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 16, 2008
CARRIZO
OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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000-29187-87
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76-0415919
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
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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
1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
December 16, 2008, Union Bank of California, N.A. (“Union Bank”) delivered to
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “Company”) and Guaranty Bank a lender
certificate pursuant to which Union Bank became a lender under the Credit
Agreement dated as of May 25, 2006 among the Company, certain subsidiaries of
the Company, the lenders party thereto and Guaranty Bank, as Administrative
Agent, as amended to date (the “Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the
lender certificate, Union Bank committed $27.5 million to the Credit Agreement,
increasing the commitment amount under the facility to $250 million, which is
equal to the Borrowing Base (as such term is defined in the Credit
Agreement).
The
foregoing description of the lender certificate does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the lender
certificate, which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report and
incorporated by reference herein.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit Description
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10.1
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Lender
Certificate dated December 16, 2008 of Union Bank of California, N.A.
regarding joinder as Lender to Credit Agreement, as amended, dated as of
May 25, 2006 among Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., as Borrower, Certain
Subsidiaries of Borrower, as Guarantors, Guaranty Bank, as Administrative
Agent and the Lenders party
thereto.
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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/S.P. Johnson,
IV
Name:
S.P. Johnson, IV
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: December
22, 2008
Exhibit Description
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10.1
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Lender
Certificate dated December 16, 2008 of Union Bank of California, N.A.
regarding joinder as Lender to Credit Agreement, as amended, dated as of
May 25, 2006 among Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., as Borrower, Certain
Subsidiaries of Borrower, as Guarantors, Guaranty Bank, as Administrative
Agent and the Lenders party
thereto.
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