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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-17-000973
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		7
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170324
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170324
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170324

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GERON CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000886744
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				752287752
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20859
		FILM NUMBER:		17713101

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2070
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6504737700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2070
		CITY:			MENLO PARK
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94025

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GERON CORPORATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960521
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
of the Securities<BR>
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Filed by the Registrant [X]</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant [&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 96%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Definitive Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[X]</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Definitive Additional Materials</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &sect;240.14a-12</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>GERON CORPORATION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its
Charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement,
if other than the Registrant)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[X]</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 96%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">No fee required.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">1)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 92%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Total fee paid:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 96%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 92%"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Amount Previously Paid:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Filing Party:</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date Filed:</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the<BR>
Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 9, 2017</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 38pt"><B>GERON CORPORATION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 5pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>GERON CORPORATION<BR>
C/O COMPUTERSHARE<BR>
8742 LUCENT BLVD., SUITE 225<br>HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129</I></P>

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    Information</U></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 2pt; padding-bottom: 3pt; width: 85pt"><B>Meeting Type:</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 2pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">Annual Meeting</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 2pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><B>For holders as of:</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 2pt; padding-bottom: 3pt">March 13, 2017</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 2pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><B>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>May 9, 2017 </TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1px solid; padding-left: 30pt; padding-bottom: 3pt"><B>Time:&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>4:00 PM PDT</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1px solid; text-align: justify">Geron Corporation</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1px solid; text-align: justify">149 Commonwealth Drive</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1px solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1px solid; text-align: justify">Menlo Park, CA 94025</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 9.5pt">You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 9.5pt">This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares.
    This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet.
    You may view the proxy materials online at <I>www.proxyvote.com </I>or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify; font-size: 9.5pt">We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 2pt; color: White; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt"><B>See the reverse side of this notice to obtain proxy materials and voting instructions.</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&mdash;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Before You Vote</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">How to Access the Proxy Materials</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 10pt"><B>Proxy Materials Available to VIEW or RECEIVE:</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 10pt; font-size: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: justify">1. Letter to Stockholders&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2. Notice and 2017 Proxy Statement&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3. 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-left: 10pt"><B>How to View Online:</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; padding-right: 10pt; text-align: justify">Have the information that is printed in the box marked by
    the arrow&nbsp;<IMG SRC="geron3183221-defa14a12x1.jpg" ALT="" STYLE="width: 150px; height: 13px">&nbsp;(located on the following page) and visit: <I>www.proxyvote.com.</I></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; padding-right: 10pt; text-align: justify; font-size: 3pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; text-align: justify"><B>How to Request and Receive a PAPER or E-MAIL Copy:</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; padding-right: 10pt; text-align: justify">If you want to receive a paper or e-mail
    copy of these documents, you must request one. There is NO charge for requesting a copy. Please choose one of the following
    methods to make your request:</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="5" STYLE="padding-left: 10pt; padding-right: 10pt; text-align: justify">Requests, instructions and other inquiries sent to this e-mail address will NOT be forwarded to your investment advisor. Please make the request as instructed above on or before April 25, 2017 to facilitate timely delivery.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&mdash;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>How To Vote&nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Please Choose One of the Following Voting
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 10pt; padding-left: 10pt; padding-top: 3pt; text-align: justify"><B>Vote In Person: </B>Many stockholder meetings have attendance requirements including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the meeting, you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.</TD></TR>
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    </I>Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the arrow&nbsp;<IMG SRC="geron3183221-defa14a12x1.jpg" ALT="">&nbsp;(located on the following page)
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    of the materials, which will include a proxy card.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: justify">To elect the three nominees for director named in the accompanying proxy statement, or the Proxy Statement, to hold office as
Class III members of the Board of Directors until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">Susan M. Molineaux, Ph.D.</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: justify">To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation
    of the Company&rsquo;s     named executive officers, as disclosed in the accompanying Proxy Statement.</TD></TR>
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</b>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: justify">To ratify the selection of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.</TD></TR>
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