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: February 2, 2006
(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 300, | |
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.
The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Penn Virginia Corporation has elected Merrill A. Miller, Jr. to the Board effective February 2, 2006. The committees of the Board to which Mr. Miller will be appointed have not yet been determined.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99 - Penn Virginia Corporation press release dated February 6, 2006.
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: February 6, 2006
Penn Virginia Corporation |
By:/s/ Nancy M. Snyder |
Nancy M. Snyder |
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description |
99 | Penn Virginia Corporation press release dated February 6, 2006 |