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Geron Corp. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/20 – ‘XML’

On:  Thursday, 8/6/20, at 4:04pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/20   ·   Accession #:  1564590-20-37713   ·   File #:  0-20859

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/06/20  Geron Corp.                       10-Q        6/30/20   48:7.4M                                   ActiveDisclosure/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
Filing Table of Contents

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15: R4          Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Loss          HTML     30K 
16: R5          Condensed Statements of Stockholders' Equity        HTML     92K 
17: R6          Condensed Statements of Stockholders' Equity        HTML     19K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
18: R7          Condensed Statements of Cash Flows                  HTML     84K 
19: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    108K 
20: R9          Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    494K 
21: R10         Former Collaboration Agreement                      HTML     21K 
22: R11         Contingencies and Uncertainties                     HTML     28K 
23: R12         Operating Leases                                    HTML     39K 
24: R13         Stockholders' Equity                                HTML     26K 
25: R14         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    140K 
                (Policies)                                                       
26: R15         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     73K 
                (Tables)                                                         
27: R16         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    489K 
28: R17         Operating Leases (Tables)                           HTML     34K 
29: R18         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Net    HTML     24K 
                Loss Per Share (Detail)                                          
30: R19         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Net    HTML     20K 
                Loss Per Share (Detail1)                                         
31: R20         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     17K 
                Useful Lives of Assets (Details)                                 
32: R21         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Stock  HTML     23K 
                Based Compensation (Details)                                     
33: R22         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Stock  HTML     46K 
                Options and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Details)               
34: R23         Fair Value Measurements - Security Type (Details)   HTML     65K 
35: R24         Fair Value Measurements - Securities With           HTML     40K 
                Unrealized Losses (Details)                                      
36: R25         Fair Value Measurements - Recurring Basis           HTML     39K 
                (Details)                                                        
37: R26         Fair Value Measurements - Equity Investment         HTML     36K 
                (Details)                                                        
38: R27         Former Collaboration Agreement (Details)            HTML     23K 
39: R28         Operating Leases (Details)                          HTML     36K 
40: R29         Operating Leases - Future Non-Cancellable Lease     HTML     34K 
                Payments (Details)                                               
41: R30         Stockholders' Equity - Public Offering (Details)    HTML     34K 
42: R31         Stockholders' Equity - at Market Issuance Sales     HTML     30K 
                Agreement (Details)                                              
43: R32         Stockholders' Equity - 2018 Inducement Award Plan   HTML     19K 
                (Details)                                                        
44: R33         Stockholders' Equity - 2018 Equity Incentive Plan   HTML     19K 
                (Details)                                                        
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4 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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 3/30/22  Geron Corp.                       424B5                  1:909K                                   ActiveDisclosure/FA
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11/06/20  Geron Corp.                       424B5                  1:101K                                   DG3/FA
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 6/09/20  Geron Corp.                       8-K:5,9     6/05/20    2:154K                                   DG3/FA
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