Supplemental Employees Retirement Plan, as amended


 Exhibit 10.1 
 PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION 
 SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN 
 This is the Penn Virginia Corporation Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan (the “Plan”), as amended and restated effective January 1,
2008, which is maintained by Penn Virginia Corporation to provide supplemental retirement benefits for a select group of its management or highly compensated employees and those of its affiliates. The Plan is intended to comply with section 409A of
the Code and the regulations thereunder. 
 ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 
 The following words and phrases as used herein have the following meanings unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context: 
 1.1. “Accounts” means Participant’s notional SERP Account, CODA Account, Deferral Contribution and Employer Stock Account maintained under the Plan. 
 1.2. “Affiliate” means any entity, trade or business that (i) is included as a member with the Sponsor in a controlled group of
corporations, within the meaning of section 414(b) of the Code; (ii) is a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) included with the Sponsor in a group of trades or business under common control, within the meaning of section 414(c) of
the Code; or (iii) is required to be aggregated with the Sponsor pursuant to section 414(m) or 414(o) of the Code and regulations thereunder. 
 1.3. “Beneficiary” means the Participant’s beneficiary as designated under the Plan on a form provided by the Committee. 
 1.4. “Change of Control” 
 (a) with respect to non-Grandfathered Amounts, the term
“Change of Control” shall have the same meaning ascribed to the term “change in control event” under section 409A of the Code, and 
 (b) with respect to Grandfathered Amounts, the term “Change of Control” means the circumstance deemed to have occurred if: 
 1.4.2. any person (a “Person”), within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act (other than (i) the Sponsor and/or its wholly-owned subsidiaries, (ii) any ESOP or other
employee benefit plan of the Sponsor, and any trustee or other fiduciary in such capacity holding securities under such a plan, (iii) any company owned, directly or indirectly, by the shareholders of the Sponsor in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership of stock of the Sponsor, or (iv) a Participant or any group of Persons of which he or she voluntarily is a part), is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of securities of the Sponsor representing 25% or more of the combined voting power of the Sponsor’s then outstanding securities; 






 1.4.3. during any consecutive two-years beginning after August 1, 1996, Directors of the Sponsor in
office at the beginning of such period plus any new Director (other than a Director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Sponsor to effect a transaction within the purview of Section 1.4.2 and 1.4.4) whose election
by the Board, or whose nomination for election by the Sponsor’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or
nomination for election was previously so approved, shall cease for any reason (other than retirement) to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or 
 1.4.4. the Sponsor’s shareholders or the Board shall approve (i) any consolidation or merger of the Sponsor in which the Sponsor is not the continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which the
Sponsor’s voting common stock would be converted into cash, securities and/or other property, other than a merger of the Sponsor in which holders of voting common stock immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of
shares of the common stock of the surviving corporation immediately after the merger as they had in the voting common stock immediately before, (ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
transactions) of all or substantially all the assets or earning power of the Sponsor, or (iii) the liquidation or dissolution of the Sponsor. 
 1.5. “CODA Account” means a separate bookkeeping account established for a Participant pursuant to Section 3.2 to which amounts equal to CODA Deferral Contributions plus any Employer contributions described in
Section 2.4.1 are credited. No further CODA Deferral Contributions shall be made after December 31, 2007. 
 1.6. “CODA
Deferral Contributions” means Deferral Contributions previously credited to a Participant’s CODA Account prior to January 1, 2008. 
 1.7. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 1.8. “Committee” means the Plan’s administrative committee appointed by the Sponsor. 
 1.9. “Company” means the Sponsor and any Affiliate that adopts the Plan for its Eligible Employees, with the consent of the board of directors of the Sponsor. 
 1.10. “Compensation” with respect to a Participant means base pay and bonus without taking into account the dollar limit of $150,000
(indexed for inflation) set forth in section 401(a)(17) of the Code. 
 1.11. “Contribution Year” means, as of a particular
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 1.12. “Date of Hire” means the first day that an employee begins employment with the
Company. 
 1.13. “Deferral Contributions” means the amount by which a Participant’s Compensation is reduced before
such Compensation becomes currently available to the Participant. 
 1.14. “Deferral Contribution Account” means Deferral
Contributions described by Section 2.2 and credited to a Participant’s Deferral Contribution Account in accordance with Section 3.1. 
 1.15. “Determination Date” means the date as of which a determination or calculation is made. 
 1.16.
“Eligible Employee” means (i) any employee of the Company who has base pay actually paid (without offset by 401(k) deferral contributions) during the Contribution Year that equals or exceeds $100,000, or (ii) in the case
of an employee of the Company who has a Date of Hire in the year of determination, an annual rate of base pay that equals or exceeds $100,000. 
 1.17. “Employer Contributions” means the amounts described in Section 2.4 that are credited to a Participant’s Employer Contribution Account. 
 1.18. “Employer Contribution Account” means a separate bookkeeping account established for a Participant pursuant to Section 3.3 to
which amounts equal to the Employer Contributions and all earnings attributable thereto are credited. 
 1.19. “Employer Stock
Account” means a separate bookkeeping account established for a Participant pursuant to Section 3.3 to which amounts equal to Employer Stock Contributions are credited. 
 1.20. “Employer Stock Contributions” means amounts described in Section 2.3 that are credited to a Participant’s Employer
Stock Account. 
 1.21. “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 
 1.22. “ESOP” means the Penn Virginia Corporation and Affiliated Companies Employee Stock Ownership Plan, intended to be an employee
stock ownership plan within the meaning of sections 409 and 4975(c) of the Code. 
 1.23. “Exchange Act” means the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
  

