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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Cerus Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 68-0262011
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
2525 Stanwell Drive, Suite 300, Concord, CA 94520
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to Name of Each Exchange on Which
be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
None
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the following box. / /
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is to become effective simultaneously with
the effectiveness of a concurrent registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(2) please check the following box. / /
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.001
(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
A description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is
contained in the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock," commencing at
page 59 of the Prospectus included in Amendment No. 2 to Registrant's Form S-1
Registration Statement, No. 333-11341, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on January 8, 1997. The description of the section
entitled "Description of Capital Stock" appearing in the Registrant's final
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) is incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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1.1 Specimen certificate for Registrant's Common Stock.(1)
2.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant.(2)
3.1 Bylaws of the Registrant.(3)
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to Registrant's Form
S-1 Registration Statement, No. 333-11341, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on January 8, 1997 and
incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's Form
S-1 Registration Statement, No. 333-11341, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 1996 and
incorporated herein by reference.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration
Statement, No. 333-11341, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 4, 1996 and incorporated
herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this registration statement, as amended,
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CERUS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: January 8, 1997 By: /s/ David S. Clayton
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David S. Clayton
Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
