form8kcomstockfeb2808.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 29, 2008

COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


STATE OF NEVADA
001-03262
94-1667468
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

5300 Town And Country Boulevard
Suite500
Frisco, Texas 75034
(Address of principal executive offices)

(972) 668-8800
(Registrant's Telephone No.)

 
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Item 5.04    Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's Employee Benefit Plans

 
On February 29, 2008, Comstock Resources, Inc. (the "Company") sent a notice (the "Notice") to its directors and executive officers informing them that, in order to implement a transition to a new recordkeeper for the Comstock Resources, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan"), Plan participants will be unable to direct or diversify the investments in their Plan accounts, including shares of the Company's common stock, or obtain distributions from the Plan, during the period beginning on April 1, 2008 at 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) and ending May 30, 2008 (the "Blackout Period").
 
 
The Notice also states that, pursuant to Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Company's directors and executive officers will be prohibited from directly or indirectly purchasing, selling or otherwise acquiring or transferring shares of the Company's common stock during the Blackout Period.  A copy of the Notice is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
 
Item 9.01            Financial Statements and Exhibits
 

            Exhibit 99.1
Notice to Directors and Executive Officers of Comstock Resources, Inc. dated February 29, 2008



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 29, 2008
By:
/s/ M. JAY ALLISON
   
M. Jay Allison
   
President and Chief Executive Officer