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 1.24. “Grandfathered Amounts” means the portion of a Participant’s Accounts
attributable to amounts earned and vested for purposes of section 409A of the Code as of December 31, 2004, and any earnings attributable thereto (whenever credited). 
 1.25. “Hardship” means, as determined by the Committee, and with respect to non-Grandfathered Amounts, in a manner consistent with
section 409A of the Code, a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or Participant’s dependent (as defined in section 152 of the Code), uninsured loss of the
Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. 
 1.26. “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who meets the requirements of Section 2.1. 
 1.27. “Plan” means this Penn Virginia Corporation Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan, as set forth herein and as may be amended from
time to time. 
 1.28. “Plan Year” means the calendar year. 
 1.29. “SERP Account” means a separate bookkeeping account established for a Participant pursuant to Section 3.1 to which amounts
equal to SERP Deferral Contributions are credited. No further SERP Deferral Contributions shall be made after December 31, 2007. 
 1.30. “SERP Deferral Contributions” means Deferral Contributions previously credited to a Participant’s SERP Account prior to January 1, 2008. 
 1.31. “Sponsor” means Penn Virginia Corporation, a Virginia corporation. 
 1.32. “Value” means the amount of cash and the value of the shares of common stock of the Sponsor (based on the closing price of a share
of common stock of the Sponsor as of the date of liquidation) that the liquidation of the hypothetical investments of the Participant’s Account, or any portion thereof, yields as of the date of such liquidation. 
 1.33. “Year of Service” means one calendar year, measured from an employee’s Date of Hire, during which the employee is in the
employ of the Company. 
 1.34. “401(k) Plan” means the Penn Virginia Corporation and Affiliated Companies Employees’
401(k) Plan which is intended to be qualified under sections 401(a) and 401(k) of the Code. 
 ARTICLE II PARTICIPATION 
 2.1. Eligibility Requirements. Each Eligible Employee shall be eligible to participate in the Plan. An Eligible Employee shall be a Participant in
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completion of one Year of Service. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole and absolute discretion, waive the one Year of Service
requirement and permit a newly Eligible Employee to begin participating in the Plan within 30 days of his or her Date of Hire; provided, however, that if any portion of a Participant’s bonus is performance-based compensation for purposes of
section 409A of the Code, a deferral election with respect to the Eligible Employee’s bonus must be submitted not later than June 30 of the calendar year for which the bonus is to be earned and the deferral election will be effective only
with regard to the portion of the bonus allocable to the period following the date the Eligible Employee submits the deferral election to the Committee through the last day of the Plan Year. 
 2.2. Election to Participate. An Eligible Employee may participate in the Plan by electing to make Deferral Contributions under the Plan. An
Eligible Employee may elect to make Deferral Contributions by reducing his or her Compensation by any amount up to 100%. An Eligible Employee shall make his or her election by filing a form with the Committee that specifies the percentage or dollar
amount of Compensation to be withheld. Except where the last sentence of Section 2.1 applies, an election to have Compensation withheld pursuant to this Section 2.2 must be submitted to the Committee not later than December 31 of the
year immediately preceding the Plan Year for which the election will be effective and shall remain in effect until amended or revoked in accordance with Section 2.5; provided that if a Participant’s bonus is performance-based compensation
for purposes of section 409A of the Code, the Committee may allow the Participant to elect to defer all or portion of his bonus for a Plan Year at a time determined by the Committee, but no later than June 30 of the Plan Year for which such
bonus is to be earned. A deferral election pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall be irrevocable. 
 2.3. Employer Stock
