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  <p style="text-indent:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">(e)	On June 5, 2024, the stockholders of Cerus Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved the Company&#8217;s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2024 Equity Incentive Plan&#8221;), as successor to the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. The material terms of the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan are described in the Company&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;), in the section entitled &#8220;</span><a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000095017024048801/cers-20240419.htm"><span style="color:#0000ff;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Proposal No. 2 &#8211; Approval of the Company&#8217;s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan</span></a><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">&#8221; on pages 22 to 35, which description is incorporated herein by reference.</span><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"> </span></p>
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    <td style="border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;min-width:fit-content;">106,863,649</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">The Company&#8217;s stockholders approved the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, the successor plan to the Company&#8217;s Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.</span></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Proposal 3</span></p>
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    <td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Against</span></p></td>
    <td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Abstain</span></p></td>
    <td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Broker Non-Votes</span></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">The Company&#8217;s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.</span></p>
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    <td style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;border-right:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-left:0.08in;vertical-align:top;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;padding-right:0.08in;"><p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><span style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;min-width:fit-content;">Abstain</span></p></td>
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8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 05, 2024
CERUS CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
000-21937
68-0262011
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1220 Concord Avenue, Suite 600
Concord
,
California
94520
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:
925
288-6000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
CERS
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)	On June 5, 2024, the stockholders of Cerus Corporation (the "Company") approved the Company's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2024 Equity Incentive Plan"), as successor to the Company's Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. The material terms of the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan are described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2024 (the "Proxy Statement"), in the section entitled "
Proposal No. 2 – Approval of the Company's 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
" on pages 22 to 35, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 5, 2024, the Company held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of votes withheld, abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable. A more complete description of each matter is set forth in the Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1
The Company's stockholders elected each of the three nominees named below to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Daniel N. Swisher, Jr.
102,894,156
11,112,129
37,619,620
Frank Witney, Ph.D.
106,863,649
7,142,636
37,619,620
Eric Bjerkholt
91,708,152
22,298,133
37,619,620
Proposal 2
The Company's stockholders approved the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, the successor plan to the Company's Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
103,225,218
10,696,219
84,848
37,619,620
Proposal 3
The Company's stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
110,627,916
3,305,453
72,916
37,619,620
Proposal 4
The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
104,504,936
9,178,691
322,658
37,619,620
Proposal 5
The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
For
Against
Abstain
148,296,366
2,627,132
702,407
No other matters were submitted for stockholder action at the Annual Meeting.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CERUS CORPORATION
Date:
June 11, 2024
By:
/s/ Chrystal N. Jensen
Chrystal N. Jensen
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel