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Peabody Energy Prices $225 Million Convertible Notes Offering due 2031

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Peabody Energy (BTU) said late Thursday it priced a private offering of $225 million in 0.50% convertible senior notes due 2031.

The company said it also gave initial purchasers an option to buy up to an additional $25 million of notes.

The notes carry an initial conversion price of about $38.32 per share, the company said.

Peabody said it plans to use about $15 million of the proceeds for capped call transactions aimed at limiting shareholder dilution.

The rest of the proceeds, along with cash on hand, will fund the repurchase of about $241.2 million of its outstanding 3.250% convertible senior notes due 2028 for roughly $388.8 million in cash, it addd.

The offering is expected to close on Tuesday.

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