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On Thursday, October 16, 2003, Peabody Energy will announce the results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. A conference call to review the results has been scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT on Thursday, October 16. The call will be open to the public.

  Participants may dial the following phone numbers:

      U.S. & Canada    (888) 428-4474
      International    (651) 291-0344

The call, replays and other investor data will also be 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
   (314) 342-7768

SOURCE: Peabody Energy