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 in the prior quarter and represents an 18.8 percent increase over the $1.28 annualized distribution paid in the same quarter of 2008. The quarterly distribution covers the period October 1 through December 31, 2008, and is payable on February 18, 2009 to unitholders of record on February 2, 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. Dean
Vice President, Investor Relations
610-687-8900
Fax: 610-687-3688
invest@pennvirginia.com