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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As filed with the
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNDER</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:6.0pt 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERUS CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">68-0262011</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State of
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2411 STANWELL DRIVE</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CONCORD, CALIFORNIA 94520</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(Address of
principal executive offices)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(Full title of
the plans)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">STEPHEN T. ISAACS</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">CERUS CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">2411 STANWELL DRIVE</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">CONCORD, CALIFORNIA 94520</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">(925) 288-6000</font></b></p>

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number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">ROBERT L. JONES, ESQ.</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">COOLEY GODWARD LLP</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">3175 HANOVER STREET</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;">(650) 843-5000</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  Maximum Aggregate Offering </font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Shares of Common
  Stock, par value $.001 per share, reserved for future issuance under the 1999
  Equity Incentive Plan</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,000,000</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$28.71</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$28,710,000.00</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$2,641.32</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:92.42%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This
  Registration Statement shall cover any additional shares of Common Stock
  which become issuable under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) set
  forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization
  or any other similar transaction without receipt of consideration which
  results in an increase in the number of shares of the outstanding Common
  Stock of Cerus Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Registrant&#148;).</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="92%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:92.42%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Estimated solely
  for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee.&#160; The offering price per share and aggregate
  offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
  Company&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on July 9,
  2002 for shares available for future grant pursuant to the Plan (pursuant to
  Rule 457(c) under the Act).</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF
CONTENTS OF</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NOS. 333-74991, 333-84497, 333-42588
and 333-63132</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The contents of Registration Statements on Form&nbsp;S-8
Nos.&nbsp;333-74991, 333-84497, 333-42588 and 333-63132 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 1999, August 4, 1999, July 28,
2000 and June 15, 2001, respectively, are incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBITS</font></b></p>

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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.7%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:87.1%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of
  Cooley Godward LLP<font style="text-transform:uppercase;">.</font></font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="87%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:87.1%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Ernst
  &amp; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of
  Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration
  Statement.</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power of
  Attorney is contained on the signature pages.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Concord, State of California, on
July&nbsp;11, 2002.</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CERUS CORPORATION</font></b></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="12%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:12.32%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.34%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gregory W.
  Schafer</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:44.34%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gregory W.
  Schafer</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Title: Vice
  President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in 12.0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Stephen T. Isaacs and Gregory W. Schafer, and each or
any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Signature</font></b></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Title</font></b></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date</font></b></p>
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  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Stephen T.
  Isaacs</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Chief
  Executive </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 11, 2002</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Stephen T.
  Isaacs)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Officer&#160; and Director&#160; (Principal Executive Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gregory W.
  Schafer </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President,
  Finance and Chief </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 11, 2002</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Gregory W.
  Schafer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Financial
  Officer (Principal<br>
  Financial and Accounting Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ B.J. Cassin </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 11, 2002</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(B.J. Cassin)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Bruce C.
  Cozadd </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 11, 2002</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Bruce C.
  Cozadd)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ John E.
  Hearst </font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 11, 2002</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(John E. Hearst)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ C. Raymond
  Larkin, Jr</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">July 11, 2002</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:38.82%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(C. Raymond
  Larkin, Jr.)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.64%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="34%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:34.02%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:2.22%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
  </td>
  <td width="22%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:22.3%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-size:1.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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  Rohn)</font></p>
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  Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration
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As filed with the
  Securities and Exchange Commission on July 11, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CERUS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
68-0262011
(State of
  Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
2411 STANWELL DRIVE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA 94520
(Address of
principal executive offices)
1999 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of
the plans)
STEPHEN T. ISAACS
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CERUS CORPORATION
2411 STANWELL DRIVE
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA 94520
(925) 288-6000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
ROBERT L. JONES, ESQ.
COOLEY GODWARD LLP
3175 HANOVER STREET
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304
(650) 843-5000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
  Securities to be Registered
Amount to
  be Registered(1)
Proposed
  Maximum Offering Price Per
Share (2)
Proposed
  Maximum Aggregate Offering
Price (2)
Amount of
Registration
  Fee
Shares of Common
  Stock, par value $.001 per share, reserved for future issuance under the 1999
  Equity Incentive Plan
1,000,000
$28.71
$28,710,000.00
$2,641.32
(1)
This
  Registration Statement shall cover any additional shares of Common Stock
  which become issuable under the 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") set
  forth herein by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization
  or any other similar transaction without receipt of consideration which
  results in an increase in the number of shares of the outstanding Common
  Stock of Cerus Corporation (the "Company" or "Registrant").
(2)
Estimated solely
  for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee.  The offering price per share and aggregate
  offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
  Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on July 9,
  2002 for shares available for future grant pursuant to the Plan (pursuant to
  Rule 457(c) under the Act).
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF
CONTENTS OF
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8
NOS. 333-74991, 333-84497, 333-42588
and 333-63132
The contents of Registration Statements on Form S-8
Nos. 333-74991, 333-84497, 333-42588 and 333-63132 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 1999, August 4, 1999, July 28,
2000 and June 15, 2001, respectively, are incorporated by reference herein.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
5.1
Opinion of
  Cooley Godward LLP
.
23.1
Consent of Ernst
  & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of
  Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration
  Statement.
24.1
Power of
  Attorney is contained on the signature pages.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Concord, State of California, on
July 11, 2002.
CERUS CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Gregory W.
  Schafer
Gregory W.
  Schafer
Title: Vice
  President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Stephen T. Isaacs and Gregory W. Schafer, and each or
any one of them, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their
or his or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Stephen T.
  Isaacs
President, Chief
  Executive
July 11, 2002
(Stephen T.
  Isaacs)
Officer  and Director  (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Gregory W.
  Schafer
Vice President,
  Finance and Chief
July 11, 2002
(Gregory W.
  Schafer)
Financial
  Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ B.J. Cassin
Director
July 11, 2002
(B.J. Cassin)
/s/ Bruce C.
  Cozadd
Director
July 11, 2002
(Bruce C.
  Cozadd)
/s/ John E.
  Hearst
Director
July 11, 2002
(John E. Hearst)
/s/ C. Raymond
  Larkin, Jr
Director
July 11, 2002
(C. Raymond
  Larkin, Jr.)
/s/ William R.
  Rohn
Director
July 10, 2002
(William R.
  Rohn)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of
  Cooley Godward LLP
.
23.1
Consent of Ernst
  & Young LLP
,
Independent
  Auditors
.
23.2
Consent of
  Cooley Godward LLP is contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration
  Statement.
24.1
Power of
  Attorney is contained on the signature pages.