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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 13, 2012

 

ZAZA ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-35432

 

45-2986089

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2850
Houston, Texas

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

77010

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 595-1900

 

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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

 

ZaZa Energy Corporation (the “Company”) announced on August 13, 2012 that Charles J. Campise has resigned as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

 

The Company also announced that the board of directors has appointed Ian H. Fay as Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  Since April, 2012, Mr. Fay, the Founding Partner of Odin Advisors LLC, has been providing paid consulting services to the Company through Odin Advisors LLC, which services have terminated effective as of the date of his appointment.  Odin Advisors has been providing mergers and acquisitions advisory services in the energy and natural resources sectors since January 2009.  Prior to founding Odin Advisors, LLC, Mr. Fay served as a Managing Director and Head of the Energy & Resources Group for the Americas at BNP Paribas from November 2007 through November 2008 and a Managing Director of Mergers & Acquisitions of RBC Capital Markets from 2003 through 2007.  Mr. Fay received a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1993.  Mr. Fay brings to the Company years of experience in advising companies on strategic transactions, including those in the energy sector.

 

Mr. Fay’s appointment is effective as of August 13, 2012. The terms of his employment are subject to review by the Board of Directors, but will likely include both cash and equity compensation.

 

The Company also announced that it has appointed John E. Hearn, Jr. as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  Mr. Hearn, the current Executive Director-Geosciences, will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.

 

Item 8.01               Other Events

 

The Company issued a press release on August 13, 2012, disclosing Mr. Campise’s resignation and the appointment of Mr. Fay as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Mr. Hearn as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company.  A copy of such press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01               Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit

 

Name of Document

 

 

 

99.1*

 

Press Release of ZaZa Energy Corporation, dated August 13, 2012.

 


* Filed herewith.

 

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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.

 

ZAZA ENERGY CORPORATION

 

 

Date: August 15, 2012

By:

/s/ Todd Alan Brooks

 

Name:

Todd Alan Brooks

 

Title:

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Name of Document

 

 

 

99.1*

 

Press Release of ZaZa Energy Corporation, dated August 13, 2012.

 


* Filed herewith.

 

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