Richard Benjamin compensation by year
CERUS Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $384,750 | $398,557 | $412,828 | $427,277 | $441,605 | $455,300 | $470,773 | $489,126 | $493,077 | $508,690 |
| Bonus | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $44,377 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $45,540 | $97,425 | $205,200 | $641,250 | $352,245 | $652,000 | $604,800 | $738,600 | $588,600 | $713,844 |
| Option awards | $110,943 | $224,830 | $218,795 | $0 | $377,596 | $370,080 | $344,652 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $136,152 | $116,327 | $174,067 | $190,560 | $236,406 | $259,731 | $245,353 | $110,942 | $0 | $276,911 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $2,225 | $2,322 | $2,322 | $2,372 | $3,614 | $3,614 | $3,614 | $3,614 | $3,564 | $7,108 |
| Total | $679,610 | $839,461 | $1,013,212 | $1,261,459 | $1,411,466 | $1,740,725 | $1,669,192 | $1,342,282 | $1,129,618 | $1,506,553 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CERUS CORP DEF 14A filed April 22, 2026, accession 0001020214-26-000011, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CERUS CORP filed document, accession 0001020214-26-000011. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 22, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 300,000 | $618,000 | — |
| PSU | 220,000 | $453,200 | — |
| PSU | 200,000 | $412,000 | — |
| RSU | 105,600 | $217,536 | — |
| RSU | 55,220 | $113,753 | — |
| RSU | 55,000 | $113,300 | — |
| RSU | 53,333 | $109,866 | — |
| Option | 6,563 | — | $5.76 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CERUS CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments CERUS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $512,799 | $1,922,666 | $26,306 | $2,461,771 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $1,922,666 | — | $1,922,666 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in CERUS CORP's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
CERUS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Greenman | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,794,657 |
| Vivek Jayaraman | Chief Operating Officer | $2,204,198 |
| Kevin Green | Chief Financial Officer | $1,750,398 |
| Chrystal Jensen | Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary | $1,622,257 |
| Richard Benjamin · this page | Chief Medical Officer | $1,506,553 |
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