8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.

April 20, 2009

Date of Report

CIMAREX ENERGY CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-31446	45-0466694
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 1800, Denver, Colorado	80203-4518
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code303-295-3995                

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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ITEM 7.01                              REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On April 20, 2009, Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) issued a press release.  A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.                                           Description

99.1 Press Release is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CIMAREX ENERGY CO.
Dated: April 20, 2009	By:	/s/ Paul Korus
		Paul Korus, Vice President,
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release

EX-99.1

	N E W S
Cimarex Energy Co. 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 1800 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: (303) 295-3995

Cimarex Energy Announces New Director

DENVER, April 20, 2009 - Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) announced that Harold R. Logan, Jr. joined its Board of Directors.  Mr. Logan will stand for election by the stockholders at Cimarex’s annual meeting held in 2010.

Mr. Logan, is a Co-Founder and director of Basic Materials and Services LLC (Denver, Colorado), a privately held company founded in 2007 that invests in companies providing specialized services for the pipeline construction and sand/silica industries. Mr. Logan was also a Co-Founder of TransMontaigne (Denver, Colorado) in 1995 and Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and a director through 2002. From 1987 to 1995, he was Senior Vice President/Finance, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Associated Natural Gas Corporation.

Prior to that Mr. Logan was with Dillon Read & Co. Inc. and Rothschild, Inc. Mr. Logan currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. and as a director of Graphic Packaging Corporation, both NYSE companies. He is also a director of Hart Energy Publishing LLC, a private company that publishes the Oil & Gas Investor magazine and other energy publications.

Mr. Logan attended Oklahoma State University, where he received a B.S. degree in Economics. He further earned his M.B.A. in Finance from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

About Cimarex Energy

Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with principal operations in the Mid-Continent, Permian Basin and Gulf Coast areas of the U.S.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Cimarex Energy Co.

Mark Burford, Director of Capital Markets

303-295-3995

www.cimarex.com