PEABODY ANNOUNCES EXPIRATION AND FINAL RESULTS OF OFFER TO PURCHASE UP TO $38.607 MILLION IN AGGREGATE ACCRETED VALUE OF ITS 8.500% SENIOR SECURED NOTES DUE 2024

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Peabody (NYSE: BTU) announced the expiration of its cash offer to purchase up to $38.607 million in aggregate accreted value of its 8.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2024. The offer, which expired on March 15, 2022, resulted in valid tenders of $117,855 for the 2024 Notes and $30 million for Priority Lien Obligations. Since the total was within the Available Repurchase Amount, Peabody will proceed with purchases, maintaining approximately $62.69 million in accreted value of the 2024 Notes outstanding after the transaction.

Positive

• Successfully tendered $117,855 in 2024 Notes, allowing reduction of debt.
• The repurchase will decrease liabilities and potentially improve credit metrics.
• Complied with debt repurchase obligations under the Indenture.

Negative

• Only a small fraction of the $38.607 million was tendered, indicating lower investor interest.
• Approximately $62.69 million in 2024 Notes remains outstanding post-repurchase, indicating ongoing debt obligations.

ST. LOUIS, March 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody (NYSE: BTU) today announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced offer to purchase (the "Offer") for cash up to $38.607 million (the "Available Repurchase Amount") in aggregate accreted value of its 8.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the "2024 Notes") at a purchase price equal to 94.940% of the accreted value of the 2024 Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest as set forth in the Indenture (as defined below), to, but excluding, the settlement date, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated January 14, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase"). Concurrently with the Offer, Peabody made a debt repurchase offer (the "Concurrent LC Agreement Offer") under the Credit Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2021, among Peabody, the lenders party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the "LC Agreement").

The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 15, 2022 (the "Expiration Time"). As of the Expiration Time, $117,855.00 in aggregate accreted value of the 2024 Notes had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Time. As of March 15, 2022, $30 million in aggregate principal and commitment amounts of Priority Lien Obligations (as defined in the LC Agreement) under the LC Agreement had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration date in the Concurrent LC Agreement Offer.

Subject to the Available Repurchase Amount as further described below, for each $1,000 accreted value of 2024 Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) prior to the Expiration Time and accepted by Peabody, holders of 2024 Notes will receive $949.40 in cash (the "Offer Price"), plus accrued and unpaid interest as set forth in the Indenture, to, but excluding, the settlement date.

Because the aggregate accreted value for all 2024 Notes tendered in the Offer and Priority Lien Obligations tendered in the Concurrent LC Agreement Offer collectively did not exceed the Available Repurchase Amount of $38.607 million, Peabody will purchase $117,855.00 aggregate accreted value of 2024 Notes pursuant to the Offer and $30 million aggregate principal and commitment amounts of Priority Lien Obligations under the LC Agreement pursuant to the Concurrent LC Agreement Offer. Payment for such accepted 2024 Notes will be made on March 17, 2022. After giving effect to the purchase of the tendered and accepted 2024 Notes, approximately $62.69 million in aggregate accreted value of the 2024 Notes will remain outstanding.  Pursuant to a notice of redemption issued on March 1, 2022, outstanding 2024 Notes will be redeemed on March 31, 2022.

The 2024 Notes are governed by an indenture, dated as of January 29, 2021, by and among Peabody, the guarantors party thereto (the "Guarantors") and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee") (as amended and restated by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 3, 2021, among Peabody, the Guarantors and the Trustee, and as further amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified to the date hereof, the "Indenture"). Under the terms of the Indenture, within 30 days of December 31, 2021, the end of Peabody's fourth fiscal quarter (such fiscal quarter, the "Debt Repurchase Quarterly Period"), Peabody was obligated to offer to purchase for cash an aggregate accreted value of up to the Available Repurchase Amount of its outstanding 2024 Notes at the price described above. The Offer was intended to satisfy this requirement.

The Available Repurchase Amount for the Offer is equal to 25% of $154.431 million, which is the total aggregate principal and commitment amounts of Priority Lien Debt (as defined in the Indenture) repurchased by Peabody pursuant to open-market repurchases during the Debt Repurchase Quarterly Period. In addition, the Offer Price of $949.40 represents the price per $1,000 accreted value of Notes that is the weighted-average repurchase price for all Priority Lien Debt repurchased by Peabody during the Debt Repurchase Quarterly Period.

This announcement is not an offer to purchase or sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase or sell any securities in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction.

Peabody (NYSE: BTU) is a leading coal producer, providing essential products to fuel baseload electricity for emerging and developed countries and create the steel needed to build foundational infrastructure. Our commitment to sustainability underpins our activities today and helps to shape our strategy for the future. For further information, visit PeabodyEnergy.com.

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FAQ

What was the outcome of Peabody's recent debt repurchase offer for BTU on March 15, 2022?

Peabody successfully repurchased $117,855 in 2024 Notes and $30 million in Priority Lien Obligations.

How much of the 2024 Notes remains outstanding after the repurchase by Peabody?

After the repurchase, approximately $62.69 million in 2024 Notes remains outstanding.

What was the total amount Peabody offered to repurchase for its Senior Secured Notes?

Peabody offered up to $38.607 million in aggregate accreted value for repurchase.

When did Peabody's offer to purchase its Senior Secured Notes expire?

The offer expired at 5:00 p.m. on March 15, 2022.

What are the implications of Peabody's debt repurchase for shareholders?

The successful reduction of debt may be viewed positively as it can potentially improve financial metrics and credit ratings.