Press Releases

Peabody Energy announced today that the company will participate in the 15th Annual Wachovia Securities Nantucket Equity Conference on Thursday, June 30.

Interested investors can access a live audio webcast of the presentation at 2 p.m. EDT at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/wa28/btu/ . The slide presentation will also be posted on Peabody's website, http://www.peabodyenergy.com/ .

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2004 sales of 227 million tons and $3.6 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel more than 10 percent of all U.S. electricity and 3 percent of worldwide electricity.

  CONTACT:
  Vic Svec
  (314) 342-7768

SOURCE: Peabody Energy