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Peabody Energy today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce will present at the UBS Natural Gas and Electric Utilities Conference in New York City on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

Investors can access a live audio webcast of the presentation at 1:45 p.m. EST at: http://event.streamx.us/event/20060216 . The slide presentation will also be posted on PeabodyEnergy.com .

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2005 sales of 240 million tons of coal and $4.6 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel approximately 10 percent of all U.S. electricity and 3 percent of worldwide electricity.

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SOURCE: Peabody Energy