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):  May 8, 2012

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

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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On May 9, 2012 we issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the promotion of Mark A. Williams to the position of Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  Prior to his promotion, Mr. Williams served as our Vice President of Operations and prior thereto, our Engineering and Operations Manager.  We also announced the appointment of three new Vice Presidents and the election of Frederic Sewell to our Board of Directors.  A copy of the press release containing these organization changes is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 8, 2012.  The following proposals were submitted to the holders of the Company’s common stock for a vote:

1.	The election of three nominees to the Board of Directors;
2.	The ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012;
3.	To hold an advisory vote on executive compensation; and
4.	To approve the material terms of performance goals under the 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan.

44,580,958 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented at the meeting or 93% of the Company’s voting capital stock.  3,872,455 of the 44,580,958 shares were broker non-votes and were only included in the results on proposal 2.

The results of such votes were as follows:

1. The following votes were cast in the election of the three nominees to the Board of Directors:

Name of Nominee	Number of Votes Voted For	Number of Votes Withheld	Total
Roland O. Burns	33,359,679	7,348,824	40,708,503
David K. Lockett	36,908,218	3,800,285	40,708,503
Frederic D. Sewell	39,895,162	813,341	40,708,503

2. The following votes were cast in the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012:

Number of Votes Voted For	Number of Votes Voted Against	Number of Votes Abstaining	Total
44,321,907	255,426	3,625	44,580,958

3. The following votes were cast in the advisory vote on executive compensation:

Number of Votes Voted For	Number of Votes Voted Against	Number of Votes Abstaining	Total
14,116,709	26,546,017	45,777	40,708,503

4. The following votes were cast in approval of material terms of the performance goals under the 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan:

Number of Votes Voted For	Number of Votes Voted Against	Number of Votes Abstaining	Total
38,933,161	1,749,076	26,266	40,708,503

The Board of Directors reaffirmed its previous determination that an advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation will be held annually until the next required vote on the frequency of such votes.

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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated May 9, 2012.

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:  May 9, 2012	By:	/s/ ROLAND O. BURNS
		Roland O. Burns
		Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500
	Frisco, Texas 75034
	Telephone: (972) 668-8800
	Contact: Roland O. Burns
	Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	Web Site: www.comstockresources.com

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. ANNOUNCES

MANAGEMENT CHANGES

FRISCO, TEXAS, May 9, 2012 – Comstock Resources, Inc. ("Comstock" or the "Company") (NYSE: CRK) announced the promotion of Mark A. Williams to Chief Operating Officer.  Mr. Williams, who has been with Comstock since 1996 and until his promotion served as Vice President of Operations, will oversee the Company’s exploration, production and drilling operations.  Two of Mr. Williams' key managers will become part of Comstock's executive management team.  Gerry L. Blackshear has been named Vice President of Exploration and will oversee the Company's geologic and geoscience staff.  Mr. Blackshear joined the Company in 2007.  Blaine M. Stribling is being promoted to Vice President of Corporate Development and will oversee a team to identify and pursue new opportunities for Comstock.   Mr. Stribling has been with the Company since 2007.

Comstock also announced that Russell W. Romoser is joining the Company as Vice President of Reservoir Engineering to oversee the Company's reservoir engineering.  Mr. Romoser has over 35 years as a reservoir engineer both with industry and with a petroleum engineering consulting firm.  For the last eleven years, Mr. Romoser has been the Acquisitions Engineering Manager for EXCO Resources, Inc.  Mr. Romoser has B.S. and Masters Degrees in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas.

Comstock also announced that Frederic D. Sewell was elected to the Board of Directors at the Company's annual meeting of stockholders which was held yesterday.  Mr. Sewell has over 50 years of experience as a petroleum engineer and is best known as the co-founder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Netherland, Sewell and Associates, Inc., a worldwide oil and gas consulting firm until his retirement in 2008.

"We congratulate Mark, Gerry and Blaine on their promotions and welcome Russell to our executive management team", commented M. Jay Allison, Comstock's Chief Executive Officer.  "We are also excited to have Fred Sewell, an icon of our industry, join our board of directors."

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.