UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 7, 2019

CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36792	98-0373793
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7 Deer Park Drive, Suite K, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey	08852
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (732) 329-8885

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 7, 2019, CytoSorbents Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing preliminary financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The press release incorporates an open letter to stockholders from the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Phillip Chan, discussing the Company’s recent performance and prospects. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.*

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	CytoSorbents Corporation Press Release, dated January 7, 2019.

* The information in Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  January 7, 2019	CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Dr. Phillip P. Chan
	Name:	Dr. Phillip P. Chan
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer