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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BLOCH KATHLEEN P.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION

7 DEER PARK DRIVE, SUITE K

(Street)

MONMOUTH JUNCTION

08852

(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 Financial Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2017

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

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	02/24/2017		A		32,813⁽¹⁾	A	$0	55,938⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	02/24/2017		A		15,700⁽³⁾	A	$0	228,638⁽⁴⁾	D
Common Stock								8,000	I	See Footnote⁽⁵⁾

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)	$5.6	02/24/2017		A		89,000		⁽⁶⁾	02/24/2027	Common Stock	89,000	$0	89,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares represent restricted stock units which shall 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 will be settled into common stock upon vesting.

2. Includes (i) 32,813 restricted stock units granted on February 24, 2017 and reported on this Form 4, (ii) 21,000 restricted stock units granted on June 7, 2016, subject to vesting in accordance with the schedule set forth in (1) above and (iii) 2,125 shares of common stock owned by the reporting person.

3. These shares represent restricted stock units and will be settled into common stock upon vesting upon a "Change In Control" of CytoSorbents Corporation, as defined in the CytoSorbents Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

4. Includes (i) 15,700 restricted stock units granted on February 24, 2017 and reported on this Form 4, (ii) 47,000 restricted stock units granted on June 7, 2016, subject to vesting in accordance with the schedule set forth in (3) above, (iii) 110,000 restricted stock units granted on April 8, 2015, subject to vesting in accordance with the schedule set forth in (3) above and (iv) the restricted stock units described in (2) above.

5. These shares are held by the reporting person's husband in a 401(k) account, and as such, the reporting person may be deemed the beneficial owner of such shares.

6. Such options were granted pursuant to the CytoSorbents Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and shall vest upon achievement of certain performance goals as determined in the discretion of the Board of Directors of CytoSorbents Corporation.

	/s/ Kathleen P. Bloch	02/28/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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