UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 930, 2026

PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-16463

13-4004153

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


701 Market Street, St. Louis, Missouri		63101-1826
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 342-3400

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

BTU

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

~~Australian~~On ~~Surety~~June 30, ~~Bond~~2026, ~~Facilities~~ Peabody Energy Corporation (the “Company”) entered into that certain Amendment No. 3, dated as of June 30, 2026 (the “Revolving Credit Facility Amendment”), with PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Agent”), and the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), which amends that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of January 18, 2024 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the Agent, and the lenders party thereto.

OnPursuant ~~June 12,~~to ~~2026,~~the ~~Peabody~~Revolving ~~Australia~~Credit ~~Holdco~~Facility ~~Pty Ltd~~Amendment, ~~Wilpinjong~~the ~~Coal~~Company, ~~Pty~~the ~~Ltd~~Agent and ~~certain~~the ofLenders, ~~their~~among ~~respective~~other ~~Australian subsidiaries (collectively~~things, ~~the~~made ~~“Australian~~changes ~~Surety~~to ~~Bond Facility Obligors”~~(i), increase ~~each~~the arevolving ~~subsidiary~~commitments ofunder ~~Peabody Energy Corporation (~~the ~~“Company”~~Credit orAgreement ~~“Peabody”),~~from ~~established~~an ~~new~~aggregate ~~Australian~~principal ~~Dollar-denominated~~amount ~~surety~~equal ~~bond~~to ~~facilities~~$320,000,000 ~~with~~to an aggregate ~~combined~~ principal amount ofequal Ato $~~700~~400,000,000, in(ii) ~~commitments~~extend bythe ~~entering~~maturity ~~into~~date ~~(i) that~~of ~~certain~~the ~~Surety~~revolving ~~Bond~~commitments ~~Facility~~and ~~Agreement,~~any ~~dated~~related asloans of(any ~~June 12~~such loans, ~~2026 (~~the “~~Liberty~~Revolving ~~Surety Bond Facility~~Loans”), byfrom ~~and~~January 18, ~~among~~2028 ~~the~~to ~~Australian~~June 30, ~~Surety~~2030 ~~Bond~~and ~~Facility~~(iii) decrease ~~Obligors~~the ~~and~~interest ~~Liberty~~rate ~~Mutual~~applicable ~~Insurance~~to ~~Company,~~the ~~Australia~~Revolving ~~Branch,~~Loans ~~incorporated~~from ina ~~Massachusetts,~~rate ~~USA~~equal ~~(the~~to ~~liability~~SOFR ofplus ~~the~~an ~~members~~applicable ismargin ~~limited),~~ranging ~~trading~~from as3.50% ~~Liberty~~to 4.25%, ~~and~~depending ~~(ii) that~~on ~~certain~~the ~~Surety~~Company’s ~~Bond~~total ~~Facility~~net ~~Agreement,~~leverage ~~dated~~ratio (as ofdefined ~~June 12,~~under ~~2026 (~~the ~~“Credeq~~Credit ~~Surety~~Agreement) ~~Bond~~or ~~Facility”~~a ~~and,~~base ~~together~~rate ~~with~~plus ~~the~~an ~~Liberty~~applicable ~~Surety~~margin ~~Bond~~ranging ~~Facility,~~from ~~the~~2.50% ~~“Australian~~to ~~Surety Bond Facilities”)~~3.25%, byat ~~and among~~ the ~~Australian~~Company’s ~~Surety~~option, ~~Bond~~to ~~Facility~~a ~~Obligors~~rate ~~and~~equal ~~Swiss~~to ReSOFR ~~International~~plus ~~SE.~~an ~~The~~applicable ~~Australian~~margin ~~Surety~~ranging ~~Bond~~from ~~Facilities~~3.25% ~~have~~to ~~been~~4.00%, ~~established~~depending ~~to,~~on ~~among~~the ~~other~~Company’s ~~things,~~total ~~establish~~net aleverage ~~reclamation~~ratio ~~bonding~~or ~~facility~~a tobase ~~replace~~rate ~~the~~plus ~~Australian~~an ~~Surety~~applicable ~~Bond~~margin ~~Facility~~ranging ~~Obligors’~~from ~~existing~~2.25% ~~100~~to 3.00%, ~~cash~~at ~~collateralized~~the ~~programs~~Company’s option.

