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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001064728-25-000122"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BTU"
cik: "0001064728"
company_name: "PEABODY ENERGY CORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T11:19:33.825850+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.95
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Peabody terminates $3.8B Anglo American coal acquisition over Moranbah North mine fire

## Summary
- Terminated purchase agreements with Anglo American due to material adverse change from March 31 ignition event at Moranbah North mine.
- No revised agreement reached; mine has no timeline to resume longwall production at forecasted 5.3M tons.
- Also terminated related sale of Dawson Mine to PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama.
- Anglo estimates $45M/month holding costs at Moranbah North; acquisition had been scheduled to close April 2025.
- Peabody will return 65-100% of available free cash flow to shareholders via buybacks and pursue organic growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001064728-25-000122
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BTU
- cik: 0001064728
- company_name: PEABODY ENERGY CORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.95
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.95
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472825000122/0001064728-25-000122-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472825000122/btu-20250819.htm

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