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                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(1)</font></div>
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                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Pursuant
                  to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
                  Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover such indeterminable
                  number
                  of additional shares as may be issued as a result of an adjustment
                  in the
                  shares in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar
                  capital
                  adjustment</font></div>
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            </tr>

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                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">(2)</font></div>
              </td>
              <td>
                <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Estimated
                  solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant
                  to
                  Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
                  amended.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to Rule 457(h), this estimate is based upon
                  the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock,
                  par value $0.001 per share, on October 11, 2007 (as reported on
                  The Nasdaq
                  Global Select Market).</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>INTRODUCTORY
        STATEMENT</strong></font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">This
        Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Rex Energy Corporation, a
        Delaware corporation, the Registrant, relating to 3,079,470 shares of its
        common
        stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable to eligible persons under the
        Rex
        Energy Corporation 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>PART
        I</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>INFORMATION
        REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</strong></font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
        documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will
        be
        sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1).&#160;&#160;Such
        documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
        referred to herein as the Commission, either as part of this Registration
        Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule
        424.&#160;&#160;These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in
        this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken
        together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
        10(a)
        of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to herein as the Securities
        Act.</font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>PART
        II</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>INFORMATION
        REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</strong></font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Item&#160;3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Incorporation
        of Documents by Reference.</strong></font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">The
        following documents, which were filed by Rex Energy Corporation (the
&#8220;Registrant&#8221;), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;),
        and any future filings made by the Registrant with the Commission under
        Sections&#160;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
        of&#160;1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), prior to the filing of a
        post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
        been
        sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
        deemed
        to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be
        a part
        hereof from the date of filing of such documents:</font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The
        Registrant&#8217;s Prospectus dated July 24, 2007 as filed with the Commission on July
        26, 2007 pursuant to Rule <a name="jump_exp_1">424(b) under the Securities Act
        relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File
        No.&#160;333-142430);</a></font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The
        Registrant&#8217;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on
        September 5, 2007;</font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The
        Registrant&#8217;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 26,
        2007; July 30, 2007; August 7, 2007; August 14, 2007; August 20, 2007 and
        October 3, 2007; and</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The
        description of the Registrant&#8217;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
        contained in the Registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the
        Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act
        on
        July 20, 2007, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose
        of
        updating such description.</font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Item&#160;4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Description
        of Securities.</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>Not
        applicable.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Item&#160;5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Interests
        of Named Experts and Counsel.</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Not
        applicable.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Item&#160;6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Indemnification
        of Directors and Officers.</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Delaware
        General Corporation Law</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>Subsection
        (a) of Section 145 of the
        Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#8220;DGCL&#8221;), empowers a corporation to
        indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
        party
        to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether
        civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by
        or in
        the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or
        was a
        director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
        at
        the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent
        of
        another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
        against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts
        paid
        in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection
        with
        such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a
        manner
        he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
        of
        the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
        had no
        reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>Subsection
        (b) of Section 145 empowers
        a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
        to
        be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
        right
        of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact
        that
        such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses
        (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her
        in
        connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or
        she
        acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in
        or
        not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
        indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to
        which
        such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless
        and
        only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such
        action
        or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
        adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
        such
        person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
        the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.</font></div>
      <div><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>Section
        145 further provides that to
        the extent a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been
        successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any such action,
        suit or
        proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145 or in the
        defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified
        against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred
        by
        him or her in connection therewith; that the indemnification provided for
        by
        Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which the
        indemnified party may be entitled; that indemnification provided by Section
        145
        shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as
        to a
        person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall
        inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors and administrators;
        and
        that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director
        or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against him
        or her
        and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or
        her
        status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify
        him or her against such liabilities under Section 145.</font></div>
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        of Incorporation, as Amended</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt;"></font>The
        Registrant's certificate of
        incorporation, as amended, provides that its directors shall not be personally
        liable to the Registrant or to the Registrant's stockholders for monetary
        damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
        liability:</font></div>
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                <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">for
                  any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant
                  or the
                  Registrant's stockholders,</font></div>
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                  acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
                  misconduct or a knowing violation of
                  law,</font></div>
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                  respect of certain unlawful dividend payments or stock purchases
                  or
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                  benefit.</font></div>
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        the DGCL is amended to authorize the
        further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the
