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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): August 21, 2009 (August 20, 2009)
Arch Coal, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  1-13105
(Commission File Number) 		  43-0921172
(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 August 20, 2009, Arch Coal, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had received antitrust clearance from the Federal Trade Commission in connection with its pending acquisition of the Jacobs Ranch mine in Wyoming. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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 August 20, 2009.

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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.
         
Dated: August 21, 2009  Arch Coal, Inc.
 		  
  By:   /s/ Robert G. Jones    
    Robert G. Jones   
    Senior Vice President — Law, General Counsel and Secretary   
 

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Exhibit Index
         
Exhibit    
No.   Description
  99.1    
Press release dated August 20, 2009.