Document:

Exhibit 4.2

 

EXECUTION
VERSION

 

 

 

CIMAREX ENERGY CO.

(successor by merger to Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc.)

 

AND

 

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS NAMED
HEREIN

 

AND

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS

(formerly known as Bankers Trust Company) 

as Trustee

 

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

Dated as of June 13, 2005

 

to

 

INDENTURE

 

Dated as of March 15, 2002

 

9.60% Senior Notes due 2012, Series A

9.60% Senior Notes due 2012, Series B

 

 

 

 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of June 13, 2005 (this “First
Supplemental Indenture”), by and among CIMAREX ENERGY CO., a Delaware
corporation (the “Successor Company”) and the successor by merger to
Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Existing
Issuer”) and the “Company” under the Original Indenture (as defined below),
MAGNUM HUNTER PRODUCTION, INC., a Texas corporation (“MHP”), GRUY
PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT CO., a Texas corporation (“Gruy”), HUNTER GAS
GATHERING, INC., a Texas corporation (“Hunter”), TRAPMAR PROPERTIES,
INC., a Texas corporation (“Trapmar”), CONMAG ENERGY CORPORATION, a
Texas corporation (“Conmag”), PINTAIL ENERGY, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Pintail”), PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation
(“Prize Operating”), PEC (DELAWARE), INC., a Delaware corporation (“PEC”),
PRIZE ENERGY RESOURCES, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Prize Energy”),
OKLAHOMA GAS PROCESSING, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Oklahoma Gas,”
and together with MHP, Gruy, Hunter, Trapmar, Conmag, Pintail, Prize Operating,
PEC and Prize Energy, the “Existing Subsidiary Guarantors”), CIMAREX
TEXAS LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“CT LLC”), CIMAREX
TEXAS L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“CT LP”), CIMAREX CALIFORNIA
PIPELINE LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“CCP”), CIMAREX
ENERGY SERVICES, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“CES”), KEY PRODUCTION
COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Key”), KEY TEXAS LLC, a Colorado
limited liability company (“KT LLC”), KEY PRODUCTION TEXAS L.P., a Texas
limited partnership (“KT LP”), BROCK GAS SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT,
INC., a Texas corporation (“Brock”), COLUMBUS ENERGY CORP., a Colorado
corporation (“Columbus”), COLUMBUS TEXAS, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Columbus
Texas”), COLUMBUS ENERGY L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Columbus
Energy”), COLUMBUS GAS SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“CGS,”
and together with CT LLC, CT LP, CCP, CES, Key, KT LLC, KT LP, Brock, Columbus,
Columbus Texas and Columbus Energy, the “New Subsidiary Guarantors,” and
each of the New Subsidiary Guarantors, individually, a “New Subsidiary
Guarantor”), and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS (formerly known as
Bankers Trust Company), a banking corporation organized under the laws of the
State of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”).  The New Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Existing Subsidiary Guarantors are referred to herein collectively as the “Subsidiary
Guarantors,” and each individually as a “Subsidiary Guarantor.”

 

RECITALS

 

A.                                   The Existing Issuer,
the Existing Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture,
dated as of March 15, 2002 (the “Original Indenture”), providing
for the issuance of the Existing Issuer’s 9.60% Senior Notes due 2012, Series A
and 9.60% Senior Notes due 2012, Series B.

 

B.                                     On June 7,
2005, the Existing Issuer merged (the “CNAC Merger”) with Cimarex Nevada
Acquisition Co., a Nevada corporation (“CNAC”) and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Successor Company, with the Existing Issuer being the
surviving corporation, and in connection with and upon the effectiveness of the
CNAC Merger, the Existing Issuer became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Successor Company, and the separate existence of CNAC ceased.

 

 

C.                                     On the date of
this First Supplemental Indenture and simultaneously with the effectiveness of
this First Supplemental Indenture, the Existing Issuer is merging (the “Successor
Company Merger”) with and into the Successor Company pursuant to Section 253
of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the relevant sections of the Nevada
Revised Statutes, with the Successor Company being the surviving corporation,
and in connection with and upon the effectiveness of the Successor Company
Merger, the separate existence of the Existing Issuer will cease.

