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): November 8, 2010
ZIOPHARM
Oncology, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
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001-33038
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84-1475642
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1180
Avenue of the Americas
19th
Floor
New
York, NY
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10036
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(646) 214-0700
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or
Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
November 8, 2010, George B. Abercrombie resigned as a member of the Board of
Directors of ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) and as a member of the
Company’s Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating
Committee, effective immediately. Mr. Abercrombie served as a
director of the Company since June 2010.
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.
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ZIOPHARM
Oncology, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Richard Bagley
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Date:
November 12, 2010
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Name:
Richard Bagley
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Title:
President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief
Financial
Officer
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