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 17, 2015
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 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On February 17, 2015 the Company issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the appointment of Mr. Mack D. Good as Chief Operating Officer. The Company also announced that Mark A. Williams, the Company's current Chief Operating Officer and Gerry L. Blackshear, Vice President of Exploration, will be leaving the Company to pursue other interests.
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
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated February 17, 2015 announcing certain management changes.
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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 17, 2015
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By:
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/s/ ROLAND O. BURNS
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Roland O. Burns
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President and Chief Financial 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) 668-8834
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Contact: Gary H. Guyton
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Director of Planning and Investor Relations
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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 17, 2015 – Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") (NYSE: CRK) announced the appointment of Mr. Mack D. Good as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Good is returning to Comstock after a brief retirement. Mack previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from 2004 through March 2011 and served the Company in various other capacities from 1997 through 2004.
Comstock also announced that Mark A. Williams, the Company's current Chief Operating Officer, and Mr. Gerry L. Blackshear, the Company's current Vice President of Exploration, are leaving the Company to pursue other interests.
"We welcome Mack Good's return to Comstock, and we look forward to his leadership as we transition through another period of commodity price volatility", commented M. Jay Allison, Comstock's Chief Executive Officer. "We also wish Mark and Gerry continued success in their future endeavors."
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.