Sec Form 4 Filing - Capponi Vincent @ Cytosorbents Corp - 2018-02-28

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Capponi Vincent
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 Operating Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION, 7 DEER PARK DRIVE, SUITE K
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
02/28/2018
(Street)
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ08852
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 02/28/2018 A 38,000 ( 2 ) A $ 0 307,451 ( 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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) $ 5.6 02/28/2018 A 89,250 ( 1 ) 02/24/2027 Common Stock 89,250 $ 0 89,250 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Capponi Vincent
C/O CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION
7 DEER PARK DRIVE, SUITE K
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, NJ08852
Chief Operating Officer
Signatures
/s/ Vincent Capponi 03/02/2018
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )On February 24, 2017, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 105,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to the CytoSorbents Corporation 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which was to vest upon achievement of certain performance goals as determined in the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of CytoSorbents Corporation (the "Company"). This grant was reported on a Form 4 filed on February 28, 2017. On February 28, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company determined that 85% of such performance criteria was achieved during 2017, resulting in vesting of 89,250 shares underlying this option.
( 2 )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.
( 3 )Includes (i) the following restricted stock units ("RSUs") that will be settled into common stock upon vesting upon a "Change In Control" of CytoSorbents Corporation, as defined in the Plan: (a) 17,900 RSUs granted on February 24, 2017, (b) 54,000 RSUs granted on June 7, 2016 and (c) 125,000 RSUs granted on April 8, 2015, (ii) the following RSUs subject to vesting 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: (a) 11,980 of the RSUs granted to the reporting person on February 24, 2017 and unvested as of the date hereof , (b) 7,667 of the RSUs granted on June 7, 2016 and unvested as of the date hereof and (c) 38,000 RSUs granted on February 28, 2018 and reported on this Form 4 and (iii) 52,904 shares of common stock owned by the reporting person.

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