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Form 8-K for CERUS CORP


23-Dec-2008

Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and Exhibits


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 19, 2008, the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Claes Glassell solely to clarify the manner in which his existing employment agreement complies with the final regulations under 409A, including among other things, clarifying the timing and form of all payments.

On December 22, 2008 the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with Howard G. Ervin solely to clarify the manner in which his existing employment agreement complies with the final regulations under 409A, including among other things, clarifying the timing and form of all payments.

On December 23, 2008 the Company entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with William J. Dawson solely to clarify the manner in which his existing employment agreement complies with the final regulations under 409A, including among other things, clarifying the timing and form of all payments.

The existing employment agreements with each of Mr. Glassell, Mr. Ervin and Mr. Dawson were amended to provide the following:

• that cash severance payments made following a change of control (as defined therein) shall be made in the form of lump sum payments rather than salary continuation.

• that a "good reason resignation" shall only occur if (i) the individual notifies the Company in writing within 60 days after the occurrence of the event constituting "good reason" that he intends to terminate his employment no earlier than 30 days after providing such notice, (ii) the Company does not cure such condition within 30 days following its receipt of such notice or states in writing that it does not intend to attempt to cure such condition, and (iii) the individual resigns from employment within 30 days following the end of the period within which the Company was entitled to remedy the condition constituting "good reason" but failed to do so.

• that if any of the severance benefits constitute "deferred compensation" under 409A and the individual is a "specified employee" of the Company (as such term is defined in 409A) then, solely to the extent necessary to avoid the incurrence of adverse personal tax consequences under 409A, the timing of the payments shall be delayed until the earlier of (i) the date that is six months and one day after the individual's separation from service and (ii) the date of the individual's death.

In addition, in the case of Mr. Ervin's agreement, it was further amended to provide that a "good reason resignation" shall only occur in the event of a material reduction in base salary (rather than any reduction in base salary), a material adverse change in his job responsibilities (rather than any change in job responsibilities), a material adverse change in his job location (rather than any change in job location) or a material adverse change in his line of reporting (rather than any change in line of reporting).

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Copies of the above reference amended and restated employment agreements are filed hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the text of the amended and restated employment agreements.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, by and between the Company and
        Claes Glassell, dated December 19, 2008.

10.2    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, by and between the Company and
        William J. Dawson, dated December 23, 2008.

10.3    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, by and between the Company and
        Howard G. Ervin, dated December 22, 2008.

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