PALMER FREDRICK D 4
4 · PEABODY ENERGY CORP · Filed Oct 18, 2004
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
PALMER FREDRICK D
Senior VP - Govt Relations
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1]2004-10-18$28.00/sh+2,000$56,000→ 6,765 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F2][F1]2004-10-18$61.30/sh−2,000$122,600→ 4,745 total - Exercise/Conversion
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
2004-10-18−2,000→ 63,660 totalExercise: $28.00From: 2002-05-21Exp: 2011-05-20→ Common Stock (2,000 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Includes 1,742 shares acquired under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Also includes 3,023 shares held indirectly by the plan trustee under the Company's 401(k) plan.
- [F2]The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a pre-existing Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
Signature
Fredrick D. Palmer
by Joseph W. Bean, Attorney-in-Fact|2004-10-18