Every material Form 8-K Peabody Energy filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Peabody Energy's board has started an active search for a successor to CEO James Grech, who is approaching retirement eligibility. Under a Transition and Consulting Agreement effective December 17, 2025, Grech stays as CEO until May 15, 2028, then serves in an advisory role until May 15, 2030, which gives shareholders a defined leadership handover timeline.
Grech remains CEO until the Transition Date of May 15, 2028, and is expected to stay on the board until then.
After the transition, Grech will serve in an advisory capacity until May 15, 2030, at a consulting fee of $1,500,000 per year.
The company says the agreement is part of succession planning and not the result of any disagreement over operations, policies or practices.
Peabody Energy's board appointed Georganne Hodges and Clayton Walker as directors effective November 19, 2025, bringing the board to 10 members. Hodges has energy chief financial officer and board experience, and Walker has senior mining operations experience, according to the company.
Georganne Hodges and Clayton Walker were appointed to the board on November 19, 2025, with terms expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Hodges joins the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; Walker joins the Compensation Committee and Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Committee.
Each director received a prorated grant of deferred stock units, sized at $62,500 or $66,250 depending on their allocation election.
Peabody reported a third-quarter 2025 net loss attributable to common stockholders of $70.1 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, including $54.0 million of costs related to a terminated acquisition. Revenue was $1,012.1 million, down from $1,088.0 million a year earlier, and Adjusted EBITDA was $99.5 million versus $224.8 million. The company also said it is strengthening its full-year 2025 targets for its seaborne metallurgical, seaborne thermal and Powder River Basin segments, and declared a $0.075 per share quarterly dividend.
Q3 2025 net loss attributable to common stockholders of $70.1 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, versus net income of $101.3 million, or $0.74 per diluted share, in Q3 2024
Q3 2025 revenue of $1,012.1 million, up from $890.1 million in Q2 2025 but down from $1,088.0 million in Q3 2024
Full-year 2025 targets strengthened for seaborne metallurgical, seaborne thermal and PRB segments; Centurion longwall operations expected to begin in February 2026
Quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share payable December 3, 2025 to stockholders of record on November 13, 2025
Peabody Energy said Malcolm J. Roberts will become Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer effective September 1, 2025. He has been with the company since 2021 and was named Chief Marketing Officer in May 2023, so the move is an internal promotion of an existing executive.
Roberts's annual base salary is $515,000.
His short-term incentive target is 95% of base salary, and his long-term incentive target is approximately 195% of base salary.
His employment contract is dated August 7, 2025, with Peabody Energy Australia Coal Pty Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary, and is filed as Exhibit 10.1.
Peabody reported a second-quarter net loss attributable to common stockholders of $27.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, compared with net income of $199.4 million, or $1.42 per share, a year earlier. Revenue fell to $890.1 million from $1,042.0 million, and Adjusted EBITDA fell to $93.3 million from $309.7 million, while the company raised some full-year volume targets and lowered cost targets for three segments. The company also said a Material Adverse Change has occurred under its purchase agreements for the Anglo American Moranbah North acquisition and plans a further update on August 19, 2025.
Q2 2025 net loss attributable to common stockholders of $27.6 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, versus $199.4 million, or $1.42 per share, in Q2 2024
Q2 revenue of $890.1 million versus $1,042.0 million a year earlier; Adjusted EBITDA of $93.3 million versus $309.7 million
Full-year 2025 PRB volume guidance raised by 5 million tons; Seaborne Metallurgical full-year cost guidance lowered by $7 per ton to approximately $118 per ton
Quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share payable September 3, 2025 to holders of record August 14, 2025
Peabody reported first-quarter 2025 net income attributable to common stockholders of $34.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, down from $39.6 million, or $0.29, a year earlier, on revenue of $937.0 million versus $983.6 million. The company also said it notified Anglo American of a Material Adverse Change tied to the inactive Moranbah North Mine, and it may terminate the planned steelmaking coal acquisition if the issue is not resolved in the agreed timeframe.
Q1 2025 net income attributable to common stockholders was $34.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, versus $39.6 million, or $0.29, in Q1 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA was $144.0 million versus $160.5 million a year earlier; revenue was $937.0 million versus $983.6 million.
Peabody notified Anglo American of a Material Adverse Change on the planned steelmaking coal acquisition, related to the Moranbah North Mine, which has been inactive since a gas ignition event on March 31, 2025.
Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share, payable June 4, 2025 to holders of record on May 15, 2025.
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