Robert E. Sullivan Joins Petroleum & Resources Corporation

Date: 
06/22/2004

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND -- JUNE 22, 2004 - Robert E. Sullivan, CFA, recently joined Petroleum & Resources Corporation as an energy analyst. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Sullivan was a senior equity analyst with UBS in New York focusing on the natural gas, electric and coal sectors. Mr. Sullivan received his undergraduate degree from the College of Holy Cross and an MBA from Boston University Graduate School of Management. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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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Robert E. Sullivan Joins Petroleum & Resources Corporation

Stock and Distribution

Nav & Stock Price PER SHARE

Net Asset Value: $30.36
Closing Price:

$26.08

Discount: -14.1%

This is the closing price from the NYSE on 02/03/2012.

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.