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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-19-001851
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190606
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190607
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190607

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20859
		FILM NUMBER:		19886884

	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 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">UNITED STATES<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549<BR>___________</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">FORM 8-K</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">CURRENT REPORT<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): </FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">June 6, 2019</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">GERON CORPORATION<BR></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<BR>___________</FONT></P>

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   <TD width="32%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(State or other jurisdiction</FONT></TD>

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   <TD width="32%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">of incorporation)</FONT></TD>

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   <TD width="29%" noWrap align=center><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, SUITE 2070<BR>MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025<BR></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(650) 473-7700<BR></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code)</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">N/A<BR></FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">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 vAlign=top width="99%" align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD vAlign=top width="99%" align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">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 vAlign=top width="99%" align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">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 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">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.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</FONT></P>



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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><U><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation</FONT></U></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">On June 6, 2019, the Company held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;). At the Annual Meeting, the Company&#8217;s stockholders approved an amendment (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) to the Company&#8217;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock from 300,000,000 to 450,000,000 shares. The increase in the authorized number of shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock was effected pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the &#8220;Certificate of Amendment&#8221;) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 6, 2019 and was effective as of such date. The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the Certificate of Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 8, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting, were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of April 8, 2019, 186,456,047 shares of common stock of the Company were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 157,249,484 shares of common stock of the Company were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The final results of the stockholder vote on each proposal brought before the Annual Meeting were as follows:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(a) </FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Proposal 1</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">. Each of the two (2) nominees to hold office as Class II members of the Board of Directors to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company&#8217;s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders was elected based upon the following votes:</FONT></P>

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   <TD STYLE="width: 25%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Dawn C. Bir</FONT></TD>

   <TD STYLE="width: 25%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">47,644,575</FONT></TD>

   <TD STYLE="width: 25%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">2,766,593</FONT></TD>

   <TD STYLE="width: 25%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">106,838,316</FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD width="25%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Elizabeth G. O&#8217;Farrell</FONT></TD>

   <TD WIDTH="25%" NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">47,602,945</FONT></TD>

   <TD WIDTH="25%" NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">2,808,223</FONT></TD>

   <TD WIDTH="25%" NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT" STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">106,838,316</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>


<P STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(b) </FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Proposal 2. </FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The amendment to the Company&#8217;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of common stock from 300,000,000 shares to 450,000,000 shares was approved based upon the following votes:</FONT></P>

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   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">98,940,360</FONT></TD>
   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">56,713,499</FONT></TD>
   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">1,595,625</FONT></TD>
   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(c) </FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Proposal 3. </FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved based upon the following votes:</FONT></P>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" width="25%" noWrap align=center><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Abstentions</FONT></B></TD>

   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" width="25%" noWrap align=center><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Broker Non-Votes</FONT></B></TD></TR>

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   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">30,287,320</FONT></TD>
   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">19,384,364</FONT></TD>
   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">739,484</FONT></TD>
   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">106,838,316</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="text-align: left; text-indent: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(d) </FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Proposal 4. </FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The selection of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 was ratified based upon the following votes:</FONT></P>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" width="25%" noWrap align=center><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Abstentions</FONT></B></TD>

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   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">146,751,976</FONT></TD>
   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">5,823,799</FONT></TD>
   <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(204,238,255)"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">4,673,709</FONT></TD>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">SIGNATURE</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">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 width="50%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Date: June 7, 2019</FONT></TD>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid" width="48%" colSpan=2 noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen N. Rosenfield</FONT></TD></TR>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">EXHIBIT 3.1</FONT></B></P>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT<BR></FONT></B><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">OF THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION<BR>OF GERON CORPORATION,<BR>a Delaware corporation</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The undersigned, Stephen Rosenfield, hereby certifies that:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 15pt"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">FIRST. </FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">He is the duly elected and acting Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Geron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Corporation</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&#8221;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 15pt"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">SECOND. </FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The Corporation&#8217;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the &#8220;</FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Secretary of State</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&#8221;) on March 24, 1998; a Certificate of Designation was filed with the Secretary of State on March 27, 1998; a Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State on December 14, 1999; a Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State on June 28, 2000; a Certificate of Designation was filed with the Secretary of State on August 1, 2001; a Certificate of Designation was filed with the Secretary of State on August 1, 2001; a Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State on May 22, 2002; a Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State on May 25, 2006, and a Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State on May 17, 2012.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 15pt"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">THIRD. </FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation herein certified was duly adopted by this Corporation&#8217;s Board of Directors and approved by the Corporation&#8217;s stockholders in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 15pt"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">FOURTH. </FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Article IV, Paragraph (A) of the Corporation&#8217;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; padding-left: 15pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">&#8220;(A) </FONT><U><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Class of Stock</FONT></U><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">. The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, &#8220;Common Stock&#8221; and &#8220;Preferred Stock.&#8221; The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is Four Hundred Fifty-Three Million (453,000,000) shares. Four Hundred Fifty Million (450,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and Three Million (3,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.&#8221;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 15pt"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">FIFTH. </FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">All other provisions of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall remain in full force and effect.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; text-indent: 15pt"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">IN WITNESS WHEREOF</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">, the undersigned has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be duly executed on behalf of the Corporation at Menlo Park, California this 6th day of June 2019.</FONT></P>

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   <TD STYLE="width: 99%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen N. Rosenfield</FONT></TD>
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   <TD width="99%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Stephen N. Rosenfield</FONT></TD>
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