Contributions. The Company may, if the Company so provides in its sole and absolute discretion, credit a Participant’s Employer Stock Account with an amount equal to the amount an Eligible Employee could otherwise receive under the ESOP if
he or she met all of the eligibility requirements of such ESOP. Employer Stock Contributions shall be credited in a time and manner determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. When a Participant becomes eligible to participate
in the ESOP, he or she shall no longer be eligible to receive credits for Employer Stock Contributions. 
 2.4. Discretionary Employer
Contributions. The Company may, if the Company so provides in its sole and absolute discretion, credit a Participant’s Employer Contribution Account with such amount, if any, as the Committee determines. Employer Contributions shall be
credited in a time and manner determined by the Committee in its sole and absolute discretion. 
 2.5. Reduction or Termination of
Contributions. A Participant may reduce the amount of or terminate Compensation withholding that the Company will credit to the Plan as Deferral Contributions for any Plan Year by filing a revised election form with the Committee before the
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 2.6. Vesting. A Participant shall be 100% vested at all times in his or her Deferral
Contributions, CODA Employer Contributions and Employer Stock Contributions, if applicable, and any earnings credited thereon. 
 2.7.
Special 2005 Transition Rule for Bonus Compensation Earned in 2005. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, consistent with section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued thereunder, any Participant who made an election to
defer all or a portion of his Compensation that is a bonus earned in 2005 (payable in 2006) (the “2005 Bonus”) may cancel his election relating to his 2005 Bonus by notifying the Committee in writing in a form acceptable to the Committee.
A Participant must make such election on or before December 16, 2005. The entire amount of such 2005 Bonus shall be paid to the Participant in 2006 and includible in his income in 2006. 
 ARTICLE III INVESTMENT OF THE ACCOUNTS 
 3.1.
Establishment of the CODA Account, SERP Account and the Deferral Contribution Account. The Committee shall establish and maintain a notional account for each Participant who elects Compensation withholding under Section 2.2 and who
previously elected to make CODA Deferral Contributions and SERP Deferral Contributions. 
 3.1.1. Crediting of Amount to the Deferral
Contribution Account. An amount equal to the Compensation withheld shall be credited to a Participant’s Deferral Contribution Account not later than 60 days after the date such Compensation would otherwise have been paid to the Participant.
Hypothetical earnings, gains and losses, if any, on the balance standing to the credit of the Deferral Contribution Account shall be credited or debited to the Deferral Contribution Account as provided in Section 3.1.2. 
 3.1.2. Hypothetical Investment of the CODA Account, SERP Account and Deferral Contribution Account. The Committee may cause each
Participant’s CODA Account, SERP Account and Deferral Contribution Account to be hypothetically invested in accordance with a written investment direction provided to the Committee by the Participant. A Participant may only direct that the
Committee invest his or her CODA Account, SERP Account and Deferral Contribution Account in any investment available under the 401(k) Plan at the time such direction is given. A Participant may change his or her investment direction at such times
and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine, subject in all respects to the terms of the Penn Virginia Corporation Policy Regarding Special Trading Procedures. A Participant’s CODA Account, SERP Account and Deferral
Contribution Account shall be credited or debited with all hypothetical earnings, gains, losses and ordinary expenses incurred through execution of his or her investment directions. If the Participant or Committee determines not to invest the
Participant’s CODA Account, SERP Account and/or Deferral Contribution Account, the applicable Account shall be assumed to be invested in such default investment, or at the interest rate at which PNC Bank or its successor, or such other bank as
the Committee shall determine, is lending to its most credit-worthy customers less 2%; provided that in no event shall such rate exceed 8%, as the Committee determines it is sole and absolute discretion. 
  

