SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brower Piven Encourages Investors Who Have Losses in Excess of $100,000 From Investment in Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation to Inquire About the Lead Plaintiff Position in Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Before the June 24, 2013 Lead Plaintiff Deadline -- CLASS PERIOD HAS BEEN EXPANDED -- MHR

STEVENSON, Md., May 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation ("Magnum Hunter" or the "Company") (NYSE:MHR) common stock during the now-expanded period between January 17, 2012 and April 22, 2013, inclusive (the "Class Period").

If you have suffered a net loss from investment in Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation common stock purchased on or after January 17, 2012, and held through April 22, 2013, you may obtain additional information about this lawsuit and your ability to become a lead plaintiff by contacting Brower Piven at www.browerpiven.com, by email at hoffman@browerpiven.com, by calling 410/415-6616, or at Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, 1925 Old Valley Road, Stevenson, Maryland 21153. Attorneys at Brower Piven have combined experience litigating securities and class action cases of over 60 years.

No class has yet been certified in the above action. Members of the Class will be represented by the lead plaintiff and counsel chosen by the lead plaintiff. If you wish to choose counsel to represent you and the Class, you must apply to be appointed lead plaintiff no later than June 24, 2013 and be selected by the Court. The lead plaintiff will direct the litigation and participate in important decisions including whether to accept a settlement and how much of a settlement to accept for the Class in the action. The lead plaintiff will be selected from among applicants claiming the largest loss from investment in the Company during the Class Period.

The complaint accuses the defendants of violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of the defendants' failure to disclose during the Class Period that the Company had material weaknesses in its valuation of its oil and gas properties, its calculation of oil and gas reserves, its position with respect to certain tax matters, its accounting of the acquisition of NGAS Resources, Inc., and its compliance with certain debt covenants. According to the Complaint, following Magnum Hunter's April 16, 2013 disclosure that the Company had dismissed its auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") at the direction of the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, after PwC advised the Company of material weaknesses in the Company's internal accounting controls, the value of Magnum Hunter shares declined significantly.

If you choose to retain counsel, you may retain Brower Piven without financial obligation or cost to you, or you may retain other counsel of your choice. You need take no action at this time to be a member of the class.

CONTACT: Charles J. Piven
         Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation
         Stevenson, Maryland
         410/415-6616
         hoffman@browerpiven.com