FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/03/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PEABODY ENERGY CORP [BTU] (Last) (First) (Middle) 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 30TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10019 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (1) 8,186,311 I (2) See footnotes Series A Convertible Preferred, par value $0.01 per share (1) 4,869,626 I (2) See footnotes

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant (Right to Buy) (1)	  (3)	07/03/2017	Common Stock, $0.01 par value	823,268	$ 0.01	I (2)	See footnotes

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10019	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Elliot Greeberg, Vice President of Elliott International Capital Advisers, Inc, as Attorney-in-Fact, for Elliott International, L.P.		04/13/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Elliot Greeberg, Vice President of Elliott International Capital Advisers, Inc,		04/13/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 3 is filed jointly by Elliott International, L.P. ("Elliott International") and Elliott International Capital Advisors Inc. ("EICA" and, together with Elliott International, the "Reporting Persons"). EICA, as the investment manager of Elliott International, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by directly by Elliott International. The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding common stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	Securities owned by Luxembourg Investment Company 162 S.a R.L, a Luxembourg limited company ("Luxembourg") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elliott International. EICA, as the investment manager of Elliott International, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned directly by Luxembourg.
(3)	The Warrants are currently exercisable.

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