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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-089164
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160321
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160321
GROUP MEMBERS:		DAVID E. SHAW

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000023194
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				941667468
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0929

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-38546
		FILM NUMBER:		161518736

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 500
		CITY:			FRISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75034
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9726688800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 500
		CITY:			FRISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75034

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COMSTOCK TUNNEL & DRAINAGE CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880121

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			D. E. SHAW & CO, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001009268
		IRS NUMBER:				133695715
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		STREET 2:		NINTH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2124780000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
		STREET 2:		NINTH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SHAW D E & CO L P /NY/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990421
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><U>Comstock Resources, Inc.</U></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 5%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 90%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 13d-1(b) </FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 13d-1(c) </FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>1. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Names of Reporting
        Persons</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>I.R.S. Identification
        Nos. of above persons (entities only) </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co.,
        L.P.</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">13-3695715</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(a) </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(b) </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>3. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SEC Use Only </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>4. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Citizenship or Place
        of Organization </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Number of </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Shares </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Beneficially </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Owned by </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Each </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Reporting </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Person With </B></FONT></P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>5. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Sole Voting Power
        </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-0-</FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>6. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Shared Voting Power
        </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,821,292</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>7. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Sole Dispositive Power
        </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-0-</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>8. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Shared Dispositive
        Power </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,828,292</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>9. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Aggregate Amount Beneficially
        Owned by Each Reporting Person</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,828,292</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>10. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Check if the Aggregate
        Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) </B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Percent of Class Represented
        by Amount in Row (9) </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.3%</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>12. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Type of Reporting
        Person (See Instructions) </B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IA, PN</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 79%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>CUSIP No. 205768203</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>1. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Names of Reporting Persons</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
        </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">David E. Shaw</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(a) </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>(b) </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>3. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SEC Use Only </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>4. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Citizenship or Place of Organization </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">United States</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD COLSPAN="3">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Number of </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Shares </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Beneficially </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Owned by </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Each </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Reporting </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Person With </B></P></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>5. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Sole Voting Power </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">-0-</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>6. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Shared Voting Power </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">2,821,292</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>7. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Sole Dispositive Power </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">-0-</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>8. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Shared Dispositive Power </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">2,828,292</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>9. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
        </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">2,828,292</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>10. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
        Certain Shares (See Instructions) </B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">5.3%</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>12. </B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">IN</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 79%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 1. </B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">Comstock Resources, Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">5300 Town and
Country Blvd., Suite 500</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">Frisco, Texas 75034</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item
2.</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">David E. Shaw</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(b)</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Address of Principal
Business Office or, if none, Residence</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in"> The business address for each reporting person is:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">1166 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">New York, NY 10036</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><B>(c)</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Citizenship</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">David E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of America.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><B>(d)</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Title of Class of Securities</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">Common Stock, $0.50 par value</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left"><B>(e)</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>CUSIP Number</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">205768203</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Not Applicable</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 4.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Ownership</B></TD>
</TR></TABLE>



<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">As of March 9, 2016:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Amount beneficially owned:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>



<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.25in">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.: </TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">2,828,292 shares <BR>This is composed of (i) 1,565,644 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 1,202,972 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., (iii) 1,010 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Asymptote Portfolios, L.L.C., and (iv) 58,666 shares under the management of D.&nbsp;E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C. </TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.25in">David E. Shaw:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">2,828,292 shares <BR>This is composed of (i) 1,565,644 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 1,202,972 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., (iii) 1,010 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Asymptote Portfolios, L.L.C., and (iv) 58,666 shares under the management of D.&nbsp;E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C. </TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(b)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Percent of class:</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.25in">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">5.3%</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.25in">David E. Shaw:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">5.3%</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0"></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(c)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Number of shares to which the person has:</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(i)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:</TD>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.5in">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font-size: 10pt">-0- shares</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.5in">David E. Shaw:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-0- shares</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(ii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:</TD>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-left: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,821,292 shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David E. Shaw:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,821,292 shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(iii)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-0- shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David E. Shaw:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">-0- shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">(iv)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:</TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,828,292 shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">David E. Shaw:</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2,828,292 shares&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">David E. Shaw does not own any shares directly. By virtue of
David E. Shaw&rsquo;s position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., Inc., which is the general partner of
D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P., which in turn is the manager and investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., the investment
adviser of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., and the managing member of (i) D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C. and (ii)
D. E. Shaw Adviser, L.L.C., which in turn is the investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Asymptote Portfolios, L.L.C., and by virtue of
David E. Shaw&rsquo;s position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw &amp; Co. II, Inc., which is the managing member
of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp; Co., L.L.C., which in turn is the manager of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C. and the managing
member of D. E. Shaw Manager, L.L.C., which in turn is the manager of D. E. Shaw Asymptote Portfolios, L.L.C., David E. Shaw may
be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 2,821,292 shares, and the shared power to dispose or direct the
disposition of 2,828,292 shares, the 2,828,292 shares as described above constituting 5.3% of the outstanding shares and, therefore,
David E. Shaw may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares. David&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw disclaims beneficial ownership of
such 2,828,292 shares.</P>



