8-K

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: June 12, 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Penn Virginia Corporation (the “Company”) filed Articles of Amendment with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, which are effective on June 12, 2007, in connection with the previously announced 2-for-1 stock split on its common stock (the “Stock Split”). As a result of the Stock Split, the authorized shares of common stock of the Company will increase from 32,000,000 to 64,000,000.

A copy of the Company’s Articles of Amendment is attached hereto 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 Articles of Amendment of Penn Virginia Corporation effective on June 12, 2007.

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: June 12, 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	Articles of Amendment of Penn Virginia Corporation effective on June 12, 2007.

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT OF

PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION

The undersigned corporation, pursuant to Title 13.1, Chapter 9, Article 11 of the Code of Virginia, hereby executes the following articles of amendment and sets forth:

1. The name of the corporation is Penn Virginia Corporation.

2. The amendment adopted is to change each issued and unissued authorized share of Common Stock, $0.01 par value, effective at the close of business on June 12, 2007 to two shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value.

3. The amendment was adopted on May 8, 2007 by the Board of Directors without shareholder action in accordance with Section 13.1-706 of the Code of Virginia. The Corporation has only shares of Common Stock, par value, $0.01 outstanding. The amendment will not result in any fractional issued or unissued shares.

4. Following the effectiveness of the amendment, the Corporation will have a total of 64,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value.

Executed in the name of the corporation by:

/s/ Nancy M. Snyder

Nancy M. Snyder

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

SCC corporate ID no.: 0016971-4