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): October 519, 2015 (~~September~~October 3016, 2015)

ZAZA ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-35432		45-2986089
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2800 Houston, Texas		77010
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(713) 595-1900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

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

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Item 31.01 ~~Notice~~Entry ofinto ~~Delisting or Failure to Satisfy~~ a ~~Continued~~Material ~~Listing~~Definitive ~~Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing~~Agreement.

~~On August~~Series ~~26,~~B ~~2015,~~Convertible ~~ZaZa~~Preferred Energy Corporation (the “Company”) received a letter from The NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) stating that the Staff had determined that the Company’s securities would be delisted from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) on the basis that the market value of its listed securities had been below the minimum $35 million required for continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). The Company initially appealed the Staff’s determination to delist its securities.Financing

On ~~September~~October 3016, 2015, ZaZa Energy Corporation (the “Company”) ~~elected~~and toAlpha ~~delist~~Capital ~~from~~Anstalt ~~NASDAQ. Following~~(“Alpha”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company’s ~~withdrawal~~sold ofan ~~its~~aggregate ~~appeal~~of ~~request~~$50,000 ~~NASDAQ~~of ~~notified~~Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the ~~Company~~“Preferred ~~that~~Stock”) ~~its~~at ~~shares~~an ~~would~~exercise beprice ~~suspended~~of at$0.20 per share (the ~~open~~transactions ofcontemplated ~~business~~by onthe ~~Monday,~~Purchase ~~October 5~~Agreement, ~~2015~~the “Financing”). The ~~Company’s~~Preferred ~~securities~~Stock ~~may~~sold beis ~~eligible~~convertible tointo ~~continue~~an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock at a ratio equal to beapproximately ~~quoted~~5,000 onshares of the ~~OTC~~Company’s ~~Bulletin~~common ~~Board~~stock for each share of Preferred Stock.

2Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

~~SIGNATURES~~The information disclosed in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K with respect to the Preferred Stock and the warrants are incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The sale and issuance of Preferred Stock has been determined to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. Alpha has represented that it is an accredited investor, as that term is defined in Regulation D, or a “qualified institutional buyer” as defined in Rule 144A(a) under the Securities Act. Alpha has also represented that it is acquiring the securities for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

~~Pursuant~~Item to9.01 ~~the~~Financial ~~requirements~~Statements ofand ~~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.~~Exhibits

Dated: October 5, 2015

Exhibit No.		Description
4.1		Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, dated October 16, 2015.
10.1		Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 16, 2015, between ZaZa Energy Corporation and Alpha Capital Anstalt.

~~ZaZa Energy Corporation By: /S/ Todd A. Brooks Todd A. Brooks President and Chief Executive Officer~~2

3SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: October 19, 2015

ZaZa Energy Corporation


By:	/s/ Todd A. Brooks
	Todd A. Brooks President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
4.1		Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, dated October 16, 2015.
10.1		Securities Purchase Agreement, dated October 16, 2015, between ZaZa Energy Corporation and Alpha Capital Anstalt.

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