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 3.2. Establishment of the Employer Stock Account. The Committee shall establish and maintain a
notional account for each Participant who is permitted by the Committee to receive an Employer Stock Contribution under Section 2.3. 
 3.2.1. Crediting of Amount to the Employer Stock Account. The amount of contribution provided for under Section 2.3 shall be credited to a Participant’s Employer Stock Account not later than 60 days after the amount of such
contribution is determined. Hypothetical earnings, gains and losses, if any, on the balance standing to the credit of the Employer Stock Account shall be credited or debited to the Employer Stock Account as provided in Section 3.3.2.

 3.2.2. Hypothetical Investment of the Employer Stock Account. The Committee may cause each Participant’s Employer Stock
Account to be hypothetically invested in the common stock issued by the Company or shares of preferred stock issued by the Company convertible into such common stock, which shares shall constitute “qualifying employer securities” under
section 407(d)(5) of ERISA, and sections 409(l) and 4975(e)(8) of the Code. If the Participant or Committee determines not to invest the Participant’s Employer Stock Account, the Employer Stock Account shall be assumed to be invested in such
default investment, or at the interest rate at which PNC Bank or its successor, or such other bank as the Committee shall determine, is lending to its most credit-worthy customers less 2%; provided that in no event shall such rate exceed 8%, as the
Committee determines it is sole and absolute discretion. 
 3.3. Establishment of the Employer Contribution Account. The Committee
shall establish and maintain a notional account for each Participant who is permitted by the Committee to receive an Employer Contribution under Section 2.4. 
 3.3.1. Crediting of Amount to the Employer Contribution Account. The amount of contribution provided for under Section 2.4 shall be credited to a Participant’s Employer Contribution Account not later
than 60 days after the amount of such contribution is determined. Hypothetical earnings, gains and losses, if any, on the balance standing to the credit of the Employer Contribution Account shall be credited or debited to the Employer Contribution
Account as provided in Section 3.3.2. 
 3.3.2. Hypothetical Investment of the Employer Contribution Account. The Committee may
cause each Participant’s Employer Contribution Account to be hypothetically invested in accordance with a written investment direction provided to the Committee by the Participant. A Participant may only direct that the Committee invest his or
her Employer Contribution Account in any investment available under the 401(k) Plan at the time such direction is given. A Participant may change his or her investment direction at such times and on such terms and conditions as the Committee may
determine, subject in all respects to the terms of the Company’s trading policy. A Participant’s Employer Contribution Account shall be credited or debited with all hypothetical earnings, gains, losses and ordinary expenses incurred
through execution of his or her investment directions. If the Participant or Committee determines not to invest the Participant’s Employer Contribution Account, the Employer Contribution Account shall be assumed to be invested in such default
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interest rate at which PNC Bank or its successor, or such other bank as the Committee shall determine, is lending to its most credit-worthy customers less
2%; provided that in no event shall such rate exceed 8%, as the Committee determines it is sole and absolute discretion. 
 3.4. Function
of Committee. Each Participant agrees that the Company and the Committee are in no way responsible for the investment results of the Participant’s notional Accounts, whether or not the Account is hypothetically invested in accordance with
the Participant’s direction. 
 ARTICLE IV DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS 
 4.1. Accounts. Subject to Section 4.2 and 4.4, the Value of a Participant’s Accounts shall be distributed to a Participant in a lump sum within 90 days following the earlier of (i) the
Participant’s termination of employment with the Sponsor and all of its Affiliates for any reason other than death, or (ii) a Change of Control. In addition, a Participant may receive a distribution of all or a portion of the Value of his
or her vested Accounts while employed by the Company in accordance with Section 4.3. 
 4.2. Death. Upon a Participant’s
death while employed by the Sponsor or an Affiliate, the Value of the Participant’s Accounts shall be distributed to his or her Beneficiary within 90 days following the date of the Participant’s death. 
 4.3. In-Service Distributions and Withdrawals from the Accounts. A Participant may receive a distribution of all or any portion of the Value of
his or her Accounts in accordance with this Section 4.3. 
 4.3.1. Prospective Election. A Participant may withdraw all or any
portion of the Value of the portion of his or her Accounts attributable to Grandfathered Amounts during a Plan Year, provided he or she has submitted an election form requesting the withdrawal to the Committee no later than the December 15 of
the Plan Year preceding the year of intended withdrawal (the “Election Date”). The election form shall be irrevocable as of the applicable Election Date and, to be valid, must specify (i) the percentage of the portion of
Participant’s Accounts attributable to Grandfathered Amounts he or she elects to withdraw, and (ii) the date the withdrawal shall be made, which shall in no event be earlier than March 1 of the Plan Year following the Election Date.

