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EXHIBIT 10.33
GERON CORPORATION
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
NOTE SECURED BY DEED OF TRUST
This First Amendment to Promissory Note is made as of December 1, 1996,
by and between Geron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY") and
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx ("MAKER") and is entered into with respect to the Note Secured
by Second Deed of Trust (the "Note") dated as of December __, 1993, pursuant to
which the Company loaned Maker an aggregate principal amount of $150,000 (the
"Borrowed Amount").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the parties desire to extend the term of the Note to provide
that the principal balance under the Note will become due and payable on
December 31, 1998.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows:
1. Paragraph 1 of the Note is hereby amended to read as follows:
"1. Principal. The principal balance of this Note shall
become due and payable on December 31, 1998."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as
of the day and year first above written.
GERON CORPORATION MAKER
BY: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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TITLE: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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