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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
________________________________________________________
 FORM 11-K
________________________________________________________
(Mark One)
x
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 

OR

¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from              to              
 Commission file number: 1-13283
 _________________________________________________________ 

A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES EMPLOYEES' 401(k) PLAN

B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
FOUR RADNOR CORPORATE CENTER, SUITE 200
100 MATSONFORD ROAD
RADNOR, PA 19087












 




PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
EMPLOYEES' 401(k) PLAN

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE
 For the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Notes to Financial Statements:
 
 
A.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and General Description of the Plan
 
B.
Administration of the Plan
 
C.
Tax Status of the Plan
 
D.
Investments
 
E.
Fair Value Measurements
 
F.
Fully Benefit Responsive Investment Contract
 
G.
Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
 
H.
Party-in-Interest Transactions
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE
 
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 


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Report of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm


To the Plan Administrator
Penn Virginia Corporation and Affiliated Companies
Employees' 401(k) Plan
Radnor, Pennsylvania

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Penn Virginia Corporation and Affiliated Companies Employees’ 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2014, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2014, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2014, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

The accompanying supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2014 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconcile to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.


/s/ BDO

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 23, 2015


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Report of Registered Independent Public Accounting Firm


To the Participants and Administrator of the
Penn Virginia Corporation and Affiliated Companies
Employees' 401(k) Plan
Radnor, Pennsylvania

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Penn Virginia Corporation and Affiliated Companies Employees’ 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2013, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Penn Virginia Corporation and Affiliated Companies Employees' 401(k) Plan as of December 31, 2013, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.




/s/ Maillie LLP

West Chester, Pennsylvania
June 26, 2014


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PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
EMPLOYEES' 401(k) PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
December 31, 2014 and 2013

 
 
2014
 
2013
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash
 
$
131

 
$
56

Investments, at fair value
 
 
 
 
Registered investment companies
 
14,093,059

 
12,864,226

Common stock
 
2,062,164

 
3,374,602

Common collective trusts
 
7,058,397

 
6,290,194

TOTAL INVESTMENTS
 
23,213,620

 
22,529,022

Receivables
 
 
 
 
Employer contributions
 
305,000

 
795,763

Participant loans receivable
 
190,063

 
235,326

TOTAL RECEIVABLES
 
495,063

 
1,031,089

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, at fair value
 
23,708,814

 
23,560,167

Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully benefit-responsive
 
 
 
 
investment contracts
 
(30,964
)
 
(13,569
)
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
$
23,677,850

 
$
23,546,598























See accompanying notes.

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PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
EMPLOYEES' 401(k) PLAN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013

 
 
2014
 
2013
ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Contributions
 
 
 
 
Participants' contributions
 
$
1,230,148

 
$
1,086,074

Employer contributions
 
1,128,474

 
1,527,202

Rollover contributions
 
227,705

 
239,487

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS
 
2,586,327

 
2,852,763

Investment income
 
 
 
 
Interest and dividends
 
1,607,812

 
567,256

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments
 
(1,180,826
)
 
4,298,730

Realized gain on the sale of investments
 
201,200

 
209,878

TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME
 
628,186

 
5,075,864

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ADDITIONS, NET
 
3,214,513

 
7,928,627

 
 
 
 
 
DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Benefits paid to participants
 
3,077,861

 
3,688,637

Administrative fees
 
5,400

 
2,325

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS
 
3,083,261

 
3,690,962

 
 
 
 
 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
 
131,252

 
4,237,665

 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
 
 
 
 
BEGINNING OF YEAR
 
23,546,598

 
19,308,933

 
 
 
 
 
END OF YEAR
 
$
23,677,850

 
$
23,546,598

 
 
 
 
 


















See accompanying notes.