        liability of the Registrant's directors, in addition to the limitation on
        personal liability provided in the certificate of incorporation, will be
        limited
        to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL.&#160;&#160;Further, if such
        provision of the certificate of incorporation is repealed or modified by
        the
        Registrant's stockholders, such repeal or modification will be prospective
        only,
        and will not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of
        directors existing at the time of such repeal or modification.</font></div>
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        and Restated Bylaws</font></div>
      <div><br></div>
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        Registrant's amended and restated
        bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless its
        directors threatened to be or made a party to any threatened, pending or
        completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person
        is
        or was a director of the Registrant, whether the basis of such a proceeding
        is
        alleged action in such person's official capacity or in another capacity
        while
        holding such office, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL or any
        other
        applicable law, against all expense, liability and loss actually and reasonably
        incurred or suffered by such person in connection with such proceeding, so
        long
        as a majority of a quorum of disinterested directors (even though less than
        a
        quorum), the stockholders or legal counsel through a written opinion determines
        that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
        believed to be in or not opposed to the Registrant's best interests, and
        in the
        case of a criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe
        his or her conduct was unlawful.&#160;&#160;Such indemnification shall continue
        as to a person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled
        such person to indemnity thereunder and shall inure to the benefit of his
        or her
        heirs, executors and administrators. The amended and restated bylaws also
        contain certain provisions designed to facilitate receipt of such benefits
        by
        any such persons, including the prepayment of any such benefit.</font></div>
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        and
        officers of the Registrant against certain losses resulting from wrongful
        acts
        committed by them as directors and officers of the Registrant, including
        liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#8220;Securities
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                  Number</strong></font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="61%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                  of Incorporation of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein
                  by
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                  Form S-1 filed on April 27, 2007.)</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                  Corporation
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                  Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on April 27,
                  2007.)</font></div>
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                  and Restated Bylaws of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein
                  by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 filed on April 27, 2007.)</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="61%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                  per share,
                  of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.1
                  to the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on June 11,
                  2007.)</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="61%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                  Energy Corporation 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated
                  herein by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1/A filed on June 11, 2007).</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="61%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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                  of Fulbright &amp; Jaworski L.L.P.</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="61%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td align="justify" valign="top" width="61%">
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                  of Fulbright &amp; Jaworski L.L.P.&#160;&#160;(included as part of Exhibit
                  5.1).</font></div>
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="61%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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              <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
              <td valign="top" width="61%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman;">&#160;</font></td>
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        file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
        post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</font></div>
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        Act;</font></div>
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        reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
        date
        of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
        hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
        change
        in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; provided that
        any
        increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
        value
        of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
        deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
        may
        be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
        to
        Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in the volume and price represent
        no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
        in
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        not
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        to
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        however</em>, that the undertakings set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above do
        not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
        amendment by those clauses is contained in reports filed with or furnished
        to
        the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&#160;13 or
        Section&#160;15(d) of the Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in
        this Registration Statement.</font></div>
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        such
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        relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
        at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
        thereof.</font></div>
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        remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
        securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering.</font></div>
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        undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
        any
        liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#8217;s annual
        report pursuant to Section&#160;13(a) or Section&#160;15(d) of the Exchange Act
        (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#8217;s annual report
        pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
        in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
        statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of
        such
        securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
        thereof.</font></div>
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        as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
        permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
        pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
        advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
        public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
        unenforceable.&#160;&#160;In the event that a claim for indemnification against
        such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
        or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in
        the
        successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
        director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
        being
        registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
        matter
        has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
        jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
        policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
        adjudication of such issue.</font></div><br>
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        the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable
        grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&#160;S-8
        and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
        by
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        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 12<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;"><sup>th</sup></font> day of
        October,
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                  of Incorporation of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein
                  by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 filed on April 27, 2007.)</font></div>
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                  of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Rex Energy
                  Corporation
                  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant&#8217;s
                  Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on April 27,
                  2007.)</font></div>
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                  reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 filed on April 27, 2007.)</font></div>
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                  per share,
                  of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.1
                  to the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on June 11,
                  2007.)</font></div>
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                  Energy Corporation 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated
                  herein by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant&#8217;s Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1/A filed on June 11, 2007).</font></div>
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form_s8.htm
As
                  filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12,
                  2007.
Registration
                No.
                333-
UNITED
                  STATES
SECURITIES
                  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
                  D.C. 20549
FORM
        S-8
REGISTRATION
                  STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
                  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
REX
                  ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact
                  Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
                  Charter)
Delaware
20-8814402
(State
                  or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S.
                  Employer
Identification
                  No.)
1975
                  Waddle Road
State
                  College, Pennsylvania
16803
(Address
                  of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip
                  Code)
REX
                  ENERGY CORPORATION 2007 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full
                  Title of the Plan)
Christopher
                  K. Hulburt
Rex
                  Energy Corporation
1975
                  Waddle Road
State
                  College, Pennsylvania 16803
(Name
                  and Address of Agent For Service)
(814)
                  278-7267
(Telephone
                  Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service
)
Copies
        to:
Charles
                  L. Strauss
Fulbright
                  & Jaworski L.L.P.
Fulbright
                  Tower
1301
                  McKinney, Suite 5100
Houston,
                  Texas 77010
Telephone:
                  (713) 651-5151
Facsimile:
                  (713) 651-5246
Calculation
        of Registration Fee
Title
                  of Securities To Be Registered
Amount
                  To Be Registered
Proposed
                  Maximum Offering Price Per
Unit
Proposed
                  Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount
                  of Registration Fee
Common
                  Stock, par value $0.001 per share
3,079,470(1)
$10.05
                  (2)
$30,948,673.50
                  (2)
$950.12
(1)
Pursuant
                  to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
                  Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover such indeterminable
                  number
                  of additional shares as may be issued as a result of an adjustment
                  in the
                  shares in the event of a stock split, stock dividend, or similar
                  capital
                  adjustment
(2)
Estimated
                  solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee pursuant
                  to
                  Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
                  amended.  Pursuant to Rule 457(h), this estimate is based upon
                  the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's common stock,
                  par value $0.001 per share, on October 11, 2007 (as reported on
                  The Nasdaq
                  Global Select Market).
INTRODUCTORY
        STATEMENT
This
        Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Rex Energy Corporation, a
        Delaware corporation, the Registrant, relating to 3,079,470 shares of its
        common
        stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable to eligible persons under the
        Rex
        Energy Corporation 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
PART
        I
INFORMATION
        REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The
        documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will
        be
        sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1).  Such
        documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
        referred to herein as the Commission, either as part of this Registration
        Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule
        424.  These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in
        this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form S-8, taken
        together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
        10(a)
        of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to herein as the Securities
        Act.
PART
        II
INFORMATION
        REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.                      Incorporation
        of Documents by Reference.
The
        following documents, which were filed by Rex Energy Corporation (the
"Registrant"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"),
        and any future filings made by the Registrant with the Commission under
        Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
        of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a
        post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
        been
        sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
        deemed
        to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be
        a part
        hereof from the date of filing of such documents:
1.           The
        Registrant's Prospectus dated July 24, 2007 as filed with the Commission on July
        26, 2007 pursuant to Rule
424(b) under the Securities Act
        relating to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File
        No. 333-142430);
2.           The
        Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on
        September 5, 2007;
3.           The
        Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 26,
        2007; July 30, 2007; August 7, 2007; August 14, 2007; August 20, 2007 and
        October 3, 2007; and
4.           The
        description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
        contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the
        Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act
        on
        July 20, 2007, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose
        of
        updating such description.
Item 4.                      Description
        of Securities.
Not
        applicable.
Item 5.                      Interests
        of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not
        applicable.
Item 6.                      Indemnification
        of Directors and Officers.
