Current Report Filing (8-k)
April 23 2018 - 5:02PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
April 17, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Cerus
Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-21937
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68-0262011
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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of incorporation)
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2550 Stanwell Drive
Concord, California
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94520
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants 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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 17, 2018, the Board of Directors (the Board)
of Cerus Corporation (the Company), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the Compensation Committee), approved an amendment to the Companys Change of Control Severance Benefit Plan (the
Severance Plan) to extend the vesting acceleration benefits under the Severance Plan to all equity awards granted to the participants in the Severance Plan (each, a Participant). As amended, the Severance Plan (the
Amended Severance Plan) provides, in addition to certain other benefits, that in the event a Participants experiences a covered termination, as defined in the Severance Plan, then the vesting (and, if applicable,
exercisability) of all equity awards held by the Participant will be accelerated in full. Prior to such amendment, such vesting acceleration benefit was limited only to stock options. Each of the Companys executive officers, with the exception
of the Companys chief executive officer, are Participants in the Severance Plan. Similarly, on April 17, 2018, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved amendments to the Companys employment letter
agreement with the Companys chief executive officer (the CEO Letter Agreement) and the employment letter agreement with the Companys chief financial officer (the CFO Letter Agreement and together with the CEO
Letter Agreement, the Letter Agreements) to provide, in each case, that any vesting acceleration benefits to which they are entitled pursuant to the applicable Letter Agreement will apply to all equity awards granted to Companys
chief executive officer and chief financial officer, and not only to stock options. Like with the Amended Severance Plan, the Letter Agreements provide for certain severance-related benefits under certain employment termination scenarios, including,
in the case of the Companys chief executive officer, a change of control-related termination.
The foregoing descriptions of the Amended Severance
Plan and the Letter Agreement amendments do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the full text of the Amended Severance Plan and the Letter Agreements, as amended. The Company intends to
file a copy of the Amended Severance Plan and the Letter Agreement amendments with the Companys Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2018.
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.
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CERUS CORPORATION
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Dated: April 23, 2018
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By:
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/s/ Chrystal N. Menard
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Chrystal N. Menard
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Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
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