STATE OF NEVADA
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001-03262
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94-1667468
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(State or other
jurisdiction incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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¨
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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¨
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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¨
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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¨
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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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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated August 1, 2011.
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COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.
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Dated: August 1, 2011
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By:
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/s/ ROLAND O. BURNS
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Roland O. Burns
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500
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Frisco, Texas 75034
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Telephone: (972) 668-8800
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Contact: Roland O. Burns
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Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Web Site: www.comstockresources.com
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Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2011
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2010
|
2011
|
2010
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|||||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||||||||
Oil and gas sales
|
$
|
112,451
|
$
|
90,682
|
$
|
200,489
|
$
|
196,771
|
||||||||
Operating expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Production taxes
|
1,363
|
4,806
|
2,089
|
6,481
|
||||||||||||
Gathering and transportation
|
6,611
|
3,679
|
12,239
|
8,207
|
||||||||||||
Lease operating
|
12,437
|
13,988
|
23,985
|
28,148
|
||||||||||||
Exploration
|
82
|
99
|
9,619
|
1,268
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
74,689
|
57,398
|
135,014
|
116,807
|
||||||||||||
Impairment of oil and gas properties
|
—
|
28
|
—
|
187
|
||||||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale of properties
|
(26
|
)
|
797
|
83
|
797
|
|||||||||||
General and administrative
|
8,917
|
9,764
|
17,345
|
19,565
|
||||||||||||
Total operating expenses
|
104,073
|
90,559
|
200,374
|
181,460
|
||||||||||||
Operating income
|
8,378
|
123
|
115
|
15,311
|
||||||||||||
Other income (expenses):
|
||||||||||||||||
Interest income
|
—
|
119
|
—
|
258
|
||||||||||||
Other income
|
83
|
25
|
393
|
45
|
||||||||||||
Interest expense
|
(10,410
|
)
|
(7,599
|
)
|
(20,694
|
)
|
(15,443
|
)
|
||||||||
Gain on sale of marketable securities
|
8,480
|
5,692
|
29,729
|
5,692
|
||||||||||||
Total other income (expenses)
|
(1,847
|
)
|
(1,763
|
)
|
9,428
|
(9,448
|
)
|
|||||||||
Income (loss) before income taxes
|
6,531
|
(1,640
|
)
|
9,543
|
5,863
|
|||||||||||
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
|
(2,582
|
)
|
21
|
(3,190
|
)
|
(140
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
3,949
|
$
|
(1,619
|
)
|
$
|
6,353
|
$
|
5,723
|
|||||||
Net income (loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.13
|
$
|
0.12
|
|||||||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
0.13
|
$
|
0.12
|
|||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
45,992
|
45,579
|
45,983
|
45,594
|
||||||||||||
Diluted
|
45,992
|
45,579
|
45,983
|
45,571
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
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Six Months Ended June 30,
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2011
|
2010
|
2011
|
2010
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|||||||||||||
OPERATING CASH FLOW:
|
||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
3,949
|
$
|
(1,619
|
)
|
$
|
6,353
|
$
|
5,723
|
|||||||
Reconciling items:
|
||||||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
2,172
|
12
|
2,621
|
(43
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
74,689
|
57,398
|
135,014
|
116,807
|
||||||||||||
Impairments
|
—
|
28
|
9,454
|
187
|
||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets
|
(8,506
|
)
|
(4,895
|
)
|
(29,646
|
)
|
(4,895
|
)
|
||||||||
Debt issuance costs and discount amortization
|
938
|
624
|
2,403
|
1,226
|
||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
3,850
|
4,309
|
7,012
|
8,542
|
||||||||||||
Operating cash flow
|
77,092
|
55,857
|
133,211
|
127,547
|
||||||||||||
Excess income taxes from stock-based compensation
|
125
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(41
|
)
|
612
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(1,531
|
)
|
||||||||||
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
|
(1,332
|
)
|
3,332
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(6,631
|
)
|
(1,454
|
)
|
|||||||||
Decrease (increase) in other current assets
|
(7,338
|
)
|
3,619
|
(8,454
|
)
|
49,436
|
||||||||||
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
(1,572
|
)
|
11,721
|
(836
|
)
|
25,226
|
||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
66,975
|
$
|
74,488
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$
|
117,902
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$
|
199,224
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||||||||
EBITDAX:
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||||||||||||||||
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
3,949
|
$
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(1,619
|
)
|
$
|
6,353
|
$
|
5,723
|
|||||||
Interest expense
|
10,410
|
7,599
|
20,694
|
15,443
|
||||||||||||
Income taxes expense (benefit)
|
2,582
|
(21
|
)
|
3,190
|
140
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
74,689
|
57,398
|
135,014
|
116,807
|
||||||||||||
Exploration
|
82
|
99
|
9,619
|
1,268
|
||||||||||||
Impairments
|
—
|
28
|
—
|
187
|
||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets
|
(8,506
|
)
|
(4,895
|
)
|
(29,646
|
)
|
(4,895
|
)
|
||||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
3,850
|
4,309
|
7,012
|
8,542
|
||||||||||||
EBITDAX
|
$
|
87,056
|
$
|
62,898
|
$
|
152,236
|
$
|
143,215
|
As of June 30,
|
||||||||
2011
|
2010
|
|||||||
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
3,556
|
$
|
42,651
|
||||
Marketable securities
|
62,482
|
53,535
|
||||||
Other current assets
|
64,447
|
45,303
|
||||||
Property and equipment, net
|
2,021,287
|
1,715,099
|
||||||
Other
|
16,677
|
13,955
|
||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
2,168,449
|
$
|
1,870,543
|
||||
Current liabilities
|
$
|
172,024
|
$
|
109,814
|
||||
Long-term debt
|
691,640
|
468,104
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
217,992
|
224,484
|
||||||
Other non-current liabilities
|
9,508
|
9,419
|
||||||
Stockholders' equity
|
1,077,285
|
1,058,722
|
||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
|
2,168,449
|
$
|
1,870,543
|
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
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For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas/
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East Texas/
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North
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South
|
North
|
South
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana
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Texas
|
Other
|
Total
|
Louisiana
|
Texas
|
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil production (thousand barrels)
|
29
|
128
|
2
|
159
|
50
|
39
|
121
|
210
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas production (MMcf)
|
19,552
|
2,915
|
529
|
22,996
|
14,288
|
3,790
|
631
|
18,709
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total production (MMcfe)
|
19,728
|
3,679
|
547
|
23,954
|
14,590
|
4,024
|
1,356
|
19,970
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil sales
|
$
|
3,092
|
$
|
12,726
|
$
|
305
|
$
|
16,123
|
$
|
3,894
|
$
|
2,953
|
$
|
7,309
|
$
|
14,156
|
||||||||||||||||
Gas sales
|
79,384
|
14,170
|
2,774
|
96,328
|
57,381
|
16,334
|
2,811
|
76,526
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total oil and gas sales
|
$
|
82,476
|
$
|
26,896
|
$
|
3,079
|
$
|
112,451
|
$
|
61,275
|
$
|
19,287
|
$
|
10,120
|
$
|
90,682
|
||||||||||||||||
Average oil price (per barrel)
|
$
|
105.40
|
$
|
99.88
|
$
|
107.06
|
$
|
101.02
|
$
|
77.25
|
$
|
75.57
|
$
|
60.59
|
$
|
67.37
|
||||||||||||||||
Average gas price (per Mcf)
|
$
|
4.06
|
$
|
4.86
|
$
|
5.24
|
$
|
4.19
|
$
|
4.02
|
$
|
4.31
|
$
|
4.45
|
$
|
4.09
|
||||||||||||||||
Average price (per Mcfe)
|
$
|
4.18
|
$
|
7.31
|
$
|
5.63
|
$
|
4.69
|
$
|
4.20
|
$
|
4.79
|
$
|
7.46
|
$
|
4.54
|
||||||||||||||||
Production taxes
|
$
|
65
|
$
|
1,116
|
$
|
182
|
$
|
1,363
|
$
|
3,670
|
$
|
526
|
$
|
610
|
$
|
4,806
|
||||||||||||||||
Gathering and transportation
|
$
|
6,134
|
$
|
356
|
$
|
121
|
$
|
6,611
|
$
|
3,339
|
$
|
237
|
$
|
103
|
$
|
3,679
|
||||||||||||||||
