SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-02-25

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<a name="s1e98d82e483b47b4842f36f7fb5593f5"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.4</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9.5pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">OMNIBUS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:108px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">This is the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">OMNIBUS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">(this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Omnibus Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), dated as of February 5, 2015, to (i) the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2013 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Credit Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), among PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Borrower</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Lenders</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221; and, individually, a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Lender</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Administrative Agent</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;), CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC., MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &amp; SMITH INCORPORATED, BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP., CR&#201;DIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC and RBS SECURITIES INC., as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as syndication agent, and UNION BANK, N.A., COMPASS BANK, CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., as co-documentation agents, (ii) the Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2013, between PEABODY INVESTMENTS CORP. and the ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Pledge Agreement - PIC</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;) and (iii) the Share Charge, dated as of September 24, 2013, between PEABODY HOLDINGS (GIBRALTAR) LIMITED and the ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Pledge Agreement - Gib</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">&#8221;). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, the Borrower, the Required Revolving Lenders and the L/C Issuers have agreed, and the Administrative Agent has acknowledged, that the Credit Agreement shall be amended to limit the amount of the L/C Obligations for which each L/C Issuer (together with its successors and assigns) acts as L/C Issuer, subject to the terms and conditions of this Omnibus Amendment;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">, the Borrower and the Required Lenders have agreed, and the Administrative Agent has acknowledged, that the Credit Agreement shall be amended to, among other things: (a) amend the definition of &#8220;Incremental Debt Cap,&#8221; (b) provide certain additional collateral for the Facilities, (c) provide certain additional mandatory prepayments under the Credit Agreement and (d) amend certain negative covenants under </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article VII</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"