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): June 21, 2013

 

CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada 000-51038 98-0373793

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS 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

 

N/A

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

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

  

On June 21, 2013 (the “ Closing Date ”), the Company issued convertible notes to certain accredited investors (the “ Purchasers ”), whereby the Company agreed to sell and the Purchasers agreed to purchase the convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,098,000 (the “ Notes ”).

 

The Notes mature one (1) year from the Closing Date (the “ Maturity Date ”), bear interest at an annual rate of 8%, and automatically convert into shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “ Common Stock ”), at a conversion price of $0.125 at maturity or earlier at the option of the Purchaser. Full conversion of the principal value of the Notes would result in the issuance of 8,784,000 shares of Common Stock.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company issued warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock, providing 50% coverage, exercisable at $0.15 per share (the “ Warrants ”).

 

The Notes do not contain anti-dilution provisions and the Company is not required to repay the Notes in cash. Additionally, there are no registration rights on the common stock underlying the Notes or Warrants.

    

The foregoing descriptions of the Notes and Warrants are qualified in their entirety by reference to such Form of Convertible Note and Form of Warrant, which are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03 Creation of Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The disclosure in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

The disclosure in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item.

 

The Notes and the Warrants were issued in reliance on exemptions from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Act ”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.  These transactions qualified for exemption from registration because among other things, the transactions did not involve a public offering, each investor was an accredited investor and/or qualified institutional buyer, each investor had access to information about the Company and their investment, each investor took the securities for investment and not resale, and the Company took appropriate measures to restrict the transfer of the securities.

 

 
 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On June 27, 2013, the Company issued a press release entitled “CytoSorbents Announces Start of $1M US Army Phase II SBIR Contract and Closing of Additional Funding”  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.  The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K also shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
4.1 Form of Convertible Note.
4.2 Form of Warrant.
99.1 “Cytosorbents Announces Start of $1M US Army Phase II SBIR Contract and Closing of Additional Funding” dated June 27, 2013.

 

 
 

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.

 

  CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION  
       
Date:  June 27, 2013  By: /s/ Dr. Phillip P. Chan  
   

Dr. Phillip P. Chan

President and CEO

 

 

 

 
 

FORM CONVERTIBLE NOTE

 

$ _____

 

Maturity Date: 12 Months from Note closing date

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned CytoSorbents Corporation (the “Company”), promises to pay in equity as set forth below on or before June 21, 2014, to _________________________ (“Creditor"), at New York, NY the principal sum of ____________ ( $0.00 ) (the “Principal”), together with interest accruing thereon at the rate of 8% per annum, payable on or before maturity of the Note. This Note together with any Warrants issued hereunder shall be defined as the Securities (the “Securities”).

 

The Note will be subordinate to any future debt financing. There are no registration rights for the Common Stock underlying the Note, interest, or Warrants.

 

Conversion into New Financing: In the event that at any time during the term of the Note, the Company closes on any debt or equity financing in an aggregate amount greater or equal to $750,000 including any equity financing or any financing which provides for a right to convert into equity (such financing shall be referred to as the “New Financing”), and if any principal and interest owed under this Note remains outstanding, the Securities may, at the sole option of the Creditor, be exchanged for the equivalent dollar amount of securities sold in the New Financing. The Company shall notify the Creditor in writing within five (5) business days of closing the New Financing and the Creditor shall have thirty (30) days to exercise this option from the receipt of the notice from the Company of the New Financing.

 

In the event that the Creditor chooses not to convert the outstanding principal and interest owed under the Note in accordance with the New Financing and during the term of the Note, the Company closes on an additional New Financing, debt or equity, in an aggregate amount greater or equal to $750,000 (such additional financing shall be referred to as the “Additional New Financing”), and if any principal and interest remains outstanding under the Note then the Securities may, at the sole option of the Creditor, be exchanged for the equivalent dollar amount of securities sold in the Additional New Financing. The Company shall notify the Creditor in writing within five (5) business days of closing the Additional New Financing and the Creditor shall have thirty (30) days to exercise this option from the receipt of the notice from the Company of the Additional New Financing. In the event the Creditor chooses not to convert into such Additional New Financing his right shall be deemed waived, but solely for that particular transaction, and shall remain in full effect for any subsequent Additional New Financings, during the term of the Note as long as the Creditor continues to hold any Principal and interest outstanding under the Note.

