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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-17-003236
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20171117
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20171122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20171122

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:			1117

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20859
		FILM NUMBER:		171219994

	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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<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>UNITED
STATES<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 <BR>___________<BR></FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>FORM 8-K </FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>CURRENT
REPORT<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Date of Report (Date of
Earliest Event Reported): </FONT><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>November
17, 2017</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>GERON
CORPORATION<BR></FONT></B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>
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    <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="33%"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Delaware</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="33%"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>0-20859</FONT></B></TD>
    <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="33%"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>75-2287752</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="33%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(State or
      other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="33%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Commission
      File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="33%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(IRS
      Employer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="33%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD noWrap style="text-align: center" width="33%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE,
SUITE 2070<BR>MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025<BR></FONT></B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code) </FONT></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(650)
473-7700<BR></FONT></B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code) </FONT></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>N/A<BR></FONT></B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(Former name or former address, if changed since
last report) </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>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: </FONT></P>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%; padding-right: 8pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 99%; vertical-align: top"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%; padding-right: 8pt; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 99%; vertical-align: top"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%; padding-right: 8pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>&#9744;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 99%; vertical-align: top"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%; padding-right: 8pt; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 99%; vertical-align: top"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%; padding-right: 8pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&#9744;<FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 99%; vertical-align: top"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%; padding-right: 8pt; vertical-align: top"></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 99%; vertical-align: top"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="text-align: left; width: 1%; padding-right: 8pt; vertical-align: top"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&#9744;<FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; width: 99%; vertical-align: top"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
      Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Emerging growth company
&#9744;</FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>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. &#9744;</FONT></P>
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<P align=justify><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Item 5.03 Amendments to
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. </FONT></B></P>
<P align=justify><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>On November 17, 2017, the
Board of Directors of Geron Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) adopted an amendment
(the &#147;Amendment&#148;) to the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;),
effective immediately, to add a new article to the Bylaws. The new article
provides that, unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an
alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the
sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on
behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a
fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Company to
the Company or the Company&#146;s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim
arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation or the Bylaws, or (iv) any
action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
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The
foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the complete text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached to this Current
Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.4 and incorporated by reference herein.
</FONT></P>
<P align=justify><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Item 9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits. </FONT></B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2></FONT></P>
<P align=justify><B><I><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>(d)
Exhibits</FONT></I></B></P>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=left width="2%"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Number</FONT></B></TD>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=left width="97%"><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Description</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="2%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><A HREF="geron3313905-ex34.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>3.4</FONT></A></TD>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="97%" bgColor=#c0c0c0><A HREF="geron3313905-ex34.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of
      Geron Corporation</FONT></A></TD></TR></TABLE></div>
<P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>1</FONT></P>
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<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>SIGNATURE</FONT></B></P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY" STYLE="text-indent: 15pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>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. </FONT></P>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="50%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Date: November 22, 2017</FONT></TD>
    <TD noWrap align=left width="1%"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">By:&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" noWrap align=left width="49%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/ Stephen N. Rosenfield</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="49%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Stephen N. Rosenfield</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="49%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Executive Vice President, General</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD noWrap align=left width="49%"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Counsel and Corporate
  Secretary</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>2</FONT></P>
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<P align=right><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>EXHIBIT 3.4
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<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2 style="font-variant:small-caps">Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of Geron Corporation</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>CERTIFICATE OF
AMENDMENT<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>OF AMENDED AND
RESTATED BYLAWS<BR>OF GERON CORPORATION </FONT></B></P>
<P align=justify><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>On November 17, 2017, the
Board of Directors of Geron Corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) approved an
amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation to add a new
Article IX, which shall read in its entirety as follows:</FONT></P>
<P align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>&#147;</FONT><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>ARTICLE IX</FONT></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF
DISPUTES </FONT></B></P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 99%; padding-right: 15pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>Unless the
      Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum,
      the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall be the sole and
      exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on
      behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of
      a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the
      Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation&#146;s stockholders, (iii)
      any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the
      DGCL, the certificate of incorporation or the Bylaws of the Corporation,
      or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs
      doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any
      interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to
      have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article IX Section
      1.&#148; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><br>
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