EX-4.4






Exhibit 4.4




EIGHTEENTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

(6 7/8% Notes due 2013)




          Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of March
13, 2009, by the entities listed on Schedule I (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”),
being subsidiaries of Peabody Energy Corporation (or its permitted successor), a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the other Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in
the Indenture referred to herein) and US Bank National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture
referred to below (the “Trustee”).




WITNESSETH




          WHEREAS, the Company has executed and delivered to the Trustee an Indenture (the
“Indenture”), dated as of March 21, 2003 providing for the issuance of an unlimited amount
of 6 7/8% Notes due 2013 (the “Notes”), as supplemented by:





	 	•	 	First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 7, 2003;
	 
	 	•	 	Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2003;
	 
	 	•	 	Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2004;
	 
	 	•	 	Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 22, 2004;
	 
	 	•	 	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 18, 2004;
	 
	 	•	 	Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2005;
	 
	 	•	 	Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2005;
	 
	 	•	 	Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 20, 2006;
	 
	 	•	 	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2006;
	 
	 	•	 	Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2006;
	 
	 	•	 	Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 29, 2006;
	 
	 	•	 	Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 10, 2006;
	 
	 	•	 	Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 31, 2007;
	 
	 	•	 	Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 14, 2007;
	 
	 	•	 	Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2007;
	 
	 	•	 	Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2008;
	 
	 	•	 	Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 5, 2008; and





          WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries
shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the
Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under
the Notes on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Subsidiary Guarantee”); and




          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and
deliver this Supplemental Indenture.




          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the
Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes
as follows:




          1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have
the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.




          2. Agreement to Guarantee. Each of the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries hereby agrees as
follows:




 









 









	 	(a)	 	Along with all Subsidiary Guarantors named in the Indenture, to
jointly and severally Guarantee to each Holder of a Note authenticated and
delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns,
irrespective of the validity and enforceability of the Indenture, the Notes or
the obligations of the Company hereunder or thereunder, that:






	 	(i)	 	the principal of and interest on the Notes will
be promptly paid in full when due, whether at maturity, by
acceleration, redemption or otherwise, and interest on the overdue
principal of and interest on the Notes, if any, if lawful, and all
other obligations of the Company to the Holders or the Trustee
hereunder or thereunder will be promptly paid in full or performed, all
in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	in case of any extension of time of payment or
renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, that same will
be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the
terms of the extension or renewal, whether at stated maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise.






	 	 	 	Failing payment when due of any amount so guaranteed or any performance so
guaranteed for whatever reason, the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be jointly
and severally obligated to pay the same immediately. Each Subsidiary
Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of
collection.
	 
	 	(b)	 	The obligations hereunder shall be joint and several and
unconditional, irrespective of the validity or enforceability of the Notes or
the obligations of the Company under the Indenture, the absence of any action
to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with
respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment
against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance
which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a
Subsidiary Guarantor.
	 
	 	(c)	 	The following is hereby waived: diligence, presentment, demand
of payment, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or
bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the
Company, protest, notice and all demands whatsoever.
	 
	 	(d)	 	This Subsidiary Guarantee shall not be discharged except by
complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and the
Indenture.
	 
	 	(e)	 	If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or
otherwise to return to the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, or any
custodian, Trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to
either the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, any amount paid by either to
the Trustee or such Holder, this Subsidiary Guarantee, to the extent
theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.
	 
	 	(f)	 	The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall not be entitled to any
right of subrogation in relation to the Holders in respect of any obligations
guaranteed hereby until payment in full of all obligations guaranteed hereby.
	 
	 	(g)	 	As between the Subsidiary Guarantors, on the one hand, and the
Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations
guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture
for the purposes of this Subsidiary Guarantee, notwithstanding any stay,
injunction or other




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	 	 	 	prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations
guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration
of such obligations as provided in Article 6 of the Indenture, such
obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and
payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors for the purpose of this Subsidiary
Guarantee.
	 
	 	(h)	 	The Subsidiary Guarantors shall have the right to seek
contribution from any non-paying Subsidiary Guarantor so long as the exercise
of such right does not impair the rights of the Holders under the Subsidiary
Guarantee.
	 
	 	(i)	 	Pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Indenture, after giving effect
to any maximum amount and any other contingent and fixed liabilities that are
relevant under any applicable Bankruptcy or fraudulent conveyance laws, and
after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution
from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Subsidiary Guarantor in
respect of the obligations of such other Subsidiary Guarantor under Article 10
of the Indenture shall result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor
under its Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent transfer or
conveyance.





          3. Execution and Delivery. The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries agree that the Subsidiary
Guarantees shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each
Note a notation of such Subsidiary Guarantee.




          4. Guaranteeing Subsidiaries May Consolidate, Etc. on Certain Terms.





	 	(a)	 	The Guaranteeing Subsidiaries may not consolidate with or merge
with or into (whether or not such Senior Subordinated Note Guarantor is the
surviving Person) another corporation, Person or entity whether or not
affiliated with such Subsidiary Guarantor unless:






	 	(i)	 	subject to Section 10.04 of the Indenture, the
Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if
other than a Subsidiary Guarantor or the Company) unconditionally
assumes all the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor, pursuant to a
supplemental Indenture in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Trustee, under the Notes, the Indenture and the Subsidiary
Guarantee on the terms set forth herein or therein; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	immediately after giving effect to such
transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists.






	 	(b)	 	In case of any such consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance
and upon the assumption by the successor corporation, by supplemental
Indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee and satisfactory in form to
the Trustee, of the Subsidiary Guarantee endorsed upon the Notes and the due
and punctual performance of all of the covenants and conditions of the
Indenture to be performed by the Subsidiary Guarantor, such successor
corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Subsidiary Guarantor
with the same effect as if it had been named herein as a Subsidiary Guarantor.
Such successor corporation thereupon may cause to be signed any or all of the
Subsidiary Guarantees to be endorsed upon all of the Notes issuable hereunder
which theretofore shall not have been signed by the Company and delivered to
the Trustee. All the Subsidiary Guarantees so issued shall in all respects
have the same legal rank and benefit under the Indenture as the Subsidiary
Guarantees theretofore and




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	 	 	 	thereafter issued in accordance with the terms of the Indenture as though
all of such Subsidiary Guarantees had been issued at the date of the
execution hereof.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Except as set forth in Articles 4 and 5 of the Indenture, and
notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) above, nothing contained in the Indenture
or in any of the Notes shall prevent any consolidation or merger of a
Subsidiary Guarantor with or into the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor,
or shall prevent any sale or conveyance of the property of a Subsidiary
Guarantor as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or
another Subsidiary Guarantor.





          5. Releases.





	 	(a)	 	In the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the
assets of any Subsidiary Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or
otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all to the capital stock of any
Subsidiary Guarantor, then such Subsidiary Guarantor (in the event of a sale or
other disposition, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, of all of the
capital stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor) or the corporation acquiring the
property (in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor) will be released and relieved
of any obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee; provided that the Net
Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the Indenture, including without limitation Section
4.10 of the Indenture. Upon delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an
Officer’s Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such sale or
other disposition was made by the Company in accordance with the provisions of
the Indenture, including without limitation Section 4.10 of the Indenture, the
Trustee shall execute any documents reasonably required in order to evidence
the release of any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under its
Subsidiary Guarantee.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Any Subsidiary Guarantor not released from its obligations
under its Subsidiary Guarantee shall remain liable for the full amount of
principal of and interest on the Notes and for the other obligations of any
Subsidiary Guarantor under the Indenture as provided in Article 10 of the
Indenture.





          6. No Recourse Against Others. No past, present or future director, officer,
employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries, as such, shall have
any liability for any obligations of the Company or any of the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries under the
Notes, any Subsidiary Guarantees, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim
based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder of the
Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part
of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive
liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the Commission that such a
waiver is against public policy.




          7. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO
CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.




          8. Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental
Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same
agreement.




          9. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not affect the construction hereof.




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          10. The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for
or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of
the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing
Subsidiaries and the Company.




          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION

(“COMPANY”)	 	 	 	US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(“TRUSTEE”)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:

	 	/s/ Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.
	 	 	 	By:
	 	/s/ Philip G. Kane, Jr.
	 

	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:

	 	Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.
	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Philip G. Kane, Jr.
	Title:

	 	Senior Vice President and Treasurer
	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Vice President






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Existing Subsidiary Guarantors:




American Land Development, LLC

American Land Holdings of Illinois, LLC

American Land Holdings of Indiana, LLC

American Land Holdings of Kentucky, LLC

American Land Holdings of West Virginia, LLC

Arclar Company, LLC

Arid Operations Inc.

Big Ridge, Inc.

Big Sky Coal Company

Black Beauty Coal Company, LLC

Black Hills Mining Company, LLC

BTU Empire Company, LLC

      f/k/a BTU Empire Corporation

BTU Western Resources, Inc.

Caballo Coal Company

Caseyville Dock Company, LLC

Central States Coal Reserves of Illinois, LLC

Central States Coal Reserves of Indiana, LLC

Century Mineral Resources, Inc.

COALSALES, LLC

COALSALES II, LLC

COALTRADE International, LLC

COALTRADE, LLC

Coal Reserves Holding Limited Liability Company No. 1

Colorado Yampa Coal Company

Conservancy Resources, LLC

Cottonwood Land Company

Coulterville Coal Company, LLC

Cyprus Creek Land Company

Cyprus Creek Land Resources, LLC

Dyson Creek Coal Company, LLC

Dyson Creek Mining Company, LLC

El Segundo Coal Company, LLC

Falcon Coal Company, LLC

Gallo Finance Company

Gold Fields Chile, LLC

Gold Fields Mining, LLC

Gold Fields Ortiz, LLC

Hayden Gulch Terminal, Inc.

