Fiehler

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY MAGNOLIA GROVE HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GREGORY H. BOYCE       

Gregory H. Boyce

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY MIDWEST MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST SERVICES, LLC

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY MIDWEST MINING, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC
By:  

PEABODY OPERATIONS HOLDING, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY MIDWEST SERVICES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY SERVICES HOLDINGS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY NATURAL GAS, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    JEANE L. HULL       

Jeane L. Hull

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GUY B. BROWN       

Guy B. Brown

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.       

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY NEW MEXICO SERVICES, LLC
By:  

NEW MEXICO COAL RESOURCES, LLC

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GUY B. BROWN       

Guy B. Brown

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY OPERATIONS HOLDING, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and

Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY POWDER RIVER MINING, LLC
By:   PEABODY POWDER RIVER OPERATIONS, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    SCOTT N. DURGIN       

Scott N. Durgin

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY POWDER RIVER OPERATIONS, LLC
By:   PEABODY OPERATIONS HOLDING, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.       

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY POWDER RIVER SERVICES, LLC
By:   PEABODY WYOMING SERVICES, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.       

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY POWERTREE INVESTMENTS, LLC
By:   PEABODY VENTURE FUND, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    FREDRICK D. PALMER       

Fredrick D. Palmer

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY RECREATIONAL LANDS, L.L.C.
By:   AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    TERRY L. BETHEL       

Terry L. Bethel

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ROCKY MOUNTAIN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC
By:   PEABODY COLORADO SERVICES, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY ROCKY MOUNTAIN SERVICES, LLC
By:   PEABODY COLORADO SERVICES, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY SAGE CREEK MINING, LLC
By:   PEABODY COLORADO OPERATIONS, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY SCHOOL CREEK MINING, LLC
By:   PEABODY POWDER RIVER OPERATIONS, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    SCOTT N. DURGIN       

Scott N. Durgin

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY SERVICES HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    SHARON D. FIEHLER       

Sharon D. Fiehler

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY SOUTHWEST, LLC
By:   PEABODY NATURAL GAS, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GUY B. BROWN      

Guy B. Brown

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY SOUTHWESTERN COAL COMPANY
By:   /s/     JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     GUY B. BROWN      

Guy B. Brown

 

President and Director

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/     GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY TERMINAL HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHRISTOPHER J. HAGEDORN       

Christopher J. Hagedorn

 

President and Director

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.      

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY TERMINALS, LLC
BY:   PEABODY TERMINAL HOLDING COMPANY, INC., its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. HAGEDORN       

Christopher J. Hagedorn

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President and Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY TROUT CREEK RESERVOIR LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF COLORADO, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ      

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY TWENTYMILE MINING, LLC
By:   PEABODY COLORADO OPERATIONS, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/     JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES      

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY VENEZUELA COAL CORP.
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.      

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.      

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY VENTURE FUND, LLC
By:   PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/     JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     FREDRICK D. PALMER       

Fredrick D. Palmer

 

President

/s/     WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY-WATERSIDE DEVELOPMENT, L.L.C.
By:   AMERICAN LAND DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     TERRY L. BETHEL      

Terry L. Bethel

 

President

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY WESTERN COAL COMPANY
By:   /s/     JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     GUY B. BROWN       

Guy B. Brown

 

President and Director

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

/s/     GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.      

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY WILD BOAR MINING, LLC
By:   PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY WILD BOAR SERVICES, LLC
By:   PEABODY MIDWEST SERVICES, LLC,
its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
 

James A. Tichenor

Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/     CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/     AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY WILLIAMS FORK MINING, LLC
By:  

PEABODY COLORADO OPERATIONS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY WYOMING GAS, LLC
By:  

PEABODY NATURAL GAS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.       

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEABODY WYOMING SERVICES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY SERVICES HOLDING, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER, JR.       

George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PEC EQUIPMENT COMPANY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    D. L. LOBB       

D. L. Lobb

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

POINT PLEASANT DOCK COMPANY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST OPERATIONS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

POND RIVER LAND COMPANY
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    TERRY L. BETHEL       

Terry L. Bethel

 

Director

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Director

/s/    JAMES C. SEVEM       

James C. Sevem

 

Director

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PORCUPINE PRODUCTION, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS, CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

PORCUPINE TRANSPORTATION, LLC
By:  

PEABODY INVESTMENTS, CORP.,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

RIVERVIEW TERMINAL COMPANY
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHRISTOPHER J. HAGEDORN       

Christopher J. Hagedorn

 

President and Director

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Director

/s/    JOHN F. QUINN, JR.       

John F. Quinn, Jr.

 

Director

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

SAGE CREEK HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF COLORADO, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

SCHOOL CREEK COAL RESOURCES, LLC
By:   PEABODY POWDER RIVER OPERATIONS, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    GEORGE J. SCHULLER,      

Jr. George J. Schuller, Jr.