The ~~surety~~foregoing ~~bond~~summary ~~commitments~~of ~~established under~~ the ~~Australian~~Revolving ~~Surety~~Credit ~~Bond~~Facility ~~Facilities~~Amendment ~~terminate~~does onnot ~~June 12,~~purport ~~2031~~to ~~(the “Maturity Date”). Surety bonds issued under the Australian Surety Bond Facilities (“Surety Bonds”) may~~ be ~~issued~~complete ~~with~~and oris ~~without~~subject ~~an expiration date~~to, ~~but~~and ~~any~~qualified ~~Surety~~in ~~Bond~~its ~~that~~entirety ~~does~~by, ~~not~~the ~~have~~full antext ~~expiration~~of ~~date~~the orRevolving ~~that~~Credit ~~has~~Facility anAmendment, ~~expiration~~a ~~date~~copy ~~occurring~~of ~~after~~which ~~the~~is ~~Maturity~~filed ~~Date,~~as ~~must~~Exhibit be10.1 ~~repaid,~~to ~~prepaid~~this inCurrent ~~full~~Report ~~or otherwise satisfied~~ on orForm ~~prior to the Maturity Date~~8-K.

The Australian Surety Bond Facilities contain customary covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions (including compliance with financial ratios), may limit the Australian Surety Bond Facility Obligors and their respective subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional financial indebtedness, make certain distributions or loans, sell or otherwise dispose of assets, enter into certain affiliate transactions, create or incur liens, and enter into mergers or other significant corporate transactions. The Australian Surety Bond Facilities are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Australian Surety Bond Facility Obligors.

The description of the Australian Surety Bond Facilities contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Liberty Surety Bond Facility and the Credeq Surety Bond Facility, as applicable, filed as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Revolving Credit Facility Amendment

On June 9, 2026, the Company entered into that certain Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 9, 2026 (the “Revolving Credit Facility Amendment”), with PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Agent”), and the lenders party thereto (such lenders, the “Consenting Lenders”), which amends that certain Credit Agreement by and among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the Agent and the lenders party thereto.

Pursuant to the Revolving Credit Facility Amendment, the Company, the Agent and the Consenting Lenders, among other things, made certain changes to permit the Australian Surety Bond Facilities, including the incurrence of indebtedness and liens by the Australian Surety Bond Facility Obligors thereunder.

The description of the Revolving Credit Facility Amendment contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Revolving Credit Facility Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 12, 2026, the Company terminated that certain Transaction Support Agreement and Surety Resolution Term Sheet, each dated as of November 6, 2020 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to the date hereof, the “TSA”), by and among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto and certain providers of its surety program (collectively, the “Sureties”). In connection with the termination of the TSA, on June 12, 2026, the Company terminated that certain Collateral Agency and Security Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2022 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to the date hereof, the “TSA Security Agreement”), by and

among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, the Sureties party thereto and Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as collateral agent (the “TSA Collateral Agent”). All obligations of the Company to the Sureties and the TSA Collateral Agent, as applicable, under the TSA and the TSA Security Agreement have been satisfied. The termination of the TSA allows for the overall reduction of collateral pledged to the Sureties.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 15, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the Australian Surety Bond Facilities and the termination of the TSA. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained herein, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The furnishing of this information will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1*†		Surety Bond Facility Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2026, by and among Peabody Australia Holdco Pty Ltd, Wilpinjong Coal Pty Ltd, certain of their respective Australian subsidiaries and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Australia Branch, trading as Liberty Specialty Markets, as the surety.
10.1*		Amendment No. 3, dated as of June 30, 2026, by and among Peabody Energy Corporation, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
10.2*†		Surety Bond Facility Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2026, among Peabody Australia Holdco Pty Ltd, Wilpinjong Coal Pty Ltd, certain of their respective Australian subsidiaries and Swiss Re International SE, as the surety.
10.3		Amendment No. 2, dated as of June 9, 2026, by and among Peabody Energy Corporation, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
99.1		Press Release of Peabody Energy Corporation dated June 15, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

* Certain schedules ~~and exhibits~~ have been omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(a)(5). The Company will furnish a copy of any omitted schedules ~~or exhibits~~ to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

† Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(a)(6) and Item 601(b)(10)(iv). The Company will furnish a copy of the omitted information to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION
June 15, 2026	By:	/s/ Scott T. Jarboe
July 1, 2026	By:	/s/ Scott T. Jarboe
	Name:	Scott T. Jarboe
	Title:	Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary

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