secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
CIK:        0001064728
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001064728-23-000035
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 1.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Peabody announces $1B share repurchase plan, 65% of AFCF return, $0.075 quarterly dividend
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- Board approved $1.0 billion share repurchase program for BTU common stock.
- Committed to return at least 65% of annual Available Free Cash Flow (AFCF) to shareholders retroactive to Jan 1, 2023.
- Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.075 per share; program to launch in Q2 2023 after Q1 earnings.
- Amended surety program: collateral cap of $722M or 56% of bonding; removes shareholder return restrictions; extended to Dec 31, 2026.
- Terminated bank letter of credit facility; reduced interest costs and increased financial flexibility.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472823000035/0001064728-23-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472823000035/btu-20230414.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001064728-23-000035

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