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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC | exhibit99pnt1sept6.htm |
| EX-4.1 - EXHIBIT 4.1 - COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC | exhibit4pnt1sept6.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): September 6, 2016
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
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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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.)
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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 6, 2016, Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") entered into an amendment to its net operating loss carryforwards rights plan (the "Rights Plan") with American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent, to accelerate the final expiration date of the associated purchase rights under the Rights Plan to September 6, 2016. This amendment effectively terminated the Rights Plan.
A copy of the amendment to the Rights Plan is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
The information required by Item 3.03 is incorporated by reference from Item 1.01 above.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 6, 2016, the Company issued a press release relating to the completion of its previously announced exchange offer and consent solicitation for its existing senior notes, as well as the amendment to the Rights Plan described above.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit 4.1
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First Amendment to Rights Agreement dated September 6, 2016 between Comstock Resources, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent.
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated September 6, 2016.
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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.
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: September 6, 2016
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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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