Cimarex Energy Co.

F. H. MERELLI, 71, became chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president, and a director of Cimarex Energy Co., a Denver, Colo., independent oil and gas exploration and production company, on Sept. 30, 2002, upon the acquisition by Cimarex of Key Production Company, Inc. and the exploration and production division of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. He was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Key from 1992 until October 2002, and served as Key’s president from 1992 to September 1999 and from March 2002 to October 2002. Formerly, Mr. Merelli served as Apache’s president and chief operating officer from 1988 to 1991. Prior to that, he was president of Terra Resources, Inc., a Tulsa, Okla., oil and gas company, from 1979 to 1988. At Apache, Mr. Merelli is a member of the audit committee and the executive committee. He has been a director since 1997.

Paul Korus was elected vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer on September 30, 2002. Mr. Korus joined Key in September 1999 as its vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to September 1999 and since June 1995, Mr. Korus was an equity research analyst with Petrie Parkman & Co., an investment banking firm.

Joseph R. Albi was named executive vice president of operations on March 1, 2005. Since December 8, 2003, Mr. Albi served as senior vice president of corporate engineering. From September 30, 2002 to December 8, 2003, Mr. Albi served as vice president of engineering. From 1994 until September 30, 2002, Mr. Albi was with Key where he served as vice president of engineering.

Mr. Logan was elected to the board of directors in March 2009. Mr. Logan is the co-founder and director of Basic Materials and Services LLC (Denver, Colorado), a privately held company that invests in companies providing specialized services for the pipeline construction and sand/silica industries. Mr. Logan was the co-founder of TransMontaigne (Denver, Colorado) in 1995 and Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and a director through 2002. From 1987 to 1995, he was Senior Vice President/Finance, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Associated Natural Gas Corporation. Prior to that Mr. Logan was with Dillon Read & Co. Inc. and Rothschild, Inc.

Stephen P. Bell was elected senior vice president of business development and land on September 30, 2002. Prior to its merger with Cimarex, Mr. Bell had been with Key since February 1994. In September 1999, he was appointed senior vice president-business development and land. From February 1994 to September 1999, he served as vice president-land.

Gary R. Abbott was elected vice president of corporate engineering on March 1, 2005. Since January 2002, Mr. Abbott served as manager-corporate reservoir engineering. From April 1999 to January 2002, Mr. Abbott was a senior engineer with Key Production.

Richard S. Dinkins was named vice president of human resources on December 8, 2003. Mr. Dinkins joined Key in 2002 as its director of human resources and continued in that position with Cimarex commencing in September 2002. Prior to joining Key and since February 1999, Mr. Dinkins was with Sprint in Overland Park, Kansas.

Thomas A. Richardson joined Cimarex in August 2008 and was elected vice president and general counsel on September 20, 2008. Mr. Richardson retired as a senior partner of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, a Denver law firm, in December 2007. Mr. Richardson joined Holme Roberts in June 1970 and served as a partner of the firm from 1975 to his retirement. His specialties at the firm included corporate, securities and merger and acquisition law.

Independent Director from May 9, 1985 to October 7, 1985 and since December 2, 1985 Areas of Expertise: Growth, International, CEO, Compensation, Exploration, Oil and Gas, Governance Biography Dave Hentschel, 74, is the retired Chair and CEO of Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation, the worldwide oil and gas subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. He was also President and CEO of Nexen from January 1, 1996 until June 1, 1997. Dave received a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Science equivalent in Meteorology from Oklahoma State University. Dave is a director of Cimarex Energy Co. He is also a member of the board for the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association and the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless. Based on our retirement policy, Mr. Hentschel will not stand for election in 2009. Dave currently resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

F. Walker Tucei, Jr. joined Newpark's Board of Directors in January 2003. Mr. Tucei retired from Arthur Andersen LLP in 1999, after more than 35 years in public accounting. Mr. Tucei is Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. He served on the Board of Directors of Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., an independent exploration and development company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, until the acquisition of Magnum Hunter in June 2005 by Cimarex Energy Co. He also serves on the boards of several privately-held businesses and civic organizations in the New Orleans area.

Jerry W. Box has been a member of the Cimarex board of directors since 2005. He served as Chairman of Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc. since October 2004, and as director since March 1999. From February 1998 to March 1999, he served in the position of president and chief operating officer and as a director of Oryx Energy Company, now owned by Kerr McGee Corporation. From December 1995 to February 1998, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Oryx. From December 1994 through November 1995, he served as executive vice president, exploration and production of Oryx. Previously, he served as senior vice president, exploration and production of Oryx. Mr. Box served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1966. Mr. Box is a former member of the Policy Committee of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Outer Continental Shelf Advisory Board, past chairman and vice-chairman of the American Petroleum Institute’s Exploration Affairs subcommittee, a former president of the Dallas Petroleum Club.

Served as US Ambassador to Ireland from January 1999 to June 2001 and as Governor of the State of Wyoming, USA, between 1987 and 1995. Director of Kerry Group plc, Sletten Construction Inc., Cimarex Energy, Inc., First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., and a Trustee of the Catholic Diocese of Wyoming. Member of the Bar, State of Wyoming, and Partner, Rothgerber, Johnson & Lyons, LLC. Joined the Board in 2001. Retires from the Board at the 2009 Annual General Meeting. (Age 69)

Monroe W. Robertson has been a member of the Cimarex board of directors since 2005. Mr. Robertson has 30 years of experience with both major and independent oil and gas companies, with responsibilities progressing from financial analysis and corporate planning to management roles including, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Robertson holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

L. Paul Teague has been a member of the Cimarex board of directors since 2002. He retired in 1994 from his position as vice president, Western Region, Texaco Exploration & Producing Inc. in Denver. Other positions in his 35 years with Texaco included division manager of the New Orleans Division, Eastern Producing Department; vice president, New Orleans Producing Division of Texaco USA; and vice president, Producing Department, Texaco USA in Houston. His industry affiliations include: chairman of the API Executive Committee on Drilling and Production Practices; president of the Colorado Petroleum Association; director and executive committee member of the Rocky Mountain Oil & Gas Association; and executive committee member of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association.