{"url_path":"/sec/cers/10-k/2026/item-10","section_key":"item-10","section_title":"Item 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-03-02","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/0001193125-26-085678-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-085678","cik":"0001020214","ticker":"CERS","issuer_name":"CERUS CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/0001193125-26-085678-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001020214","primary_entity_name":"CERUS CORP"},"word_count":368,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance\n\nOther than as set forth below, the information required by this item is to be included in our Proxy Statement as follows:\n\n•\nThe information relating to our executive officers is to be included in the section entitled “Executive Officers;”\n\n•\nThe information relating to our directors and nominees for directors is to be included in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—Election of Directors;”\n\n•\nThe information relating to our audit committee and audit committee financial expert is to be included in the section entitled “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance;”\n\n•\nThe information relating to our insider trading policies and procedures is to be included in the section entitled “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance–Insider Trading Policy;” and\n\n•\nIf required, the information regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is to be included in the section entitled “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports.”\n\n \n\nSuch information will be included in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\nCode of Ethics\n\nWe have adopted the Cerus Corporation Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or Ethics Code, that applies to all of our officers, directors and employees. The Ethics Code is available on our website at www.cerus.com on the “Corporate Governance” page of the section titled “Investors.” If we make any substantive amendments to the Ethics Code or grant any waiver from a provision of the Ethics Code to any executive officer or director, we intend to promptly disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver as required by applicable laws. To satisfy our disclosure requirements, we plan to post any waivers of or amendments to the Ethics Code on our website in lieu of filing such waivers or amendments on a Form 8-K.\n\nOur employees are required to report any conduct that they believe in good faith to be an actual or apparent violation of the Ethics Code. The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors has established procedures to receive, retain and address complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters and to allow for the confidential and anonymous submission by employees of related concerns."}