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ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENTING PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED OCTOBER 2, 2006
Filed pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Number: 333-136108
     
New Issue Summary   October 5, 2006  
   
 
Issuer:  
Peabody Energy Corporation
   
 
Guarantors:  
Subject to certain exceptions, our obligations under the notes will be jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all our existing domestic subsidiaries. In addition, any domestic subsidiary that executes a guarantee under our senior unsecured credit facility will be required to guarantee the notes.
   
 
Securities:  
Senior Notes due 2016 and Senior Notes due 2026
   
 
Gross Proceeds of 2 Tranches:  
$896,882,500
   
 
Principal Amounts of Each Tranche:  
Senior Notes due 2016: $650,000,000
Senior Notes due 2026: $250,000,000
   
 
Gross Proceeds of Each Tranche:  
Senior Notes due 2016: $650,000,000
Senior Notes due 2026: $246,882,500
   
 
Coupon:  
Senior Notes due 2016: 7.375%
Senior Notes due 2026: 7.875%
   
 
Price per Bond:  
Senior Notes due 2016: 100%
Senior Notes due 2026: 98.753%
   
 
Yield:  
Senior Notes due 2016: 7.375%
Senior Notes due 2026: 8.000%
   
 
Maturity:  
Senior Notes due 2016: November 1, 2016
Senior Notes due 2026: November 1, 2026
   
 
Interest:  
Semi-Annual
   
 
Interest Payments:  
May 1 and November 1, commencing May 1, 2007
   
 
Use of Proceeds:  
We intend to use the net proceeds of the offering, together with the proceeds of other sources of financing, to consummate the acquisition of Excel Coal Limited, with any remaining proceeds being used for general corporate purposes. The shareholders of Excel have approved the acquisition. The acquisition remains subject to certain other closing conditions, including approval by an Australian court, the absence of a material adverse change with respect to Excel and other conditions.

 

 

     
New Issue Summary October 5, 2006  
   
 
Underwriters:  
Morgan Stanley/Lehman Brothers (Jt-Bookrunning Managers); ABN AMRO Incorporated/Banc of America Securities LLC/BMO Capital Markets/BNP Paribas/Calyon Securities (USA)/Citigroup/Credit Suisse/HSBC/PNC Capital Markets LLC/RBS Greenwich Capital/Wells Fargo Securities (Co-Managers)
   
 
Distribution Method:  
Registered
   
 
Trade Date:  
October 5, 2006
   
 
Settlement Date:  
October 12, 2006 (T+4)
   
 
Optional Redemption:  
Makewhole Call at Relevant Treasury Yield plus:
  50 basis points (Senior Notes due 2016)
  50 basis points (Senior notes due 2026)
   
 
CUSIP:  
Senior Notes due 2016: 704549 AE 4
Senior Notes due 2026: 704549 AF 1
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