Roberts Malcolm James 4

What Happened
Roberts Malcolm James, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer of Peabody Energy Corp (BTU), was granted/acquired 37 shares on March 10, 2026. The shares were recorded at $32.56 each, for a total value of approximately $1,205. This transaction is classified as an award/acquisition (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-10; Filing date: 2026-03-12. This filing was submitted within the typical two-business-day Form 4 window.
• Price per share: $32.56; Shares acquired: 37; Total value: ~$1,205.
• Transaction code: A (grant, award, or other acquisition).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt.
• Footnote: The 37 shares represent exempt dividend equivalents on prior restricted stock unit (RSU) awards (Footnote F1).
• No 10b5-1 plan, tax-withholding, or late-filing flags noted in the provided data.

Context
Dividend-equivalent awards are compensation-related—they convert dividend rights on outstanding RSUs into currently issued shares—so they reflect company compensation practices rather than an insider buying stock on the open market. Such awards are routine and should be interpreted as compensation receipt, not necessarily a signal of insider sentiment.