Cimarex Schedules First Quarter 2003 Conference Call and Web Cast

DENVER - Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) has scheduled its first-quarter 2003 conference call and web cast for Wednesday, May 7, 2003 at 11 a.m. Mountain Time. Earnings will be released that morning before the stock market opens.

To access the live, interactive conference call, dial 800-881-5262 about ten minutes before the scheduled start time and refer to Cimarex Energy Co. The listen-only web cast of the call will be accessible via www.cimarex.com.

Subsequent to the live event, recordings will be available via the Cimarex website or by calling 800-642-1687. The dial-in replay conference code is 9851136.

Cimarex Energy Co. is an independent natural gas and crude oil exploration and production company with operations focused in Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions of the U.S.