 

Conversion in accordance with terms of Note: Alternatively at any time during the term of the Note, at the sole option of the Creditor, the outstanding principal and interest owed under the Note, in whole or in part, may be converted into Common Stock of the Company at a rate of $0.125 [based on the 5-day volume weighted average closing price at the time of the closing of this convertible note] per share of Common. At the maturity of the Note, any outstanding principal and interest will be converted into Common Stock of the Company at a rate of $0.125 per share [based on the 5-day volume weighted average closing price at the time of the closing of this convertible note]of Common. Based upon the above, this note will be repaid through the conversion into equity and the Company will have no obligation to repay in cash.

 

Warrants: 50% Warrant coverage as follows : The Company will issue the Creditor five-year warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) 50% of the Principal, by (y) $0.125 [based on the 5-day volume weighted average closing price at the time of the closing of this convertible note], with the resulting number of shares having an exercise price equal to $0.15 per share [based on the 5-day volume weighted average closing price of the Common Stock at the time of the closing of this convertible note times 1.2] of Common Stock. The Warrants shall only begin to be exercisable at the earlier of either (i) the Maturity Date, or (ii) the date on which the total outstanding principal and interest has been converted into Common Stock of the Company at a rate of $0.15 [based on the 5-day volume weighted average closing price of the Common Stock at the time of the closing of this convertible note times 1.2] as defined above.

 

Cashless Exercise of Warrants: If the current market value of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below) is greater than the warrant exercise price, in lieu of delivering the exercise price in cash or check the Creditor may elect to exchange the warrants, in whole or in part, to receive in exchange that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the value of these Warrants or portion thereof being exercised (the "Net Issue Exercise"). If the Creditor wishes to elect the Net Issue Exercise, the Creditor shall notify the Company of his election in writing at the time the Creditor delivers to the Company the notice of exercise in the form attached hereto along with the surrender of the warrant at the principal office of the Company. In the event the Creditor shall elect the Net Issue Exercise, the Creditor shall receive upon exercise of the Warrants that number of shares of Common Stock equal to (A) the product of (i) the number of shares purchasable under this warrant by means of a cash exercise, or portion thereof being exercised, and (ii) the excess of the current market value (as defined below) per share over the warrant exercise price per share, divided by (B) the current market value, as defined below, of each share. Current market value of the Common Stock shall be determined as follows:

 

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(i) If the shares are listed on a national securities exchange, listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, listed for trading over the counter, bulletin board or pink sheets, the current market value shall be the volume weighted average of the reported closing sale prices of the shares on such exchange or system for five (5) consecutive business trading days ending on the last business trading day prior to the date of exercise of this warrant; or

 

(ii) If the shares are no longer listed as in (i) above, the current market value shall be the volume weighted average of the reported closing sale prices of the shares for the last fifteen (15) reported consecutive business trading days on such exchange or system immediately preceding 180 business trading days from the delisting of the shares, within the term of the Note; or

 

(iii) If there were no such sales during the term of the Note, the most significant recent sale, as determined in a reasonable manner by the Directors of the Company.

 

Cancellation of Warrants following Conversion into a New Financing: Upon conversion of principal and interest of this Note into a New Financing, the Warrants of this Note would be cancelled and exchanged for new warrants, if any, of the New Financing.

