UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 11, 2012

MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 650

Houston, Texas 77056

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(832) 369-6986

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01.         Regulation FD Disclosure.

Pricing of Common Stock Offering

On May 11, 2012, Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it priced its underwritten public offering of 35,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “common stock”) at a price of $4.50 per share.  A copy of the press release relating to the pricing of the Company’s underwritten public offering of its common stock is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Pricing of Notes Offering

On May 11, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing that it priced its private offering to eligible purchasers of $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.750% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Senior Notes”).  A copy of the press release relating to the pricing of the Senior Notes is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Company specifically states that the information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the statements contained in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 do not and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of such securities under the securities laws of any such state.

Item 9.01.         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)      Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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