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PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES EMPLOYEES 401(k) PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS



NOTE A
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

Significant Accounting Policies

Investments - Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Penn Virginia Corporation and Affiliated Companies Employees' 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”). During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Plan offered mutual funds and common collective trusts as investment options for participants. Investments in stock of Penn Virginia Corporation (the “Company”) through contributions or transfers from other investments were prohibited effective July 1, 2012. Existing investments in Company stock were not affected.

Valuation of Investments - The Plan's investments are stated at fair value, pursuant to the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No. 820, Fair Value Measurements. Fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Shares of mutual funds are valued at quoted market prices, which represent the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at the measurement date. The Company's common stock is valued at the closing price reported on the New York Stock Exchange on the measurement date.

Investment Contracts - Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value. Contract value is the relevant measurement attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan.

The Plan invested in investment contracts through a collective trust in 2014 and 2013. Contract value for this collective trust was based on the net asset value of the fund as reported by the trustee, Invesco National Trust Company. The statements of net assets available for benefits present the fair value of the investment contracts, as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value in 2014 and 2013. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits is prepared using the contract value basis for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts.

Notes Receivable from Participants - Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Related fees are recorded as administrative expenses when they are incurred. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2014 or 2013.

Risks and Uncertainties - The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE A
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

Revenue Recognition and Method of Accounting - All transactions are recorded on the accrual basis. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded based on the trade date. Interest income is accrued when earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Capital gain distributions are included in dividend income. Realized gains or losses on security transactions are determined using the average cost of securities sold on the trade date. Expenses are recorded when incurred.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes therein and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Plan Expenses - The Company paid expenses of the Plan in addition to the expenses paid from the participants' individual accounts.

Date of Management's Review - Management has evaluated the effects of events that have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2014, through the filing date of this Form 11-K and has identified no subsequent events that require adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

General Description of the Plan

A general description of the Plan follows. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

General - The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees of the Company and its affiliates. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

The Plan includes an employee stock ownership plan (“ESOP”) feature, as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 4975(e)7. The ESOP feature provides for discretionary employer contributions to the Plan which must be made in cash.

Contributions - Participants are able to contribute up to the lesser of $17,500 or 50% of their annual compensation for 2014 and 2013. Employer matching contributions equal 100% of the employees' elective deferral contribution up to 6% of compensation up to a maximum of $255,000. In addition, participants who reach age 50 or older and contribute the maximum permitted under the Plan may make an additional pre-tax contribution (a “catch-up contribution”) of up to $5,500. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified benefit plans via a rollover into the Plan.

Participation - An employee may become a participant of the Plan immediately after the start of service. An employee may become a participant of the ESOP after completion of one year of service.

Participant Accounts - Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution and the employer matching contribution, as well as an allocation of Plan earnings. Participants have access to their accounts 24 hours a day/7 days per week via a toll-free telephone number and a website. Fund transfers and investment election changes may be made daily. A participant may stop, start or change their 401(k) salary deferral rate at will.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE A
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND GENERAL
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN (continued)

Plan Loans - Active employees may elect to take loans from the Plan at any given time. The minimum loan amount is $1,000. As required by law, a loan amount is limited to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the participant's vested account and must be repaid within five years unless the loan is for the purchase of a primary residence. Loan repayments are processed via payroll deduction on an after-tax basis.

Vesting - Participants are always 100% vested in their own 401(k) salary deferral contributions, as well as the employer matching and employer discretionary contributions.

Payment of Benefits - Upon termination of service due to death, disability or retirement, a participant or their beneficiary may elect to receive either an amount equal to the value of the participant's account or periodic installments. For termination of service due to other reasons, a participant may receive the value of their account balance as a lump-sum distribution. In the event of a “qualified emergency,” an active employee may elect a withdrawal from their elective deferral contributions.

Voting Rights - Each participant is entitled to exercise the voting rights attributable to shares of Company stock held in their account in the trust with respect to all corporate matters upon which the Company's shareholders are entitled or permitted to vote. Each participant has
one vote for each share of stock credited to their account.