 A Participant may elect to receive a distribution with respect to all or any portion of the Value of the portion of his or her Deferral Contribution
Accounts attributable to non-Grandfathered Amounts in accordance with the Participant’s irrevocable in-service distribution election made at the time of the Participant’s deferral election under Section 2.2 on such terms and
conditions as the Committee may require. With respect to in-service distribution elections made with respect to the portion of a Participant’s Account attributable to non-Grandfathered Amounts in accordance with the preceding sentence, a
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beyond the original in-service distribution elected by the Participant at the time of the Participant’s deferral election under Section 2.2;
provided that such amendment (a) must provide for a payout under this Section at a date at least sixty (60) months after the payout date under the applicable in-service distribution election in force immediately prior to the filing of such
an amendment, (b) must be filed with the Committee at least twelve (12) months prior to the date on which the first scheduled payment was to occur under the applicable election then in force and (c) may not take effect until at least
twelve (12) months after the date on which the election is made. Any such election change with respect to an in-service distribution election applicable to the portion of a Participant’s Account attributable non-Grandfathered Amounts shall
be made in accordance with the requirements of section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder and no subsequent election may result in an impermissible acceleration of payment as described in section 409A of the Code and the regulations
thereunder. 
 If a Participant has elected an in-service distribution with respect to all or a portion of the portion of the Participant’s Accounts
attributable to non-Grandfathered Amounts pursuant to this Section 4.3 and the Participant terminates employment with the Sponsor and all of its Affiliates for any reason other than death or a Change of Control occurs, in either case, prior to
the occurrence of the in-service distribution date elected by the Participant, the Participant’s Accounts shall be distributed to the Participant in accordance with Section 4.1. If a Participant has elected an in-service distribution with
respect to all or a portion of the portion of the Participant’s Accounts attributable to non-Grandfathered Amounts pursuant to this Section 4.3 and the Participant terminates employment with the Sponsor and all of its Affiliates for any
reason other than death or a Change of Control occurs, in either case, after the occurrence of the in-service distribution date elected by the Participant but before the portion of the Participant’s Accounts subject to the applicable in-service
distribution election has been fully paid to the Participant, the Participant’s Accounts shall be distributed to the Participant in accordance with the Participant’s in-service distribution election made pursuant to this Section 4.3.

 4.3.2. Hardship Withdrawal. A Participant may withdraw all or any portion of the Value of his or her Accounts during a Plan Year
by submitting a written request to the Committee, provided that the Committee determines that the Participant has incurred a Hardship and that the withdrawal is necessary to alleviate such Hardship. Subject to the requirements of section 409A of the
Code with respect to non-Grandfathered Amounts, the Committee shall deem a distribution to be necessary to alleviate a Hardship if: 
 4.3.2.1. the distribution is not in excess of the amount of the Participant’s Hardship and a reasonable estimate of taxes on such amount; and 
 4.3.2.2. the Hardship may not be relieved through reimbursement by insurance or otherwise, by liquidation of the Participant’s assets (to the extent that such liquidation would not itself cause severe financial
hardship) or by cessation of Deferral Contributions under the Plan. 
  