 

D.                                    Pursuant to Section 5.01
of the Original Indenture, the Existing Issuer may merge with or into any
Person if either (1) the Existing Issuer is the surviving or continuing
corporation, or (2) the Surviving Entity (a) is a corporation
organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any state
thereof or the District of Columbia, and (b) expressly assumes, by
supplemental indenture, executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and
punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on all of
the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the Notes, the Indenture,
and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of the Existing Issuer to be
performed or observed.

 

E.                                      The Successor
Company desires to expressly assume, pursuant to this First Supplemental
Indenture, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on all of the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the
Notes, the Indenture, and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of the
Existing Issuer to be performed or observed.

 

F.                                      Pursuant to Section 4.20
of the Original Indenture, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that
guarantees Pari Passu Indebtedness is required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor
by executing and delivering to the Trustee a supplemental indenture in form
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee pursuant to which such Restricted
Subsidiary unconditionally guarantees all of the Company’s obligations under
the Notes and the Indenture on the terms set forth in the Indenture.

 

G.                                     Each of the New
Subsidiary Guarantors will, upon the substitution of the Successor Company as
the “Company” for purposes of the Indenture and the Notes pursuant to this
First Supplemental Indenture, be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Successor
Company that guarantees Pari Passu Indebtedness and is required to become a Subsidiary
Guarantor as provided in Section 4.20 of the Original Indenture.

 

H.                                    Each of the New
Subsidiary Guarantors desires to unconditionally guarantee all of the Successor
Company’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms set forth
in the Indenture.

 

I.                                         Pursuant to Section 9.01
of the Original Indenture, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Trustee may amend, waive or supplement the Original Indenture without notice to
or consent of any Holder to, among other things, comply with Section 5.01
of the Original Indenture, and to add additional Subsidiary Guarantors in
accordance with Section 4.20 of the Original Indenture.

 

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J.                                        The Company and
the Subsidiary Guarantors desire to make certain other amendments and
supplements to the Original Indenture that are permitted to be made pursuant to
Section 9.01 of the Original Indenture without notice to or consent of any
Holder, as set forth in this First Supplemental Indenture.

 

SUPPLEMENTAL
INDENTURE

 

In consideration of the foregoing Recitals
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the Successor Company, the
Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each
of the other parties to this First Supplemental Indenture and for the equal and
ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

Capitalized terms that are defined in this
First Supplemental Indenture (including without limitation in the introductory
paragraph and the Recitals hereto) shall have the meanings assigned to them
herein.  Capitalized terms used in this
First Supplemental Indenture (including without limitation in the introductory
paragraph and the Recitals hereto) that are not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

ARTICLE II

ASSUMPTION AND SUBSTITUTION; AMENDMENTS

 

Section 2.1                                      Assumption of
Obligations

 

The Successor Company hereby expressly
assumes the due and punctual payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on all of the Notes and the performance of every covenant of the
Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of the
Existing Issuer to be performed or observed.

 

Section 2.2                                      Substitution

 

(a)                                  In accordance with Section 5.02
of the Original Indenture, from and after the date of this First Supplemental
Indenture, the Successor Company shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and
may exercise every right and power of, the Existing Issuer under the Indenture
and the Notes with the same effect as if the Successor Company had been named
as the “Company” therein.

 

(b)                                 From and after the
date of this First Supplemental Indenture, the Successor Company shall for all
purposes be deemed to be the “Company” as such term is defined and used in the
Indenture and the Notes.

 

Section 2.3                                      Amendments to
Definitions.

 

(a)                                  For all purposes of
the Indenture and the Notes, Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture is hereby
amended to add the definition of the following term:

 

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“First Supplemental Indenture” means the
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 13, 2005, among the
Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors named therein and the Trustee.

