SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2003
GERON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-20859 | 75-2287752 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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| 230 Constitution Drive | ||||
| Menlo Park, California | ||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | 94025 (Zip Code) |
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(650) 473-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
| Item 5. Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 7. Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
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| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events.
On October 15, 2003, Geron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), filed with the Commission a Preliminary Prospectus Supplement under its Registration Statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-81596, in connection with a public offering of 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
The Preliminary Prospectus Supplement is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The summary description of the transaction is qualified in their entirety by reference to the documents filed as exhibits hereto.
Item 7. Exhibits.
| Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 | Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October 15, 2003. |
SIGNATURES
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: October 15, 2003 |
By: Name: Title: |
/s/ WILLIAM D. STEMPEL William D. Stempel Vice President and General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibits | ||
| 99.1 | Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated October 15, 2003. |