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

July 1, 2019

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-33228	20-0065053
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12655 North Central Expressway, Suite 1000, Dallas, TX 75243  

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 214-221-4610

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common	ZN	Nasdaq

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Certain Officer

Effective July 1, 2019, the CEO and the Chairman of the Board, Mr. John M. Brown, appointed William H. Avery to the permanent position of President, following Mr. Avery’s position as interim President since the April 12, 2019 resignation of Mr. Dustin Guinn as CEO, COO and President, and with this permanent position Mr. Avery will be recognized by the Company as a Named Executive Officer with an Employment Agreement dated and effective July 1, 2019.

The Compensation Committee approved his Employment Agreement, dated July 1, 2019. The Employment Agreement provides a salary at the annual rate of U.S. $250,000 as well as other employee benefits and grants fully vested stock options for 100,000 shares of common stock. The Employment Agreement replaces a prior consulting agreement with Mr. Avery, who currently owns 350,000 shares of Company stock and 340,000 outstanding stock options.

In connection with his promotion to President, Mr. Avery will continue to serve as General Counsel and as a Director. William H. Avery was appointed to the Board as a non-employee director, effective September 1, 2013. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Avery worked on a broad variety of administrative, financial and legal matters for the Company. He served as Vice President of Finance and Treasurer commencing 2003 until 2007. He worked full time as Executive Vice President and Treasurer and as a director commencing in 2007 with responsibility for administration, finance and legal until 2010. From December 2012 to current, he has been retained as General Counsel under an independent consulting contract. On November 1, 2018 and under the same consulting contract, Mr. Avery assumed the additional responsibilities of Executive Vice President of the Company. Mr. Avery has a BBA in Finance and Economics from Southern Methodist University and a Juris Doctor from Duke University.

Mr. Avery is not a party to any other material plan, contract or arrangement with the Company, nor has any other material plan, contract or arrangement to which he is a party been modified as a result of his promotion described above. In addition, Mr. Avery does not have any familial relationships or related party transactions with the Company that would require disclosure under Items 401(d) or 404(a) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.401(d) and 229.404(a)) in connection with his promotion described above.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1 Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 2019 between Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. and William H. Avery.

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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 hereto duly authorized.

	Zion Oil and Gas, Inc.
Date: July 1, 2019	By:	/s/ John M. Brown
		John M. Brown
		Chief Executive Officer

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