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Issuer:     PEABODY ENERGY CORP (BTU)
CIK:        0001064728
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-28T20:08:29+00:00
Accession:  0001064728-26-000059
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Peabody COO Darren Yeates to become consultant Feb 2027-Jan 2028, $89,773/month
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- Consulting Services Agreement signed Aug 27, 2026 with EVP/COO Darren Yeates, effective Feb 1, 2027.
- Consulting period runs Feb 1, 2027 through Jan 31, 2028; up to 40 hours/month for $89,773 monthly fee.
- Additional hours billed at $2,244/hour; expenses reimbursed per COO travel policy.
- If terminated without cause or due to death/disability, unpaid consulting fees through Jan 31, 2028 are due.
- Non-solicitation obligations extended through Jan 31, 2028; non-compete per Dec 2024 employment contract.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472826000059/0001064728-26-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1064728/000106472826000059/btu-20260827.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001064728-26-000059

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