X0201 4 2003-12-01 0 0001168054 CIMAREX ENERGY CO XEC 0001237480 SHONSEY JAMES H C/O CIMAREX ENERGY CO. 707 17TH STREET, SUITE 3300 DENVER CO 80202-3404 0 1 0 0 Controller, CAO Common Stock 2003-12-01 4 J 0 12000 D 0 D Common Stock 2003-12-01 4 A 0 12000 A 12000 D Effective December 1, 2003, reporting person exchanged 12,000 shares of restricted stock for 12,000 stock units, which may only be settled in shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis. The units vest on September 22, 2008 and become payable in shares of common stock on September 22, 2011. These dates are identical to the dates applicable to the restricted stock that was exchanged. Paul Korus, attorney-in-fact for James H. Shonsey 2003-12-01