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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): August 1, 2011
 

 
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.)
 
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)
 
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
[Missing Graphic Reference]
 
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 
On August 1, 2011, ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial condition and results of operations for the second quarter of 2011.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The press release is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such document be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
 
 
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
       
    (d)
Exhibits
   
       
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
       
 
99.1
 
Press Release of the Company dated August 1, 2011
 
 
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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/ Richard Bagley
Date: August 1, 2011
 
Name: Richard Bagley
   
Title: President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release of the Company dated August 1, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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