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^*

Deliargyris Efthymios

(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 Medical Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/12/2021

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	04/12/2021		A		40,000⁽¹⁾	A	$8.99	183,000⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	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)	$8.99	04/12/2021		A		63,250		⁽⁴⁾	04/12/2031	Common Stock	63,250	$0	63,250	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares represent restricted stock units ("RSUs") 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) 120,000 RSUs granted on April 9, 2020 that will be settled into common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "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;

3. (ii) the following RSUs (which 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 settle into Common Stock upon vesting: (a) 40,000 RSUs granted on April 12, 2021 and unvested on the date hereof and (b) 20,000 RSUs granted on April 9, 2020 and unvested on the date hereof; and (iii) 3,000 shares of Common Stock owned by the reporting person.

4. The stock options were granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated CytoSorbents Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The shares underlying the stock options vest as to one-quarter of the award on each of the date of grant, the first anniversary of the date of grant, the second anniversary of the date of grant and the third 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	04/14/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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