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Closes $10 Million Debt Financing with Bridge Bank
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J, July 1, 2016 -
CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSO), a critical care immunotherapy leader commercializing
its flagship CytoSorb blood purification cartridge to prevent or treat deadly inflammation and organ failure in critically-ill
and cardiac surgery patients around the world, announced that it has closed upon a $10 million senior debt facility with the Life
Sciences Group of Bridge Bank, a division of Western Alliance Bank (NYSE:
CytoSorbents Corporation and its U.S. operating
subsidiary, CytoSorbents Medical, Inc. entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Bridge Bank, securing an initial $5 million
4-year term loan that was funded on June 30, 2016. Interest-only monthly payments are due for the first year and then monthly principal
and interest payments are due through the remainder of the term. Prior to June 30, 2017, CytoSorbents has the ability, at its discretion,
to receive an additional term loan of $5 million, provided certain conditions are met. If this occurs, the period of interest-only
payments on both term loans will be extended by six months through January 31, 2018, followed by 30 months of straight line amortization
through the July 1, 2020 maturity date. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the loan to provide working capital to fund
ongoing operations and to support clinical trials.
"This non-dilutive financing further
strengthens our balance sheet at an attractive cost of capital. Importantly, it will allow us to continue to pursue our aggressive
growth strategy and clinical trial objectives as we increase product sales worldwide and move towards operating cash flow breakeven,"
stated Ms. Kathleen P. Bloch, CPA, MBA, Chief Financial Officer of CytoSorbents Corporation. "We welcome this new relationship
with Bridge Bank, a reputable and premier industry provider with a broad scope of financial services."
"We have been following CytoSorbents
for several years now, and believe they possess a truly innovative technology in the life sciences space which could transform
critical care medicine and cardiac surgery and save lives throughout the world," said Mr. Justin McDonie, Senior Vice President
and Managing Director for Bridge Bank. "We are pleased to provide this growth capital at this important juncture in CytoSorbents'
evolution and look forward to helping make the company a success."
About Bridge Bank and Western Alliance
Bridge Bank is a division of Western Alliance
Bank, the go-to-bank for business in its growing markets. Bridge Bank was founded in 2001 in Silicon Valley to offer a better
way to bank for small-market and middle-market businesses from across many industries, as well as emerging technology companies
and the private equity community. Geared to serving both venture-backed and non-venture-backed companies, Bridge Bank offers a
broad scope of financial solutions including growth capital, equipment and working capital credit facilities, sustainable energy
project finance, venture debt, treasury management, asset-based lending, SBA and commercial real estate loans, ESOP finance and
a full line of international products and services. Based in San Jose, Bridge Bank has 10 offices in major markets across the
country along with Western Alliance Bank's robust national platform of specialized financial services. Western Alliance Bank is
the primary subsidiary of Phoenix-based Western Alliance Bancorporation. With $15 billion in assets, Western Alliance Bancorporation
(NYSE: WAL) is one of the fastest-growing bank holding companies in the U.S. and recognized
as #10 on the Forbes 2016 "Best Banks in America" list. For more information, visit www.bridgebank.com or follow us
on Twitter @Bridgebank.
About CytoSorbents Corporation (NASDAQ:
CytoSorbents Corporation is a leader in
critical care immunotherapy, specializing in blood purification. Its flagship product, CytoSorb , is approved in the European
Union with distribution in 34 countries around the world, as a safe and effective extracorporeal cytokine adsorber, designed to
reduce the "cytokine storm" or "cytokine release syndrome" that could otherwise cause massive inflammation,
organ failure and death in common critical illnesses such as sepsis, burn injury, trauma, lung injury, and pancreatitis, as well
as in cancer immunotherapy. These are conditions where the risk of death is extremely high, yet no effective treatments exist.
CytoSorb is also being used during and after cardiac surgery to remove inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines and free
hemoglobin, which can lead to post-operative complications, including multiple organ failure. CytoSorb has been used safely
in more than 12,000 human treatments to date.
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. The Company has numerous products under development based upon this unique
blood purification technology, protected by 32 issued U.S. patents and multiple applications pending, including HemoDefend ,
ContrastSorb, DrugSorb, and others. For more information, please visit the Company's websites: http://www.cytosorbents.com
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