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CUSIP No. 989070107 Page 3 of 4 Pages
ITEM 1(A) NAME OF ISSUER:
ZAPATA CORP.
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ITEM 1(B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
ZAPATA TOWER, P.O. BOX 4240, HOUSTON, TX 77210
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ITEM 2(A) NAME OF PERSON(S) FILING:
THE TCW GROUP, INC. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TCW MANAGEMENT COMPANY)
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ITEM 2(B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
865 SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017
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ITEM 2(C) CITIZENSHIP:
NEVADA
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ITEM 2(D) TITLE OR CLASS OF SECURITIES:
COMMON STOCK
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ITEM 2(E) CUSIP NUMBER:
989070107
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ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) / / Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) / / Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
or Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) /X/ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)
(ii)(G)
(Note: See Item 7)
(h) / / Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP *
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,171,223
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(b) Percent of Class:
3.7%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
1,171,223
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(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
0
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(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,171,223
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(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
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* THE FILING OF THIS SCHEDULE 13G SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION THAT
THE REPORTING PERSON OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF
SECTION 13(d) OR 13(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY SECURITIES COVERED BY THIS SCHEDULE 13G. IN
ADDITION, THE FILING OF THIS SCHEDULE 13G SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN
ADMISSION THAT THE REPORTING PERSON OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES IS THE
BENEFICIAL OWNER OF ANY SECURITIES COVERED BY THIS SCHEDULE 13G FOR ANY
OTHER PURPOSES THAN SECTION 13(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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