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Peabody Energy today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce will present at the Lehman Brothers CEO Energy/Power Conference in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 4. Investors can access the slide presentation on PeabodyEnergy.com.

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2007 sales of 238 million tons and $4.6 billion in revenues. Its coal products fuel approximately 10 percent of all U.S. and 2 percent of worldwide electricity.

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