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): September 15, 2015
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.) |
149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE,
SUITE 2070
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 September 15, 2015, Geron Corporation (“Geron” or the “Company”) entered into the fifth amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) of the Office Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) with Exponent Realty, LLC, with respect to the premises located at 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, California. The Lease, which was entered on February 29, 2012, has previously been amended pursuant to the First Amendment dated January 10, 2014, the Second Amendment dated January 31, 2014, the Third Amendment dated February 27, 2014 and the Fourth Amendment dated May 9, 2014. Pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, the term of the Lease has been extended from February 1, 2016 to January 31, 2018. The parties have agreed that commencing February 1, 2016, Geron shall occupy approximately 14,485 rentable square feet, and the base rent with respect thereto shall be $3.80 per rentable square foot per month.
The foregoing description of the Fifth 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 |
Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement by and between Geron Corporation and Exponent Realty, LLC, dated September 15, 2015. |
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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: September 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Stephen N. Rosenfield | |
| Stephen N. Rosenfield | |||
| Executive Vice President, General | |||
| Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 10.1 |
Fifth Amendment to Office Lease Agreement by and between Geron Corporation and Exponent Realty, LLC, dated September 15, 2015. | ||