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): July 26, 2018
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 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
CytoSorbents Corporation (the “Company”) is party to that certain Controlled Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement, dated November 4, 2015 (the “Sales Agreement”), with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”), pursuant to which the Company may offer to sell, from time to time through Cantor, shares of the Company’s common stock. On July 26, 2018, the Company and Cantor entered into that certain Amendment No. 1 to Sales Agreement, to extend the term of the Sales Agreement until the first to occur of (i) the termination of the Sales Agreement by Cantor or the Company, as permitted therein and (ii) the expiration of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on July 26, 2018.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
10.1 | Amendment No. 1 to Sales Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2018, by and between CytoSorbents Corporation and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
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: July 26, 2018 | CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Dr. Phillip P. Chan |
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Name: | Dr. Phillip P. Chan | ||
Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |