UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 10, 2012
GERON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-20859 | 75-2287752 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | | Identification No.) |
149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, SUITE 2070
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 473-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On September 10, 2012, Geron Corporation issued a press release entitled, “Geron Provides Update on Imetelstat Clinical Development Program.” A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | | Description |
| | | |
| 99.1 | | Press Release, dated September 10, 2012. |
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.
| | GERON CORPORATION |
| | | |
| Date: September 10, 2012 | By: | /s/Stephen N. Rosenfield |
| | Name: | Stephen N. Rosenfield |
| | Title: | Executive Vice President, |
| | | General Counsel and |
| | | Corporate Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated September 10, 2012. |
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