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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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| 1. | Name of Reporting Person: Ira Sochet |
I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities
only): |
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| 2. | Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): | |||||
| (a) | o | |||||
| (b) | o | |||||
| 3. | SEC Use Only: | |||||
| 4. | Source of Funds (See Instructions): PF, WC |
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| 5. | Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e): o | |||||
| 6. | Citizenship or Place of Organization: United States |
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| Number
of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With | ||||||
| 7. | Sole Voting Power: 1,349,234 | |||||
| 8. | Shared Voting
Power: 0 | |||||
| 9. | Sole Dispositive
Power: 1,349,234 | |||||
| 10. | Shared Dispositive
Power: 0 | |||||
| 11. | Aggregate Amount Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person: 1,349,234 |
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| 12. | Check if the Aggregate Amount in
Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions): o |
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| 13. | Percent of Class Represented by
Amount in Row (11): 6.0% | |||||
| 14. | Type of Reporting Person (See
Instructions): IN | |||||
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This amendment to Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”) is filed as Amendment No. 1 to the Statement on Schedule 13D, dated January 12, 2005 (the “Schedule 13D”), filed on behalf of Ira Sochet (the “Reporting Person”) relating to the common stock of Cerus Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
This Amendment reflects material changes in the Schedule 13D, as amended, such material changes being more fully reflected in Items 3 and 5 below.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
This Statement relates to the beneficial ownership of the Reporting Person of 1,349,234 shares of Common Stock, all of which are directly owned by the Reporting Person except for 33,645 shares owned by Investors Risk Advantage L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“IRA”).
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) As of the close of business on June 23, 2005, the Reporting Person beneficially owned an aggregate of 1,349,234 shares of Common Stock, which constituted approximately 6.0 percent of the 22,302,513 shares of Common Stock outstanding on April 30, 2005, as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005.
(b) The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of, all the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by him.
(c) The following table sets forth all transactions in Common Stock effected by the Reporting Person during the past 60 days. All of such transactions were open market transactions effected through brokers.
| Number of | Approximate | |||||||
| Date | Shares Purchased | Price Per Share | ||||||
05/25/2005 |
5,000 | $ | 3.92 | |||||
06/06/2005 |
35,000 | $ | 4.19 | |||||
06/07/2005 |
5,000 | $ | 4.10 | |||||
06/08/2005 |
5,000 | $ | 4.05 | |||||
06/09/2005 |
1,000 | $ | 4.20 | |||||
06/14/2005 |
20,300 | $ | 3.98 | |||||
06/14/2005 |
876 | $ | 4.07 | |||||
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
| June 24, 2005 | /s/ IRA SOCHET | |||
| Ira Sochet | ||||
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