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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): November 18, 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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On November 19, 2014 the Company issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the appointment of Ms. LaRae L. Sanders as its Vice President of Land. The Company also announced that D. Dale Gillette will continue to serve as its Vice President of Legal and General Counsel. A copy of the press release containing these organizational changes is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 18, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.125 per share which will be paid on December 15, 2014 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 5, 2014. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibits 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 November 19, 2014 announcing certain management changes.

Exhibit 99.2	Press Release dated November 18, 2014 announcing the Company's dividend declaration.

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: November 19, 2014	By:	/s/ ROLAND O. BURNS
		Roland O. Burns
		President and Chief Financial Officer

exhibit99pnt1nov19.htm

Exhibit 99.1

	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. ANNOUNCES

NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF LAND

FRISCO, TEXAS, November 19, 2014 – Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") (NYSE: CRK) announced the appointment of LaRae L. Sanders as Vice President of Land. Ms. Sanders has been with Comstock since 1995. She has served as the Company's Land Manager since 2007, and has been instrumental in all of the Company's active development programs and major acquisitions. Prior to joining Comstock, Ms. Sanders held positions with Bridge Oil Company and Kaiser-Francis Oil Company, as well as other independent exploration and production companies. Ms. Sanders is a Certified Professional Landman with 35 years experience. She became the nation's first Certified Professional Lease and Title Analyst in 1990.

Comstock also announced Mr. D. Dale Gillette, the Company's current Vice President of Land and General Counsel, will continue to serve the Company as its Vice President of Legal and General Counsel.

"We congratulate LaRae Sanders on her promotion and look forward to Dale Gillette's continuing contributions to our management team", commented M. Jay Allison, Comstock's Chief Executive Officer.

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.

exhibit99pnt2nov18.htm

Exhibit 99.2

	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, November 18, 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 December 15, 2014 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 5, 2014.