 

(b)                                 For all purposes of
the Indenture and the Notes, the definitions of the following terms set forth
in Section 1.01 of the Original Indenture are hereby amended and restated
to read in full as follows:

 

“Indenture” means this Indenture, as amended
and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, and as it may be further
amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

“Subsidiary,” with respect to any Person,
means any corporation or other Person of which the outstanding Capital Stock
having at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast (a) with
respect to a corporation, in the election of directors, and (b) with
respect to a Person other than a corporation, in the election of Persons
serving similar functions as directors of a corporation or, if no such Persons
exist, to direct the management of such Person, in each case under ordinary
circumstances, shall at the time be owned, directly or indirectly, by such
Person or any other Person of which at least a majority of the voting interest
under ordinary circumstances is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by
such Person.

 

Section 2.4                                      Amendments to Section 11.02.

 

Section 11.02 of the Original Indenture
is hereby amended to provide for the following new addresses for notices to the
Company and the Trustee

 

if to the Company:

 

Cimarex Energy Co.

1700 Lincoln Street

Suite 1800

Denver, Colorado 80203

Telecopier Number:  (303) 285-9299

Attention: 
Chief Financial Officer

 

if to the Trustee:

 

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

60 Wall Street, 27th Floor, MS NYC 60-2710

New York, New York 10005

Telecopier Number:  (212) 797-8614

Attention: 
Trust & Securities Services

 

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Section 2.5                                      Amendments to
Exhibits.

 

Exhibits A, B, C, D and F to the
Original Indenture are amended by deleting all references therein to the terms “Magnum
Hunter Resources, Inc.” and “Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., a Nevada
corporation” and replacing them with the terms “Cimarex Energy Co.” and “Cimarex
Energy Co., a Delaware corporation,” respectively.

 

ARTICLE III

ADDITION OF SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

 

Section 3.1                                      Guarantees

 

(a)                                  Each of the New
Subsidiary Guarantors agrees that it hereby shall become a “Subsidiary Guarantor”
under and for all purposes of the Indenture with all the rights and obligations
of a Subsidiary Guarantor thereunder, and for that purpose and subject to Section 3.1(b) of
this First Supplemental Indenture hereby, jointly and severally,
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, on an unsecured senior basis (such
guarantee is referred to herein as a “Guarantee”) to each Holder of a
Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and to the Trustee and its
successors and assigns, that: (a) the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on the Notes (and any Additional Interest payable thereon) shall be
duly and punctually paid in full when due, whether at maturity, upon redemption
at the option of Holders pursuant to the provisions of the Notes relating thereto,
by acceleration or otherwise, and interest on the overdue principal and (to the
extent permitted by law) interest, if any, on the Notes and all other
obligations of the Successor Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors to the
Holders or the Trustee under the Indenture or the Notes (including amounts due
the Trustee under Section 7.07 of the Indenture) and all other obligations
shall be promptly paid in full or performed, all in accordance with the terms
of the Indenture and the Notes and (b) in case of any extension of time of
payment or renewal of any Notes or any of such other obligations, the same
shall be promptly paid in full when due or performed in accordance with the
terms of the extension or renewal, whether at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise,
all in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Notes and
Article Twelve of the Indenture.

 

(b)                                 The obligations of
each New Subsidiary Guarantor to the Holders of Notes and to the Trustee
pursuant to its Guarantee and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Twelve
of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise
terms of the Guarantee of each New Subsidiary Guarantor and all of the other
provisions of the Indenture pursuant to which such Guarantees relate.

 

(c)                                  The Guarantees are
subject to release upon the terms set forth in the Indenture.

 

(d)                                 As used in this Section 3.1,
(i) the term “Subsidiary Guarantor” has the meaning assigned to it in the
Indenture, and (ii) the terms “Indenture,” “Note,” and “Notes” mean the
Indenture, Note and Notes as they may be amended or supplemented from time to
time, including without limitation pursuant to this First Supplemental
Indenture.

 

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(e)                                  In the event of any
conflict or inconsistency between the terms of any Guarantee set forth in this
First Supplemental Indenture and the provisions of the Indenture relating to
the guarantees of Subsidiary Guarantors, the provisions of the Indenture shall
control.