Lease operating
|
$
|
7,796
|
$
|
3,620
|
$
|
1,021
|
$
|
12,437
|
$
|
6,814
|
$
|
3,861
|
$
|
3,313
|
$
|
13,988
|
||||||||||||||||
Production taxes (per Mcfe)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
0.30
|
$
|
0.33
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.25
|
$
|
0.13
|
$
|
0.45
|
$
|
0.24
|
||||||||||||||||
Gathering and
transportation (per Mcfe) |
$
|
0.31
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.22
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.23
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.18
|
||||||||||||||||
Lease operating (per Mcfe)
|
$
|
0.40
|
$
|
0.98
|
$
|
1.87
|
$
|
0.51
|
$
|
0.47
|
$
|
0.96
|
$
|
2.44
|
$
|
0.71
|
||||||||||||||||
Oil and Gas Capital Expenditures:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leasehold costs
|
$
|
4,409
|
$
|
17,585
|
$
|
1,311
|
$
|
23,305
|
$
|
29,523
|
$
|
22,844
|
$
|
72
|
$
|
52,439
|
||||||||||||||||
Exploratory drilling
|
10,046
|
18,367
|
—
|
28,413
|
6,407
|
—
|
—
|
6,407
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Development drilling
|
123,439
|
12,803
|
675
|
136,917
|
89,252
|
576
|
—
|
89,828
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other development
|
998
|
1,015
|
198
|
2,211
|
841
|
694
|
255
|
1,790
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
138,892
|
$
|
49,770
|
$
|
2,184
|
$
|
190,846
|
$
|
126,023
|
$
|
24,114
|
$
|
327
|
$
|
150,464
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
|
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Texas/
|
East Texas/
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North
|
South
|
North
|
South
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana
|
Texas
|
Other
|
Total
|
Louisiana
|
Texas
|
Other
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil production (thousand barrels)
|
63
|
222
|
12
|
297
|
87
|
81
|
218
|
386
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gas production (MMcf)
|
34,996
|
5,780
|
1,329
|
42,105
|
27,267
|
7,903
|
1,333
|
36,503
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total production (MMcfe)
|
35,375
|
7,110
|
1,404
|
43,889
|
27,790
|
8,391
|
2,636
|
38,817
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil sales
|
$
|
6,037
|
$
|
21,365
|
$
|
1,111
|
$
|
28,513
|
$
|
6,638
|
$
|
6,137
|
$
|
13,154
|
$
|
25,929
|
||||||||||||||||
Gas sales
|
137,994
|
27,320
|
6,662
|
171,976
|
123,848
|
40,059
|
6,935
|
170,842
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total oil and gas sales
|
$
|
144,031
|
$
|
48,685
|
$
|
7,773
|
$
|
200,489
|
$
|
130,486
|
$
|
46,196
|
$
|
20,089
|
$
|
196,771
|
||||||||||||||||
Average oil price (per barrel)
|
$
|
95.64
|
$
|
96.36
|
$
|
88.82
|
$
|
95.89
|
$
|
76.19
|
$
|
75.39
|
$
|
60.59
|
$
|
67.24
|
||||||||||||||||
Average gas price (per Mcf)
|
$
|
3.94
|
$
|
4.73
|
$
|
5.01
|
$
|
4.08
|
$
|
4.54
|
$
|
5.07
|
$
|
5.20
|
$
|
4.68
|
||||||||||||||||
Average price (per Mcfe)
|
$
|
4.07
|
$
|
6.85
|
$
|
5.54
|
$
|
4.57
|
$
|
4.70
|
$
|
5.51
|
$
|
7.62
|
$
|
5.07
|
||||||||||||||||
Production taxes
|
$
|
94
|
$
|
1,498
|
$
|
497
|
$
|
2,089
|
$
|
4,786
|
$
|
608
|
$
|
1,087
|
$
|
6,481
|
||||||||||||||||
Gathering and transportation
|
$
|
11,210
|
$
|
813
|
$
|
216
|
$
|
12,239
|
$
|
6,999
|
$
|
1,010
|
$
|
198
|
$
|
8,207
|
||||||||||||||||
Lease operating
|
$
|
14,995
|
$
|
6,987
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
23,985
|
$
|
14,762
|
$
|
7,329
|
$
|
6,057
|
$
|
28,148
|
||||||||||||||||
Production taxes (per Mcfe)
|
$
|
—
|
$
|
0.21
|
$
|
0.35
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.17
|
$
|
0.07
|
$
|
0.41
|
$
|
0.17
|
||||||||||||||||
Gathering and
transportation (per Mcfe) |
$
|
0.32
|
$
|
0.11
|
$
|
0.15
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.25
|
$
|
0.12
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.21
|
||||||||||||||||
Lease operating (per Mcfe)
|
$
|
0.42
|
$
|
0.99
|
$
|
1.43
|
$
|
0.54
|
$
|
0.54
|
$
|
0.88
|
$
|
2.30
|
$
|
0.72
|
||||||||||||||||
Oil and Gas Capital Expenditures:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leasehold costs
|
$
|
15,384
|
$
|
19,265
|
$
|
1,311
|
$
|
35,960
|
$
|
39,378
|
$
|
22,844
|
$
|
128
|
$
|
62,350
|
||||||||||||||||
Exploratory drilling
|
26,890
|
38,795
|
—
|
65,685
|
23,438
|
—
|
—
|
23,438
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Development drilling
|
219,027
|
24,341
|
773
|
244,141
|
152,494
|
2,170
|
—
|
154,664
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other development
|
1,851
|
1,109
|
292
|
3,252
|
1,875
|
1,323
|
501
|
3,699
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
263,152
|
$
|
83,510
|
$
|
2,376
|
$
|
349,038
|
$
|
217,185
|
$
|
26,337
|
$
|
629
|
$
|
244,151
|