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): March 13, 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.) | ||
| 1180 Avenue of the Americas 20th 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)
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 8.01 | Other Events |
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc., or the Company, will present the attached discussion of the Company’s palifosfamide development strategy and milestones, as well as the Company’s synthetic biology program, at the Barclays Global Healthcare Conference in Miami, Florida, being held on March 13, 2013.
A copy of the above referenced presentation is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Presentation of the Company dated March 13, 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/ Jason A Amello | |||||
| Date: March 13, 2013 | Name: | Jason A. Amello | ||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||
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INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Presentation of the Company dated March 13, 2013 | |
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