Delaware
        General Corporation Law
Subsection
        (a) of Section 145 of the
        Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), empowers a corporation to
        indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
        party
        to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether
        civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by
        or in
        the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or
        was a
        director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
        at
        the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent
        of
        another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
        against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts
        paid
        in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection
        with
        such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a
        manner
        he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
        of
        the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
        had no
        reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Subsection
        (b) of Section 145 empowers
        a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
        to
        be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
        right
        of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact
        that
        such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses
        (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her
        in
        connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or
        she
        acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in
        or
        not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
        indemnification may be made in respect to any claim, issue or matter as to
        which
        such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless
        and
        only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such
        action
        or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
        adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case,
        such
        person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
        the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Section
        145 further provides that to
        the extent a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been
        successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any such action,
        suit or
        proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145 or in the
        defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified
        against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred
        by
        him or her in connection therewith; that the indemnification provided for
        by
        Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which the
        indemnified party may be entitled; that indemnification provided by Section
        145
        shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as
        to a
        person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall
        inure to the benefit of such person's heirs, executors and administrators;
        and
        that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a director
        or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against him
        or her
        and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or
        her
        status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify
        him or her against such liabilities under Section 145.
Certificate
        of Incorporation, as Amended
The
        Registrant's certificate of
        incorporation, as amended, provides that its directors shall not be personally
        liable to the Registrant or to the Registrant's stockholders for monetary
        damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
        liability:
·
for
                  any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Registrant
                  or the
                  Registrant's stockholders,
·
for
                  acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
                  misconduct or a knowing violation of
                  law,
·
in
                  respect of certain unlawful dividend payments or stock purchases
                  or
                  redemptions, or
·
for
                  any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
                  benefit.
If
        the DGCL is amended to authorize the
        further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the
        liability of the Registrant's directors, in addition to the limitation on
        personal liability provided in the certificate of incorporation, will be
        limited
        to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL.  Further, if such
        provision of the certificate of incorporation is repealed or modified by
        the
        Registrant's stockholders, such repeal or modification will be prospective
        only,
        and will not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of
        directors existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
Amended
        and Restated Bylaws
The
        Registrant's amended and restated
        bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless its
        directors threatened to be or made a party to any threatened, pending or
        completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that such person
        is
        or was a director of the Registrant, whether the basis of such a proceeding
        is
        alleged action in such person's official capacity or in another capacity
        while
        holding such office, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL or any
        other
        applicable law, against all expense, liability and loss actually and reasonably
        incurred or suffered by such person in connection with such proceeding, so
        long
        as a majority of a quorum of disinterested directors (even though less than
        a
        quorum), the stockholders or legal counsel through a written opinion determines
        that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
        believed to be in or not opposed to the Registrant's best interests, and
        in the
        case of a criminal proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe
        his or her conduct was unlawful.  Such indemnification shall continue
        as to a person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled
        such person to indemnity thereunder and shall inure to the benefit of his
        or her
        heirs, executors and administrators. The amended and restated bylaws also
        contain certain provisions designed to facilitate receipt of such benefits
        by
        any such persons, including the prepayment of any such benefit.
Insurance
The
        Registrant has obtained a
        directors' and officers' liability insurance policy insuring the directors
        and
        officers of the Registrant against certain losses resulting from wrongful
        acts
        committed by them as directors and officers of the Registrant, including
        liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities
        Act").
Item 7.                      Exemption
        from Registration Claimed.
Not
        applicable.
Item
        8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
                  Number
Description
                  of Exhibit
4.1
Certificate
                  of Incorporation of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein
                  by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 filed on April 27, 2007.)
4.2
Certificate
                  of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Rex Energy
                  Corporation
                  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's
                  Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on April 27,
                  2007.)
4.3
Amended
                  and Restated Bylaws of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein
                  by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 filed on April 27, 2007.)
4.4
Form
                  of Specimen Stock Certificate of Common Stock, par value $0.001
                  per share,
                  of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.1
                  to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on June 11,
                  2007.)
