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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - ZIOPHARM ONCOLOGY INC | d873124dex991.htm |
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): February 10, 2015
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.) |
| One First Avenue, Parris Building 34, Navy Yard Plaza Boston, Massachusetts |
02129 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(617) 259-1970
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On February 12, 2015, ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the underwriters for the Company’s recently announced public offering of common stock exercised in full their option to purchase additional shares, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
This information, including the information contained in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On February 10, 2015, the underwriters of the Company’s recently announced underwritten public offering of common stock exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $8.75 per share. The closing of the sale of the additional shares is expected to occur on or about February 17, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions. Gross proceeds to the Company from the sale of the additional shares are expected to be approximately $13.1 million before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, bringing the total gross proceeds from the offering to $100.6 million.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 12, 2015 | |
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/ Caesar Belbel | |||||||
| Date: February 12, 2015 | Name: | Caesar Belbel | ||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||||
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 12, 2015 | |