Plan Termination - The Plan may be terminated at any time by the Company. In the event of Plan termination, distribution of participant accounts shall be in accordance with the Plan document.

NOTE B    ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN

The Plan is administered by a committee of at least three members who are appointed and may be removed by the Company's Board of Directors. Bank of America, N.A. serves as trustee of the Plan. Investment management fees charged by each mutual fund are netted against returns. Investment management fees charged by the common collective trusts are charged separately to those participants with balances in the trusts.

NOTE C    TAX STATUS OF THE PLAN

The Plan received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) dated September 13, 2013, indicating that the Plan is a qualified plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Although the Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter, the Administrative Committee and the Plan's tax counsel believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code; therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial statements.

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require Plan management to evaluate uncertain tax positions taken by the Plan. The financial statement effects of a tax position are recognized when the position is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, to be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan and has concluded that as of December 31, 2014, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan has no recognized interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE C
TAX STATUS OF THE PLAN (continued)

The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The tax returns for years 2013, 2012 and 2011 are still open and subject to examination by taxing authorities.


NOTE D
INVESTMENTS

The following investments represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Penn Virginia Corporation common stock, 308,707 shares (2014) and 357,858 shares (2013)
 
$
2,062,164

 
$
3,374,602

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund, 94,589 shares (2014) and 73,835 shares (2013)
 
2,348,656

 
2,062,957

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lord Abbett Total Return Fund, 169,173 shares (2014) and 0 shares (2013)
 
1,784,778

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Columbia Dividend Income Fund, 85,612 shares (2014) and 64,868 shares (2013)
 
1,621,491

 
1,188,377

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Invesco Van Kampen Small Cap Fund, 83,539 shares (2014) and 81,024 shares (2013)
 
1,640,699

 
1,754,977

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thornburg International Value Fund, 48,711 shares (2014) and 41,936 shares (2013)
 
1,299,610

 
1,310,086

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Blackrock S & P 500 Stock Fund I, 5,315 shares (2014) and 4,798 shares (2013)
 
1,314,733

 
1,064,959

*
 
 
 
 
 
 
Massachusetts Investment Growth Stock Fund, 81,989 shares (2014) and 90,197 shares (2013)
 
2,011,189

 
2,059,202

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Invesco Stable Value Return Fund, 1,821,468 shares (2014) and 1,680,482 shares (2013)
 
1,821,468

 
1,680,482

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manning & Napier Ret Target 2010 Fund, 73,507 shares (2014) and 68,129 shares (2013)
 
1,305,486

 
1,165,694

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manning & Napier Ret Target 2020 Fund, 77,793 shares (2014) and 71,000 shares (2013)
 
1,513,075

 
1,323,434

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*Does not exceed 5% at December 31, 2013. Balance is presented for comparative purposes only.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE E    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FASB ASC 820 establishes a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC 820 are described as follows:

Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access.

Level 2 - Inputs to the valuation methodology include:

Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets;

Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability;

Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The asset or liability's fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE E    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

A summary by level within the fair value hierarchy of the Plan's investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:
 
 
2014
 
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
 
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
$
11,271,663

 
$

 
$

Fixed income
 
2,264,950

 

 

Allocation funds
 
556,446

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMON STOCK
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
2,062,164

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMON COLLECTIVE TRUSTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stable value fund
 

 

 
1,852,432

Manning & Napier Retirement Target Funds
 

 
5,205,965

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
16,155,223

 
$
5,205,965

 
$
1,852,432

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
 
Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
$
10,182,933

 
$

 
$

Fixed income
 
2,175,931

 

 

Allocation funds
 
505,362

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMON STOCK
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
3,374,602

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMON COLLECTIVE TRUSTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stable value fund
 

 

 
1,694,051

Manning & Napier Retirement Target Funds
 

 
4,596,143

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
16,238,828

 
$
4,596,143

 
$
1,694,051




  


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE E    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (continued)

Level 3 investments make up 7.8% and 7.4% of total plan assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Investments in shares of registered investment companies, common stock and cash equivalents have quoted prices for identical assets in active markets; therefore, the investments are measured at fair value using these readily available Level 1 inputs.

