X0303 4 2009-06-29 0 0001168054 CIMAREX ENERGY CO XEC 0001237480 SHONSEY JAMES H 1700 LINCOLN STREET SUITE 1800 DENVER CO 80203 0 1 0 0 Vice President/Controller Common Stock 2009-06-29 4 A 0 4000 0 A 46750 D Represents an award of shares of restricted stock that vests five years from the date of grant. Includes 7,000, 10,000, 3,750, 5,000, 5,000 and 4,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on June 6, 2010, April 3, 2011, July 10, 2011, July 10, 2012, August 8, 2013 and June 29, 2014, respectively. Also includes 12,000 restricted stock units that vested on September 22, 2008 but are not payable in shares of common stock until September 22, 2011. Thomas A. Richardson, attorney-in-fact for James H. Shonsey 2009-06-30