 

Compliance with Securities Laws: (i)   The Creditor, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this Note and the shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion hereof are being acquired solely for the Creditor’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Creditor will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Note or any shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion hereof except pursuant to an effective registration statement, or an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. (ii)   Except as provided in paragraph (iii) below, this Note and all certificates representing shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion hereof shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THIS NOTE AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

 (iii)   The Company agrees to reissue the certificates representing any of the Common Stock, without the legend set forth above if at such time, prior to making any transfer of any such securities, the Creditor shall give written notice to the Company describing the manner and terms of such transfer. Such proposed transfer will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Company has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to the effect that the registration of such securities under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed transfer, (ii) a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition has been filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective under the Securities Act, or (iii) the Company has received other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such registration and qualification under the Securities Act and state securities laws are not required.

 

This Note and any of its terms may be changed, waived, or terminated only by a written instrument signed by the party against which enforcement of that change, waiver, or termination is sought.

 

If any action is instituted to collect this Note or enforce any terms hereof, the Company promises to pay all legal fees and other expenses reasonably incurred by the Creditor in connection therewith.

 

The Company hereby waives notice of presentment or demand for payment, protest or notice of nonpayment or dishonor and all other notices or demands relative to this instrument.

 

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This Note is made in, governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey.

 

CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION   CLOSING DATE
       
By   June 21, 2013
Name:   Phillip Chan    
Title:   Chief Executive Officer    

 

 

CREDITOR
 
 
By  
Name: XXXXX
Date: June XX, 2013

 

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THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED UNTIL (i) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”) SHALL HAVE BECOME EFFECTIVE WITH RESPECT THERETO OR (ii) RECEIPT BY THE COMPANY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT IS NOT REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PROPOSED TRANSFER NOR IS SUCH TRANSFER IN VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THIS LEGEND SHALL BE ENDORSED UPON ANY WARRANT ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS WARRANT OR ANY SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT.

 

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

 

OF

 

CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION

 

This is to certify that, FOR VALUE RECEIVED, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX or assigns (“Holder”), is entitled to purchase, subject to the provisions of this Warrant, from CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION, a NEVADA corporation (the “Company”), XXXXXX fully paid, validly issued and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Company at a price of $0.15 per share at any time or from time to time until June 21, 2018 (the “Exercise Period”) commencing on June 21, 2013 (the “Issuance Date”) subject to the Exercise Start Date defined below. The number of shares of Common Stock to be received upon the exercise of this Warrant and the price to be paid for each share of Common Stock may be adjusted from time to time as hereinafter set forth. The shares of Common Stock deliverable upon such exercise, and as adjusted from time to time, are hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Warrant Shares” and the corresponding exercise price of a share of Common Stock in effect at any time and as adjusted from time to time is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Exercise Price.”

 

This Warrant was originally issued pursuant to the terms of a Convertible Note agreement (the “Note”) dated June 21, 2013 between the Company and XXXXXXXX , dated June 21, 2013 .

 

(a) EXERCISE OF WARRANT; CANCELLATION OF WARRANT.

 

(1) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section (g) below, this Warrant may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time during the Exercise Period subject to the Exercise Start Date. This Warrant shall only begin to be exerciseable or assignable commencing on the “Exercise Start Date” defined as the earlier of either (i) June 21, 2014 , or (ii) the date on which the total outstanding principal and interest of the Note agreement has been converted into Common Stock of the Company per the terms of the warrants section in the Note agreement. If the date of the exercise of this Warrant falls on a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized by law to close, then the date of the exercise shall be on the next succeeding day which shall not be such a day.

 

(2) This Warrant may be exercised by presentation and surrender hereof to the Company at its principal office with the Purchase Form annexed hereto duly executed and accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price for the number of Warrant Shares specified in such form. As soon as practicable after each such exercise of this Warrant, but not later than seven (7) days following the receipt of good and available funds, the Company shall issue and deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificate for the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, registered in the name of the Holder or its designee. If this Warrant should be exercised in part only, the Company shall, upon surrender of this Warrant for cancellation, execute and deliver a new Warrant evidencing the rights of the Holder thereof to purchase the balance of the Warrant Shares purchasable thereunder. Upon receipt by the Company of this Warrant at its office in proper form for exercise, the Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise, notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates representing such shares of Common Stock shall not then be physically delivered to the Holder.

