Grech James C. 4

What Happened James C. Grech, President & CEO and a director of Peabody Energy Corp (BTU), was credited with 225 shares on March 10, 2026 as an award/grant (transaction code A) at $32.56 per share, totaling $7,326. The filing identifies these shares as an acquisition (award) rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: March 10, 2026; 225 shares at $32.56 each.
• Total value: $7,326 (225 × $32.56).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the Form 4.
• Footnotes: F1 — shares represent exempt dividend equivalents on prior restricted stock unit (RSU) awards; F2 — shares are held in a grantor retained annuity trust (GRAT) where Mr. Grech is grantor, trustee and annuitant, with remainder to his children.
• Filing timing: Form 4 was filed March 12, 2026, which is within the standard two-business-day SEC filing window for insider transactions.

Context This transaction reflects compensation-related stock equivalents credited on prior RSU awards (dividend equivalents) and placement into a trust structure (GRAT), not an open-market purchase or sale. Such awards are routine elements of executive compensation and estate planning and should not be interpreted alone as a direct buy/sell signal about the company's near-term prospects.