UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: May 3, 2005
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Virginia | 1-13283 | 23-1184320 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 230, | |
100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania | 19087 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (610) 687-8900
Not Applicable
(Former Name, Former Address, and Former Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On May 3, 2005, Penn Virginia Corporation ("PVA") appointed Forrest W. McNair as its new Controller and, simultaneously, Dana G Wright resigned from the position of Controller to assume the position of Vice President, Business Planning. PVA's Controller is its principal accounting officer.
Mr. McNair, who is 39 years old, was appointed as Vice President and Controller of PVA on May 3, 2005. Since October 2001, Mr. McNair has served as Vice President and Controller of Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC, an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of PVA and the general partner of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L. P., a publicly traded limited partnership engaged in the coal land management and natural gas midstream businesses. He served as a financial reporting manager with PVA from September 1998 to October 2001.
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.
Date: May 5, 2005
Penn Virginia Corporation | |
By: | /s/ Nancy M. Snyder |
Nancy M. Snyder | |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |