- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hatfield Bennett K	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Patriot Coal CORP [ PCX ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) President & COO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION,, 12312 OLIVE BOULEVARD, SUITE 400	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/29/2012
(Street) ST. LOUIS, MO 63141 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1) (2)	5/29/2012		A		281250		(1) (2)	(1) (2)	Common Stock	281250	$0.00	281250   (3)	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The reporting person has received an award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the Patriot Coal Corporation (the "Company") 2007 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. The RSUs will ratably vest in annual installments over a period of three years following the grant date; i.e., 33.33% of the award will be vested on the first anniversary of the grant date, 66.66% of the award will be vested on the second anniversary of the grant date and 100% of the award will be vested on the third anniversary of the grant date.
( 2)	If the reporting person terminates employment with the Company because of death or disability or if a change in control occurs, all unvested RSUs will fully vest. If the reporting person's employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without cause or by the reporting person for good reason, the RSUs that were scheduled to vest on the next annual vesting date will immediately vest.
( 3)	Does not include RSUs with different terms and/or vesting dates.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hatfield Bennett K C/O PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION, 12312 OLIVE BOULEVARD, SUITE 400 ST. LOUIS, MO 63141			President & COO

Signatures
/s/ Jacquelyn A. Jones, Attorney-In-Fact for Bennett K. Hatfield		5/31/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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