SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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ZION
OIL & GAS, INC.
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(Name of
Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement,
if other
than the Registrant)
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IMPORTANT
NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR
THE
2010 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 14,
2010.
The
Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Annual
Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
are available at www.proxyvote.com.
This
communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials
that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review
all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
The 2010 Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement and the
2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K for Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. are available at
www.proxyvote.com.
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Easy
Online Access — A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and
Vote
Step 1: Go to www.proxyvote.com to
view the materials.
Step 2: Enter your
Control Number and click “Submit”.
Step 3: Follow the
instructions on the screen to “Cast Your Vote” or to “Request Proxy
Materials.”
Step 4: Make your
selection as instructed on each screen to select delivery preferences and
vote.
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electronic delivery of future materials.
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Obtaining a Copy of the Proxy
Materials – If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents,
you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy.
Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side on
or before June 3, 2010 to facilitate timely
delivery.
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Zion
Oil & Gas, Inc. Annual Meeting Notice & Admission
Ticket
The
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Zion Oil & as, Inc. will be held on June
14, 2010 at 2:00 pm, local time in Israel. Only shareholders who owned stock at
the close of business on the record date, April 16, 2010 (the “Record Date”) may
vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment of postponement of the Annual
Meeting that may take place.
Proposals
to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of
Directors’ recommendations.
The
Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following
proposals:
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The
election of three Class II directors of Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., each for
a term of three years:
1 –
Richard Rinberg; 2 – William Ottaviani; 3 –Kent Siegel.
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The
ratification of the appointment of Somekh Chaikin, Certified Public
Accountants (Isr.), a member of KPMG International as the independent
registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2010.
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3.
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To
consider and act upon such other matters as may properly come before the
meeting.
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PLEASE
NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must
vote online, or by telephone after accessing www.proxyvote.com or request a
paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend
and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you.
Zion
Oil’s 2010 Annual Meeting will be held at the Dan Caesarea Hotel in Caesarea,
Israel. Directions to attend the 2010 Annual Meeting where you may
vote in person can be found at
http://www.danhotels.com/Hotel-Caesarea.
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Here’s
how to order a copy of the proxy materials:
Paper copies: Delivery
requests can be submitted via the telephone or Internet options
below.
Email copies: Delivery
requests must be submitted via the Internet following the instructions
below. If you request an email copy of current materials you will receive
an email with a link to the materials.
PLEASE NOTE: You must
use the numbers in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a
set of proxy materials.
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Internet – Go to www.proxyvote.com. Enter
your “Control Number” and click “Submit”. Follow the instructions to log
in and order a paper or email copy of the current meeting materials and
submit your preference for email or paper delivery of future meeting
materials.
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Telephone – Call
1-800-690-6903.
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To
facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of the proxy
materials must be received by June 3,
2010.
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