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): December 23, 2014

CERUS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
					
Delaware	 	0-21937	 	68-0262011	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	 	(Commission
File No.)	 	(IRS Employer
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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Item 1.01.	Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.	
On December 23, 2014, Cerus Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Supply and Manufacturing Agreement, dated March 1, 2008 and amended November 28, 2012, with Porex Corporation (the “Supply Agreement”). Among other things, the Amendment extends the initial term of the Supply Agreement until December 31, 2016. The Amendment also specifies the annual minimum quantity of products to be ordered and the prices to be paid by the Company for any given calendar year during the remaining term of the Supply Agreement.
The foregoing is only a brief description of the material terms of the Amendment, does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The Company will be requesting confidential treatment for certain terms of the Amendment, which will be filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SIGNATURE
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	
			
Dated: December 23, 2014	 		 		
	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Kevin D. Green	
	 		 		 	Kevin D. Green	
	 		 		 	Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer