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 26, 2013

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)

6510 Abrams Road, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75231  

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

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

Appointment of Board Vacancy

The Company has appointed William H. Avery to the Board as a non-employee director, effective September 1, 2013. Mr. Avery is not being appointed to any Board committee at this time, but will be actively involved in board matters.

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 on a part time basis under an independent consulting contract. Mr. Avery has a BBA in Finance and Economics from Southern Methodist University and a Juris Doctor from Duke University.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Avery and any other person pursuant to which he was elected to the Board, and there are no relationships between Mr. Avery and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

For his services on the Board, Mr. Avery will be compensated as a non-employee director. Mr. Avery will be a Class III director up for reelection at the 2014 annual stockholders meeting.

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.