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    Geron Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    5/7/25 7:05:42 AM ET
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    gern-20250507
    false000088674400008867442025-05-072025-05-07

    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): May 7, 2025
    GERON CORPORATION
    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
    Delaware000-2085975-2287752
    (State or other jurisdiction of
    incorporation)
    (Commission File Number)(IRS Employer Identification
    No.)
    919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 250
    FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA 94404
    (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:
    oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
    oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
    oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
    Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
    Common Stock, $0.001 par valueGERNThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
    Emerging growth company o
    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
    Item 2.02             Results of Operations and Financial Condition
    On May 7, 2025 Geron Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and recent business highlights. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
    The information contained in Item 2.02 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for 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 or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing
    1


    made by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
    Item 9.01             Financial Statements and Exhibits.
    (d)Exhibits.
    Exhibit No.Description
    99.1
    Press release titled "Geron Corporation Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights," dated May 7, 2025
    104Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL
    document)
    2


    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.
    GERON CORPORATION
    Date: May 7, 2025
    By:/s/ Scott A. Samuels
    Name:Scott A. Samuels
    Title:Executive Vice President,
    Chief Legal Officer and
    Secretary
    3
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