Vivek Jayaraman compensation by year
CERUS Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $137,550 | $403,333 | $412,417 | $431,354 | $469,227 | $497,218 | $522,079 | $544,008 | $548,402 | $565,768 |
| Bonus | $53,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $60,324 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $477,000 | $48,713 | $205,200 | $641,250 | $663,650 | $978,000 | $1,036,800 | $1,093,600 | $872,000 | $1,240,044 |
| Option awards | $770,700 | $112,415 | $218,795 | $0 | $711,412 | $555,120 | $590,832 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $105,444 | $256,460 | $238,056 | $269,036 | $346,518 | $333,524 | $150,811 | $0 | $395,244 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $180 | $990 | $990 | $1,610 | $1,627 | $1,560 | $6,067 | $1,860 | $3,142 | $3,142 |
| Total | $1,438,763 | $670,895 | $1,093,862 | $1,312,270 | $2,114,952 | $2,378,416 | $2,489,302 | $1,790,279 | $1,483,868 | $2,204,198 |
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 | 545,000 | $1,122,700 | — |
| PSU | 350,000 | $721,000 | — |
| PSU | 320,000 | $659,200 | — |
| RSU | 158,400 | $326,304 | — |
| RSU | 80,320 | $165,459 | — |
| RSU | 80,000 | $164,800 | — |
| Option | 11,250 | — | $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.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
7 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 22, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 16,666 | $3.16 | 2,232,211 |
| 2026-07-01 | Grant or award | 10b5-1 | 554,529 | $0.00 | 2,248,877 |
| 2026-07-01 | Grant or award derivative | 10b5-1 | 369,686 | $0.00 | 369,686 |
| 2026-06-30 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 42,359 | $2.94 | 1,694,348 |
| 2026-06-30 | Grant or award | 10b5-1 | 80,000 | $0.00 | 1,736,707 |
| 2026-05-29 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 16,667 | $3.00 | 1,656,707 |
| 2026-05-01 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 16,667 | $3.00 | 1,673,374 |
The 7 most recent of 7 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments CERUS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control, no termination | — | $3,153,963 | — | $3,153,963 |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $570,338 | $3,153,963 | $44,982 | $3,769,283 |
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 · this page | 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 | Chief Medical Officer | $1,506,553 |
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