Geron Corporation Reports Stockholder Vote Results from 2024 Annual Meeting

GERON CORP

All three Class I director nominees (John F. McDonald, John A. Scarlett, Robert J. Spiegel) were elected with between 243M and 277M votes in favor.
Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 272,059,071 votes for, 8,999,145 against, and 1,941,720 abstentions.
Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2024 approved with 420,096,104 votes for and 3,227,292 against.
Quorum of 424,014,716 shares represented out of 546,873,894 outstanding shares as of March 12, 2024.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

GERON CORP shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2024-05-09 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-05-09

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The non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the 2024 Proxy Statement was approved based upon the following votes: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 272,059,071 8,999,145 1,941,720 141,014,780

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

GERON CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 at the 2024-05-09 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-05-09

Exact text from the filing

The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, was ratified based upon the following votes: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 420,096,104 3,227,292 691,320 N/A

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.95

GERON CORP shareholders approved Election of three Class I directors at the 2024-05-09 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2024-05-09

Exact text from the filing

Each of the three (3) nominees to hold office as Class I members of the Board of Directors to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders were elected based upon the following votes: Name of Director Nominee Votes In Favor Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes John F. McDonald 277,269,957 5,729,979 141,014,780 John A. Scarlett, M.D. Robert J. Spiegel, M.D., FACP 275,707,115 243,088,760 7,292,821 39,911,176 141,014,780 141,014,780

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