 

Section 3.2                                      Notations of
Guaranties

 

Concurrently with the execution and delivery
of this First Supplemental Indenture, each New Subsidiary Guarantor shall
execute and deliver to the Trustee a notation of its Guarantee substantially in
the form of Exhibit E to the Indenture. 
Such notation shall be executed on behalf of each New Subsidiary
Guarantor by either manual or facsimile signature of one Officer of each New
Subsidiary Guarantor, who, in each case, shall have been duly authorized to so
execute by all requisite corporate action. 
The validity and enforceability of any Guarantee shall not be affected
by the fact that the notation of such Guarantee is not affixed to any
particular Note.

 

ARTICLE IV

CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE

 

Section 4.1                                      Terms and
Conditions.

 

The Trustee accepts this First Supplemental
Indenture and agrees to perform the express duties of the Trustee upon the
terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Original Indenture, as
modified by this First Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 4.2                                      No Responsibility.

 

The Trustee makes no undertaking or
representations in respect of, and shall not be responsible in any manner
whatsoever for and in respect of, the validity or sufficiency of this First
Supplemental Indenture or the proper authorization or the due execution hereof
by the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors or for or in respect of the
recitals and statements contained herein, all of which recitals and statements
are made solely by the Company or the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be.

 

ARTICLE V

EFFECT OF EXECUTION AND DELIVERY

 

This First Supplemental Indenture shall
become effective immediately upon the effectiveness of the Successor Company
Merger.  Upon and after the effectiveness
of the Successor Company Merger and without any further notice or action on the
part of the Successor Company, any Subsidiary Guarantor, the Trustee, any
Holder or any other Person, (i) the Indenture shall be deemed to be
modified in accordance with the assumption, substitution and amendments set
forth in Article II and the Guarantees set forth in Article III of
this First Supplemental Indenture, (ii) this First Supplemental Indenture
shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, (iii) each reference
in the Indenture to “this Indenture,” “hereunder,” “herein” or words of like
import shall mean and be a reference to the Indenture, as affected, amended and
supplemented hereby, (iv) except as expressly modified by this First
Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture shall continue in full force and
effect, (v) the Notes shall continue to be governed by the Original
Indenture, as modified by this First Supplemental Indenture and 

 

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(vi) every Holder of Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated
and delivered shall be bound by the Original Indenture, as modified by this
First Supplemental Indenture.

 

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Section 6.1                                      Headings
Descriptive.

 

The Article and Section headings in
this First Supplemental Indenture are for convenience only and shall not affect
the construction of this First Supplemental Indenture.

 

Section 6.2                                      Rights and
Obligations of the Trustee.

 

All of the provisions of the Indenture with
respect to the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and duties of the Trustee
shall be applicable in respect of this First Supplemental Indenture as fully
and with the same effect as if set forth herein in full.

 

Section 6.3                                      Successors.

 

All agreements by the Successor Company or
any Subsidiary Guarantor in this First Supplemental Indenture shall bind its
respective successors.  All agreements of
the Trustee in this First Supplemental Indenture shall bind its respective
successors.

 

Section 6.4                                      Severability.

 

In case any one or more of the provisions in
this First Supplemental Indenture shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and
enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the
remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, it
being intended that all of the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture
shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

Section 6.5                                      Duplicate
Originals.

 

All parties may sign any number of copies of
this First Supplemental Indenture.  Each
signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent the
same agreement.

 

Section 6.6                                      Governing Law.

 

THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
BUT WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS TO THE
EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE
REQUIRED THEREBY.  Each of the parties
hereto agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New
York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this First
Supplemental Indenture.

 

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Section 6.7                                      Conflict with
TIA.

 

If any provision of this First Supplemental
Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with any provision which is required
or deemed to be included in this First Supplemental Indenture by any of the
provisions of the TIA, such provision or requirement of the TIA shall
control.  If any provision of this First
Supplemental Indenture modifies or excludes any provision of the TIA that may
be so modified or excluded, the latter provision shall be deemed to apply to
this First Supplemental Indenture as so modified or excluded, as the case may
be.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day
and year first above written.

