form8kfeb52009.htm
 
 
 

 
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 5, 2009


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:
 
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Item 2.06  Material Impairment
 
       On February 5, 2009 Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock") issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing a material impairment to its investment in marketable securities which will be recognized in its financial and operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.  The Company has just recently completed its impairment reviews as part of its year end financial reporting process.
 
 
Item 8.01  Other Events.
 
On February 5, 2009 Comstock issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing its estimated proved oil and gas reserves as of December 31, 2008.


 
Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits
 

 
Exhibit 99.1
  
Press Release, dated February 5, 2009.





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 5, 2009
By:
/s/ M. JAY ALLISON
   
M. Jay Allison
   
President and Chief Executive Officer