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 4.3.3. Penalty Withdrawal of Grandfathered Amounts. A Participant who is not eligible for a
withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.3.1 or Section 4.3.2 may withdraw all or any portion of the Value of the portion of his or her Accounts attributable to Grandfathered Amounts at any time during the Plan Year by submitting an election form
to the Committee. To receive a distribution pursuant to this Section 4.3.3, the Participant shall (i) irrevocably forfeit the portion from his or her Accounts attributable to Grandfathered Amounts an amount equal to 5% of the value of the
requested distribution, and (ii) not be permitted to make Deferral Contributions to the Plan for a period of two years after the date of distribution. 
 4.3.4. Method of Withdrawals. A withdrawal pursuant to Section 4.3.1, Section 4.3.2 or Section 4.3.3 will be taken on a pro rata basis from the Accounts, unless the Participant requests a
different manner and the Committee approves such a manner in its sole and absolute discretion. 
 4.4. Delay of Payment for Specified
Employees. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is a specified employee (within the meaning of section 409A of the Code) of the Company under section 409A at the time of his or her separation from service
(within the meaning of section 409A of the Code) with the Sponsor and all Affiliates and if payment of any benefit under the Plan is required to be delayed for a period of six months after the Participant’s separation from service pursuant to
section 409A, payment of such amount shall be delayed as required by section 409A, and the accumulated postponed amount shall be paid in a lump sum payment within 10 days after the end of the six-month period. If the Participant dies during the
postponement period prior to the payment of postponed amount, the amounts withheld on account of section 409A shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary within 90 days after the date of the Participant’s death. 
 4.5. Administration of In-Service Withdrawals. The portion of a Participant’s Accounts not distributed pursuant to Section 4.3 shall
remain in the Plan, except for any amount forfeited under Section 4.3.3. Distributions shall be made as soon as administratively feasible after the Committee has reviewed and approved the request, but not later than the last day of the Plan
Year in which such request is approved. 
 4.6 Special 409A Transition Election. In accordance with procedures and in a form
established by the Committee, to the extent permitted under section 409A of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder, the Committee may permit a Participant to may make a one-time special election to change the date of distribution with
respect to all or a portion of his Account attributable to non-Grandfathered Amounts on or before December 31, 2007 on such terms as shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that such one-time special election may not postpone a
distribution that otherwise would be made in 2007 and may not accelerate a distribution otherwise scheduled for a later year into 2007. 
 ARTICLE V
ADMINISTRATION 
 The Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, however, that any member of the Committee who is a
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matter relating solely to his or her rights under the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority, responsibility and discretion to interpret and construe
the Plan and to decide all questions arising thereunder, including, without limitation, questions of eligibility for participation, eligibility for benefits and the time of the distribution thereof, and shall have the authority to deviate from the
literal terms of the Plan to the extent the Committee shall determine to be necessary or appropriate to operate the Plan in compliance with the provisions of applicable law. 
 ARTICLE VI AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION 
 6.1. Amendment. The Sponsor reserves the right, by
action of its board of directors, to amend the Plan at any time, in any manner whatsoever; provided, however, that no such amendment shall operate to reduce the accrued benefit of any Participant, or that which his or her Beneficiary would receive
in the event of his or her death. 
 6.2. Termination of the Plan. Continuance of the Plan is completely voluntary and is not assumed
as a contractual obligation of the Sponsor or any other Company. The Sponsor and each other Company shall have the right at any time, prospectively, to discontinue the Plan as to its Eligible Employees; provided, however, that such termination shall
not operate to reduce the accrued benefit of any Participant, or that which his or her Beneficiary would receive in the event of his or her death. 
 6.3. Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Sections 2.6, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1 and 6.2 shall become irrevocable upon a Change of Control. 
 ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS 
 7.1. Claims Procedure. The Committee shall administer a claims
procedure as follows: 
 7.1.1. Initial Claim. A Participant or Beneficiary who believes himself or herself entitled to benefits
hereunder (the “Claimant”), or the Claimant’s authorized representative acting on behalf of such Claimant, must make a claim for those benefits by submitting a written notification of his or her claim of right to such benefits. Such
notification must be on the form and in accordance with the procedures established by the Committee. Except for benefits paid pursuant to Section 4.2, no benefit shall be paid under the Plan until a proper claim for benefits has been submitted.

 7.1.2. Procedure for Review. The Committee shall establish administrative processes and safeguards to ensure that all claims for
benefits are reviewed in accordance with the Plan document and that, where appropriate, Plan provisions have been applied consistently to similarly situated Claimants. Any notification to a Claimant required hereunder may be provided in writing or
by electronic media, provided that any electronic notification shall comply with the applicable standards imposed under DOL Reg. §2520.104b-1(c). 
  

