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): February 23, 2011
COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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STATE OF NEVADA
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001-03262
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94-1667468
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(State or other
jurisdiction incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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5300 Town and Country Boulevard
Suite 500
Frisco, Texas 75034
(Address of principal executive offices)
(972) 668-8800
(Registrant's Telephone No.)
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Item 5.02 Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 23, 2011, Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock") issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that Mr. Mack D. Good, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and VP of Operations has elected to retire from the Company effective March 15, 2011. Mr. Good, 60, has been retained to provide consulting services to Comstock Resources, Inc. for a period of one year following his retirement.
Comstock also announced that Mr. Mark A. Williams, 49, the Company's current Engineering and Operations Manager, will be promoted to VP of Operations effective March 15, 2011, reporting to Comstock's Chief Executive Officer, M. Jay Allison.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated February 23, 2011.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
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Dated: February 23, 2011
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By:
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/s/ M. JAY ALLISON
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M. Jay Allison
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
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5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500
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Frisco, Texas 75034
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Telephone: (972) 668-8800
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Contact: Roland O. Burns
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Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Web Site: www.comstockresources.com
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NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. ANNOUNCES
MANAGEMENT CHANGES
FRISCO, TEXAS, February 23, 2011 -- Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") (NYSE:CRK) announced today that Mack D. Good, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, will retire effective March 15, 2011. Mr. Good has been with Comstock for 14 years after joining Comstock in 1997 to oversee the Company's East Texas / North Louisiana district. He was named Vice President of Operations in 1999 and became Comstock's Chief Operating Officer in 2004. "Mack has been an invaluable member of our management team during his tenure at Comstock, having overseen the growth of our exploration and development activities including our very successful Haynesville shale drilling program," stated M. Jay Allison, President and Chief Executive Officer of Comstock. Mr. Go
od will provide consulting services for a period of one year to the Company after his retirement.
Comstock also announced that Mark A. Williams, the Company's Engineering and Operations Manager, will become Vice President of Operations effective March 15, 2011 and will oversee the Company's Drilling and Operations, Geologic and Geophysical and Asset and Reservoir Management departments. Mr. Williams has been with Comstock for 15 years since he joined the Company in 1996 to oversee the Company's South Texas district. Mr. Williams has been in charge of the Drilling and Operations group since 2007.
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein. Although the Company believes the expectations in such statements to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Comstock Resources, Inc. is an independent energy company based in Frisco, Texas and is engaged in oil and gas acquisitions, exploration and development primarily in Louisiana and Texas. The Company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CRK.