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): May 17, 2016
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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 17, 2016, Geron Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the Westin San Francisco Airport, One Old Bayshore Highway, Millbrae, CA 94030, and via conference call, pursuant to notice duly given. Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 21, 2016 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of March 21, 2016, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 158,916,775 shares of common stock of the Company were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, of which 127,132,491 shares of common stock of the Company were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The final results of the stockholder vote on each proposal brought before the Annual Meeting were as follows:
(a) Proposal 1. Each of the two (2) named nominees to hold office as Class II members of the Board of Directors to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was elected based upon the following votes:
| Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Hoyoung Huh, M.D., Ph.D. | 44,857,821 | 9,153,077 | 73,121,593 |
| Daniel M. Bradbury | 44,786,284 | 9,224,614 | 73,121,593 |
(b) Proposal 2. The non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation was approved based upon the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 43,623,195 | 9,765,313 | 622,390 | 73,121,593 |
(c) Proposal 3. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 was ratified based upon the following votes:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 118,488,533 | 3,145,878 | 5,498,080 | 0 |
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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: May 19, 2016 | By: | /s/ Stephen N. Rosenfield |
| Stephen N. Rosenfield | ||
| Executive Vice President, General | ||
| Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
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