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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-166216"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CERS"
cik: "0001020214"
company_name: "CERUS CORP"
filed_at: "2022-06-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T04:59:09.821723+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cerus shareholders elect directors, approve equity plan increase of 12M shares at 2022 annual meeting

## Summary
- Jami Dover Nachtsheim and Gail Schulze elected to Board with 102.4M and 109.2M votes for, respectively.
- Amendment to 2008 Equity Incentive Plan approved: 93.0M for, 22.7M against, adding 12M shares.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 111.5M for, 4.1M against.
- Stockholders preferred one-year frequency for future say-on-pay votes: 111.9M voted for one year.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2022 approved: 142.2M for, 1.7M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-166216
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CERS
- cik: 0001020214
- company_name: CERUS CORP
- filed_at: 2022-06-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312522166216/0001193125-22-166216-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312522166216/d336561d8k.htm

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