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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PINCUS MARK J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ZYNGA INC [ZNGA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO, Chief Product Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ZYNGA INC., 699 EIGHTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/21/2011 (Street) SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Class B Common Stock

(1) (2)

12/21/2011

J(3)

350,000

(1)(2)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

350,000

(4)

0

I

See footnote (3)

Class B Common Stock

(1) (2)

(1)(2)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

2,767,300

2,767,300

I

See footnote (5)

Class B Common Stock

(1) (2)

(1)(2)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

27,765,634

27,765,634

I

See footnote (6)

Class B Common Stock

(1) (2)

(1)(2)

(4)

Class A Common Stock

53,652,912

53,652,912

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PINCUS MARK J C/O ZYNGA INC. 699 EIGHTH STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103	X	X	CEO, Chief Product Officer

Signatures

/s/ Mark J. Pincus		12/21/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the Reporting Person into one share of Class A Common Stock and has no expiration date. Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into Class A Common Stock on the date on which the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock together represent less than 10% of the aggregate combined voting power of the Issuer's capital stock.
(2)	In addition, each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon (i) any transfer, whether or not for value, (subject to certain exceptions), or (ii) in the event of the death or disability (as defined in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Issuer) of Mr. Pincus, shares of Class B Common Stock held by him or his permitted estate planning entities will convert to Class A Common Stock, provided that the conversion will be deferred for up to nine months following his death or disability so long as exclusive voting control of his shares of Class B Common Stock is being exercised by a group of voting trustees previously approved by the Issuer's board of directors.
(3)	These 350,000 shares are held directly by Digital Sky Technologies Limited. Mr. Pincus' voting power over these shares terminated upon the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering.
(4)	Not applicable.
(5)	1,440,000 shares held directly by Alison Gelb Pincus and 1,327,300 shares held jointly by Mr. and Mrs. Pincus. Mr. Pincus holds shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held jointly.
(6)	Shares held directly by Ogden Enterprises LLC. Mark Pincus serves as Manager and holds shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares held by Ogden Enterprises LLC.

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