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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is entered into on December 31, 2013, by and between CytoSorbents Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary CytoSorbents, Inc.
(collectively the “Company”), and Phillip P. Chan (“Employee”).

 

The Company wishes to employ Employee as
Chief Executive Officer and President upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and Employee is willing to accept
employment subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. Accordingly, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree
as follows:

 

1.           Employment
and Term

 

1.1           Employment.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company hereby employs Employee during the term of employment set forth in Section
1.2 to serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and perform such services and duties as are normally and customarily
associated with such position as well as such other associated duties as the Board of Directors shall reasonably determine. Employee
hereby accepts such employment and agrees to devote sufficient time, attention and energies during regular business hours to effectively
perform his duties and obligations hereunder.

 

1.2           Term. The
term of employment of Employee under this Agreement shall commence January 1, 2013 and expiring on December 31, 2013 (the “Term”)
subject to the provisions for early termination set forth herein and subject to renewal based on approval by the Board of Directors.

 

2.           Compensation.
In consideration of the services to be rendered hereunder, the

Company hereby agrees to pay Employee an initial annual base
compensation of $245,386 payable in equal semimonthly installments in accordance with the usual practice of the Company which base
compensation shall be subject to semi-annual review (but his compensation may not be reduced from his then current compensation)
by the Compensation Committee.

 

3.           Benefits.

 

3.1           Participation
in Plans. During the term hereof, Employee shall be entitled to participate on the same terms as afforded other executive officers
in any group insurance, hospitalization, medical, dental, health and accident, disability or similar plan or program of the Company
now existing or established hereafter to the extent that he is eligible under the general provisions thereof; provided that in
no case shall the benefits be reduced or less than that granted, awarded or provided to Employee on the date hereof.

 

3.2           Reasonable
Business Expenses. Employee shall be allowed reimbursement for reasonable business expenses in connection with the performance
of his duties hereunder upon presentation by Employee of the details of, vouchers for, such expenses, including tourist class commercial
air travel, and Employee shall be furnished reasonable office space, computing resources, assistance and facilities.

 

3.3           Vacation.
Employee shall be entitled to a vacation (without deduction of salary or other compensation) for the period as is in conformity
with the Company’s policy regarding vacations for management employees (but in no event less than three weeks per year).

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

3.4           Bonuses.
Employee may receive such discretionary bonuses as the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion and from time to time, deem appropriate.

 

3.5           Travel
Expenses. Employee shall be allowed reimbursement for mileage and toll expenses incurred while commuting to and from CytoSorbents
facilities, not to exceed $8,000 per year.

 

Early Termination of Employment

 

4.1           Termination
for Justifiable Cause. In addition to termination pursuant to Section 1.2, the Company, by written notice to Employee authorized
by a majority of Directors other than Employee, may terminate Employee’s employment for “justifiable cause”,
which shall mean any of the following events: (a) adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction that Employee has committed
an act of fraud or dishonesty resulting or intended to result, directly or indirectly, in personal enrichment at the expense of
the Company; (b) an indictment of a felony (other than a motor vehicle related matter) involving moral turpitude; (c) repeated
failure or refusal by Employee to follow written policies and directions reasonably established by the Board of Directors that
go uncorrected for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days after written notice has been provided to Employee; or (d) persistent
willful failure by Employee to fulfill his duties hereunder that goes uncorrected for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days
after written notice has been provided Employee. In the event of 4.1 (c) and 4.1 (d), Employee will be receive 15 calendar days
of notice, after which his employment will be terminated.

 

4.2           In
the event that the Board of Directors reasonably determines that the Employee has committed a felony (other than a motor vehicle
related matter), a material act of fraud or other willful tort against the Company, it shall have the right to suspend Employee
from his position and duties hereunder without compensation until such time as either the action is dropped or no longer pursued
or a final adjudication of Employee’s actions is made by a court (whether civil or criminal as appropriate) of competent
jurisdiction. Should said adjudication find Employee innocent (or not at fault) or the action is dropped or no longer pursued,
the Company shall promptly pay him all unpaid back salary together with interest on said amount (at the average consumer loan rate
published by Citibank, N.A., during the suspension period) and, if said final adjudication is rendered or action dropped or no
longer pursued within 12 months of Employee’s suspension, he may, at his option, be reinstated to his position and this Agreement
continued as if never interrupted.

