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
February
27, 2008
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
GERON
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
0-20859 |
75-2287752 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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230 Constitution Drive |
94025 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(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:
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Geron Corporation (the "Company") is furnishing this information under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.
The information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
On February 27, 2008, Geron Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 27, 2008. | ||
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.
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GERON CORPORATION |
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Date: |
February 28, 2008 |
By: |
/s/ David L. Greenwood |
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Name: |
David L. Greenwood |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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| 99.1 |
Press release dated February 27, 2008 |