FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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 *

Ebetino Charles A JR 		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)
SVP - Corporate Development
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

12312 OLIVE BOULEVARD, SUITE 400 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/1/2007
(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
Common Stock   (1) 11/1/2007     A    12000   A $0   16852   D    

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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $37.50   11/1/2007     A     55810         (2) 10/31/2017   Common Stock   55810   $0   55810   D    
Restricted Stock Unit   $0   11/1/2007     A     59375         (3)   (3) Common Stock   59375   $0   59375   D    

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  The reporting person has received an award of restricted common stock under the Patriot Coal Corporation (the "Company") 2007 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The restricted stock will fully vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, or earlier if the reporting person terminates employment with the Company because of death or disability, or if a change in control occurs. Any unvested restricted stock will be forfeited if the reporting person terminates employment with the Company for any reason other than death or disability prior to the third anniversary of the grant date.
( 2)  The reporting person has received an award of non-qualified stock options under the Plan. The stock options will be 50% exercisable on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, 75% exercisable on the sixth anniversary and 100% exercisable on the seventh anniversary, or earlier if the reporting person terminates employment with Patriot because of death or disability, or if a change in control occurs. Any part of the stock options that are not exercisable will be terminated if a grantee terminates employment with Patriot for any reason other than death or disability prior to the time such stock options have become vested and exercisable. No stock options can be exercised more than ten years after the date of grant, but the ability to exercise the stock options may terminate sooner upon the occurrence of certain events.
( 3)  The reporting person has received an award of restricted stock units (the "RSUs") under the Plan. 23,750 RSUs will vest over time, and will be 50% vested on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, 75% vested on the sixth anniversary and 100% vested on the seventh anniversary (or earlier if a reporting person terminates employment with the Company because of death or disability, or if a change in control occurs), and 35,625 RSUs will vest based upon the Company's financial performance, and will vest according to a formula described in the award agreement, the results of which are calculated on the December 31 following the fifth, sixth and seventh anniversaries of the grant date. All unvested RSUs will be forfeited if the reporting person terminates employment with the Company for any reason other than death or disability.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ebetino Charles A JR
12312 OLIVE BOULEVARD
SUITE 400
ST. LOUIS, MO 63141

SVP - Corporate Development

Signatures
Charles A. Ebetino, Jr., By: Joseph W. Bean, Attorney-in-Fact 11/5/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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