---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-038859"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTSO"
cik: "0001175151"
company_name: "Cytosorbents Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:48:04.448036+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CytoSorbents receives Nasdaq extension to Sept 28, 2026 for minimum bid price compliance

## Summary
- Received 180-day extension until Sept 28, 2026 to regain $1.00 minimum bid price compliance.
- Previously failed to meet compliance by March 31, 2026; had been notified in October 2025.
- Company considering options including reverse stock split to regain compliance.
- No assurance of regaining compliance; delisting risk remains.
- No immediate effect on listing or SEC reporting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-038859
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTSO
- cik: 0001175151
- company_name: Cytosorbents Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1175151/000110465926038859/0001104659-26-038859-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1175151/000110465926038859/tm2611004d1_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: cccde76915b976920347c3e85e816d7a314e5111
  claim: Cytosorbents Corp received a nasdaq extension granted notice regarding minimum bid price (rules 5550(a)(2), 5810(c)(3)(A)).
  evidence_excerpt: April 1, 2026, CytoSorbents Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), received a letter (the “Extension Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Staff (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) advising that the Company has been granted a 180-day extension, or until September 28, 2026, to regain compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share for continued listing on Nasdaq, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”), in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A). If at any time prior to
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1175151/000110465926038859/0001104659-26-038859-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.