Unassociated Document
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 7,
2010
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Zion Oil
& Gas, Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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333-131875
(Commission
File Number)
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20-0065053
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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6510
Abrams Road, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75231
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: 214-221-4610
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On April
7, 2010, Inc. ("Zion" or the "Company") appointed William L. Ottaviani to serve
on its board of directors (the “Board”). Mr. Ottaviani has been serving as the
Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since January 31,
2010 and will continue to serve in these positions. The employment
agreement entered into with Mr. Ottaviani in January 2010 provided that upon the
approval of the Board upon the review and recommendation of the relevant
committee of the Board, Mr. Ottaviani would be elected to the
Board. Mr. Ottaviani will also sit on the Board’s technical
committee. Mr. Ottaviani will not be entitled to receive compensation for his
services on the Board and will stand for re-election at the Company’s 2010
annual meeting of the stockholders.
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 hereto
duly authorized.
Date:
April 9, 2010
Zion Oil
and Gas, Inc.
By: /s/ Richard
Rinberg
Richard
Rinberg
Chief
Executive Officer