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): May 10,
2006
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
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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
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
The
press
release by Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) dated May 10,
2006 concerning financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006,
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report, is incorporated by reference herein.
The press release contains measures which may be deemed “non-GAAP financial
measures” as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. We discuss EBITDA, as defined in the press release,
on a
total and a per share basis for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and 2006.
We
believe that EBITDA, as defined, may provide additional information about
our
ability to meet our future requirements for debt service, capital expenditures
and working capital. EBITDA, as defined, is a financial measure commonly
used in
the oil and natural gas industry and should not be considered in isolation
or as
a substitute for net income, operating income, cash flows from operating
activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles or as a measure of a company’s
profitability or liquidity. Because EBITDA, as defined, excludes some, but
not
all, items that affect net income, the EBITDA presented in the press release
may
not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. We also
discuss net income excluding the non-cash after-tax item stock compensation
expense and the market-to-market unrealized gain on derivatives on a total
and a
per share basis for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. We believe that this
information will help investors compare results between periods and identify
operating trends that would otherwise be masked by these non-cash items.
The
most comparable GAAP financial measure, net income, and information reconciling
the GAAP and non-GAAP measures were also included in the press release.
None
of
the information furnished in Item 2.02 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.
(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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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: May
10, 2006
EXHIBIT
INDEX
The
following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02: