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):   March 18, 2013

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 2.02.             Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 18, 2013, Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, due to the reasons previously disclosed in the Company’s SEC filings and as further described in the press release, the filing of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 will be delayed beyond the extended due date of March 18, 2013.  The press release also includes selected unaudited financial and operating data for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2012.  A copy of the press release is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01              Regulation FD Disclosure.

The information contained in Item 2.02 above is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference. The information contained in the press release, along with other matters, will be discussed by the Company on a conference call scheduled for 10:30 a.m. (Central Time), on March 18, 2013, as announced by the Company in the press release.

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In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the attached Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

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.

Signature Page

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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