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 20, 2007
(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 or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 20, 2007, Joe N. Averett, Jr., a director of Penn Virginia Corporation (the “Company”), notified the Company that he would not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). Consequently, Mr. Averett’s term in office will expire on May 8, 2007, the date of the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2007 Annual Meeting”).
| Item 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On February 21, 2007, the Board amended the Company’s Bylaws to decrease the number of directors serving on the Board from ten to nine. The Board also amended the Company’s Bylaws to provided that the number of directors serving on the Board would automatically decrease from nine to eight on the date of the 2007 Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws as adopted is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Penn Virginia Corporation. |
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 26, 2007
| Penn Virginia Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Nancy M. Snyder | |
| Nancy M. Snyder | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel | ||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Penn Virginia Corporation. |