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 21, 2013
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33038 | 84-1475672 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One First Avenue, Parris Building 34, Navy Yard Plaza Boston, Massachusetts | 02129 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(617) 259-1970
(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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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc., or the Company, and Intrexon Corporation announced today the presentation of preclinical data from three studies that highlight the versatility of the novel gene expression and control technology used to develop ZIOPHARM’s synthetic biology pipeline in oncology at the 2013 AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics.
A copy of the above referenced press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. This information, including the information contained in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of the Company dated October 21, 2013 | |
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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.
| ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Caesar J. Belbel | |||||
| Date: October 21, 2013 | Name: | Caesar J. Belbel | ||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | |||||
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of the Company dated October 21, 2013 | |