Magnum Hunter Resources Chairman and CEO to Present Today at the Canaccord Genuity Global Resources Conference

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Oct 17, 2012) - Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation's (NYSE: MHR) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRC) (NYSE MKT: MHR.PRD) ("Magnum Hunter" or the "Company") Chairman and CEO Gary C. Evans will present today at the Canaccord Genuity Global Resources Conference being held at The Fontainebleau Hotel located in Miami, Florida. The presentation will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. CT).

About Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation

Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation and subsidiaries are a Houston, Texas-based independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition, development and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, primarily in the states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas and North Dakota, and Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company is presently active in five of the most prolific unconventional shale resource plays in North America, namely the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Pearsall Shale and Williston Basin/Bakken Shale.

For more information about Magnum Hunter, please visit www.magnumhunterresources.com.