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On Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, Peabody Energy will announce the results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2004. A conference call to review the results has been scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT on Thursday, Oct. 14. The call will be open to the public.

  Participants may access the call using the following phone numbers:

    U.S. & Canada               (888) 428-4480
    International               (612) 332-0228

The call, replays and other investor data will also be available through the Internet at http://peabodyenergy.com/ .

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2003 sales of 203 million tons of coal and $2.8 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel more than 10 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and nearly 2.5 percent of worldwide electricity generation.

  CONTACT:
  Vic Svec
  (314) 342-7768

SOURCE: Peabody Energy