Common collective trusts, stable value fund, are over-the-counter securities with no quoted readily available Level 1 inputs and, therefore, are measured at fair value using inputs that are directly observable in active markets. These shares are redeemable at contract value and are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy using the income approach.

Common collective trusts, other funds, do not have quoted prices readily available but are priced daily by fund accountants. The funds' inputs are derived principally from observable market data and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

A summary of changes in the fair value of the Plan's Level 3 investment in 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

 
 
 
 
Stable Value Fund
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2012
 
 
 
$
1,876,484

Investment income
 
 
 
2,251

Contributions
 
 
 
180,449

Benefit payments
 
 
 
(309,069
)
Loan activity, net
 
 
 
(3,346
)
Contract adjustment, net
 
 
 
(2,123
)
Interfund transfers, net
 
 
 
(50,595
)
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013
 
 
 
1,694,051

Investment income
 
 
 
90,594

Contributions
 
 
 
268,554

Benefit payments
 
 
 
(198,782
)
Loan activity, net
 
 
 
4,110

Contract adjustment, net
 
 
 
17,395

Interfund transfers, net
 
 
 
(23,490
)
 
 
 
 
 
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014
 
 
 
$
1,852,432




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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE F    FULLY BENEFIT RESPONSIVE INVESTMENT CONTRACT

The Plan holds an investment in a collective trust, specifically the Invesco National Trust Company Stable Value Retirement Trust (the “Invesco Stable Value”). The Invesco Stable Value trust offers five classes of units, Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 and Tier 5. The tiers are credited with earnings on the underlying investments and charged for expenses of the fund in such equitable proportion.

Because the guaranteed investment contract is fully benefit-responsive, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits attributable to the guaranteed investment contract. The guaranteed investment contract is presented on the face of the statement of net assets available for benefits at fair value with an adjustment to contract value in arriving at net assets available for benefits. Contract value, as reported to the Plan by Invesco Stable Value, represents contributions made under the contract, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value.

There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The fair value of the investment contract at December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $1,852,432 and $1,694,051, respectively. The crediting interest rate is based on a formula agreed upon with the issuer based on the characteristics of the underlying fixed income portfolio. Such interest rates are reset on a monthly or quarterly basis according to each contract.

Certain events limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the issuer. Such events include the following: 1) termination of the Plan, 2) a material adverse change to the provisions of the Plan, 3) the employer elects to withdraw from a wrapper contract in order to switch to a different investment provider, or 4) if the terms of a successor plan (in the event of the spin-off or sale of a division) do not meet the contract issuer's underwriting criteria for issuance of a clone wrapper contract. The Plan Administrator believes it is not probable that such events would be of sufficient magnitude to limit the ability of the fund to transact at contract value with the participants in the fund.

 
 
2014
 
2013
Average Yields:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Based on actual earnings
 
1.53
%
 
1.28
%
 
 
 
 
 
Based on interest rate credited to participants
 
1.59
%
 
1.27
%


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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE G    RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500

The following is a reconciliation of contributions per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
 
2014
 
 
Employer
 
Employee
 
 
 
 
 
Total contributions per financial statements
 
$
1,128,474

 
$
1,457,853

Add 2013 contributions receivable
 
795,763

 

Less 2014 contributions receivable
 
(305,000
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS PER FORM 5500
 
$
1,619,237

 
$
1,457,853

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2013
 
 
Employer
 
Employee
 
 
 
 
 
Total contributions per financial statements
 
$
1,527,202

 
$
1,325,561

Add 2012 contributions receivable
 
239,370

 