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 7.1.3. Claim Denial Procedure. If a claim is wholly or partially denied, the Committee shall
notify the Claimant within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 90 days after receipt of the claim, unless the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Committee
determines that an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period. In no event shall such extension exceed a period of 180 days
from receipt of the claim. The extension notice shall indicate: (i) the special circumstances necessitating the extension and (ii) the date by which the Committee expects to render a benefit determination. A benefit denial notice shall be
written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and shall set forth: (i) the specific reason or reasons for the denial, (ii) the specific reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) a
description of any additional material or information necessary for the Claimant to perfect the claim, with reasons therefor, and (iv) the procedure for reviewing the denial of the claim and the time limits applicable to such procedures,
including a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a legal action under section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review. 
 7.1.4. Appeal Procedure. In the case of an adverse benefit determination, the Claimant or his or her representative shall have the opportunity to appeal to the Committee for review thereof by requesting such
review in writing to the Committee within 60 days of receipt of notification of the denial. Failure to submit a proper application for appeal within such 60 day period will cause such claim to be permanently denied. The Claimant or his or her
representative shall be provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claim. A document, record or other information shall be deemed “relevant”
to a claim in accordance with DOL Reg. §2560.503-1(m)(8). The Claimant or his or her representative shall also be provided the opportunity to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits.
The Committee shall review the appeal taking into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the Claimant or his or her representative relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted
or considered in the initial benefit determination. 
 7.1.5. Decision on Appeal. The Committee shall notify a Claimant of its
decision on appeal within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 60 days after receipt of the Claimant’s request for review, unless the Committee determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the
appeal. If the Committee determines that an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the Claimant prior to the termination of the initial 60-day period. In no event shall such extension
exceed a period of 60 days from the end of the initial period. The extension notice shall indicate: (i) the special circumstances necessitating the extension and (ii) the date by which the Committee expects to render a benefit
determination. An adverse benefit decision on appeal shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Claimant and shall set forth: (i) the specific reason or reasons for the adverse determination, (ii) the specific
reference to the Plan provisions on which the denial is based, (iii) a statement that the Claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free 

  

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of charge, reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records, and other information relevant to the Claimant’s claim (the relevance of a
document, record or other information will be determined in accordance with DOL Reg. §2560.503-1(m)(8)) and (iv) a statement of the Claimant’s right to bring a legal action under section 502(a) of ERISA. 
 7.1.6. Litigation. In order to operate and administer the claims procedure in a timely and efficient manner, any Claimant whose appeal with
respect to a claim for benefits has been denied, and who desires to commence a legal action with respect to such claim, must commence such action in a court of competent jurisdiction within 90 days of receipt of notification of such denial.
Failure to file such action by the prescribed time will forever bar the commencement of such action. 
 7.2. Title to Assets. Title to
and beneficial ownership of any assets, whether cash or investments, that the Company may set aside or earmark to meet its obligations hereunder, shall at all times remain in the Company; provided that the trustee shall hold legal title to any
assets placed in a trust. No Participant or Beneficiary shall under any circumstances acquire any property interest in any specific assets set aside in trust by the Company. Any funds that may be invested under the provisions of the Plan shall
continue for all purposes to be a part of the general funds of the Company and no person other than the Company shall by virtue of the provisions of the Plan have any interest in such funds. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive
payments under the Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any other unsecured general creditor of the Company. 
 7.3.
Non-alienation. The right of a Participant or any other person to the payment of any benefit hereunder shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered. 
 7.4. Incapacity. If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any payment is due under the Plan is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, any payment due
(unless a prior claim therefor shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian or other legal representative) may be paid to the person deemed by the Committee to have responsibility for such person otherwise entitled to payment, in such manner
and proportions as the Committee may determine. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge, to the extent of the payment, of the liabilities of the Plan, the Company, the Committee, and the trustee. 
 7.5. No Employment Contract. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring upon a Participant the right to continue in the employ of
the Company in any capacity. 
 7.6. Succession. The Plan and any related agreements shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the Company, and its successors and assigns, and the Participants and their heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. 
 7.7. Number. For purposes of the Plan, the singular shall include the plural, and vice versa. 
  

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 7.8. Governing Law. The Plan shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, except to the extent superseded by federal law. 
 7.9. Section 409A. The Plan is intended to comply
with the applicable requirements of section 409A of the Code and its corresponding regulations and related guidance, and shall be administered in accordance with section 409A of the Code to the extent section 409A of the Code applies to the Plan.
All payments to be made upon a termination of employment or service under the Plan may only be made upon a “separation from service” under section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, deferral elections
and distributions from the Plan may only be made in a manner and upon an event permitted by section 409A of the Code. Except with respect to elections made in accordance with Article IV, in no event shall a Participant, directly or indirectly,
designate the calendar year of payment. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Penn Virginia
Corporation has caused its duly authorized officers to execute this amendment and restatement of the Plan as of the 24th day of October, 2007.

  

									
		 		 	PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION
					
	 Attest:
	 	 /s/ Jean M. Whitehead
	 		 	By:	 	 /s/ Nancy M. Snyder


  

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