GERON CORP

Regulatory Filings • Dec 16, 2014

8-K 1 geron_8k.htm CURRENT REPORT

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): December 15, 2014

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)

N/A (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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| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 16, 2014, Geron Corporation issued a press release entitled “Geron Announces Early HSR Clearance for Global Strategic Collaboration with Janssen.” 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
No. | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 16,
2014, entitled “Geron Announces Early HSR Clearance for Global Strategic
Collaboration with Janssen” |

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SIGNATURE

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.

| /s/
Stephen N. Rosenfield |
| --- |
| Stephen N. Rosenfield |
| Executive Vice President,
General |
| Counsel and Corporate
Secretary |

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EXHIBIT INDEX

| Exhibit
No. | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 16,
2014, entitled “Geron Announces Early HSR Clearance for Global Strategic
Collaboration with Janssen.” |