UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~March 1902, 2026

CERUS CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware	000-21937	68-0262011
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1220 Concord Avenue, Suite 600
Concord, California		94520
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

     Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 925 288-6000

    

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	CERS	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 52.02 DepartureResults of DirectorsOperations orand CertainFinancial Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersCondition.

On ~~January~~March 192, 2026, ~~Timothy L. Moore, a member of the class of directors whose terms of office expire at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”) of~~ Cerus Corporation (the “Company”), ~~informed~~announced ~~the~~its ~~Company~~financial ~~that~~results hefor ~~would~~its ~~not~~fourth ~~stand~~quarter ~~for~~and ~~re-election~~fiscal atyear ~~the~~ended ~~2026~~December ~~Annual~~31, ~~Meeting~~2025. A ~~Mr.~~copy ~~Moore~~of the Company’s ~~decision~~press ~~not~~release, toentitled ~~stand~~“Cerus ~~for~~Corporation reAnnounces Full-~~election~~Year ~~was~~and ~~not~~Fourth ~~because~~Quarter of2025 aFinancial ~~disagreement~~Results,” ~~with~~is ~~the~~furnished ~~Company~~pursuant ~~on any matter relating~~ to ~~the~~Item ~~Company’s~~2.02 ~~operations,~~as ~~policies~~Exhibit ~~or practices~~99.1 hereto.

~~SIGNATURES~~The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of Section 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

PursuantItem to9.01 theFinancial requirementsStatements ofand the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorizedExhibits.

			CERUS CORPORATION
Date:	January 23, 2026	By:	/s/ Chrystal N. Jensen
			Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

99.1 Press release, dated March 2, 2026, entitled “Cerus Corporation Announces Full-Year and Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results.”

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURES

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.


			CERUS CORPORATION

Date:	March 2, 2026	By:	/s/ Kevin D. Green
			Kevin D. Green, Chief Financial Officer

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