GERON CORP

Regulatory Filings • Sep 18, 2015

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): September 15, 2015

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)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 15, 2015, Geron Corporation (“Geron” or the “Company”) entered into the fifth amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) of the Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) with Exponent Realty, LLC, with respect to the premises located at 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, California. The Lease, which was entered on February 29, 2012, has previously been amended pursuant to the First Amendment dated January 10, 2014, the Second Amendment dated January 31, 2014, the Third Amendment dated February 27, 2014 and the Fourth Amendment dated May 9, 2014. Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, the term of the Lease has been extended from February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2018. The parties have agreed that commencing February 1, 2016, Geron shall occupy approximately 14,485 rentable square feet, and the base rent with respect thereto shall be $3.80 per rentable square foot per month.

The foregoing description of the Fifth Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 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
10.1	Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement by
and between Geron Corporation and Exponent Realty, LLC, dated September
15, 2015.

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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 |
| --- | --- |
| 10.1 | Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement by and between Geron Corporation and Exponent Realty, LLC, dated September 15,
2015. |