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): January 11, 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.) |
230 CONSTITUTION DRIVE
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
At 8:00 a.m. PST, Wednesday, January 11, 2012, John A. Scarlett, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Geron Corporation (the “Company” or “Geron”), will present at the JPMorgan Global Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, CA. The slides accompanying the presentation, together with a slide setting forth certain cautionary language intended to qualify the forward-looking statements included in the presentation, are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The slides will also be made available in the “Investor Relations” section of Geron’s website located at www.geron.com.
The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 JPMorgan 2012 Presentation |
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: January 11, 2012 | By: | /s/ Olivia K. Bloom |
| Olivia K. Bloom | ||
| Vice President and | ||
| Chief Accounting Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | JPMorgan 2012 Presentation | ||