SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-19-019307

CERUS CORP · CERS

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Chief Commercial Officer

Period of report

Mar 12, 2019

Accepted (ET)

Mar 13, 2019 · 8:45 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001020214

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I
Common Stock^F1,F2	Mar 12, 2019	M	3,750	—	A	65,308	D
Common Stock^F1	Mar 12, 2019	M	15,834	—	A	81,142	D
Common Stock^F3	Mar 13, 2019	S	5,979	$5.8996	D	75,163	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Restricted Stock Unit^F5,F1,F4	—	Mar 12, 2019	M	3,750	D	—	—	Common Stock	3,750	3,750	D
Restricted Stock Unit^F5,F1,F6	—	Mar 12, 2019	M	15,834	D	—	—	Common Stock	15,834	31,666	D

F1Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of Cerus Common Stock.
F2Includes 4,823 and 1,951 shares purchased under Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on 08/31/18 and 02/28/19, respectively.
F3Represents the number of shares required to be sold to cover the statutory tax withholding obligations and corresponding brokerage fee in connection with the vesting of the restricted stock units listed in Table II. This sale is mandated by the election to satisfy the minimum statutory tax withholding obligations through a "sell to cover" transaction and does not represent a discretionary sale by the reporting person.
F4The restricted stock unit vests in three equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2018.
F5Not applicable.
F6The restricted stock unit vests in three equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2019.