UNITED STATES

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 11, 2014

CERUS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 0-21937

Delaware 68-0262011

(State or other (IRS Employer

jurisdiction of incorporation) Identification No.)

2550 Stanwell Drive

Concord, California 94520

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (925) 288-6000

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Cerus Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 11, 2014. 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 abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter. A more complete description of each matter is set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2014 (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 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been elected and qualified.

Nominee

 

For

 

Withheld

 

Broker Non-Votes

Timothy B. Anderson

 

25,910,624

 

650,923

 

35,810,748

Bruce C. Cozadd

 

25,907.153

 

654,394

 

35,810,748

William M. Greenman

 

26,155,791

 

405,756

 

35,810,748

Proposal 2

The Company's stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock from 112,500,000 shares to 225,000,000 shares.

             

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

58,313,059

 

3,901,888

 

157,348

 

0

Proposal 3

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

25,502,544

 

1,015,158

 

43,845

 

35,810,748

Proposal 4

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, 2014.

             

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

 

Broker Non-Votes

60,921,185

 

1,253,392

 

197,718

 

0

No other matters were submitted for stockholder action at the Annual Meeting.

SIGNATURE

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

Dated: June 13, 2014

   

By:

 

/s/ Kevin D. Green

       

Kevin D. Green

       

Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer