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The Board of Directors of PVG GP, LLC, the general partner of PVG, today declared a quarterly distribution of $0.38 per unit or $1.52 per unit on an annualized basis. This quarterly distribution remains unchanged from the distribution paid with respect to the prior two quarters and represents an 11.8 percent increase over the $1.36 annualized distribution paid with respect to

the same quarter of 2008. The quarterly distribution covers the period January 1 through March 31, 2009, and is payable on May 20, 2009 to unitholders of record on May 4, 2009.

Headquartered in Radnor, PA, Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P. (NYSE.

PVG) is a publicly traded limited partnership which owns the general partner interest, all of the incentive distribution rights and approximately 37 percent of the limited partner interests in PVR.


For more information, please visit PVG’s website at www.pvgpholdings.com : .


Penn Virginia GP Holdings, L.P.James W. DeanVice President,

Investor RelationsPh: (610) 687-8900Fax: (610) 687-3688E-Mail:
invest@pennvirginia.com : mailto:invest@pennvirginia.com