Cerus Corporation Announces Public Offering of Common Stock

On January 28, 2020 Cerus Corporation (Nasdaq: CERS) reported that it has commenced a registered underwritten public offering of $50.0 million of its common stock (Press release, Cerus, JAN 28, 2020, View Source [SID1234553613]). In addition, Cerus expects to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional $7.5 million of its common stock. All of the shares to be sold in the offering are to be sold by Cerus.

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BTIG, LLC is acting as sole book-running manager for the offering.

A shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-219727) relating to the shares of common stock described above was previously filed by Cerus with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and declared effective on January 8, 2018. A preliminary prospectus supplement related to the offering will be filed with the SEC. Prospective investors should read the preliminary prospectus supplement, when available, and the accompanying prospectus and other documents Cerus has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Cerus and the proposed offering. These documents are available at no charge by visiting the SEC’s website at View Source Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, when available, and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained by contacting BTIG, LLC at 65 East 55th Street, New York, NY, 10022, by email at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 593-7555.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of these securities under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.