Form 8-K 08.21.06
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):  August 21, 2006
 
CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
  Texas
  000-29187-87
  76-0415919
 (State or other jurisdiction of
 (Commission
 (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation)
  File Number)
 Identification No.)
 
1000 Louisiana Street
Suite 1500
Houston, Texas
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
   
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 Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “Company” or “we”) filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 21, 2006 related to the right to resell shares of the Company’s common stock held by: (1) certain institutional investors who purchased an aggregate of 1.35 million shares of common stock in a private placement in July 2006 and (2) three of the Company’s founding shareholders (collectively, “Founding Shareholders”). The Company was required to file the Registration Statement under the terms of a registration rights agreement with the institutional investors in the aforementioned private placement. The Founding Shareholders, in turn, exercised their right under prior registration rights agreements to also include their shares of common stock in the Registration Statement. Steven A. Webster, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, and S.P. Johnson IV, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, collectively hold a majority of the shares to be registered by the Founding Shareholders but have expressly stated that they have no present intent to sell shares of common stock.
 
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State.
 
Statements in this report, including but not limited to statements regarding the intent of certain Founding Shareholders with respect to sales of common stock, effect of the Registration Statement 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 plans of shareholders and general market conditions.
 
 
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:  August 21, 2006