UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2009 (July 28, 2009)

Arch Coal, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-13105		43-0921172
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

CityPlace One
One CityPlace Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 994-2700

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01		Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On July 28, 2009, Arch Coal, Inc. issued a press release announcing the pricing of its offering of senior unsecured notes due 2016. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

     The following exhibit is attached hereto and filed herewith.

Exhibit
No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated July 28, 2009.

Signatures

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit
No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated July 28, 2009.