Peabody (BTU) Director Stephen Gorman Receives 51-Share Award

What Happened Stephen E. Gorman, a director of Peabody Energy Corp (BTU), was credited with 51 shares on September 3, 2026. The award is recorded at $27.64 per share, for a total value of $1,410. This was an acquisition via award (not an open‑market purchase) and represents exempt dividend equivalents tied to prior deferred stock unit and restricted stock unit awards.

Key Details

• Transaction date and type: 2026-09-03 — Award/Acquisition (code A).
• Price/value: 51 shares × $27.64 = $1,410.
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not reported in the provided filing.
• Footnote: F1 — shares are exempt dividend equivalents on prior deferred stock unit awards and restricted stock unit awards.
• Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-09-08; timely within the SEC’s two-business-day window (accounting for the Labor Day holiday).

Context This was a compensation-related credit (dividend equivalents on deferred/RSU awards), which is routine for insiders and differs from an outright purchase or sale driven by personal investment decisions. Such awards increase insider holdings but should be viewed as part of compensation arrangements rather than a direct signal of the insider’s market view.