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 21, 2014
COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| STATE OF NEVADA | 001-03262 | 94-1667468 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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 8.01 Other Events
On February 21, 2014, our Board of Directors announced that it had declared a dividend of $0.125 per share which will be paid on March 17, 2014 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 7, 2014. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated February 21, 2014. |
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.
| COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: February 21, 2014 | By: | /s/ ROLAND O. BURNS | ||||
| Roland O. Burns | ||||||
| President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
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5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500 Frisco, Texas 75034 Telephone: (972) 668-8834 Contact: Gary H. Guyton Director of Planning and Investor Relations Web Site: www.comstockresources.com |
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
FRISCO, TEXAS, February 21, 2014 – Comstock Resources, Inc. (“Comstock” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CRK) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.125 per share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be paid on March 17, 2014 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 7, 2014.
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 Texas and Louisiana. The Company’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CRK.