Highwall Mining Services Company

Hillside Recreational Lands, LLC

HMC Mining, LLC

Illinois Land Holdings, LLC

Independence Material Handling, LLC

James River Coal Terminal, LLC

Juniper Coal Company

Kayenta Mobile Home Park, Inc.

Kentucky Syngas, LLC

Lively Grove Energy Partners, LLC

Marigold Electricity, LLC

Marigold Energy, LLC

Midco Supply and Equipment Corporation




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Midwest Coal Acquisition Corp.

Midwest Coal Reserves of Illinois, LLC

Midwest Coal Reserves of Indiana, LLC

Mustang Energy Company, L.L.C.

New Mexico Coal Resources, LLC

New Mexico Employment Resources, LLC

Peabody America, Inc.

Peabody Archveyor, L.L.C.

Peabody Cardinal Gasification, LLC

Peabody Colorado Operations, LLC

      f/k/a Colorado Coal Resources, LLC

Peabody Development Company, LLC

Peabody Electricity, LLC

Peabody Energy Generation Holding Company

Peabody Energy Investments, Inc.

Peabody Energy Solutions, Inc.

Peabody Holding Company, LLC

Peabody International Investments, Inc.

Peabody International Services, Inc.

Peabody Investments Corp.

Peabody Midwest Operations, LLC

      f/k/a Midwest Coal Resources, LLC

Peabody Natural Gas, LLC

Peabody Natural Resources Company

Peabody Powder River Operations, LLC

      f/k/a Powder River Resources, LLC

Peabody Powertree Investments, LLC

Peabody Recreational Lands, L.L.C.

Peabody Rocky Mountain Services, LLC

      f/k/a Williams Fork Coal Resources, LLC

Peabody Southwest, LLC

Peabody Southwestern Coal Company

Peabody Terminal Holdings Company, Inc.

Peabody Terminals, LLC

Peabody Venezuela Coal Corp.

Peabody Venture Fund, LLC

Peabody-Waterside Development, L.L.C.

Peabody Western Coal Company

PEC Equipment Company, LLC

Point Pleasant Dock Company, LLC

Pond River Land Company

Porcupine Production, LLC

Porcupine Transportation, LLC

Powder River Coal, LLC

Randolph Land Resources, LLC

Randolph Land Holding Company, LLC

Riverview Terminal Company

Sage Creek Holdings, LLC

School Creek Coal Company, LLC

School Creek Coal Resources, LLC

Seneca Coal Company

Shoshone Coal Corporation

Star Lake Energy Company, L.L.C.

Sugar Camp Properties, LLC




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Thoroughbred Generating Company, LLC

Thoroughbred Mining Company, L.L.C.

Twentymile Coal Company

West Roundup Resources, Inc.

Williams Fork Coal Company, LLC

Wyoming Natural Gas, LLC




	 	 	 	 	 
	By: 

Name:

	 	/s/ Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.
 

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.
	 	 
	Title:

	 	Senior Vice President and Treasurer	 	 






Additional Guarantors:

American Land Holdings of Colorado, LLC

Bear Run Coal Company, LLC

Elkland Holdings, LLC

Peabody Bear Run Services, LLC

Peabody Colorado Services, LLC

Peabody Employment Services, LLC

Peabody Gateway Services, LLC

Peabody Illinois Services, LLC

Peabody Indiana Services, LLC

Peabody Midwest Management Services, LLC

Peabody Midwest Services, LLC

Peabody Operations Holding, LLC

Peabody Powder River Management Services, LLC

Peabody Powder River Services, LLC

Peabody Rocky Mountain Management Services, LLC

Peabody Services Holding, LLC

Peabody Wild Boar Services, LLC

Peabody Wyoming Services, LLC

Sage Creek Coal Company, LLC

Vigo Employment Resources, LLC

Wild Boar Coal Company, LLC




	 	 	 	 	 
	By: 

Name:

	 	/s/ Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.
 

Walter L. Hawkins, Jr.
	 	 
	Title:

	 	Senior Vice President and Treasurer	 	 






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SCHEDULE I




New Guaranteeing Subsidiaries:




American Land Holdings of Colorado, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Bear Run Coal Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Elkland Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Bear Run Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Colorado Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Employment Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Gateway Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Illinois Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Indiana Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Midwest Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Midwest Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Operations Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Powder River Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Powder River Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Rocky Mountain Management Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Services Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Wild Boar Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Peabody Wyoming Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Sage Creek Coal Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,

Vigo Employment Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and

Wild Boar Coal Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company




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