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Greenman and Ann Lucena elected to three-year terms with ~124.7M and ~124.9M votes for.","Advisory say-on-pay approved: 120.9M for (92% of votes cast); 11.0M against, 629,704 abstain.","Ernst & Young ratified as auditor: 164.3M for (98% of votes cast); 2.2M against, 735,277 abstain."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-255488","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-255488.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-255488.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-255488.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312526255488/0001193125-26-255488-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312526255488/cers-20260602.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-03T20:48:49.680178+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"2c629a826d9c3d7a4b95167e45996c8fa1971322","claim":"CERUS CORP shareholders approved Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 10,000,000 shares at the 2026-06-02 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2 The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s 2024 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 10,000,000 shares as described in the Proxy Statement. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 89,832,187 42,567,475 87,838 34,678,292","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312526255488/0001193125-26-255488-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-02"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"788bcd631bae391bfdd0e22a5ddac79b8d16d4bb","claim":"CERUS CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on the compensation of named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement at the 2026-06-02 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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 120,905,509 10,952,287 629,704 34,678,292","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312526255488/0001193125-26-255488-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-02"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"84616aa86ba555b559781cbda41c647b64578848","claim":"CERUS CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-02 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1 The Company’s stockholders elected each of the two nominees named below to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes William M. Greenman 124,675,657 7,811,843 34,678,292 Ann Lucena 124,854,827 7,632,673 34,678,292","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000119312526255488/0001193125-26-255488-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2026-06-02"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b9462187d41134500b2ca5e90d1054867708986a","claim":"CERUS CORP shareholders approved Ratification of selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-02 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"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, 2026. 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