Unassociated Document
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): October 3, 2006
ZIOPHARM
Oncology, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-32353
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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 10036
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(646)
214-0700
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
October 3, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing its presentation
of updated clinical data on ZIO-101, one of the Company’s product candidates.
The Company’s press release dated October 3, 2006 is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press
Release dated October 3, 2006.
SIGNATURE
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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(Registrant) |
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| Date: October
3, 2006 |
By: |
/s/ Richard
E. Bagley |
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Richard
E. Bagley,
President, Chief
Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release date October 3, 2006
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