Kathleen P. Bloch Form 4 Cytosorbents / KATHLEEN P. BLOCH ownership change

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

305 COLLEGE ROAD EAST

(Street)

PRINCETON NJ 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)
Interim CFO

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

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock								47,000	I	See footnote(1)
Common Stock								397,347(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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$3.53	07/07/2023		A		20,000		(5)	07/07/2033	Common Stock	20,000	$0	20,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares are held by the Reporting Person's husband in a 401(k) account. The Reporting Person may be deemed the beneficial owner of such shares.

2. Includes: (i) the following RSUs that will be settled into Common Stock upon a "Change In Control" of CytoSorbents Corporation (the "Company"), as defined in the Amended and Restated CytoSorbents Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan: (a) 8,800 RSUs granted on March 15, 2018, (b) 15,700 RSUs granted on February 24, 2017, (c) 47,000 RSUs granted on June 7, 2016 and (d) 110,000 RSUs granted on April 8, 2015;

3. (continued from footnote 2) (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 be settled into common stock of the Company upon vesting: 37,000 RSUs granted on August 10, 2022; and

4. (continued from footnote 3) (iii) 178,847 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 fully on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the reporting person's continued service as of the applicable vesting date.

	/s/ Kathleen P. Bloch	07/11/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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