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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 5.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership of Five
Percent or Less of a Class</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Not Applicable</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 6.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership of More
than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Not Applicable</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 7.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification and
Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Not Applicable</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 8.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification and
Classification of Members of the Group</B></FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Not Applicable</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 9.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Notice of Dissolution
of Group</B></FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt">Not Applicable</P>

<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 10.</B></FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Certification</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left">By signing below, each of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp; Co., L.P. and David E. Shaw certify that, to the best of such reporting person&rsquo;s
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not 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 purposes or effect.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge
and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. A Power of
Attorney, dated December 16, 2014, granted by David E. Shaw in favor of Nathan Thomas, is attached hereto.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dated: March 21, 2016</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">D. E. Shaw &amp;
    Co., L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><U>/s/
    Nathan Thomas</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Nathan
    Thomas</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Chief Compliance
    Officer &nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: blue"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: blue; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">David
    E. Shaw</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: blue"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: blue; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><U>/s/
    Nathan Thomas</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Nathan
    Thomas</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Attorney-in-Fact
    for David E. Shaw &nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><U>Exhibit 1</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">FOR CERTAIN REGULATORY FILINGS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">INCLUDING CERTAIN FILINGS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">AND THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">I, David E. Shaw, hereby make, constitute, and appoint each
of:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Anne Dinning,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Julius Gaudio,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">John Liftin,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Maximilian Stone,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Nathan Thomas, and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Eric Wepsic,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact, with
full power of substitution, for the purpose of, from time to time, (i) executing in my name and/or my capacity as President of
D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp; Co., Inc. (acting for itself or as the general partner of D.&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Shaw &amp; Co., L.P. and general
partner, managing member, or manager of other entities, any of which in turn may be acting for itself or other entities) all documents,
certificates, instruments, statements, other filings, and amendments to the foregoing (collectively, &ldquo;documents&rdquo;) determined
by such person to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any registration or regulatory disclosure requirements and/or ownership
or control-person reporting requirements imposed by any United States or non-United States governmental or regulatory authority,
including without limitation Form ADV, Forms 3, 4, 5, and 13F, and Schedules 13D and 13G required to be filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) delivering, furnishing, or filing any such documents to or with the appropriate governmental
or regulatory authority. Any such determination shall be conclusively evidenced by such person&rsquo;s execution, delivery, furnishing,
and/or filing of the applicable document.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof and
replaces the power granted on June 22, 2012, which is hereby cancelled.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the
date set forth below.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date: December 16, 2014</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">DAVID E. SHAW, as President of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., Inc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ David E. Shaw</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">New York, New York</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B><U>Exhibit 2</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">JOINT FILING AGREEMENT</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned Reporting Persons hereby agrees to the joint filing, along with all other such
Reporting Persons, on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the
Common Stock, $0.50 par value of Comstock Resources, Inc., and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned hereby executes
this Agreement as of this 21<SUP>st</SUP> day of March, 2016.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">D. E. Shaw &amp; Co., L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 2%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><U>/s/
    Nathan Thomas</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Nathan
    Thomas</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Chief Compliance
    Officer &nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: blue"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: blue; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">David E. Shaw</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: blue">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; color: blue; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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