SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(Amendment No. 8)
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Comstock Resources, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
205768203
(CUSIP Number)
Annabel M. Jones
Assistant General Counsel - Corporate Affairs
Two West Second Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103
(918) 591-1006
(918) 591-1718 (facsimile)
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications)
May 22, 2003
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240,13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box. [ ]
CUSIP No. 205768203
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1) Name of Reporting Persons I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
(entities only)
Compression, Inc.; 73-1424038
2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) X
3) SEC Use Only
4) Source of Funds (See Instructions) AF
5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e)
6) Citizenship or Place or Organization - Oklahoma
7) Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with Sole
Voting Power - 1,497,650
8) Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with Shared
Voting Power - -0-
9) Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with Sole
Dispositive Power - 1,497,650
10) Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with Shared
Dispositive Power - -0-
11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person - 1,497,650
12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions) [ ]
13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)- 5.18%
14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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Amendment to Statement on Schedule 13D
This Amendment No. 8 to Statement on Schedule 13D (this "Amendment")
amends the Statement on Schedule 13D of Compression, Inc., an Oklahoma
corporation ("Compression") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samson Investment
Company ("Samson"), and C. Philip Tholen, an individual ("Tholen") dated
September 1, 1998, as amended on September 10, 1998, September 14, 1998, October
19, 1998, February 15, 2001, December 31, 2002, April 22, 2003, and May 14, 2003
(the "Statement") with respect to shares of the common stock, par value of $.50
per share (the "Common Stock") of Comstock Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation
("Issuer"). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein are defined in
the Statement and are used herein with the same meanings ascribed thereto in
the Statement.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) See Line 11 on cover page of this Form 13D.
(b) See Lines 7 through 10 on cover page of this Form 13D.
(c) The following chart sets forth the sales of Common Stock in Issuer
made by Compression since the filing date of the last amendment. All
of such sales were made in brokerage transactions through the open
market or over the counter. The percentage of ownership disclosed
below is based on 32,004,561 outstanding shares, the number of
outstanding shares in Issuer as reported in Issuer's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.
Compression has, since the last Amendment, sold the following shares of
Common Stock in Issuer:
Total
Price Shares %
No. of Shares Per Share Date Owned Owned
------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
9,400 $12.25 5/14/2003 1,797,550 5.62%
19,700 12.20 5/15/2003 see below see below
1,100 12.23 5/15/2003 see below see below
3,500 12.21 5/15/2003 see below see below
38,500 12.20 5/15/2003 see below see below
11,500 12.24 5/15/2003 see below see below
20,000 12.25 5/15/2003 see below see below
1,000 12.22 5/15/2003 see below see below
10,000 12.20 5/15/2003 see below see below
13,500 12.23 5/15/2003 see below see below
5,500 12.25 5/15/2003 see below see below
2,600 12.34 5/15/2003 see below see below
4,200 12.25 5/15/2003 see below see below
800 12.25 5/15/2003 1,665,650 5.76%
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25,000 12.10 5/16/2003 1,640,650 5.67%
18,100 12.25 5/21/2003 see below see below
6,800 12.25 5/21/2003 see below see below
100 12.25 5/21/2003 see below see below
2,300 12.25 5/21/2003 see below see below
1,100 12.25 5/21/2003 see below see below
5,400 12.25 5/21/2003 see below see below
5,500 12.25 5/21/2003 see below see below
700 12.26 5/21/2003 see below see below
10,000 12.25 5/21/2003 1,590,650 5.50%
10,000 12.40 5/22/2003 see below see below
25,000 12.43 5/22/2003 see below see below
8,000 12.42 5/22/2003 see below see below
15,000 12.45 5/22/2003 see below see below
10,000 12.45 5/22/2003 1,522,650 5.27%
25,000 12.45 5/23/2003 1,497,650 5.18%
(d) No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to
direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale
of, the Common Stock
(e) Not applicable.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: May 27, 2003
Signature //s//Dennis R. Neill
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Name/Title: Dennis R. Neill
President
Compression, Inc.
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