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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2003
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 Number)
230 Constitution Drive 94025
Menlo Park, California (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
(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 5. Other Events.
On October 15, 2003, Geron Corporation announced its plans to publicly offer
five million shares of its common stock in an offering made from a shelf
registration statement that the Company filed in February 2002.
The Company's press release announcing the financing is filed as an exhibit to
this Current Report on Form 8-K. The summary description of the event is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the document filed as an exhibit
hereto.
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Item 7. Exhibits.
Exhibits
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99.1 Press Release dated October 15, 2003.
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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: October 15, 2003 By: /s/ William D. Stempel
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Name: William D. Stempel
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits
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99.1 Press Release dated October 15, 2003.
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