Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) Declares Dividend of $0.06 Per Share

July 25, 2008 11:41 AM EDT

ST. LOUIS, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Peabody Energy today declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.06 per share. The dividend is payable on Aug. 29, 2008, to holders of record on Aug. 8, 2008.

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2007 sales of 238 million tons of coal and $4.6 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel approximately 10 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and 2 percent of worldwide electricity.

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