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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-295943
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181005
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181009
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181009

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CERUS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001020214
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
		IRS NUMBER:				680262011
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21937
		FILM NUMBER:		181113747

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 STANWELL DRIVE
		CITY:			CONCORD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94520
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9252886000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2550 STANWELL DRIVE
		STREET 2:		STE 300
		CITY:			CONCORD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94520

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CERUS TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960731
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REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;5, 2018</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CERUS CORPORATION </B></P>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">288-6000</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR &#167;230.405) or
Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.12b-2).</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) On October&nbsp;5, 2018, the Board of Directors (the
&#147;Board&#148;) of Cerus Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) increased the number of directors on the Board from seven to eight and created a vacancy in the class of directors whose term of office expires at the Company&#146;s 2021 annual
meeting of stockholders. Further, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, elected Eric Bjerkholt to fill the newly created vacancy on the Board, effective immediately. Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt
will serve as director until his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt currently serves as the chief financial officer of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Director Compensation Policy, adopted
by the Board on March&nbsp;2, 2018 (the &#147;Director Policy&#148;), as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> member of the Board, Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt is entitled to receive an annual cash retainer in the amount of $40,000 for his
service as a Board member, paid in quarterly installments and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pro-rated</FONT> based on the number of days Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt will serve on the Board. In addition to the cash retainer, Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt will be
reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings of the Board. As a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director, Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt is not entitled to perquisites or retirement benefits. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with his election, Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt received an initial stock option grant under the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated 2008
Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;2008 Plan&#148;) and pursuant to the Director Policy for the number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock equal to (i) $93,750, divided by (ii)&nbsp;the Black-Scholes value of a stock option share, determined
using the average daily closing sales price per share of the Company&#146;s common stock for the thirty (30)&nbsp;market trading days immediately prior to the grant date (the &#147;Average <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-Day</FONT> Price&#148;),
with the resulting number rounded down to the nearest whole share, with such stock option vesting in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">thirty-six</FONT> (36)&nbsp;equal monthly installments following the date of grant, subject to
Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt&#146;s continued service on the Board. Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt also received a restricted stock unit award (&#147;RSU&#148;) for the number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock equal to (i) $93,750, divided by (ii)&nbsp;the
Average <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-Day</FONT> Price, with the resulting number rounded down to the nearest whole share, with such RSU vesting in three (3)&nbsp;annual installments following the date of grant, also subject to
Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt&#146;s continued service on the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt will automatically receive pursuant to the Director Policy
an option to purchase the number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock equal to (i) $62,500, divided by (ii)&nbsp;the Black-Scholes value of a stock option share, determined using the Average <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-Day</FONT>
Price, with the resulting number rounded down to the nearest whole share (the &#147;Annual Option&#148;), and an RSU for the number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock equal to (x) $62,500, divided by (y)&nbsp;the Average <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-Day</FONT> Price, with the resulting number rounded down to the nearest whole share (the &#147;Annual RSU&#148;), on the date of each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company if he has been a member of the
Board for at least twelve (12)&nbsp;months prior to the date of the applicable annual meeting and is serving as a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> director as of such date. The Annual Option will vest in twelve equal monthly
installments beginning one month from the date of grant, with full vesting to occur on the earlier of one year from the grant date, or the trading day immediately prior to date of the next annual meeting. The Annual RSU will vest 100% upon the
earlier of one year from the grant date, or the trading day immediately prior to date of the next annual meeting. Annual equity grants under the Director Policy are <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-discretionary.</FONT> All options granted
pursuant to the Director Policy have a term of ten years, have an exercise price equal to 100% of the fair market value of the Company&#146;s common stock on the date of grant and are subject to the terms of the 2008 Plan. In the event&nbsp;of a
&#147;change in control&#148; of the Company, as defined by the 2008 Plan, all outstanding equity held by Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt will become fully vested immediately prior to such change in control event, subject to Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt&#146;s
&#147;continuous service,&#148; as defined by the 2008 Plan, to the Company at such time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt&#146;s
election to the Board, he and the Company will enter into the Company&#146;s standard indemnity agreement for the Company&#146;s directors and officers, which requires the Company to indemnify Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt, under the circumstances and to the
extent provided for therein, against certain expenses and other amounts incurred by Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt as a result of being made a party to certain actions, suits, proceedings and the like by reason of his position as a director of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report
and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibit is furnished with this report: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d635591dex991.htm">Press release, dated October&nbsp;9, 2018, entitled &#147;Cerus Appoints Eric Bjerkholt to Board of Directors.&#148; </A></TD></TR>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Cerus Appoints Eric Bjerkholt to Board of Directors </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CONCORD, CA, October&nbsp;9, 2018 - Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS) today announced the appointment of Eric Bjerkholt to its Board of Directors.
Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt currently serves as the chief financial officer of Aimmune Therapeutics, a San Francisco Bay Area biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments to help protect people with food allergies. Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt
brings over three decades of healthcare and biotech leadership experience to the Cerus Board, which has now been expanded to eight members. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are
pleased to welcome Eric to Cerus&#146; Board of Directors,&#148; said Daniel Swisher, Chair of the Board. &#147;Eric is an accomplished healthcare executive with extensive experience in financial strategy, business development, and operations.
Eric&#146;s addition provides another valuable perspective on key factors that are critical to our future success.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Cerus is redefining blood
safety and availability to the potential benefit of millions of patients around the globe,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt. &#147;It is an exciting time and I&#146;m looking forward to working with the Company to achieve a new standard of care in
transfusion medicine.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to joining Aimmune Therapeutics in 2017, Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt served as the chief financial officer of Sunesis
Pharmaceuticals Inc., where, during his 13 years with the company, he oversaw all aspects of finance, business development, governance, and corporate relations. Prior to Sunesis, Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt was the chief financial officer of IntraBiotics
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and LifeSpring Nutrition, Inc. Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt began his healthcare career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Bjerkholt currently serves on the board and is the chair of the audit committee of Corium International, Inc., a publicly traded, commercial stage
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cerus Corporation is a biomedical products company focused in the field of blood transfusion safety. The INTERCEPT Blood System is designed to reduce the risk
of transfusion-transmitted infections by inactivating a broad range of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and parasites that may be present in donated blood. The nucleic acid targeting mechanism of action of the INTERCEPT treatment is designed to
inactivate established transfusion threats, such as hepatitis B and C, HIV, West Nile virus and bacteria, as well as emerging pathogens such as chikungunya, malaria and dengue. Cerus currently markets and sells the INTERCEPT Blood System for both
platelets and plasma in the United States, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East and selected countries in other regions around the world. The INTERCEPT Red Blood Cell system is in clinical development. See
http://www.cerus.com for information about Cerus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Contact: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tim Lee &#150; Investor Relations Director </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cerus Corporation
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">925-288-6137</FONT></FONT> </P>
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