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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:16px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>(Amendment No. <U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> ) </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed by the Registrant <FONT
FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant <FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="justify"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Preliminary Proxy Statement </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B> </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="justify"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Definitive Proxy Statement </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Definitive Additional Materials </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="justify"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167; 240.14a-12 </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Cerus Corporation </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its
Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>N/A </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if Other Than the Registrant) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"
ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No fee required. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="justify"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1.</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies: </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated
and state how it was determined): </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:5%" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>Total fee paid: </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously.
Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amount Previously Paid: </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>Filing Party: </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>Date Filed: </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P
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<IMG SRC="g23816cerus.jpg" ALT="LOGO"></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="1"><I>CERUS CORPORATION</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="ARIAL"
SIZE="1"><I>ATTN: LORI ROLL</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="1"><I>2411 STANWELL DRIVE</I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="ARIAL"
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" ROWSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="2">You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in Cerus Corporation.</FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT FACE="ARIAL" SIZE="1">To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for
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