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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and GERON CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.
Meeting of May 9, 2024: 5 items on GERON CORP.’s Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2024: 3 elected · 2 approved.
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Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are GERON CORP.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 13, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: John F. McDonald | 277,269,957 | -- | -- | 5,729,979 | 141,014,780 | 98% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: John A. Scarlett, M.D. | 275,707,115 | -- | -- | 7,292,821 | 141,014,780 | 97% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Robert J. Spiegel, M.D., FACP | 243,088,760 | -- | -- | 39,911,176 | 141,014,780 | 86% | Elected | — |
| 2. Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2024 Proxy Statement | 272,059,071 | 8,999,145 | 1,941,720 | -- | 141,014,780 | 97% | Approved | — |
| 3. Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 | 420,096,104 | 3,227,292 | 691,320 | -- | -- | 99.2% | Approved | — |
Source: GERON CORP., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 183 asset managers that disclosed a GERON CORP. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect the three nominees for director named below to hold office as Class I members of the Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders: John A. Scarlett, M.D.
GERON CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John A. Scarlett, M.D.”): 275,707,115 for, 7,292,821 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: b)”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 49 asset managers below reported 84,834,674 for, 567,714 withheld, 8,078 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,979,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 13,331,273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 13,304,885 | 0 | 0 | 5,494 | For |
| BlackRock | 11,524,251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,913,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 3,866,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,363,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 802,538 | 0 | 0 | 512,741 | Mixed |
| Hartford | 1,215,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 888,538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 876,486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 791,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 773,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 611,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 419,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 404,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 372,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 297,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 200,718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 194,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 179,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 171,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 164,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 140,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 128,786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
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Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
98% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect the three nominees for director named below to hold office as Class I members of the Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders: John F. McDonald
GERON CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: John F. McDonald”): 277,269,957 for, 5,729,979 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: b)”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 49 asset managers below reported 84,884,153 for, 518,235 withheld, 8,078 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,979,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 13,331,273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 13,304,885 | 0 | 0 | 5,494 | For |
| BlackRock | 11,524,251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,913,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 3,866,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,363,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 802,538 | 0 | 0 | 512,741 | Mixed |
| Hartford | 1,215,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 888,538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 876,486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 791,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 773,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 611,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 419,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 404,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 372,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 297,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 200,718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 194,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 179,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 171,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 164,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 140,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 128,786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
86% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To elect the three nominees for director named below to hold office as Class I members of the Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders: Robert J. Spiegel, M.D., FACP
GERON CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert J. Spiegel, M.D., FACP”): 243,088,760 for, 39,911,176 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “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: b)”
Support: 86% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 49 asset managers below reported 65,493,056 for, 19,744,711 withheld, 172,699 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,979,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 13,331,273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 25,639 | 0 | 0 | 13,284,740 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 11,524,251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,913,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,866,737 | Withhold |
| TIAA | 1,363,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 802,538 | 0 | 0 | 512,741 | Mixed |
| Hartford | 1,215,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 888,538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 876,486 | Withhold |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 791,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 773,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 611,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 419,794 | Withhold |
| ProShares | 404,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 372,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 297,801 | Withhold |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 200,718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 194,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 179,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171,947 | Withhold |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 164,569 | 0 | Abstain |
| New York Life | 140,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Allspring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128,786 | Withhold |
Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.
Combines 14 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
97% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers, as disclosed in the Company's Proxy Statement.
GERON CORP.’s own tally for this item (“2. Non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the 2024 Proxy Statement”): 272,059,071 for, 8,999,145 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,979,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 13,331,273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 13,310,379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 11,524,251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,913,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 3,866,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,363,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 1,315,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,215,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 888,538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 876,486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 791,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 773,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 611,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 419,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 404,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 372,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 297,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 200,718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 194,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 179,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 171,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Lights Fund Trust IV | 164,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 164,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 140,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 49 managers: 85,525,776 for, 49,479 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 45,879,063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vivo Capital, LLC | 24,143,681 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 21,514,388 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 11,891,031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MPM BioImpact LLC | 10,733,027 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 9,597,421 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Wellington | 6,881,632 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 6,098,559 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 4,049,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 3,923,295 | 345 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,916,110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ORBIMED ADVISORS LLC | 3,427,053 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Ally Bridge Group (NY) LLC | 2,221,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | 2,156,132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp | 2,127,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARMISTICE CAPITAL, LLC | 1,812,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | 1,731,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nuveen | 1,499,709 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Woodline Partners LP | 1,221,995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 1,152,064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 992,040 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Rafferty Asset Management, LLC | 888,538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 824,852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Sofinnova Investments, Inc. | 629,255 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AllianceBernstein | 512,741 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 152 managers: 176,186,593 for, 879,255 against, 200 abstained, 5,102 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.2% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
GERON CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 420,096,104 for, 3,227,292 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 13, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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:”
Support: 99.2% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 50 asset managers below reported 85,573,362 for, 2,093 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 27,979,670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 13,331,273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 13,308,286 | 2,093 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 11,524,251 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 3,913,511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 3,866,737 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 1,363,828 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 1,315,279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Hartford | 1,215,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 888,538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Russell Investments | 876,486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Segall Bryant & Hamill Trust | 791,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northwestern Mutual | 773,961 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 611,903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 419,794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 404,541 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPS ETF Trust | 372,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 297,801 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 200,718 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 194,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 179,083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 171,947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Lights Fund Trust IV | 164,989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 164,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| New York Life | 140,392 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 50 asset managers. See all 50 in the interactive database.
Not shown here: this season’s fund filings also report 1 item from the meeting of May 21, 2025, which belongs to the 2024-2025 season. A meeting outside this season’s July 1 to June 30 window is not counted in this page’s items or in its totals of asset managers and fund votes.
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 544,912,215 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 5.13% |
| 2 | Fidelity | 2.45% |
| 3 | State Street | 2.44% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 2.11% |
| 5 | Charles Schwab | 0.72% |
| 6 | Invesco | 0.71% |
| 7 | TIAA | 0.25% |
| 8 | Equitable | 0.24% |
| 9 | Hartford | 0.22% |
| 10 | Direxion Shares ETF Trust | 0.16% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P. | 8.42% |
| 2 | Vivo Capital, LLC | 4.43% |
| 3 | State Street | 3.95% |
| 4 | BlackRock | 2.18% |
| 5 | MPM BioImpact LLC | 1.97% |
| 6 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.76% |
| 7 | Wellington | 1.26% |
| 8 | Fidelity | 1.12% |
| 9 | Invesco | 0.74% |
| 10 | Northern Trust | 0.72% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| RA Capital Management, L.P. | 10.01% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock | 8.55% | 13F |
| Vanguard Group | 6.32% | 13F |
| State Street | 5.80% | 13F |
| Goldman Sachs | 3.91% | 13F |
| Morgan Stanley | 1.96% | 13F |
| John A. Scarlett, M.D. | 1.43% | DEF14A |
| FMR (Fidelity) | 1.41% | 13F |
| Millennium Management | 1.34% | 13F |
| Invesco | 1.00% | 13F |
Percentages above are of 544,912,215 shares outstanding, as reported by GERON CORP. on its Form 10-K dated December 31, 2023 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from GERON CORP.’s 10-K dated December 31, 2023. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At GERON CORP.'s shareholder meeting held May 9, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 183 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 936 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers… — GERON CORP.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 97% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: GERON CORP.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 13, 2024.
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