Peabody Energy holds 2026 annual meeting; shareholders approve incentive plan, chair's resignation rejected

PEABODY ENERGY CORP

Shareholders elected ten directors, approved 2026 Incentive Plan, and ratified Ernst & Young as auditor.
Board Chair Bob Malone resigned effective 2027 annual meeting due to age 75; board rejected resignation, allowing him to serve one more year.
Board approved amendments to Governance Guidelines creating Vice Chair role effective after 2027 annual meeting.
All four proposals passed; broker non-votes of ~15.9M shares on director election, advisory vote, and incentive plan.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

PEABODY ENERGY CORP shareholders approved Election of ten directors for a one-year term at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

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1. Elect ten directors for a one-year term: NOMINEES FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE Bob Malone 85,763,616 1,947,648 59,709 15,906,733 M. Katherine Banks 87,069,705 642,139 59,129 15,906,733 Andrea E. Bertone 86,305,853 1,404,722 60,398 15,906,733 William H. Champion 87,037,425 672,835 60,713 15,906,733 Nicholas J. Chirekos 86,605,647 1,102,682 62,644 15,906,733 Stephen E. Gorman 86,395,352 1,314,444 61,177 15,906,733 James C. Grech 87,055,447 645,081 70,445 15,906,733 Georganne M. Hodges 87,072,760 636,316 61,897 15,906,733 Joe W. Laymon 86,256,401 1,436,725 77,847 15,906,733 Clayton D. Walker 87,106,332 603,062 61,579 15,906,733

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

PEABODY ENERGY CORP shareholders approved Approval of Peabody Energy Corporation 2026 Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: equity plan
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

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3. The vote to approve the 2026 Incentive Plan was as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 86,289,993 1,245,353 235,627 15,906,733

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

PEABODY ENERGY CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officers' compensation at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

Exact text from the filing

2. The vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the named executive officers’ compensation was as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 85,941,173 1,477,363 352,437 15,906,733

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

PEABODY ENERGY CORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-07 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-07

Exact text from the filing

4. The vote to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 was as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 102,341,512 1,249,591 86,603 N/A

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