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): ~~September~~October 255, 2015 (September 2230, 2015)

~~ZaZa~~ZAZA ~~Energy~~ENERGY ~~Corporation~~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)

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 53.0201 ~~Departure~~Notice of ~~Directors~~Delisting or ~~Certain~~Failure ~~Officers;~~to ~~Election~~Satisfy ofa ~~Directors;~~Continued ~~Appointment~~Listing ofRule ~~Certain~~or ~~Officers~~Standard; ~~Compensatory~~Transfer ~~Arrangements~~ of ~~Certain Officers.~~Listing

~~(c) Following~~On ~~approval~~August 26, by2015, ZaZa Energy Corporation (the ~~Compensation~~“Company”) ~~Committee~~received ofa ~~the~~letter ~~Board~~from ofThe ~~Directors~~NASDAQ ofListing ~~the~~Qualifications ~~Company~~Staff (the “~~Compensation Committee~~Staff”), onstating ~~September 22,~~that ~~2015~~the Staff had determined that the Company’s ~~entered~~securities ~~into~~would anbe ~~amendment~~delisted tofrom ~~the~~The ~~employment~~NASDAQ ~~agreement~~Stock ofMarket ~~Mr. Todd~~LLC ~~Brooks~~ (“NASDAQ”) on the ~~President~~basis ~~and~~that ~~Chief~~the ~~Executive~~market ~~Officer~~value of ~~the~~its ~~Company)~~listed (securities had been below the ~~“Employment~~minimum ~~Agreement”)~~$35 ~~that~~million ~~included,~~required ~~without~~for ~~limitation,~~continued listing set forth in NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(b)(2). The Company initially appealed the ~~following~~Staff’s ~~changes~~determination to ~~his~~delist ~~compensatory~~its ~~arrangement:~~securities.

~~2014~~On ~~Long-Term Incentive Award: Mr.~~September ~~Brooks agreed to defer the payment of his 2014 long-term incentive award (“LTI Award”) until January 1~~30, ~~2016~~2015, ~~and~~ the ~~formula~~Company ~~for~~elected ~~calculating~~to ~~his~~delist ~~2014~~from ~~LTI~~NASDAQ. Following ~~Award~~the ~~was~~Company’s ~~amended~~withdrawal ~~such that 1/3~~ of ~~each~~its ~~2014~~appeal ~~LTI~~request, ~~Bonus~~NASDAQ ~~shall~~notified ~~vest upon achievement of Average Daily Production growth or Reserves growth as described below multiplied by~~ the ~~greater~~Company ofthat ~~(i) 1~~its ~~and~~shares ~~(ii) (the~~would ~~Volume-Weighted~~be ~~Average~~suspended ~~Value~~at ~~(VWAV) during~~ the ~~month~~open of ~~June that~~business ~~the~~on ~~LTI~~Monday, ~~Bonus becomes vested) divided by (the VWAV during the month of June~~October ~~immediately~~5, ~~preceding~~2015. The ~~the~~Company’s ~~date~~securities ~~the~~may ~~LTI~~be ~~Bonus~~eligible ~~was~~to ~~granted)~~continue ~~(as~~to ~~those~~be ~~terms~~quoted ~~are~~on ~~defined in~~ the ~~Employment~~OTC ~~Agreement)~~Bulletin Board.

~~Annual Base Salary: The Compensation Committee accelerated the recommencement of Mr. Brooks’ base salary from June~~ 2~~, 2016 to July 1, 2015.~~

The foregoing description of the amendment to the employment agreement of Todd Brooks does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.SIGNATURES

~~Item~~Pursuant ~~9.01~~to ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~requirements ~~and~~of ~~Exhibits~~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.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Second Amendment to Employment Agreement with Todd Brooks, dated September 22, 2015

Dated: October 5, 2015

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

~~SIGNATURES~~3

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: September 25, 2015

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

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Second Amendment to Employment Agreement with Todd Brooks, dated September 22, 2015

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