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

SENECA COAL COMPANY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY COLORADO OPERATIONS, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

SHOSHONE COAL CORPORATION
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    TERRY L. BETHEL       

Terry L. Bethel

 

Director

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President and Director

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

STAR LAKE ENERGY COMPANY, L.L.C.
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARTIN D. CONSIDINE       

Martin D. Considine

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

SUGAR CAMP PROPERTIES, LLC
By:  

PEABODY MIDWEST MINING, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    MARC E. HATHHORN       

Marc E. Hathhorn

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

THOROUGHBRED GENERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    DIANNA K. TICKNER       

Dianna K. Tickner

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

THOROUGHBRED MINING COMPANY, L.L.C.
By:  

PEABODY ELECTRICITY, LLC,

its Sole Member

By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    DIANNA K. TICKNER       

Dianna K. Tickner

 

President

/s/    WALTER L. HAWKINS, JR.       

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.

 

Senior Vice President Finance

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

TWENTYMILE COAL, LLC
By:   AMERICAN LAND HOLDINGS OF COLORADO, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    CHARLES F. MEINTJES       

Charles F. Meintjes

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri on October 19, 2012.

 

WEST ROUNDUP RESOURCES, LLC
By:   PEABODY POWDER RIVER OPERATIONS, LLC, its Sole Member
By:   /s/    JAMES A. TICHENOR
  James A. Tichenor
  Vice President and Treasurer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory H. Boyce, Michael C. Crews, Alexander C. Schoch and Kenneth L. Wagner, or any one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and does hereby grant unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the 19th day of October, 2012 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:

 

Signature

 

Title

/s/    SCOTT N. DURGIN       

Scott N. Durgin

 

President

/s/    AMY B. SCHWETZ       

Amy B. Schwetz

 

Senior Vice President Finance and Administration

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

 

Description of Exhibit

1.1**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Debt)
1.2**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Equity)
1.3**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Preferred Stock)
1.4**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Units)
1.5**   Form of Underwriting Agreement (Warrants)
3.1   Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Peabody Energy Corporation, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed on February 27, 2012)
3.2   Amended and Restated By-Laws of Peabody Energy Corporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 16, 2008)
4.1   Specimen of stock certificate representing the Registrant’s common stock, $.01 par value (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.13 of the Registrant’s Form S-1/A Registration Statement No. 333-55412, filed on May 1, 2002)
4.2   Indenture dated as of March 19, 2004 between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended March 31, 2004, filed on May 10, 2004)
4.3   7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 12, 2006 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 13, 2006)
4.4   7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2006 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.33 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.5   7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2007 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.34 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.6   7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2007 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007)
4.7   7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2007 among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.40 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)
4.8   7 3/8% Senior Notes due 2016 Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 13, 2009, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009)
4.9   7 3/8% Senior Notes Due 2016 Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 21, 2011, among Peabody Energy Corporation, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)
4.10   7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 12, 2006, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 13, 2006)


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4.11    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2006, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.36 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.12    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2007, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.37 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006)
4.13    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2007, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007)
4.14    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2007, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.45 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)
4.15    7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2026 Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 13, 2009, among the Registrant, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries (as defined therein), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009)
4.16    7 7/8% Senior Notes Due 2026 Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2011, among Peabody Energy Corporation, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)
4.17    6.500% Senior Notes due 2020 Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 25, 2010, among Peabody Energy Corporation, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 27, 2010)
4.18    6.500% Senior Notes due 2020 Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2011, among Peabody Energy Corporation, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)
4.19    Subordinated Indenture, dated as of December 20, 2006, between the Registrant and US Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2006)
4.20    4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2066 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as December 20, 2006, among the Registrant and US Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2006)
4.21    Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2066, dated February 8, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009)
4.22    Capital Replacement Covenant dated December 19, 2006 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed December 20, 2006)
4.23    Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures Due 2066, dated November 26, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.49 of the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007)
4.24    Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2066, dated February 8, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010)


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4.25   Notice of Adjustment of Conversion Rate of 4.75% Convertible Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2066, dated February 7, 2011 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011)
4.26   Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2011, among Peabody, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, governing the 6.00% Senior Notes Due 2018 and 6.25% Senior Notes Due 2021 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 17, 2011)
4.27  

Form of Senior Security (included in Exhibit 4.2)

4.28   Form of Subordinated Security (included in Exhibit 4.19)
4.29**   Form of Warrant Agreement
4.30**   Form of Unit Agreement
4.31**   Form of Certificate of Designations for Preferred Stock
4.32**   Form of Preferred Stock Share Certificate
5.1*   Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
5.2*   Opinion of Jackson Kelly PLLC
5.3*   Opinion of Thompson Coburn LLP
12*  

Statement regarding Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

23.1*   Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.3*   Consent of KPMG
24*   Power of Attorney (included on signature pages)
25.1*   Form T-1 statement of eligibility and qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of U.S. Bank National Association as trustee under the indentures with respect to the senior debt securities and subordinated debt securities

 

  * Filed herewith

 

** To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a document to be incorporated by reference herein