4.5
Rex
                  Energy Corporation 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated
                  herein by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1/A filed on June 11, 2007).
5.1*
Opinion
                  of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent
                  of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.  (included as part of Exhibit
                  5.1).
23.2*
Consent
                  of Malin, Bergquist & Company LLP.
24.1*
Power
                  of Attorney (included on the signature
                  page).
*
        Filed
        herewith.
Item 9.                      Undertakings.
(a)           The
        undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1.           To
        file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
        post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)           To
        include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
        Act;
(ii)           To
        reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
        date
        of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
        hereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
        change
        in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; provided that
        any
        increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
        value
        of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
        deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
        may
        be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
        to
        Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in the volume and price represent
        no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
        in
        the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in this Registration Statement;
        and
(iii)           To
        include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
        not
        previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change
        to
        such information in this Registration Statement;
provided,
        however
, that the undertakings set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above do
        not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
        amendment by those clauses is contained in reports filed with or furnished
        to
        the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
        Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, that are incorporated by reference in
        this Registration Statement.
2.           That,
        for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
        such
        post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
        relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities
        at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
        thereof.
3.           To
        remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
        securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
        offering.
(b)           The
        undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
        any
        liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual
        report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
        (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
        pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference
        in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
        statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of
        such
        securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
        thereof.
(c)           Insofar
        as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
        permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
        pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
        advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
        public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
        unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against
        such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred
        or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in
        the
        successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
        director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
        being
        registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
        matter
        has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
        jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
        policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
        adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The
        Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of
        the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable
        grounds to believe 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 State College,
        Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on this 12
th
day of
        October,
        2007.
REX
                  ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
/s/
                  Benjamin W. Hulburt
Name:
Benjamin
                  W. Hulburt
Title:
Chief
                  Executive Officer
POWER
        OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
        ALL
        MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
        constitutes and appoints Benjamin W. Hulburt and Christopher K. Hulburt,
        as his
        or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent with full power of
        substitution and resubstitution, for him or her on his or her behalf and
        in his
        or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and
        all
        documents relating to this Registration Statement, including and any or all
        amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement,
        and to file the same, with all exhibits and supplements thereto, and other
        documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, and hereby grants
        to
        such attorneys-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform
        each
        and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
        premises in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and purposes
        as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
        all
        that said attorneys-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may
        lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has
        been
        signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
        indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/  Benjamin
                  W. Hulburt
Chief
                  Executive Officer
(Principal
                  Executive Officer)
October
                  12, 2007
Benjamin
                  W. Hulburt
/s/
                  Thomas C. Stabley
Chief
                  Financial Officer
(Principal
                  Financial and Accounting Officer)
October
                  12, 2007
Thomas
                  C. Stabley
/s/  Lance
                  T. Shaner
Chairman
October
                  12, 2007
Lance
                  T. Shaner
/s/
                  Thomas F. Shields
Director
October
                  12, 2007
Thomas
                  F. Shields
/s/
                  John A. Lombardi
Director
October
                  12, 2007
John
                  A. Lombardi
EXHIBIT
        INDEX
Exhibit
                  Number
Description
                  of Exhibit
4.1
Certificate
                  of Incorporation of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein
                  by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 filed on April 27, 2007.)
4.2
Certificate
                  of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Rex Energy
                  Corporation
                  (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's
                  Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on April 27,
                  2007.)
4.3
Amended
                  and Restated Bylaws of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein
                  by
                  reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1 filed on April 27, 2007.)
4.4
Form
                  of Specimen Stock Certificate of Common Stock, par value $0.001
                  per share,
                  of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to
                  Exhibit 4.1
                  to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on June 11,
                  2007.)
4.5
Rex
                  Energy Corporation 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated
                  herein by
                  reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on
                  Form S-1/A filed on June 11, 2007).
5.1*
Opinion
                  of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent
                  of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.  (included in Exhibit
                  5.1).
23.2*
Consent
                  of Malin, Bergquist & Company LLP.
24.1*
Power
                  of Attorney (included on the signature
                  page).
*
        Filed
        herewith.