---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-000349"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GERN"
cik: "0000886744"
company_name: "GERON CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T19:10:58.540138+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Geron raises $198.1M in public offering of common stock and pre-funded warrants

## Summary
- Gross proceeds of $198.1M before expenses from 55,876,297 shares at $2.45/share and 25M pre-funded warrants at $2.449.
- Pre-funded warrants have exercise price of $0.001, exercisable immediately with 9.99% ownership blocker (adjustable up to 19.99%).
- Underwriters granted 30-day option to purchase up to 12,131,444 additional shares.
- Offering expected to close January 10, 2023; underwritten by Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-000349
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GERN
- cik: 0000886744
- company_name: GERON CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000095017023000349/0000950170-23-000349-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000095017023000349/gern-20230105.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  GERON CORP entered into Underwriting Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein valued at $198.1 million (effective 2023-01-05).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: underwriting
  - Counterparty: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein
  - Value: $198.1 million
  - Effective: 2023-01-05
  source text: On January 5, 2023, Geron Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), relating to the issuance and sale (the “Offering”) of 55,876,297 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and pre-funded warrants to purchase 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Pre-Funded Warrants”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000095017023000349/0000950170-23-000349-index.htm

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