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James C. Grech was named Peabody's President and Chief Executive Officer in June 2021. He has over 30 years of experience in the coal and natural resources industry. Mr. Grech served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Wolverine Fuels, LLC, a thermal coal producer and marketer based in Sandy, Utah, from July 2018 until May 2021. Prior to joining Wolverine Fuels, LLC, Mr. Grech served as President of Nexus Gas Transmission from October 2016 to July 2018, and previously held the position of Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President of Consol Energy. Mr. Grech brings a strong operational, commercial and financial background in both mining and other energy business operations and has extensive utilities and capital markets experience. He is a board member of America's Power, the National Mining Association and Blue Danube Incorporated, and also is a member of the Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency. He is an appointed member on the Surface Transportation Board Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee. In January 2026, Mr. Grech was appointed Chair of the National Coal Council. Mr. Grech holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Mark A. Spurbeck was named Peabody's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in June 2020, after serving in an interim capacity from January 2020. He has executive responsibility for finance, treasury, tax, internal audit, financial reporting, financial planning, risk and mine finance, corporate accounting functions, investor relations and corporate communications, information technology and shared services. Mr. Spurbeck has more than 25 years of accounting and financial experience, most recently serving as the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer from early 2018 to January 2020. Prior to joining Peabody, Mr. Spurbeck served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at Coeur Mining, Inc., a diversified precious metals producer, from March 2013 to January 2018. He also previously held multiple financial positions at Newmont Mining Corporation, a leading gold and copper producer, First Data Corporation, a financial services company, and Deloitte LLP, an international accounting, tax and advisory firm. Mr. Spurbeck is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Hillsdale College.

Scott T. Jarboe was named Peabody's Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary in November 2021 after serving as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since March 2020. He leads the Company's global human resources, legal, government affairs, and ethics and compliance functions. Mr. Jarboe joined Peabody in 2010 and has served in a variety of legal roles. Previously, Mr. Jarboe practiced law with Husch Blackwell LLP and Bryan Cave LLP. Mr. Jarboe holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Kansas, a Master's Degree from the University of Missouri - Kansas City and a Juris Doctor degree from Washington University School of Law.

Bob Malone was elected Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Sonora Bancshares, Inc., a privately-held bank holding company, in 2014. He also serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the First National Bank of Sonora, Texas (dba Sonora Bank), a community bank owned by First Sonora Banchares, Inc., a position he has held since 2014. He joined First Sonora Banchares and Sonora Bank in October 2009 as President and Chief Executive Officer. He is a retired Executive Vice President of BP plc and the retired Chairman of the Board and President of BP America Inc., at the time the largest producer of oil and natural gas and the second largest gasoline retailer in the United States. He served in that position from 2006-2009. He currently serves as a director of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated and Halliburton Company. Mr. Malone's previous leadership experience, especially his experience as board chairman, is invaluable to the Board's ability to function at a high level and to follow good governance practices. His knowledge of the energy industry is also particularly deep, which adds to the Board's expertise as it fills its oversight role with respect to safety, risk management and compliance matters. Mr. Malone holds a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso and a Master of Science in Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Nicholas J. Chirekos served in various investment banking roles at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. from 1987 until his retirement in 2016. He was most recently the Managing Director, North America Head of Mining from 2002 to 2016. Prior to that, he served as the Global Head of Mining and Metals. Mr. Chirekos serves on the Board of Directors for New Gold Inc. (Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, and Human Resources and Compensation Committee member) and Metallus Inc. (Audit Committee member), as well as the Executive Advisory Board at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Mr. Chirekos' extensive experience in investment banking roles, including significant experience within the mining sector, provides the Board with critical, industry-specific financial expertise. Mr. Chirekos' work with both North American companies as well as companies with global operations offers significant international insight into the Board's decision-making process. He also has significant mergers and acquisitions experience and capital markets expertise. Mr. Chirekos earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Denver and Masters of Business Administration from New York University.

Joe W. Laymon served as Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services for Chevron Corporation from 2008 until his retirement in 2017. Prior to joining Chevron Corporation, Mr. Laymon worked at Ford Motor Company from 2000 to 2008, where he was the Vice President, Human Resources and later the Group Vice President, Corporate Human Resources and Labor Affairs. He also served as the Vice President, Human Resources, U.S. and Canada Region for Eastman Kodak Company from 1996 to 2000. He currently serves as a director of Clearwater Paper Corporation (Compensation and Nomination & Governance Committee member), the Piston Group (Chair of the Compensation Committee), and Detroit Thermal Systems. Mr. Laymon also owns JWL Consulting LLC and co-owns VJ Enterprises LLC. Mr. Laymon brings to our Board deep understanding of and experience in executive compensation and human capital issues, which he brings to bear in his role as the Chairman of the Board's Compensation Committee. His work experiences also allow Mr. Laymon to provide key insight to the Board's oversight efforts on issues of leadership, corporate governance, labor relations and regulatory affairs. Mr. Laymon earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Jackson State University and a Master of Economics from the University of Wisconsin. On May 20, 2026, Joe W. Laymon notified the Board of Directors of Peabody Energy Corporation of his decision to resign from the Board effective immediately.

