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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Lorson John W.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
CityPlace One, Suite 300
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(Street)
St. Louis Missouri 63141
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
January 26, 2000
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arch Coal, Inc. (ACI)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Controller - Chief Accounting Officer
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or Beneficial
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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No Securities Owned
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Over)
(Form 3-07/98)
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock Option (1) 07/23/07 Common Stock 2,000 $27.875 D
(Right to Buy)
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Employee Stock Option (2) 07/22/08 Common Stock 3,000 $22.875 D
(Right to Buy)
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Employee Stock Option (3) 02/25/09 Common Stock 6,000 $10.6875 D
(Right to Buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on July 23,
1998.
(2) The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on July 22,
1999.
(3) The option vests in four annual installments beginning February 25, 2000 in
the following amounts: 1/6, 1/3, 1/3, 1/6.
/s/Rosemary L. Klein February 3, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Rosemary L. Klein, Assistant Secretary,
for John W. Lorson
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned appoints the following individuals, with full power to each
of them to act alone, as its true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents to
execute and file on behalf of the undersigned all Forms 3, 4 and 5, and any
amendments thereto, that the undersigned may be required to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and any stock exchange or similar authority,
as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of
Arch Coal, Inc. The authority of the following individuals under this Power of
Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions
in securities of Arch Coal, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing. The
undersigned acknowledges that the following individuals are not assuming any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
The following officers of Arch Coal, Inc.:
Secretary of the Corporation
Assistant Secretary of the Corporation
General Counsel of the Corporation
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 3rd day of February, 2000.
/s/ John W. Lorson
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(Signature)
