GERN Geron Corp

 

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): September 29, 2023

GERON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-20859	75-2287752
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

919 E. HILLSDALE BLVD., SUITE 250

FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA 94404

(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	GERN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On September 29, 2023, Geron Corporation (“Geron” or the “Company”) announced that its Marketing Authorization Application (“MAA”) for the use of imetelstat for the treatment of transfusion-dependent anemia in patients with lower risk myelodysplastic syndromes has been validated for review by the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”). The MAA was submitted in September 2023, and is now under regulatory review by the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) under the centralized procedure, which applies to all 27 EU member states, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. Review of the MAA is expected to be approximately 14 months.

 

Use of Forward-Looking Statements

Except for the historical information contained herein, this Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such statements, including, without limitation, those regarding the expected 14-month review period for Geron’s imetelstat MAA, constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties, include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties related to: uncertainty of regulatory actions, approvals or clearances, including the risks that the review period for the MAA may be extended and that the EMA may ultimately determine not to approve the MAA in its present form or at all; the future development of imetelstat, including any future efficacy or safety results that may cause the benefit risk profile of imetelstat to become unacceptable; Geron’s need for additional capital to support the development and commercialization of imetelstat and to otherwise grow Geron’s business; establishing and maintaining imetelstat manufacture and supply; enforcement of Geron’s patent and proprietary rights; managing Geron’s business growth; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic or geopolitical events, and potential competition. Additional information on the above risks and uncertainties and additional risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are contained in Geron’s filings and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in such filings and reports, including Geron’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 and future filings and reports by Geron. Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the facts and assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements may change. Except as required by law, Geron disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future information, events or circumstances.

 

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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 29, 2023		By:	/s/ Scott A. Samuels
			Name:	Scott A. Samuels
			Title:	Executive Vice President,
				Chief Legal Officer and
				Corporate Secretary

 

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