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Peabody Energy today announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Richard A. Navarre will present at the Morgan Stanley Basic Materials Conference in New York City on Thursday, Feb. 23.

Investors can access a live audio webcast of the presentation at 8 a.m. EST at: http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=BTU&item . 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