 

	
   

  	
  SUCCESSOR COMPANY:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  CIMAREX ENERGY CO.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
  EXISTING SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  MAGNUM HUNTER PRODUCTION, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  GRUY PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT CO.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  HUNTER GAS GATHERING, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  TRAPMAR PROPERTIES, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

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  CONMAG ENERGY CORPORATION

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  PINTAIL ENERGY, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  PRIZE OPERATING COMPANY

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  PEC (DELAWARE), INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  PRIZE ENERGY RESOURCES, L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 
  Prize Operating Company,

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

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  OKLAHOMA GAS PROCESSING, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
  NEW SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  CIMAREX TEXAS LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 
  Cimarex Energy Co.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  its Managing Member

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  CIMAREX TEXAS L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 
  Cimarex Energy Co.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  CIMAREX CALIFORNIA PIPELINE LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 
  Cimarex Energy Co.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  its Managing Member

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

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  CIMAREX ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  KEY PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  KEY TEXAS LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 
  Key Production Company, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  its Managing Member

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  KEY PRODUCTION TEXAS L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 
  Key Production Company, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  BROCK GAS SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT, 

  INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

12

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  COLUMBUS ENERGY CORP.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  COLUMBUS TEXAS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  COLUMBUS ENERGY L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By: 
  Columbus Energy Corp.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  COLUMBUS GAS SERVICES, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  

 

 

	
   

  	
  TRUSTEE:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY 

  AMERICAS

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Irina Golovashchuk

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Irina Golovashchuk

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Associate

  

 

13Exhibit
4.3

 

JOINDER TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

JOINDER TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(this “Joinder”), dated as of June 13, 2005, is made by CIMAREX
TEXAS LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“CT LLC”), CIMAREX
TEXAS L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“CT LP”), CIMAREX CALIFORNIA
PIPELINE LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“CCP”), CIMAREX
ENERGY SERVICES, INC., an Oklahoma corporation (“CES”), KEY PRODUCTION
COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Key”), KEY TEXAS LLC, a Colorado
limited liability company (“KT LLC”), KEY PRODUCTION TEXAS L.P., a Texas
limited partnership (“KT LP”), BROCK GAS SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT, INC.,
a Texas corporation (“Brock”), COLUMBUS ENERGY CORP., a Colorado
corporation (“Columbus”), COLUMBUS TEXAS, INC., a Nevada corporation (“Columbus
Texas”), COLUMBUS ENERGY L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Columbus
Energy”), COLUMBUS GAS SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“CGS,”
and together with CT LLC, CT LP, CCP, CES, Key, KT LLC, KT LP, Brock, Columbus,
Columbus Texas and Columbus Energy, the “New Subsidiary Guarantors,” and
each of the New Subsidiary Guarantors, individually, a “New Subsidiary
Guarantor”).

 

Reference is made to the Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2003 (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”), among Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation, the
Guarantors listed on the signatures pages thereof, and Deutsche Bank Securities
Inc. and Bank of America Securities LLC, as representatives of the Initial
Purchasers (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement), which is hereby
incorporated herein by reference. 
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the
respective meanings set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Pursuant to Section 9(m) of the
Registration Rights Agreement, each of the New Subsidiary Guarantors hereby
joins and agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the
Registration Rights Agreement as a Guarantor thereunder.

 

[Signatures Begin
on Next Page.]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Subsidiary Guarantors
have executed this Joinder as of the date first written above.

 

	
   

  	
  CIMAREX TEXAS LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Cimarex
  Energy Co.

  its Managing Member

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  CIMAREX TEXAS L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Cimarex
  Energy Co.

  its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  CIMAREX CALIFORNIA PIPELINE LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Cimarex
  Energy Co.

  its Managing Member

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  CIMAREX ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
						

 

[Signature Page to Joinder to
Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

	
   

  	
  KEY PRODUCTION COMPANY, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  KEY TEXAS LLC

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Key
  Production Company, Inc.

  its Managing Member

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  KEY PRODUCTION TEXAS L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Key
  Production Company, Inc.

  its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  BROCK GAS SYSTEMS & EQUIPMENT,

  INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
				

 

 

	
   

  	
  COLUMBUS ENERGY CORP.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  COLUMBUS TEXAS, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  COLUMBUS ENERGY L.P.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  Columbus
  Energy Corp.

  its General Partner

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  COLUMBUS GAS SERVICES, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Paul Korus

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  Paul Korus

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Chief Financial Officer

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