UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 12, 2007
GERON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-20859 75-2287752
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
230 CONSTITUTION DRIVE
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 473-7700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Company deems the following information to be material:
On December 12, 2007, the Company announced that it had received a $4
million milestone payment in connection with a filing by Merck & Co, Inc.
("Merck") of an Investigational New Drug application ("IND") with the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration ("FDA") for a cancer vaccine candidate that targets
telomerase. Merck is developing the vaccine under a July 2005 Research,
Development and Commercialization License Agreement which provided Merck with
exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize non-dendritic cell based
vaccines targeting telomerase.
The Company's Press Release, dated December 12, 2007, is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements.
None.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
None.
(c) Exhibits:
99.1 Press Release of Geron Corporation, dated
December 12, 2007.
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SIGNATURES
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.
GERON CORPORATION
Date: December 12, 2007 By: /s/ David L. Greenwood
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David L. Greenwood
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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