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The board of directors of Peabody Energy today declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.095 per share. The dividend is payable on Nov. 23, 2005, to holders of record on Nov. 4, 2005.

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.

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SOURCE: Peabody Energy