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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Green Kevin Dennis   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CERUS CORP [CERS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CERUS CORPORATION, 2550 STANWELL DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/22/2016 (Street) CONCORD, CA 94520 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/22/2016   M   11,000 A $ 4.19 53,167 (1) D   Common Stock 08/22/2016   S   11,000 D $ 6.7931 (2) 42,167 D   Common Stock 08/22/2016   M   6,150 A $ 5.55 48,317 D   Common Stock 08/22/2016   S   6,150 D $ 6.8111 (3) 42,167 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 4.19

08/22/2016

M

11,000

(4)

09/30/2017

Common Stock

11,000

(5)

0

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 5.55

08/22/2016

M

6,150

(6)

10/01/2016

Common Stock

6,150

(5)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Green Kevin Dennis C/O CERUS CORPORATION 2550 STANWELL DRIVE CONCORD, CA 94520			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

Kevin D. Green by Chrystal N. Menard attorney-in-fact		08/23/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This amount includes the following shares purchased under Cerus' 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan: 1,942 on 2/29/16, 3,590 on 8/31/15, 2,430 on 2/27/2015, 2,451 on 8/29/2014, 2,143 on 2/28/2014, 3,733 on 8/30/2013, 3,404 on 8/31/2012, 5,274 on 2/28/2010.
(2)	The reported price in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.79 to $6.81 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the aforementioned range set forth.
(3)	The reported price in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $6.81 to $6.82 per share, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the aforementioned range set forth.
(4)	One eighth (1/8th) of the shares subject to this Option vested six (6) months after October 1, 2008, and one forty-eighth (1/48th) of the shares subject to this Option vested on the first day of each month thereafter.
(5)	Not applicable.
(6)	The shares subject to the Option vested in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments over 4 years after October 2, 2006.

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