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On Wednesday, April 16, 2003, Peabody Energy will announce the results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003. A conference call to review the results has been scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, April 16. The call will be open to the public.

  Participants may dial the following phone numbers:

           U.S. & Canada       (888) 428-4479
           International       (612) 288-0318

The call, replays and other investor data are also available through the internet at www.PeabodyEnergy.com .

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2002 sales of 198 million tons of coal and $2.7 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel more than 9 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and more than 2 percent of worldwide electricity generation.

CONTACT: Vic Svec of Peabody Energy, +1-314-342-7768

SOURCE: Peabody Energy