Less 2013 contributions receivable
 
(795,763
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS PER FORM 5500
 
$
970,809

 
$
1,325,561


The following is a reconciliation of the net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments and realized gain on the sale of investments per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
 
2014
 
 
Net Depreciation in Fair Value of Investments
 
Realized Gain on the Sale of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
Total per financial statements
 
$
(1,180,826
)
 
$
201,200

Difference between the method used in the Form 5500 to calculate realized gain on investments and the method used in the financial statements
 
190,631

 
16,239

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL PER FORM 5500
 
$
(990,195
)
 
$
217,439

 
 
 
 
 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE G    RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500 (continued)

 
 
2013
 
 
Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments
 
Realized Gain on the Sale of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
Total per financial statements
 
$
4,298,730

 
$
209,878

Difference between the method used in the Form 5500 to calculate realized gain on investments and the method used in the financial statements
 
(186,018
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL PER FORM 5500
 
$
4,112,712

 
$
209,878


The following is a reconciliation of the value of common/collective trusts per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
 
 
 
Total per financial statements
 
$
7,058,397

 
$
6,290,194

Adjustment from fair value for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts
 
(30,964
)
 
(13,569
)
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL PER FORM 5500
 
$
7,027,433

 
$
6,276,625

 
 
 
 
 
NOTE H    PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS

Certain investments of the Plan are managed by the trustee and, therefore, all transactions involving these investments qualify as party-in-interest transactions. The Plan is also invested in shares of common stock of the Company. All transactions involving shares of the Company qualify as party-in-interest transactions. In addition, notes receivable from participants also qualify as party-in-interest transactions. All of these transactions are exempt from the prohibited transactions rules.


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PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES EMPLOYEES' 401(k) PLAN























SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE

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PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES EMPLOYEES' 401(k) PLAN

SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
Year Ended December 31, 2014

Plan EIN #23-1184320, Plan 001
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
 
(e)
Party-in
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
Interest
 
Identity of Investment
 
Description of Investment Type
 
Cost
 
Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
Penn Virginia Corporation Stock
 
Common Stock
 
**
 
$
2,062,164

 
 
Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
2,348,656

 
 
American Century Inflation Adjusted Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
235,840

 
 
Columbia Dividend Income Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
1,621,491

 
 
American Century Government Bond Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
244,332

 
 
Invesco Van Kampen Small Cap Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
1,640,699

 
 
Victory Established Value Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
615,563

 
 
Thornburg International Value Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
1,299,610

 
 
BlackRock S&P 500 Stock Fund I
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
1,314,733

 
 
BlackRock Global Allocation Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
556,446

 
 
Lord Abbett Total Return Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
1,784,778

 
 
Prudential Jennison Small Company Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
419,722

 
 
Massachusetts Investment Growth Stock Fund
 
Registered Investment Company
 
**
 
2,011,189

 
 
Manning & Napier Retirement Target Income Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
**
 
242,706

 
 
Manning & Napier Retirement Target 2010 Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
**
 
1,305,486

 
 
Manning & Napier Retirement Target 2020 Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
**
 
1,513,075

 
 
Manning & Napier Retirement Target 2030 Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
**
 
695,031

 
 
Manning & Napier Retirement Target 2040 Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
**
 
1,214,738

 
 
Manning & Napier Retirement Target 2050 Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
**
 
234,929

 
 
Invesco Stable Value Return Fund
 
Common Collective Trust
 
**
 
1,821,468

*
 
Participant Loans, 4.25%
 
Participant Loans
 

 
190,063

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
23,372,719


*Party-in-interest as defined by ERISA.
**Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and therefore is not included.


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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND
 
 
AFFILIATED COMPANIES
 
 
EMPLOYEES' 401(k) PLAN

Date: June 23 2015
 
By:
/s/ Steven A. Hartman
 
 
Steven A. Hartman
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
 
 
Penn Virginia Corporation
 
 
 

                            

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
 
 
23.1
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


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