 

 
 

(3) Cashless Exercise of Warrants . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the current market value of the Company’s Common Stock (as defined below) is greater than the warrant Exercise Price, in lieu of delivering the Exercise Price in cash or check the Creditor may elect to exchange the warrants, in whole or in part, to receive in exchange that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the value of these Warrants or portion thereof being exercised (the "Net Issue Exercise"). If the Creditor wishes to elect the Net Issue Exercise, the Creditor shall notify the Company of his election in writing at the time the Creditor delivers to the Company the notice of exercise in the form attached hereto along with the surrender of the warrant at the principal office of the Company. In the event the Creditor shall elect the Net Issue Exercise, the Creditor shall receive upon exercise of the Warrants that number of shares of Common Stock equal to (A) the product of (i) the number of shares purchasable under this warrant by means of a cash exercise, or portion thereof being exercised, and (ii) the excess of the current market value (as defined below) per share over the warrant Exercise Price per share, divided by (B) the current market value, as defined below, of each share. Current Market Value of the Common Stock shall be defined as follows:

 

(i) If the shares are listed on a national securities exchange, listed for trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, listed for trading over the counter, bulletin board or pink sheets, the Current Market Value shall be the volume weighted average of the reported closing sale prices of the shares on such exchange or system for five (5) consecutive business trading days ending on the last business trading day prior to the date of exercise of this warrant; or

 

(ii) If the shares are no longer listed as in (i) above, the Current Market Value shall be the volume weighted average of the reported closing sale prices of the shares for the last fifteen (15) reported consecutive business trading days on such exchange or system immediately preceding 180 business trading days from the delisting of the shares, within the term of the Note; or

 

(iii) If there were no such sales during the term of the Note, the most significant recent sale, as determined in a reasonable manner by the Directors of the Company.

 

(b) FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant. The total shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.

 

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(c) EXCHANGE, TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT OR LOSS OF WARRANT. This Warrant is exchangeable, without expense, at the option of the Holder, upon presentation and surrender hereof to the Company for other warrants of different denominations entitling the holder thereof to purchase in the aggregate the same number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder. Upon surrender of this Warrant to the Company at its principal office with the Assignment Form annexed hereto duly executed and funds sufficient to pay any transfer tax, the Company shall, without charge, execute and deliver a new Warrant in the name of the assignee named in such instrument of assignment and this Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. This warrant may not be assigned prior to the Exercise Start Date. This Warrant may be divided or combined with other warrants which carry the same rights upon presentation hereof at the principal office of the Company together with a written notice specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued and signed by the Holder hereof. The term “Warrant” as used herein includes any Warrants into which this Warrant may be divided or exchanged. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant, and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) of reasonably satisfactory indemnification, and upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, if mutilated, the Company will execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor and date. Any such new Warrant executed and delivered shall constitute an additional contractual obligation on the part of the Company, whether or not this Warrant so lost, stolen, destroyed, or mutilated shall be at any time enforceable by anyone.

 

(d) RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER. The Holder shall not, by virtue hereof, be entitled to any rights of a shareholder in the Company, either at law or equity, and the rights of the Holder are limited to those expressed in the Warrant and are not enforceable against the Company except to the extent set forth herein.

 

(e) ANTI-DILUTION PROVISIONS . The Exercise Price in effect at any time and the number and kind of securities purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants shall be subject to adjustment from time to time upon the happening of certain events as follows:

 

(1) In case the Company shall hereafter (i) subdivide or reclassify its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares, or (ii) combine or reclassify its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the Exercise Price in effect at the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be adjusted so that it shall equal the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price by a fraction, the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to such action, and the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such action. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event listed above shall occur.

 

(2) Whenever the Exercise Price payable upon exercise of each Warrant is adjusted pursuant to Subsection (1) above, the number of Warrant Shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant shall simultaneously be adjusted by multiplying the number of Warrant Shares initially issuable upon exercise of this Warrant by the Exercise Price in effect on the date hereof and dividing the product so obtained by the Exercise Price, as adjusted.

