Magnum Hunter Resources Chairman & CEO to Ring NYSE Opening Bell

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Sep 12, 2011) - Mr. Gary C. Evans, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (NYSE: MHR) (NYSE Amex: MHR-PrC) (NYSE Amex: MHR-PrD) ("Magnum Hunter" or the "Company") accompanied by the executive management team of the Company will ring "The Opening Bell" for the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") at 9:30 AM EASTERN TIME tomorrow morning, Tuesday, September 13^th. Magnum Hunter's common shares were originally listed on the NYSE earlier this year in January 2011.

A live webcast of Mr. Evans ringing "The Opening Bell" can be viewed beginning at 9:25 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 13^th at the following internet address:

http://www.nyse.com/events/1315833920487.html

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 oil and natural gas, primarily in the states of West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Texas, North Dakota and Saskatchewan, Canada. The Company is presently active in three of the most prolific shale resource plays in North America, namely the Marcellus Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and Williston Basin/Bakken Shale.

For more information, please view our website at http://www.magnumhunterresources.com/