<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001415889-25-013204.txt : 20250515
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001415889-25-013204
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250515
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250515

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GERON CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000886744
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		EIN:				752287752
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-49251
		FILM NUMBER:		25955016

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		919 EAST HILLSDALE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 250
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6504737700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		919 EAST HILLSDALE BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 250
		CITY:			FOSTER CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94404

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GERON CORPORATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960521

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001346824
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				830406777
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-778-2500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 BERKELEY STREET, 18TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051213
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        <issuerName>GERON CORPORATION</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Suite 250, Foster City, CA, 94404.</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>The names of the persons filing this report (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") are:

RA Capital Management, L.P. ("RA Capital")
Peter Kolchinsky
Rajeev Shah
RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the "Fund")

The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim status as a "group" for purposes of this Schedule 13G.</filingPersonName>        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is:

c/o RA Capital Management, L.P., 200 Berkeley Street, 18th Floor, Boston MA 02116</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>        <citizenship>RA Capital and the Fund are Delaware limited partnerships.
Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah are United States citizens.
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    <amountBeneficiallyOwned>Row 9 of each Reporting Person's cover page to this Schedule 13G sets forth the aggregate number of securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by such Reporting Person as of March 31, 2025 and is incorporated by reference.

The Fund directly holds 60,379,366 shares of Common Stock and pre-funded warrants ("Pre-Funded Warrants") exercisable for up to 29,053,145 shares of Common Stock. The Pre-Funded Warrants contain a provision (the "Beneficial Ownership Blocker"), which precludes the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that, following exercise, the Fund, together with its affiliates and other attribution parties, would own more than 9.99% of the Common Stock outstanding. The Fund is currently prohibited from exercising a portion of the Pre-Funded Warrants to the extent that such exercise would result in beneficial ownership of more than 63,988,106 shares of Common Stock.

RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC is the general partner of the Fund. The general partner of RA Capital is RA Capital Management GP, LLC, of which Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah are the controlling persons. RA Capital serves as investment adviser for the Fund and may be deemed a beneficial owner, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, of any securities of the Issuer held by the Fund. The Fund has delegated to RA Capital the sole power to vote and the sole power to dispose of all securities held in the Fund's portfolio, including the shares of the Issuer's Common Stock reported herein. Because the Fund has divested voting and investment power over the reported securities it holds and may not revoke that delegation on less than 61 days' notice, the Fund disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities it holds for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act. As managers of RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky and Mr. Shah may be deemed beneficial owners, for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, of any securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by RA Capital. RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky, and Mr. Shah disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported in this Schedule 13G other than for the purpose of determining their obligations under Section 13(d) of the Act, and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be deemed an admission that either RA Capital, Dr. Kolchinsky, or Mr. Shah is the beneficial owner of such securities for any other purpose.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>    <classPercent>Due to the Beneficial Ownership Blocker listed in the Pre-Funded Warrants, each Reporting Person's beneficial ownership percentage was 9.99% as of March 31, 2025. Such percentage is based upon the sum of (i) 636,912,845 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock outstanding as of March 24, 2025, as reported in the Issuer's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 8, 2025 and (ii) 3,608,740 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Pre-Funded Warrants. Due to field limitations of the EDGAR filing system, the percentages listed in Row 11 of the Reporting Persons' cover pages have been rounded down to 9.9%.  </classPercent>
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        <solePowerOrDirectToVote>Row 5 of each Reporting Person's cover page to this Schedule 13G sets forth the sole power to vote or to direct the vote of securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by such Reporting Person as of March 31, 2025 and is incorporated by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
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        <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>Row 7 of each Reporting Person's cover page to this Schedule 13G sets forth the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by such Reporting Person as of March 31, 2025 and is incorporated by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
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        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>

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      <reportingPersonName>RA Capital Management, L.P.</reportingPersonName>

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        <signature>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky</signature>
        <title>By Peter Kolchinsky, Authorized Signatory</title>
        <date>05/15/2025</date>
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<p style="margin:0px" align="right">EXHIBIT 99.1</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="right"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="center"><b>JOINT FILING AGREEMENT</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify">This Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2025, is by and among RA Capital Management, L.P., Peter Kolchinsky, Rajeev Shah, and RA Capital Healthcare Fund, L.P. (the foregoing are collectively referred to herein as the <font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&ldquo;</font>Filers<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rdquo;</font>). </p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify">Each of the Filers may be required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a statement on Schedule 13G and/or 13D with respect to the Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share of Geron Corporation beneficially owned by them from time to time.</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify">Pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 13(d)(1)(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Filers hereby agree to file a single statement on Schedule 13G and/or 13D (and any amendments thereto) on behalf of each of such parties, and hereby further agree to file this Joint Filing Agreement as an exhibit to such statement, as required by such rule.</p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px" align="justify">This Joint Filing Agreement may be terminated by any of the Filers upon one week<font style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS,Times New Roman">&rsquo;</font>s prior written notice or such lesser period of notice as the Filers may mutually agree.</p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px">Executed and delivered as of the date first above written.</p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b>RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; float:left">By:</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px"><u>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky</u></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; clear:left; float:left">Name:</p>
<p style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Peter Kolchinsky</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; clear:left; float:left">Title:</p>
<p style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Authorized Signatory</p>
<p style="margin:0px; clear:left"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b>PETER KOLCHINSKY</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><u>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky</u></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b>RAJEEV SHAH</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><u>/s/ Rajeev Shah</u></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><b>RA CAPITAL HEALTHCARE FUND, L.P.</b></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; float:left">By:</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px">RA Capital Healthcare Fund GP, LLC</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; clear:left; float:left">Its:</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px">General Partner</p>
<p style="margin:0px; clear:left"><br></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; width:48px; float:left">By:</p>
<p style="margin:0px; text-indent:-2px"><u>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky</u></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; clear:left; float:left">Name:</p>
<p style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Peter Kolchinsky</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:-2px; text-indent:48px; width:96px; clear:left; float:left">Title:</p>
<p style="margin:0px; padding-left:48px; text-indent:-2px">Manager</p>
<p style="margin:0px; clear:left"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
<p style="margin:0px"><br></p>
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