Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 10, 2009, John Drexler, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Arch Coal, Inc., will deliver a presentation at the Raymond James Coal Investors Conference in New York City that will include written communication comprised of slides. The slides from the presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and are hereby incorporated by reference.
A copy of the slides will be available at http://investor.archcoal.com/events.cfm for 30 days. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is attached hereto and furnished herewith.

Exhibit
No. Description
99.1 Slides from the Raymond James Coal Investors Conference.

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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: November 10, 2009 Arch Coal, Inc.

By: /s/ Robert G. Jones Robert G. Jones Senior Vice President-Law, General Counsel and Secretary

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