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):  May 19, 2020

 

COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

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:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 8.01 Other Events

 

Comstock Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) confirmed that effective May 19, 2020, pursuant to the Certificate of Designations filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on July 16, 2019, establishing and fixing the rights and preferences of the Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”), the Company redeemed all 210,000 outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock for an aggregate redemption price of $210.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends of approximately $2.9 million.

The Company previously announced its intention to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the announcement of an underwriting public offering of its common stock (the “Common Stock Offering”). Net proceeds from the Common Stock Offering, which closed on May 18, 2020, totaled approximately $190.4 million, after payment of underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The proceeds from the common stock offering, combined with cash on hand and borrowings under the Company’s bank credit facility was used to redeem all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock.

On May 20, 2020, the Company sold an additional 1,325,000 shares to the underwriters pursuant to the Common Stock Offering pursuant to their option to purchase additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The net proceeds from the exercise of the option was approximately $6.3 million and will be used to pay down amounts outstanding under the Company’s bank credit facility.

Certain legal opinions relating to the legality of the additional shares are attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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, hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Exhibit 5.1

 

 

 

 

May 20, 2020

 

 

Comstock Resources, Inc.
5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500
Frisco, TX 75034

 

 

 

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

We have acted as special Nevada counsel to Comstock Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of 1,325,000 shares of common stock of the Company, $0.50 par value per share (the “Shares”).  The offer and sale of the Shares have been registered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-217453) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) (as so filed and as amended, the “Registration Statement”), including a base prospectus dated May 11, 2017 (the “Base Prospectus”), as supplemented by a Final Prospectus Supplement dated May 13, 2020 relating to the Shares (the “Prospectus Supplement,” and together with the Base Prospectus, the “Disclosure Package”). The Company has entered into an Underwriting Agreement dated as of May 13, 2020, among the Company and Citigroup Global Market Inc., as representative of the Underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto (the “Underwriting Agreement”), relating to the sale of the Shares.  Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have such meaning as set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

 

In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies, certified, or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of:

 

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In addition to the foregoing, we have examined such other instruments, documents and records that we deemed relevant and necessary for the basis of our opinion hereinafter expressed.  We have assumed the authenticity of all records, documents and instruments submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons and the conformity to the originals of all records, documents and instruments submitted to us as copies.

 

In rendering the opinions contained herein, we have, with your permission, made the following assumptions: (i) all documents submitted to or reviewed by us, including all amendments and supplements thereto, are accurate and complete and, if not originals, are true, correct, and complete copies of the originals; (ii) the signatures on each of such documents by the parties thereto are genuine; (iii) each individual who signed such documents had the legal capacity to do so; (iv) all persons who signed such documents on behalf of a business entity were duly authorized to do so; (v) all statements in certificates of public officials and officers of the Company that we reviewed were and are accurate, and (vi) all representations made by the Company as to matters of fact in the documents that we reviewed were and are accurate. We have assumed that there are no amendments, modifications, or supplements to such documents other than those amendments, modifications, and supplements that are known to us.

 

This opinion is limited to the Nevada Revised Statutes, and we disclaim any opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction.  We further disclaim any opinion as to any other statute, rule,

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regulation, ordinance, order or other promulgation of any other jurisdiction or any regional or local governmental body or as to any related judicial or administrative opinion.

 

Based upon the foregoing and our examination of such questions of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose of this opinion, it is our opinion that upon receipt of consideration therefor, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

This opinion is rendered to you in connection with the Registration Statement and is not to be relied upon for any other purpose. We disclaim any obligation to advise you of any change of law that occurs, or any facts of which we may become aware, after the date of this opinion.

 

     This opinion is based upon our knowledge of the law and facts relevant to the transactions herein referenced as of the date hereof. We assume no duty to update or supplement this opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or to reflect any changes in any law that may hereafter occur or become effective.

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.  In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Very truly yours,

WOODBURN AND WEDGE

 

 

By:/s/ Shawn G. Pearson

Shawn G. Pearson