Petroleum & Resources Announces Year-to-Date Net Realized Capital Gains at Annual Meeting in Chicago

Date: 
03/26/2003

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND -- March 26, 2003 - At its Annual Meeting in Chicago on March 25, Petroleum & Resources Corporation announced that the net realized capital gains for the Corporation as of March 21, 2003 were $0.10 per share.

Petroleum & Resources Corporation is a Baltimore-based closed-end investment company. It is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and Pacific Exchange, and its symbol is PEO.

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Richard F. Koloski, President
Lawrence L. Hooper, Jr., Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel
(410) 752-5900 or (800) 638-2479

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Petroleum & Resources Announces Year-to-Date Net Realized Capital Gains at Annual Meeting in Chicago

Stock and Distribution

Nav & Stock Price PER SHARE

Net Asset Value: $30.52 Ex-dividend
Closing Price:

$26.35 Ex-dividend

Discount: -13.7%

This is the closing price from the NYSE on 02/08/2012.

annual DISTRIBUTION Rate
2011 7.1%
5-Year Average 7.9%
*The annual distribution rate is the total dividends and capital gain distributions during the year divided by the average month-end market price of the Corporation's Common Stock for the year.