SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2023-11-02

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 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Exhibit 10.1</font></p>
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 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">Cerus Corporation<br>Amended and Restated 2008 Equity Incentive Plan</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="font-variant:small-caps;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON: APRIL 19, 2017</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS ON: JUNE 7, 2017</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">AMENDED AND RESTATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON: APRIL 19, 2019</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">AMENDED AND RESTATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON: MAY 23, 2019</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS ON: JUNE 5, 2019</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">AMENDED AND RESTATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON: APRIL 11, 2020</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS ON: JUNE 3, 2020</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">AMENDED AND RESTATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON: MARCH 26, 2021</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS ON: JUNE 2, 2021</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">AMENDED AND RESTATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON: MARCH 25, 2022</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS ON: JUNE 1, 2022</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">AMENDED AND RESTATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON: MARCH 24, 2023</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS ON: JUNE 7, 2023</font></p>
 <p style="text-indent:0;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="text-transform:uppercase;color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;min-width:fit-content;">TERMINATION DATE: APRIL 21, 2026</font></p>
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