UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 001-36792

CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		98-0373793
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

305 College Road East
Princeton, New Jersey		08540
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(732) 329-8885

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	CTSO	Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. þ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☑	Smaller reporting company	☑
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes þ No

As of May 8, 2024, there were 54,306,415 shares of the issuer’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), outstanding.

Table of Contents

CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements		3

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 (unaudited) and December 31, 2023		3
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Three Months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)		4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)		5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)		6

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)		7

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		26

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		35

Item 4. Controls and Procedures		35

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings		36

Item 1A. Risk Factors		36

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		36

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities		36

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures		36

Item 5. Other Information		36

Item 6. Exhibits		37

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes our trademarks and trade names, such as “CytoSorb,” “CytoSorb XL,” “ECOS-300CY,” “BetaSorb,” “ContrastSorb,” “DrugSorb,” “HemoDefend-RBC,” “HemoDefend-BGA, “K⁺ontrol” and “VetResQ,” which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws and are the property of CytoSorbents Corporation and our subsidiaries. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains the trademarks, trade names and service marks of other companies, which are the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may appear without the ™, ®, or ^SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. We do not intend our use or display of other parties’ trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

CYTOSORBENTS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	March 31,
	2024		December 31,
	(Unaudited)		2023

ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	8,608,380	$	14,131,137
Grants and accounts receivable, net of allowances of $48,229 and $49,663 as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		6,765,290		6,057,072
Inventories		3,738,767		3,680,129
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		880,363		1,834,485
Total current assets		19,992,800		25,702,823

Property and equipment, net		9,748,651		10,056,354
Restricted cash		1,483,958		1,483,958
Right-of-use assets		11,925,299		12,058,896
Other assets		3,919,897		3,958,603
Total Assets	$	47,070,605	$	53,260,634

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,399,421	$	3,802,170
Lease liability – current portion		392,617		373,636
Current maturities of long-term debt		2,500,000		2,500,000
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		8,132,063		7,870,149
Total current liabilities		13,424,101		14,545,955
Lease liability, net of current portion		12,790,008		12,896,659
Long-term debt net of current maturities		1,928,571		2,542,857
Total Liabilities		28,142,680		29,985,471

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
Stockholders’ Equity:
Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.001, 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023		—		—
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 54,293,555 and 54,240,265 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively		54,294		54,240
Additional paid-in capi