Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 11, 2014

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 0-21937

Delaware 68-0262011

(State or other (IRS Employer

jurisdiction of incorporation) Identification No.)

2550 Stanwell Drive

Concord, California 94520

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (925) 288-6000

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Cerus Corporation (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") on June 11, 2014. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter. A more complete description of each matter is set forth in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2014 (the "Proxy Statement").

The Company's stockholders elected each of the three nominees named below to the Board of Directors, to serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been elected and qualified.

The Company's stockholders approved the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock from 112,500,000 shares to 225,000,000 shares.

The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.

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, 2014.

No other matters were submitted for stockholder action at the Annual Meeting.

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.