UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2008
CARRIZO
OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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000-22915
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76-0415919
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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1000
Louisiana Street
Suite
1500
Houston,
Texas
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77002
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (713) 328-1000
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
7.01.
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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On
December 8, 2008, S.P. Johnson IV, the Chief Executive Officer of Carrizo Oil
& Gas, Inc. (the “Company”), disclosed the information furnished in Exhibit
99.1 to this current report to the participants in an investor
conference. The 2009 estimated information furnished in Exhibit 99.1
contains preliminary estimates that may change and are subject to approval by
the Board of Directors of the Company.
Statements
in the information furnished in Exhibit 99.1, including but not limited to those
relating to the Company’s or management’s intentions, beliefs, expectations,
hopes, projections, assessment of risks, estimations, plans or predictions for
the future, including the Company’s 2009 capital program and other statements
that are not historical facts are forward looking statements that are based on
current expectations. Although the Company believes that its
expectations are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that
these expectations will prove correct. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements
include the results and dependence on exploratory drilling activities, operating
risks, oil and gas price levels, land issues, availability of equipment,
weather, approval of the 2009 capital program by the Board of Directors and
other risks described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2007 and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
None of
the information furnished in Item 7.01 and the accompanying exhibit will be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, nor will it be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by
reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not
intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the
Company, that the information in this report is material or complete, or that
investors should consider this information before making an investment decision
with respect to any security of the Company.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Investor
Conference Information.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
CARRIZO
OIL & GAS, INC.
By: /s/ Paul F.
Boling
Name: Paul
F. Boling
Title: Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: December
8, 2008
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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99.1
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Investor
Conference Information.
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