8-K

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 1, 2017

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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers

On September 1, 2017, Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock") issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that Mack D. Good, Comstock's Chief Operating Officer, has elected to retire effective August 31, 2017.

Comstock also announced that Daniel S. Harrison, 54, currently Comstock's Engineering and Operations Manager, has been promoted to Vice President of Operations effective September 1, 2017 and will oversee Comstock's operations.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated September 1, 2017

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: September 1, 2017	By:	/s/ ROLAND O. BURNS
		Roland O. Burns
		President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500 Frisco, Texas 75034 Telephone: (972) 668-8834 Contact: Gary H. Guyton Director of Planning and Investor Relations Web Site:  www.comstockresources.com  

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. ANNOUNCES

MANAGEMENT CHANGES

FRISCO, TEXAS, September 1, 2017 – Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") (NYSE: CRK) announced today that Mack D. Good, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, retired effective August 31, 2017.  Comstock also announced that Daniel S. Harrison has been appointed Vice President of Operations of the Company and will oversee Comstock's drilling, production and exploration activities. Mr. Harrison has been with Comstock for nine years since joining the Company in 2008 and has overseen the Company's operations, engineering and field operations since 2013.

"Mack has been an invaluable member of our management team over the past several years, and he has been instrumental in refocusing our efforts on our very successful Haynesville shale drilling program," stated M. Jay Allison, Chief Executive Officer of Comstock.  "Dan has been in charge of our drilling, completion and production operations in our Haynesville shale area for the last several years, so we expect a seamless transition to his leadership over our drilling and production operations."

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.