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0001603288
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000023194
COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC
001-03262
5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD
STE 500
FRISCO
TX
75034
9726688800
Davis Elizabeth B
Director
Common
The Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
70000
1135400.00
292260645
12/18/2024
NYSE
Common
11/07/2014
Open Market Purchase
Open Market
N
728
11/07/2014
Cash
Common
05/08/2015
Stock Award
Issuer
N
977
05/08/2015
N/A
Common
05/16/2018
Stock Award
Issuer
N
15152
05/16/2018
N/A
Common
08/14/2018
Stock Award
Issuer
N
14317
08/14/2018
N/A
Common
06/22/2022
Stock Award
Issuer
N
20661
06/22/2022
N/A
Common
09/09/2022
Open Market Purchase
Open Market
N
10725
09/09/2022
Cash
Common
06/29/2023
Stock Award
Issuer
N
7440
06/29/2023
N/A
Y
Shares being sold out of account titled: Charles Elliot Davis & Elizabeth B. Davis Jt Ten
12/18/2024
Elizabeth Davis