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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;1, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>CIMAREX ENERGY CO.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>45-0466694<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>707 17<SUP>th</SUP> Street, Suite&nbsp;3300<BR>
Denver, CO 80202<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices)<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Cimarex Energy Co. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
Cimarex Energy Co. 401(k)&nbsp;Plan<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plans)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Barbara Schaller, Esq.<BR>
Cimarex Energy Co.<BR>
707 17<SUP>th</SUP> Street, Suite&nbsp;3300<BR>
Denver, CO 80202-3404<BR>
(303)&nbsp;295-3995<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone<BR>
number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Copies to:<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Thomas A. Richardson, Esq.<BR>
Holme Roberts&nbsp;&amp; Owen LLP<BR>
1700 Lincoln Street<BR>
Suite&nbsp;4100<BR>
Denver, Colorado 80203<BR>
(303)&nbsp;861-7000<BR></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><BR><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
Amount to be<BR>
Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="33%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value<BR>
$0.01 per share</FONT></TD>
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7,250,000 shares</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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see table below</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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$104,523,765</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
$9,617</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Interests in the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="17%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), this registration statement shall also cover any
additional shares of the registrant's common stock that become issuable under the Cimarex Energy Co. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan or 401(k)&nbsp;Plan (collectively, the "plans") by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock. In
addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c)&nbsp;under the Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of shares and interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee
benefit plans described herein.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h). The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon
(a)&nbsp;the weighted average exercise price for outstanding options granted pursuant to the registrant's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan and (b)&nbsp;the average of the high and low prices of the
common stock on September&nbsp;26, 2002, as reported on The New York Stock Exchange. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>The chart below details the calculation of the registration fee. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="41%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><BR><FONT SIZE=1><B>Securities</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
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Number of<BR>
Shares</B></FONT></TD>
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Offering price<BR>
Per share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>&nbsp;</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B><BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options<BR>
under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>2,319,151(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>10.52(2)(a)/(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>24,397,469</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>Restricted stock awards outstanding under the<BR>
2002 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;63,672(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>16.25(2)(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1,034,670</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>Shares reserved for future grant<BR>
under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>4,617,177(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>16.25(2)(b)/(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;75,029,126</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>Shares issuable pursuant to the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;250,000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>16.25(2)(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4,062,500</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="41%"><FONT SIZE=2>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="20%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&#151;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>104,523,765</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=1>The number of shares issuable pursuant to certain outstanding options, the exercise price of such options and the number of shares constituting
restricted stock awards under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan is indeterminable at this time, and will be adjusted following the close of trading on The New York Stock Exchange on October 7, 2002
pursuant to the terms of an employee benefits agreement to which the registrant is a party. These amounts have been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h). </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE<BR>  SECTION 10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 (plan information and registrant information) will be sent or
given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;of the Act. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this
registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 of the Securities Act. These documents, which include the statement of availability required by Item 2
of Form&nbsp;S-8, and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form&nbsp;S-8 (Part&nbsp;II hereof), taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART II<BR>  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by Cimarex Energy Co. (the "registrant") with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
registrant's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Act, on August&nbsp;21, 2002 (registration no.&nbsp;333-87948), that contains audited
financial statements for the registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
registrant's registration statement on Form&nbsp;10-12(b), including the description of the registrant's common stock, filed September&nbsp;3, 2002, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such registration statement or such description.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed September&nbsp;30, 2002.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
other reports filed pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal
year covered by the annual reports, the prospectus or the registration statement referred to in (a)&nbsp;above. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the registrant or by the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into the prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per share, is registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act and, therefore, the description of
securities is omitted. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the registrant has broad powers to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities they
may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under the Act. The registrant's by-laws provide for the indemnification of its officers and
directors and the advancement to them of expenses in connection with the proceedings and claims, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The by-laws include related provisions
meant to facilitate the indemnitee's receipt of such benefits. These provisions cover, among other things: </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>specification
of the method of determining entitlement to indemnification and the selection of independent counsel that will in some cases make such
determination;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>specification
of certain time periods by which certain payments or determinations must be made and actions must be taken; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>the
establishment of presumptions in favor of an indemnitee. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, the registrant has obtained insurance coverage for directors' and officers' liability. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE=2>4.2*</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Bylaws</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Holme Roberts&nbsp;&amp; Owen LLP (opinion re legality)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="9%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Holme Roberts&nbsp;&amp; Owen LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages).</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registrant undertakes to submit the 401(k)&nbsp;Plan (and any amendment thereto) to the IRS in a timely manner in order to qualify such plan (as it may be amended) under
Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code, and will make all changes required by the IRS in order to so qualify the plan (as it may be amended). </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Documents
incorporated by reference from the registrant's registration statement of Form&nbsp;S-4, as amended (registration no.&nbsp;333-87948), filed with
the SEC on May&nbsp;9, 2002. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of the 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&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;(Section&nbsp;230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in 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 the effective registration statement. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8 or
Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the issuer pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P>

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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the 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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>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. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the 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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 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 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;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
Denver, State of Colorado, on this 1<SUP>st</SUP> day of October, 2002. </FONT></P>

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By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>F.H. MERELLI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> F.H. Merelli<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints F.H. Merelli and Paul Korus, and each or any one of
them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, and to file any additional registration
statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares issuable pursuant to the Cimarex Energy Co. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan or 401(k)&nbsp;Plan, in each case with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, 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 agents, or any of them, or his, her or their substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
October&nbsp;1, 2002. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="37%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>F.H. MERELLI</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> F.H. Merelli</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Chairman, President,<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and<BR>
Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAUL KORUS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Paul Korus</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Vice President, Treasurer<BR>
and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID W. HONEYFIELD</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David W. Honeyfield</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Controller, Chief Accounting Officer<BR>
and Corporate Secretary<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CORTLAND S. DIETLER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Cortland S. Dietler</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>L. PAUL TEAGUE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> L. Paul Teague</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PAUL D. HOLLEMAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Paul D. Holleman</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>HANS HELMERICH</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Hans Helmerich</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>GLEN A. COX</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Glen A. Cox</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID A. HENTSCHEL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David A. Hentschel</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>L.F. ROONEY, III</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> L.F. Rooney, III</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael J. Sullivan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="39%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>6</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on this 1<SUP>st</SUP> day of October, 2002. </FONT></P>

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CIMAREX ENERGY CO. 401(k)&nbsp;PLAN</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RICHARD S. DINKINS</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="8%"><FONT SIZE=2>Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="42%"><FONT SIZE=2><I>Member, Plan Administrative Committee</I></FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2002
Registration No. 333-[            ]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CIMAREX ENERGY CO.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State of Incorporation)
45-0466694
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
707 17
th
Street, Suite 3300
Denver, CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices)
Cimarex Energy Co. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Cimarex Energy Co. 401(k) Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Barbara Schaller, Esq.
Cimarex Energy Co.
707 17
th
Street, Suite 3300
Denver, CO 80202-3404
(303) 295-3995
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Thomas A. Richardson, Esq.
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
1700 Lincoln Street
Suite 4100
Denver, Colorado 80203
(303) 861-7000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered(1)
Amount to be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering
Price per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share
7,250,000 shares
see table below
$104,523,765
$9,617
Interests in the 401(k) Plan
—
—
—
—
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), this registration statement shall also cover any
additional shares of the registrant's common stock that become issuable under the Cimarex Energy Co. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan or 401(k) Plan (collectively, the "plans") by reason of any stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without receipt of consideration that increases the number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock. In
addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Act, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of shares and interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee
benefit plans described herein.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h). The price per share and aggregate offering price are based upon
(a) the weighted average exercise price for outstanding options granted pursuant to the registrant's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan and (b) the average of the high and low prices of the
common stock on September 26, 2002, as reported on The New York Stock Exchange.
The chart below details the calculation of the registration fee.
Securities
Number of
Shares
Offering price
Per share
Aggregate
Offering price
Shares issuable pursuant to outstanding options
under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
2,319,151(3)
$
10.52(2)(a)/(3)
$
24,397,469
Restricted stock awards outstanding under the
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
63,672(3)
$
16.25(2)(b)
$
1,034,670
Shares reserved for future grant
under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
4,617,177(3)
$
16.25(2)(b)/(3)
$
75,029,126
Shares issuable pursuant to the 401(k) Plan
250,000
$
16.25(2)(b)
$
4,062,500
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
—
—
$
104,523,765
(3)
The number of shares issuable pursuant to certain outstanding options, the exercise price of such options and the number of shares constituting
restricted stock awards under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan is indeterminable at this time, and will be adjusted following the close of trading on The New York Stock Exchange on October 7, 2002
pursuant to the terms of an employee benefits agreement to which the registrant is a party. These amounts have been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h).
