CERUS CORP. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: The election of the three nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Daniel N. Swisher Jr.

CERUS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Daniel N. Swisher, Jr.”): 102,894,156 for, 11,112,129 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 11, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The Company's stockholders elected each of the three nominees named below to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 90% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 41 asset managers below reported 57,177,252 for, 1,984,568 withheld, 3,444 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: The election of the three nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Eric Bjerkholt

CERUS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Eric Bjerkholt”): 91,708,152 for, 22,298,133 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 11, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The Company's stockholders elected each of the three nominees named below to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 41 asset managers below reported 48,791,533 for, 10,335,580 withheld, 38,151 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: The election of the three nominees for director named in the Proxy Statement, to hold office until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders: Frank Witney, Ph.D.

CERUS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Frank Witney, Ph.D.”): 106,863,649 for, 7,142,636 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 11, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 The Company's stockholders elected each of the three nominees named below to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his respective successor has been duly elected and qualified.”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 41 asset managers below reported 58,763,369 for, 401,895 withheld.

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Description as filed by funds: THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN TO INCREASE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER BY 2 MILLION SHARES.

CERUS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“3. The amendment and restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares”): 110,627,916 for, 3,305,453 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 11, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 3 The Company's stockholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Company's Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the aggregate number of shares of common stock available for issuance thereunder by 2,000,000 shares.”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 43 asset managers below reported 59,126,746 for, 42,400 against.

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Description as filed by funds: THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND RESTATED 2008 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE THEREUNDER BY 5 MILLION SHARES AND TO MAKE CERTAIN OTHER CHANGES THERETO AS DESCRIBED FURTHER IN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT.

The 41 asset managers below reported 57,946,827 for, 1,218,437 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: The approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement

CERUS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“4. The compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement”): 104,504,936 for, 9,178,691 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 11, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 41 managers: 59,094,035 for, 28,829 against, 42,400 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 117 managers: 58,046,881 for, 2,042,802 against, 145 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM OF THE COMPANY FOR ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.

CERUS CORP.’s own tally for this item (“5. The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024”): 148,296,366 for, 2,627,132 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 11, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 5 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, 2024.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 41 asset managers below reported 59,122,335 for, 529 against, 42,400 abstained.

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