 

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(3) No adjustment in the Exercise Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least two cents ($0.02) in such price; provided, however, that any adjustments which by reason of this Subsection (3) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment required to be made hereunder. All calculations under this Section (e) shall be made to the nearest one-tenth cent or to the nearest one-hundredth of a share, as the case may be. Anything in this Section (e) to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled, but shall not be required, to make such changes in the Exercise Price, in addition to those required by this Section (e), as it shall determine, in its sole discretion, to be advisable in order that any subdivision, reclassification or combination of Common Stock, hereafter made by the Company shall not result in any Federal income tax liability to the holders of Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock (including Warrants).

 

(4) In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Subsection (1) above, the Holder of this Warrant thereafter shall become entitled to receive any shares of the Company, other than Common Stock, thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Common Stock contained in Subsections (1) to  (4) inclusive above.

 

(5) Irrespective of any adjustments in the Exercise Price or the number or kind of shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, Warrants theretofore or thereafter issued may continue to express the same price and number and kind of shares as are stated in the similar Warrants initially issuable pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(f) NOTICES TO WARRANT HOLDERS . So long as this Warrant shall be outstanding, if any capital reorganization of the Company, reclassification of the capital stock of the Company, consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation, sale, lease or transfer of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company to another corporation, or voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company shall be effected, then in any such case, the Company shall cause to be mailed by certified mail to the Holder, at least fifteen days prior to the record date with respect to such action, a notice containing a brief description of the proposed action and stating the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such reclassification, reorganization, consolidation, merger, conveyance, lease, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

 

(g) RECLASSIFICATION, REORGANIZATION OR MERGER. In case of any reclassification, capital reorganization or other change of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company, or in case of any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a merger with a subsidiary in which merger the Company is the continuing corporation and which does not result in any reclassification, capital reorganization or other change of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the class issuable upon exercise of this Warrant) or in case of any sale, lease or conveyance to another corporation of the property of the Company as an entirety, the Company shall, as a condition precedent to such transaction, cause effective provisions to be made so that the Holder shall have the right thereafter by exercising this Warrant at any time prior to the expiration of the Warrant, to purchase the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such reclassification, capital reorganization and other change, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock which might have been purchased upon exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such reclassification, change, consolidation, merger, sale or conveyance. Any such provision shall include provision for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Warrant. The foregoing provisions of this Section (g) shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, capital reorganizations and changes of shares of Common Stock and to successive consolidations, mergers, sales or conveyances.

 

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(h) Compliance with Securities Laws. (i)   The Holder of this Warrant, by acceptance hereof, acknowledges that this Warrant and the shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof are being acquired solely for the Holder’s own account and not as a nominee for any other party, and for investment, and that the Holder will not offer, sell or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any shares of Warrant Stock to be issued upon exercise hereof except pursuant to an effective registration statement, or an exemption from registration, under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. (ii)   Except as provided in paragraph (iii) below, this Warrant and all certificates representing shares of Warrant Stock issued upon exercise hereof shall be stamped or imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form: 

 

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE HEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE ISSUER SHALL HAVE RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER THAT REGISTRATION OF SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

 (iii)   The Issuer agrees to reissue the certificates representing any of the Warrant Stock, without the legend set forth above if at such time, prior to making any transfer of any such securities, the Holder shall give written notice to the Issuer describing the manner and terms of such transfer. Such proposed transfer will not be effected until: (a) either (i) the Issuer has received an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to the effect that the registration of such securities under the Securities Act is not required in connection with such proposed transfer, (ii) a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition has been filed by the Issuer with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and has become effective under the Securities Act, or (iii) the Issuer has received other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer that such registration and qualification under the Securities Act and state securities laws are not required.

 

 

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  CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION
   
   
  By:  
  Name: Phillip Chan
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
   
   
Dated: June 21, 2013 CREDITOR
     
  By:  

 

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CytoSorbents Announces Start of $1M US Army Phase II SBIR Contract and Closing of Additional Funding

 

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., June 27, 2013 - CytoSorbents Corporation (OTCBB: CTSO), a critical care focused company commercializing its European Union approved CytoSorb® blood filter to treat life-threatening illnesses in the intensive care unit, announced today that it has successfully completed negotiations and begun work on the previously announced $1 million Phase II SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) contract in trauma and burn injury from the United States Army.

 

Over the next year, CytoSorbents will continue its collaboration with some of the leading medical researchers in the US military to explore t he use of its CytoSorb® cytokine filter and newly developed technologies to treat both trauma and burn and smoke inhalation injury in large animal models. Assuming the successful completion of the Phase II work, the Company would be eligible to apply for a Phase III SBIR award that would help to fund and accelerate human clinical testing in the area of burn injury and/or trauma. This work, supported by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command under an amendment to Contract W81XWH-12-C-0038, has now received committed funding of $1.15 million to date.

 

This program is separate from the recently announced US Air Force funded and FDA-approved 30 patient human pilot study using CytoSorb® to treat rhabdomyolysis in trauma patients expected to begin in the US this year.

 

In addition, the Company announced that it has raised $1.1 million in new funding from investors in the form of a convertible note financing. Dr. Phillip Chan, CEO of CytoSorbents, was amongst the investors who participated in this financing. Full details of this financing will be available in a subsequent Form 8-K filing.

 

Dr. Chan stated, “We are pleased to have the continued support of the government and US military with award contracts, grants, and funding of our technologies well in excess of $7 million from DARPA, the US Army, the US Air Force, the US Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. We also thank our investors and shareholders for supporting our vision to save the lives of people around the world with our ground-breaking technologies.”

 

About CytoSorbents Corporation


CytoSorbents is a critical care focused therapeutic device company using blood purification to modulate the immune system - with the goal of preventing or treating multiple organ failure in life-threatening illnesses. Organ failure is the cause of nearly half of all deaths in the intensive care unit, with little to improve clinical outcome. CytoSorb®, the Company’s flagship product, is approved in the European Union as a safe and effective extracorporeal cytokine filter, designed to reduce the “cytokine storm” that could otherwise cause massive inflammation, organ failure and death in common critical illnesses such as sepsis, burn injury, trauma, lung injury, and pancreatitis. These are conditions where the mortality is extremely high, yet no effective treatments exist. CytoSorbents’ purification technologies are based on biocompatible, highly porous polymer beads that can actively remove toxic substances from blood and other bodily fluids by pore capture and surface adsorption. CytoSorbents has numerous products under development based upon this unique blood purification technology, protected by 32 issued US patents and multiple applications pending, including HemoDefend™, ContrastSorb, DrugSorb, and others. Additional information is available for download on the Company's website:  http://www.cytosorbents.com

 

 
 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements in this press release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are naturally subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. We caution you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. CytoSorbents Corporation and CytoSorbents, Inc believe that its primary risk factors include, but are not limited to: obtaining government regulatory approvals; ability to successfully develop commercial operations; dependence on key personnel; acceptance of the Company's medical devices in the marketplace; the outcome of potential litigation; compliance with governmental regulations; reliance on research and testing facilities of various universities and institutions; the ability to obtain adequate and timely financing in the future when needed; product liability risks; limited manufacturing experience; limited marketing, sales and distribution experience; market acceptance of the Company's products; competition; unexpected changes in technologies and technological advances; and other factors detailed in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 3, 2013, which is available at  http://www.sec.gov

 

Company Contact:
CytoSorbents Corporation
Dr. Phillip Chan
Chief Executive Officer
(732) 329-8885 ext. *823
pchan@cytosorbents.com

 

Investor Contact:
Alliance Advisors, LLC
Alan Sheinwald
(914) 669-0222
asheinwald@allianceadvisors.net

 

Valter Pinto
(914) 669-0222 x201
valter@allianceadvisors.net

 

Media Contact:

JQA Partners
Jules Abraham
(917) 885-7378
jabraham@jqapartners.com

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Source: CytoSorbents Corporation