Stephen E. Gorman retired as Chief Executive Officer of Air Methods Corporation in 2020. Prior to that he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Borden Dairy Company from 2014 to July 2017. Prior to joining Borden Dairy Company, he was with Delta Air Lines, Inc. from 2007 to 2014, where he was the Chief Operating Officer. From 2003 to 2007, Mr. Gorman served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Greyhound Lines, Inc. Mr. Gorman was also the Executive Vice President, Operations Support and President, North America for Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. from 2001-2003. He currently serves on the board of FedEx Corporation and previously served on the board of ArcBest Corporation from July 2015 to August 2022. Mr. Gorman brings to our Board extensive leadership experience from his roles as chief executive officer of three companies, and his operations experience as a senior executive of several companies, including companies with global operations, provides valuable insight to the Board on questions of operations and safety oversight. His prior executive experience also offered him experience with both mergers and acquisitions as well as financial matters. Mr. Gorman earned a Bachelor of Science from Eureka College and a Master of Business Administration from Bradley University.

Andrea E. Bertone served from 2009 until her retirement as President of Duke Energy International, LLC (Duke Energy), a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation that owned, operated and managed power generation facilities in Central and South America. Ms. Bertone also served as a director of Duke Energy International Geracao Paranapanema S.A. from 2008 to 2016. She brings her extensive energy sector leadership experience to bear in her role on our Board, particularly as it relates to strategic planning in the energy space, risk management and health, safety and environmental issues facing the Company. Prior to her role as President of Duke Energy, she served as Associate General Counsel of Duke Energy from 2003 to 2009 and as Assistant General Counsel, Duke Energy Trading/Marketing and Duke Energy Merchants from 2001 to 2002. From 1984 to 2000, Ms. Bertone served in various legal roles in both South America and the United States. Ms. Bertone also served as a director of Yamana Gold Inc. from 2017 to 2020 and DMC Global Inc. from 2019 to 2023. Other directorships include Amcor plc, Waste Connections, Inc. and Drax plc. Ms. Bertone's legal background in the energy field allows her to offer unique insights to the Board on issues relating to regulatory and legal risk. Ms. Bertone earned a Master of Laws, International and Comparative Law from Chicago-Kent College of Law and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sao Paulo Law School. She completed a finance program for senior executives at Harvard Business School.

William H. Champion served as Principal of Gladiator Mining Group, LLC from 2014 until his retirement in 2017. From 2002 to 2014, he served in a number of executive management roles for Rio Tinto PLC in its coal, diamond and copper segments, including as Managing Director of Rio Tinto's former Australian coal assets. Mr. Champion's deep knowledge of the mining industry-in particular, his direct management of coal assets in Australia, as well as his experience with other mineral and metal commodities-is important to the Board's oversight of the Company's operational and safety efforts, both in the United States and in Australia. Mr. Champion's experience is also beneficial to the work the Board does in respect to its risk oversight and governance oversight functions. Mr. Champion is currently an independent director of Buenaventura Mining Co. Inc., Peru's largest publicly traded precious and base metals company. He also previously served on the board of PJSC Polyus Gold, a Russian mining company, until 2022. Mr. Champion earned a pair of Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences from the University of Arizona. He also attended the W.P. Carey School of Business Executive MBA Program at Arizona State University.

On November 19, 2025, the Board of Directors of Peabody Energy Corporation appointed Ms. Georganne Hodges to serve as director of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Hodges currently serves as an independent Director and Audit Committee member on the Board of PBF Energy; as an independent Director and Audit Committee Chair, Compensation Committee, and Nominating & Governance committee member for National Gas Services Group; as well as the Chairman of the Board for BWC Terminals. Prior to her retirement, she served as Executive Vice President of Motiva Enterprises, a Saudi Aramco company, where she led the Supply, Trading & Logistics business. She also held the position of Chief Financial Officer for Spark Energy, Inc, a publicly traded retail energy company, where she successfully completed the company's IPO in 2014. She began her career in public accounting and is a licensed CPA in Texas and a Certified Director of NACD. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting and Finance from the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University.