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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;21, 2008</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 10549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><i>GMX Resources Inc.</i></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name of Issuer in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Oklahoma</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
Primary Standard Industrial <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><B>73-1534474</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>9400 North Broadway, Suite&nbsp;600<BR>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114<BR>
(405)&nbsp;600-0711</B><BR>
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Amended and Restated<BR>
Stock Option Plan of </B><B><I>GMX Resources Inc.</I></B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Crowe &#038; Dunlevy, A Professional Corporation<BR>
20 N. Broadway<BR>
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102<BR>
Attention: Michael M. Stewart<BR>
(405)&nbsp;235-7700</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in
Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of each class of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>maximum offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>aggregate offering</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount of</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common stock, par value, $.001
per share, to be issued pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Stock Option
Plan of <I>GMX Resources Inc</I>.</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">300,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">38.38</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(1)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">11,514,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(1)</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">452.50</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">300,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">11,514,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">452.50</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the
registration fee. As to shares under the<BR>
Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of <I>GMX Resources Inc. </I>(the &#147;Plan&#148;), the price is based upon
the average of the high and low prices of the common stock of Registrant on April&nbsp;16, 2008, as
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.</TD>
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    <TD>An indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock shall be issuable pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;416 to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions
and in such an event the number of shares registered shall automatically be increased to cover the
additional shares in accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-106311)
relating to the Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) are incorporated
herein by reference. This Registration Statement has been filed in accordance with General
Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering the offer and sale of 300,000 additional
shares of common stock in connection with the Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, see the Exhibit&nbsp;Index
hereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma on April&nbsp;18, 2008.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><I>GMX RESOURCES INC.</I><BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ James A. Merrill
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">James A. Merrill&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons as of this 18th day of April, 2008 in the capacities set forth
below.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ken L. Kenworthy, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Ken
L. Kenworthy, Jr.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James A. Merrill
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;James  A. Merrill
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ken L. Kenworthy, Sr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Ken
L. Kenworthy, Sr.
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Steven Craig
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Steven
Craig
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ T.J. Boismier
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;T.J.
Boismier
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jon W. McHugh
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Jon
W. McHugh
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2008
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 10549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GMX Resources Inc.
(Name of Issuer in its charter)
Oklahoma
(State or other jurisdiction of
Primary Standard Industrial
incorporation or organization)
73-1534474
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
9400 North Broadway, Suite 600
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73114
(405) 600-0711
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
Amended and Restated
Stock Option Plan of
GMX Resources Inc.
(Full title of the plan)
Crowe & Dunlevy, A Professional Corporation
20 N. Broadway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
Attention: Michael M. Stewart
(405) 235-7700
(Name and address of agent for service)
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
Title of each class of securities
Amount to be
maximum offering
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered
price per share (1)
price (1)
registration fee
Common stock, par value, $.001
per share, to be issued pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Stock Option
Plan of
GMX Resources Inc
.
300,000
(2)
$
38.38
(1)
$
11,514,000
(1)
$
452.50
Total
300,000
N/A
$
11,514,000
$
452.50
(1)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the
registration fee. As to shares under the
Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan of
GMX Resources Inc.
(the "Plan"), the price is based upon
the average of the high and low prices of the common stock of Registrant on April 16, 2008, as
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
(2)
An indeterminate number of additional shares of common stock shall be issuable pursuant to
Rule 416 to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions
and in such an event the number of shares registered shall automatically be increased to cover the
additional shares in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of Crowe & Dunlevy
Consent of Smith, Carney & Co., p.c.
Consent of MHA Petroleum Consultants
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The contents of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-106311)
relating to the Registrant's Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") are incorporated
herein by reference. This Registration Statement has been filed in accordance with General
Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering the offer and sale of 300,000 additional
shares of common stock in connection with the Plan.
For a list of exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, see the Exhibit Index
hereto.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized in the City of Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma on April 18, 2008.
GMX RESOURCES INC.
By:
/s/ James A. Merrill
James A. Merrill
Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons as of this 18th day of April, 2008 in the capacities set forth
below.
Name
Position
/s/ Ken L. Kenworthy, Jr.
Ken
L. Kenworthy, Jr.
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ James A. Merrill
James  A. Merrill
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer)
/s/ Ken L. Kenworthy, Sr.
Ken
L. Kenworthy, Sr.
Director
/s/ Steven Craig
Steven
Craig
Director
/s/ T.J. Boismier
T.J.
Boismier
Director
/s/ Jon W. McHugh
Jon
W. McHugh
Director
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
5.1*
Opinion of Crowe & Dunlevy, A Professional Corporation
23.1*
Consent of Smith, Carney & Co., p.c.
23.2*
Consent of MHA Petroleum Consultants
23.3
Consent of Crowe & Dunlevy, A Professional Corporation (included in
the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement)
*
Filed herewith