SEC FORM 4

SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Deliargyris Efthymios

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION

305 COLLEGE ROAD EAST

(Street)

PRINCETON

08540

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cytosorbents Corp [ CTSO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Medical Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/07/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

Rule 10b5-1(c) Transaction Indication

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/07/2023		A		55,000⁽¹⁾	A	$0	331,648⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.53	07/07/2023		A		78,000		⁽⁵⁾	07/07/2033	Common Stock	78,000	$0	78,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$3.53	07/07/2023		A		40,000		⁽⁶⁾	07/07/2033	Common Stock	40,000	$0	40,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares represent restricted stock units ("RSUs") which shall vest as to two-thirds of the award on the first anniversary of the date of grant and one-third of the award on the second anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the reporting person's continued service as of the applicable vesting date.

2. Includes (a) (i) 120,000 RSUs granted on April 9, 2020 that will be settled into Common Stock upon vesting upon a "Change In Control" of CytoSorbents Corporation (the "Company") as defined in the Amended and Restated CytoSorbents Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan");

3. (continued from footnote 2) (b) the following RSUs: (a) 20,000 RSUs granted on April 9, 2020 and unvested on the date hereof (these RSUs cliff vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to the reporting person's continued service as of the applicable vesting date); (b) 55,000 RSUs granted on August 10, 2022 and unvested on the date hereof (these RSUs vest as to one-third of the award on each of the date of grant, the first anniversary of the date of grant, and the second anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the reporting person's continued service as of the applicable vesting date); and (c) 55,000 RSUs granted on July 7, 2023 and reported on this Form 4; and

4. (continued from footnote 3) (c) 46,981 shares of Common Stock owned by the reporting person.

5. These stock options were granted pursuant to the Plan. The shares underlying these stock options vest as to one-half of the award on the first anniversary of the date of grant, one-fourth of the award on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and onefourth of the award on the third anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the reporting person's continued service as of the applicable vesting date.

6. These stock options were granted pursuant to the Plan. The shares underlying these stock options vest as to one-half of the award on each of the first anniversary of the date of grant and the second anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the reporting person's continued service as of the applicable vesting date.

	/s/ Kathleen P. Bloch attorney-in-fact for Efthymios Deliargyris	07/11/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SEC Form 4 filed by Deliargyris Efthymios