Douglas Silverman and Alexander Klabin‘s Senator Investment Group recently acquired a new position in Comstock Resources Inc (NYSE:CRK), according to a new 13G filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Its stake in the company consists of 922,754 common shares (including 93,500 common shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants), which amass 7.32% of the company’s outstanding stock.
Comstock Resources is an energy company that produces oil and natural gas. Over the past 12 months, the company’s stock has lost 31.29%. For the second quarter of 2016, Comstock Resources disclosed a net loss excluding items of $46.8 million or $4.05 per share, compared to a net loss of $51.2 million or $5.56 per share for the corresponding period in 2015. Earlier this month, Robert W. Baird boosted its price target on Comstock Resources’ stock to $10 from $6, and has a ‘Neutral’ rating on it.
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The number of hedge funds in Insider Monkey’s database long Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) decreased by three in the second quarter, as at the end of June, there was only two investors bullish on the company. D E Shaw, founded by David E. Shaw, held a $350,000, while William Michaelcheck’s Mariner Investment Group held a position valued at $237,000.
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Investors who sold their positions in Comstock Resources (NYSE:CRK) during the June quarter included Jim Simons’ Renaissance Technologies, which said goodbye to $121,000 worth of Comstock Resources’ shares, and Israel Englander’s Millennium Management, which dumped its position that was valued at $20,000 on March 31.
You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here.
Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP | 0 | 922,754 | 0 | 922,754 | 922,754 | 7.32% |
| ALEXANDER KLABIN | 0 | 922,754 | 0 | 922,754 | 922,754 | 7.32% |
| DOUGLAS SILVERMAN | 0 | 922,754 | 0 | 922,754 | 922,754 | 7.32% |
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| UNITED STATES | |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| SCHEDULE 13G | |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| Comstock | |
| (Name of Issuer) | |
| Common Stock, | |
| (Title of Class of Securities) | |
| 205768302 | |
| (CUSIP Number) | |
| September | |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) | |
| Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: | |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| x | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
| (Page 1 of 8 Pages) | |
______________________________
*The remainder of this cover page shall
be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP LP | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION DELAWARE | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.32 % | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA | |||
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON ALEXANDER KLABIN | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.32 % | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
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| 1 | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON DOUGLAS SILVERMAN | |||
| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP | (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | ||
| 3 | SEC USE ONLY | |||
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION UNITED STATES | |||
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH: | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 | ||
| 6 | SHARED VOTING POWER 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |||
| 8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable | |||
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ | ||
| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 7.32 % | |||
| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |||
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| Item 1(a). | NAME OF ISSUER |
| Comstock Resources, Inc. |
| Item 1(b). | ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES |
| 5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500 | |
| Frisco, Texas 75034 |
| Item 2(a). | NAME OF PERSON FILING |
| Senator Investment Group LP serves as investment manager to various investment funds (collectively, the “Funds“), and as such, has investment discretion with respect to the Funds. Alexander Klabin and Douglas Silverman have control of a Delaware limited liability company that may be deemed to control Senator Investment Group LP. The foregoing persons are hereafter sometimes collectively referred to as the Reporting Persons. | |
| The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Common Stock reported herein. |
| Item 2(b). | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE |
| The principal office of each Reporting Person is: | |
| c/o Senator Investment Group LP | |
| 510 Madison Avenue | |
| 28th Floor | |
| New York, NY 10022 |
| Item 2(c). | CITIZENSHIP |
| Senator Investment Group LP is a Delaware limited partnership. Each of Messrs. Klabin and Silverman is a United States citizen. |
| Item 2(d). | TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES |
| Common Stock, $0.50 par value |
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP NUMBER |
| 205768302 |
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| Item 3. | IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rules 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A: |
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; | |
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act; | |
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act; | |
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; | |
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
| (g) | ¨ | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; | |
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; | |
| (j) | ¨ | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J); | |
| (k) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K). |
| If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: __________________________________ |
| Item 4. | OWNERSHIP | |
| The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 12,504,562 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of August 1, 2016, as reflected in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2016, and assumes the exercise of the reported Warrants. | ||
| (a) | Amount of beneficially owned: 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants) | |
| (b) | Percent of class: 7.32% | |
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| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: | ||
| (i) | Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 | ||
| (ii) | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants) | ||
| (iii) | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 | ||
| (iv) | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 922,754 (including 93,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Warrants) | ||
| Item 5. | OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 6. | OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON |
| The partners and shareholders of the Funds have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein held by the Funds in accordance with their respective ownership interests in the Funds. |
| Item 7. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 8. | IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 9. | NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP |
| Not applicable. |
| Item 10. | CERTIFICATION |
| By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect. | |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable
inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.
DATE: as of September 23, 2016
| SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP LP /s/ Evan Gartenlaub Name: Evan Gartenlaub Title: General Counsel | |
| /s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact* ALEXANDER KLABIN | |
| /s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact** DOUGLAS SILVERMAN |
* Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached to the Schedule 13G filed
by the Reporting Persons on April 25, 2013.
** Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached to the Schedule 13G
filed by the Reporting Persons on April 25, 2013.
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Exhibit 1
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)
The undersigned
acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent
amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing
additional joint acquisition statements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such
amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained therein, but shall not be responsible
for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason
to believe that such information is inaccurate.
DATE: as of September 23, 2016
| SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP LP /s/ Evan Gartenlaub Name: Evan Gartenlaub Title: General Counsel | |
| /s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact* ALEXANDER KLABIN | |
| /s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact** DOUGLAS SILVERMAN |
* Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached to the Schedule 13G filed
by the Reporting Persons on April 25, 2013.
** Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached to the Schedule 13G
filed by the Reporting Persons on April 25, 2013.
