Penn Virginia Corporation to Participate in an Upcoming Investor Conference

RADNOR, Pa., Aug. 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Penn Virginia Corp. (NYSE:PVA) announced today that it will participate in an upcoming investor conference.

PVA will participate in The Oil & Gas Conference® 18, hosted by EnerCom, Inc., in Denver, from Monday, August 12, 2013 through Wednesday, August 14, 2013. PVA's presentation time is 10:25 a.m. Eastern time (8:25 a.m. Mountain time) on August 13, 2013. H. Baird Whitehead, Chief Executive Officer and President, will present an overview of PVA's operations, including a discussion of strategy and recent activities.

To view the accompanying slideshow presentation to be posted prior to the event, as well as to listen to the webcast associated with the conference presentation, please visit our website, www.pennvirginia.com under "Events & Presentations".

Penn Virginia Corp. (NYSE:PVA) is an independent oil and gas company engaged primarily in the exploration, development and production of oil, NGLs and natural gas in various domestic onshore regions of the United States, with a primary focus in Texas, and to a lesser extent, the Mid-Continent, Mississippi and the Marcellus Shale in Appalachia. For more information, please visit our website at www.pennvirginia.com.

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