 

4.3 Permanent Disability of Employee.
The Company shall have the right to terminate Employee’s employment hereunder if the Board of Directors shall in good faith
and on the basis of reasonable medical evidence determine that Employee, by reason of physical or mental disability, has been unable
to perform the services required of him hereunder for more than 120 consecutive days or an aggregate of 180 calendar days during
any 12-month period. Such termination shall be effective as of the last day of the month following the month in which the Company
shall have given notice to Employee of its intention to terminate pursuant to this paragraph. Company paid Disability Benefits
will be activated 90 days after termination.

 

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4.4          Compensation
Upon Early Termination.

 

(a)          In
the event of termination of this Agreement for “justifiable cause” as described in Section 4.1, or pursuant to Section
1.2 hereof, Employee shall be entitled to the compensation earned by him before the effective date of termination, as provided
for in this Agreement, computed pro rata up to and including that date, in lieu of salary and other benefits under this Agreement.

 

(b)          If
Employee dies prior to the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the Company shall continue Employee’s compensation and
coverage of Employee’s direct dependents (if any and if they are eligible) under all plans or programs of the types listed
in Section 3.1 for a period of 120 days, provided, however, that no such benefits shall continue past the end of the term of this
Agreement.

 

(c)          Upon
a Change of Control or upon Employee’s termination for “Good Reason” as defined below, Employee shall then be
entitled to receive, in lieu of salary and other benefits under this Agreement, (i) an amount equal to six (6) weeks of his then-current
base salary, payable in equal semi-monthly payments in arrears without interest for a period of 1 month.

(ii) continued coverage under all
plans or programs of the types listed in Section 3.1 until the sooner of 6 months or one (1) month after Employee becomes otherwise
employed and eligible for other comparable coverage, and (iii) all other benefits provided to Employee under this Agreement for
a period of thirty (30) days.

 

4.5           In
the event Employee is terminated for any reason other than for “justifiable cause” as defined in Section 4.1 hereof,
death, disability or voluntary termination (unless the Company and Employee mutually agree to such voluntary termination), then
all unexercised options granted to Employee under the Company’s option plan (including without limitation the Options granted
pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof) shall be deemed fully vested and exercisable immediately upon Employee’s termination. The
foregoing benefit shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any similar benefit that may be contained in any other agreement
between the Company and Employee.

 

4.6           (a)
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company or Employee terminates for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4.6(d)(i),
all options granted to Employee under the Company option plan and the Options granted to Employee pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof
shall be automatically fully vested and exercisable immediately upon a Change of Control.

 

(b) For purposes of this Agreement,
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, during the term of this agreement:

 

(i)          the
beneficial ownership of at least 50% of the Company’s voting securities or all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company shall have been acquired, directly or indirectly by a single person or a group of affiliated persons, other that the Employee
or a group in which the Employee is a member, in any transaction or series of transactions or

 

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(ii)         as
the result of or in connection with any cash tender offer, exchange offer, sale of assets, merger, consolidation or other business
combination of the Company with another corporation or entity the new Board of Managers is comprised of a majority of Managers
chosen or elected by the members of the new/combined entity who were not members of the Company before such cash tender offer,
exchange offer, sale of assets, merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with another corporation or
entity

 

(c)          For
purposes of this Agreement, the date of Change of Control shall mean the earlier to occur of:

 

(i)          the
first date on which a single person or group of affiliated persons acquires the beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the Company’s
voting securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in any transaction or series of transactions; or

 

(ii)         the
date on which a cash tender offer, exchange offer, sale of assets, merger, consolidation other business combination resulting in
the change in the Board of Directors contemplated by Section 4.5 hereof is consummated.

 

(d)          For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean the assignment of an Employee of any duties that are
not in the same corporate capacity or area of operations or are not of the same general nature as Employee’s duties with
Company without the Employee’s written consent.

 

4.6           In
the event that Employee is terminated prior to the end of this Agreement, and such early termination is not due to Section 4.1a
or 4.1b above, then Employee shall be entitled to six (6) weeks paid salary and all other compensation due him during those six
(6) weeks following notification of early termination as severance.

