UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
___________
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): June 4, 2012
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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 4, 2012, Geron Corporation entered into the sixth amendment (the “Sixth Amendment”) of the Business Park Lease (the “Lease”) with the David D. Bohannon Organization with respect to the premises located at 200 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, California. The Lease, which was entered into on January 20, 1993, has been amended pursuant to the First Amendment dated July 26, 1993, the Second Amendment dated February 22, 1994, the Third Amendment dated March 25, 1996, the Fourth Amendment dated March 23, 2004, and the Fifth Amendment dated March 19, 2008. Pursuant to the Sixth Amendment, the term of the Lease has been extended from August 1, 2012 to July 31, 2014.
Base rent payable under the Lease during the extended term will be as follows:
| Base Rent (NNN) Per | Total Per | Total Per | ||||
| Period | Square Foot Per Month | Month | Annum | |||
| August 1, 2012 – July 31, 2013 | $2.00 | $34,704.00 | $416,448.00 | |||
| August 1, 2013 – July 31, 2014 | $2.06 | $35,745.12 | $428,941.44 |
The foregoing description of the Sixth Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Sixth Amendment to Lease by and between Geron Corporation and David D. Bohannon Organization, dated June 4, 2012 |
SIGNATURE
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: June 8, 2012 | By: | /s/ Stephen N. Rosenfield |
| Name: | Stephen N. Rosenfield | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, | |
| General Counsel and | ||
| Corporate Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Sixth Amendment to Lease by and between Geron Corporation and David D. Bohannon Organization, dated June 4, 2012 |