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
August
13, 2008 (August 11, 2008)
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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
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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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
On August
11, 2008, Mr. Martin Van Brauman was elected as a Director of Zion Oil &
Gas, Inc. (“Zion”). Mr. Van Brauman is currently Senior
Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Zion. Mr. Van Brauman holds a
B.E. degree from Vanderbilt University, a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from
St. Mary's University and an M.B.A. and LL.M. (Tax Law), from Southern Methodist
University. Mr. Van Brauman has over 22 years of experience in corporate tax and
accounting analysis and is Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of
Legal Specialization. In addition to working as a tax partner in
several private law firms, Mr. Van Brauman spent 12 years as a Senior Attorney
(International Specialist and Petroleum Industry Specialist) with the Office of
Chief Counsel, IRS, following which he spent three years as a tax consultant
with the global accounting firms of Deloitte & Touche and Grant
Thornton.
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.
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Zion
Oil and Gas, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Richard
J. Rinberg |
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Richard
J. Rinberg
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Chief
Executive Officer
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