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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001206774-20-000464
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200211
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200214

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:		20621904

	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>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">February 11, 2020</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)</FONT></P>

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

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<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'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 width="98%" noWrap 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 width="98%" noWrap 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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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</FONT></P>

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<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 &#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. &#9744;</FONT></P>

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<TD vAlign=top width="98%"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</FONT></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><I><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</FONT></I></P>

<P STYLE="text-indent: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">On February 11, 2020, the Compensation Committee (&ldquo;Compensation Committee&rdquo;) of the Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of Geron Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) approved: (a) annual base salaries for 2020, and (b) cash performance bonuses for 2019 under the Geron annual performance-based bonus program for the Company&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer, and the other named executive officers of the Company for whom compensation disclosure was required in the Company&#8217;s 2019 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;SEC&rdquo;):</FONT></P>

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   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><B><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">2019<BR>Cash Bonus<BR>($)</FONT></B></TD></TR>

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   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt 2pt 15pt; vertical-align: top; width: 60%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; text-indent: -11pt"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Olivia K. Bloom, Executive Vice President, Finance,<BR>Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></TD>

   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">3.5</FONT></TD>

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   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">$476,100</FONT></TD>

   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: top; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">$212,175</FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">3.5</FONT></TD>

   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">$14,875</FONT></TD>

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   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">3.5</FONT></TD>

   <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2pt 4pt; vertical-align: top; width: 10%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: center; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">$16,100</FONT></TD>

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<TD vAlign=top width="98%"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Reflects Mr. Rosenfield&#8217;s continued employment by the Company at 80% time.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-indent: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">On February 12, 2020, the Board upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved the annual base salary for 2020 and cash performance bonus for 2019 for the Company&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer:</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><I><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Amendment to 2018 Inducement Award Plan</FONT></I></P>

<P STYLE="text-indent: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">On February 11, 2020, the Compensation Committee approved an amendment to increase the reserve of shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock under the 2018 Inducement Award Plan from 8,000,000 to 9,300,000 shares of common stock (subject to customary adjustments in the event of a change in capital structure of the Company) to be used exclusively for grants of inducement awards to individuals who were not previously employees or directors of the Company, other than following a bona fide period of non-employment, as a material inducement within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules to each such individual&#8217;s entry into employment with the Company. The terms and conditions of the 2018 Inducement Award Plan and the inducement awards to be granted thereunder are substantially similar to the Company&#8217;s stockholder-approved 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-indent: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the 2018 Inducement Award Plan, as amended, is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the complete text of the 2018 Inducement Award Plan, as amended, which will be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.</FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><I><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Amendment to Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy</FONT></I></P>

<P STYLE="text-indent: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">On February 11, 2020, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved an amendment to the Company&#8217;s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy to increase the annual nonstatutory stock option grant received by each person who is a non-employee director on the date of each annual meeting of the Company&#8217;s stockholders, and who will be continuing as a non-employee director following the date of such annual meeting (other than any non-employee director receiving an initial nonstatutory stock option grant on the date of such annual meeting) from 70,000 to 83,000 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-indent: 15pt; text-align: left"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">The foregoing description of the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, as amended, is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the complete text of the Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy, as amended, which will be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-indent: 15pt; text-align: left"><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="49%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Date: February 14, 2020</FONT></TD>

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   <TD STYLE="width: 48%; white-space: nowrap; text-align: left; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen N. Rosenfield</FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD width="48%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer</FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD width="48%" noWrap align=left><FONT size=2 face="Times New Roman">and Corporate Secretary</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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