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE
SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 (plan information and registrant information) will be sent or
given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Act. Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this
registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. These documents, which include the statement of availability required by Item 2
of Form S-8, and the documents incorporated by reference in this registration statement pursuant to Item 3 of Form S-8 (Part II hereof), taken together,
constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by Cimarex Energy Co. (the "registrant") with the Commission are incorporated by reference into this registration statement:
(a)
The
registrant's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, on August 21, 2002 (registration no. 333-87948), that contains audited
financial statements for the registrant's latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed.
(b)
The
registrant's registration statement on Form 10-12(b), including the description of the registrant's common stock, filed September 3, 2002, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such registration statement or such description.
(c)
The
registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 30, 2002.
(d)
All
other reports filed pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal
year covered by the annual reports, the prospectus or the registration statement referred to in (a) above.
All
documents subsequently filed by the registrant or by the 401(k) Plan pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into the prospectus and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document, all or a portion of which is incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or amended, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
The registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per share, is registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act and, therefore, the description of
securities is omitted.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the registrant has broad powers to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities they
may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under the Act. The registrant's by-laws provide for the indemnification of its officers and
directors and the advancement to them of expenses in connection with the proceedings and claims, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The by-laws include related provisions
meant to facilitate the indemnitee's receipt of such benefits. These provisions cover, among other things:
•
specification
of the method of determining entitlement to indemnification and the selection of independent counsel that will in some cases make such
determination;
•
specification
of certain time periods by which certain payments or determinations must be made and actions must be taken; and
•
the
establishment of presumptions in favor of an indemnitee.
In
addition, the registrant has obtained insurance coverage for directors' and officers' liability.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Exhibit Name
4.1*
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
4.2*
Bylaws
5.1
Opinion of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (opinion re legality)
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement)
24.1
Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages).
The
registrant undertakes to submit the 401(k) Plan (and any amendment thereto) to the IRS in a timely manner in order to qualify such plan (as it may be amended) under
Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code, and will make all changes required by the IRS in order to so qualify the plan (as it may be amended).
*
Documents
incorporated by reference from the registrant's registration statement of Form S-4, as amended (registration no. 333-87948), filed with
the SEC on May 9, 2002.
Item 9. Undertakings
1.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)
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 Act;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
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forth
in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of the 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) (Section 230.424(b) of this chapter) if, in the aggregate, the changes in 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 the effective registration statement.
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or
Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the issuer pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference herein.
(b)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the 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.
(c)
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.
2.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the 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 the 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.
3.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 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 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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
Denver, State of Colorado, on this 1
st
day of October, 2002.
CIMAREX ENERGY CO.
By:
/s/
F.H. MERELLI
F.H. Merelli
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints F.H. Merelli and Paul Korus, and each or any one of
them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, and to file any additional registration
statement on Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares issuable pursuant to the Cimarex Energy Co. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan or 401(k) Plan, in each case with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of
them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, 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 agents, or any of them, or his, her or their substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
October 1, 2002.
Name
Title
/s/
F.H. MERELLI
F.H. Merelli
Chairman, President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
PAUL KORUS
Paul Korus
Vice President, Treasurer
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/
DAVID W. HONEYFIELD
David W. Honeyfield
Controller, Chief Accounting Officer
and Corporate Secretary
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/
CORTLAND S. DIETLER
Cortland S. Dietler
Director
/s/
L. PAUL TEAGUE
L. Paul Teague
Director
/s/
PAUL D. HOLLEMAN
Paul D. Holleman
Director
/s/
HANS HELMERICH
Hans Helmerich
Director
/s/
GLEN A. COX
Glen A. Cox
Director
/s/
DAVID A. HENTSCHEL
David A. Hentschel
Director
/s/
L.F. ROONEY, III
L.F. Rooney, III
Director
/s/
MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN
Michael J. Sullivan
Director
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Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on this 1
st
day of October, 2002.
CIMAREX ENERGY CO. 401(k) PLAN
By:
/s/
RICHARD S. DINKINS
Name:
Richard S. Dinkins
Title:
Member, Plan Administrative Committee
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POWER OF ATTORNEY