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GERON CORP·4

Feb 19, 6:10 PM ET

ROBERTSON MICHELLE 4

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Geron CFO Michelle Robertson Receives 1.66M RSU Award

What Happened
Michelle Robertson, Chief Financial Officer of Geron Corporation (GERN), received a grant/award of 1,660,000 restricted stock units (RSUs) reported 2026-02-17 (acquired at $0). On 2026-02-18 the filing shows conversion/exercise activity of 27,500 derivative shares (reported at $0) and a corresponding disposition of 27,500 derivative shares (reported at $0). Also on 2026-02-18 Robertson sold 9,855 shares in an open-market transaction at $1.94 per share, yielding $19,119. The RSU award is an acquisition (not a cash purchase); the open-market sale was a routine cash-raise to cover tax withholding.

Key Details

  • Transactions and amounts:
    • 2026-02-17: Grant/Award — 1,660,000 RSUs (derivative) acquired at $0.
    • 2026-02-18: Exercise/conversion — 27,500 derivative shares acquired at $0.
    • 2026-02-18: Disposition of 27,500 derivative shares reported at $0 (matching conversion entry).
    • 2026-02-18: Open-market sale — 9,855 shares at $1.94, proceeds $19,119.
  • Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing details.
  • Notable footnotes from the filing:
    • F1/F4: Shares acquired on vesting of RSUs; each RSU equals one share.
    • F2: The 9,855-share sale was a mandatory "sell to cover" to satisfy tax withholding and remittance obligations (not a discretionary sale).
    • F5: The RSUs were originally granted on Feb 18, 2025 and vest in four equal annual installments from the grant date (vesting conditioned on continued service).
  • Filing timeliness: Form filed 2026-02-19 covering transactions through 2026-02-18 — appears to be timely.

Context

  • RSUs are a compensation award that convert to shares upon vesting; they are not a cash purchase and do not necessarily signal a buy decision.
  • The sale reported here was for tax withholding under company policy (mandatory sell-to-cover), which is routine and not necessarily indicative of the CFO’s view of the stock.
  • For derivatives: the filing shows conversion/exercise entries and matching derivative dispositions at $0—these are recorded as part of the RSU/settlement process in the filing.