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): November 28, 2012
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.) |
2550 Stanwell Drive
Concord, California 94520
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (925) 288-6000
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On November 28, 2012, Cerus Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the supply and manufacturing agreement, dated March 1, 2008, with Porex Corporation (the “Supply Agreement”). The Amendment is effective as of January 1, 2013 (the “Effective Date”). The Amendment extends the initial term of the Supply Agreement from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2014. The Amendment also specifies the prices to be paid by the Company and the minimum purchase order requirements to be made by the Company under the Supply Agreement for any given calendar year as of the Effective Date.
The foregoing is only a brief description of the material terms of the Amendment and does not purport to be complete. The Amendment will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company will be requesting confidential treatment for certain terms of the Amendment, which will be filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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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 3, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kevin D. Green | ||||
Kevin D. Green Vice President, Finance and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||||
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