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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) р ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Nevada ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR Commission File No. 001-03262 COMSTOCK RESOURCES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.50 ( per share ) to 5300 Town and Country Blvd. , Suite 500 , Frisco , Texas 75034 ( Address of principal executive offices including zip code ) 972 668-8800 ( Registrant's telephone number and area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) CRK Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No p Large accelerated filer Emerging growth company Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No p Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Accelerated filer Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer " , " accelerated filer " , " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . р Non - accelerated filer 94-1667468 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) Yes Smaller reporting If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if registrant has elected to not use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised final accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Emerging growth company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . No р Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b - 2 ) . The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based on the closing price of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter ) , was $ 276.0 million . As of February 16 , 2021 there were 232,411,218 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders