Key Reasons to Invest in BTU

Coal is the fastest-growing fuel in the world and is expected to become the world’s largest energy source by 2013, propelled by significant demand growth from developing economies across the globe.

Peabody is the world's largest private-sector coal company and the only global pure-play coal investment.

Peabody’s 2012 results demonstrated the strength of the company’s global platform in the face of extraordinary industry pressures. In 2012, Peabody delivered record safety results, revenues, Australian sales volumes, and U.S. Mining Adjusted EBITDA. Peabody completed a series of critical late-stage expansion projects and integrated a major acquisition.

Peabody is uniquely positioned for continued success in the global coal industry given our leadership in the lowest-cost U.S. regions, expanding Australian platform, international trading and brokerage capabilities and tremendous coal reserves. We benefit from an outstanding thermal and metallurgical coal portfolio and our diversity of supply and depth of market intelligence empower us to manage through all markets. We are focused on targeting operational excellence in safety and productivity, driving out costs and capital at all levels of the organization, maximizing cash flow, and positioning Peabody to benefit from the eventual market recovery. Peabody is committed to pursuing significant shareholder value creation.