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: March 26, 2009

(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 March 26, 2009, Penn Virginia Corporation issued the following press release:

Penn Virginia Corporation

Three Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 300, 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: James W. Dean Vice President, Investor Relations Ph: (610) 687-7531 Fax: (610) 687-3688 E-Mail: invest@pennvirginia.com

PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION

ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR

RADNOR, PA (BusinessWire) March 26, 2009 – Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE: PVA) announced that, effective as of March 26, 2009, Steven W. Krablin has resigned from its Board of Directors. Mr. Krablin had been a director since December 2004.

Earlier this week, Mr. Krablin was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of T-3 Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTES) and the time commitments related to those new positions necessitated his resignation from the PVA board.

A. James Dearlove, President and Chief Executive Officer, said “We wish Steve well in his new opportunity and appreciate his service as director for the past five years.”

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Penn Virginia Corporation (NYSE: PVA) is an independent natural gas and oil company focused on the exploration, acquisition, development and production of reserves in onshore regions of the U.S., including the East Texas, Mississippi, the Mid-Continent region, the Appalachian Basin and the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Texas. We also own approximately 77 percent of Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE: PVG), the owner of the general partner and the largest unit holder of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (NYSE: PVR), a manager of coal and natural resource properties and related assets and the operator of a midstream natural gas gathering and processing business.

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: March 27, 2009

Penn Virginia Corporation
By:	/s/ Nancy M. Snyder
Name:	Nancy M. Snyder
Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary