FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/03/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PEABODY ENERGY CORP [BTU] (Last) (First) (Middle) 20 MARSHALL STREET, SUITE 310 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SOUTH NORWALK, CT 06854 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 7,000,455 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 4,998,974 I See Footnote (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	04/03/2017	  (3)	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	7,192,536	$ (3)	I	See Footnote (1)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	04/03/2017	  (3)	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	7,445,754	$ (3)	I	See Footnote (2)
Warrant	04/03/2017	07/03/2017	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	870,363	$ 0.01	I	See Footnote (1)
Warrant	04/03/2017	07/03/2017	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	600,774	$ 0.01	I	See Footnote (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 20 MARSHALL STREET SUITE 310 SOUTH NORWALK, CT 06854	Â	  X	Â	Â
Citrone Robert K. C/O DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 20 MARSHALL STREET, SUITE 310 SOUTH NORWALK, CT 06854	Â	  X	Â	Â
Discovery Global Opportunity Partners, L.P. C/O DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 20 MARSHALL STREET, SUITE 310 SOUTH NORWALK, CT 06854	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Discovery Capital Management, LLC, By: /s/ Robert K. Citrone, Managing Member		04/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
By: /s/ Robert K. Citrone, Managing Member		04/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Discovery Global Opportunity Partners, LP, By: Discovery Capital Management, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Robert K. Citrone, Managing Member		04/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The securities are held in the accounts of various clients of Discovery Capital Management, LLC ("Discovery") and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Discovery, as the investment manager to such clients, and Robert K. Citrone, as the managing member of Discovery.
(2)	The securities are held in the account of Discovery Global Opportunity Partners, LP (the "Fund") and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Discovery, as the general partner of the Fund, and Robert K. Citrone, as the managing member of Discovery.
(3)	The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock has no expiration date and is convertible at a price of $16.25 per share, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Certificate of Designation attached as Exhibit 3.2 to the Issuer's Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2017. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock converted to approximately 1.975 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value.
  Remarks: Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in the securities reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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