 

5.           Confidentiality
and Non-Competition.

 

5.1           (i)
Confidentiality. During the term of employment under this Agreement, Employee will have access to and become acquainted
with various confidential information including without limitation, trade secrets, customer relationships, formulas, devices, inventions,
processes, know-how, financial information and other compilations of information, records, and specifications, which are owned
by the Company. Employee shall not disclose any of the Company’s confidential information, directly or indirectly, or use
them in any way, either during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, except as required in the course of his employment
for the Company. All files, records, documents, drawings, specifications, equipment and similar items relating to the business
of the Company, whether prepared by Employee or otherwise coming into his possession, shall remain the exclusive property of the
Company and shall not be removed from the premises of the Company under any circumstances whatsoever without the prior written
consent of the Company, and if removed shall be immediately returned to the Company upon any termination of his employment and
no copies thereof shall be kept by Employee, provided, however, that Employee shall be entitled to retain documents reasonably
related to his interest as a shareholder.

 

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(ii) Inventions and Shop Right. Every
invention, discovery or improvement made or conceived by Employee related to the business of the Company during his employment
by the Company whenever and wherever made or conceived, and whether or not during business hours, of any product, article, appliance,
tool, device, formula, process, machinery or pattern similar to, or which constitutes an improvement, on those heretofore, now
or at any time during this employment, manufactured or used by the Company in connection with the manufacture or process of any
product heretofore or now or hereafter manufactured by the Company, or of any product which shall or could reasonably be manufactured
in the reasonable expansion of the Company’s business, shall be and continue remain the Company’s exclusive property,
without any added compensation or any reimbursement for expenses to Employee, and upon the conception of any and every such invention,
discovery or improvement and without waiting to perfect or complete it, Employee promises and agrees that he will immediately disclose
it to the Company and to no one else and thenceforth will treat it as the property and secret of the Company. Employee will also
execute any instruments requested from time to time by the Company to vest in it complete title and ownership to such invention,
discovery or improvement and will, at the request of the Company, do such acts and execute such instruments as the Company may
require but at the Company’s expense to obtain Letters Patent in the United States and foreign countries, for such invention,
discovery or improvement and for the purpose of vesting title thereto in the Company, all without any reimbursement for expenses
or otherwise and without any additional compensation of any kind to Employee.

 

5.2           Non-Competition.
In the event of a termination of this Agreement for any reason, Employee shall be prohibited for a period of one (1) year from
the effective date of this separation from engaging in any business in competition with that of the Company in those states within
the United States and those countries outside the United States in which the Company at the time of Employee’s separation
has conducted business or where Company has written a reasonable plan to conduct business in the next 12 months or directly or
indirectly advising or consulting to or otherwise performing services for or providing assistance to any person, firm, corporation,
or other entity engaged in such competitive business, provided, however, nothing herein contained shall be construed as (a) preventing
Employee from investing his personal assets in any businesses which do not compete directly or indirectly with the Company, provided
such investment or investments do not require any services on his part in the operation of the affairs of the entity in which such
investment is made and in which his participation is solely that of an investor, (b) preventing Employee from purchasing securities
in any corporation whose securities are regularly traded, if such purchases shall not result in his owning, at any time, beneficially
more than 3% of equity securities such corporation engaged in a business which is competitive, directly or indirectly, to that
of the Company, (c) preventing Employee from engaging in any activities, if he receives the prior authorization of the Managers.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary this Section 5.2 shall not be effective in the event Employee has been discharged
for any reason other than “justifiable cause” or voluntarily leaves the employment of the Company with the mutual agreement
of the Company.

 

5.3           Subsequent
to the termination of this Agreement, Employee will not for a period of one (1) year materially interfere with or disrupt the Company’s
business relationship with its customers or suppliers or employ any person who was employed with the Company at any time during
the 6 months prior to Employee’s termination, or for a period of three (3) years, directly or indirectly solicit any of the
employees to leave the employ of the Company. 

 

6.           Notices.
All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective when delivered in person (in the Company’s
case, to its Secretary) or forty eight (48) hours after deposit thereof in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Employee,
at last known address as carried in the records of the Company, or to the Company, at the corporate headquarters, to the attention
of the Secretary, or to such other address as the party to be notified may specify by notice to the other party.

 

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7.           Assigns
and Successors. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding
upon the successors and assigns of the Company and the rights and obligations of Employee shall move to the benefit of and shall
be binding on Employee and his legal representatives or heirs. This agreement constitutes a personal service agreement and Employee’s
obligations hereunder may not be transferred or assigned by Employee.

 

8.           Amendment
Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, and any right or claim hereunder waived, only by a written instrument signed by both
Employee and the Company, following authorization by a majority of the Board of Directors. Nothing in this Agreement, express or
implied, is intended to confer upon any third person any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. No amendment
or waiver of this Agreement requires the consent of any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity not a party of this
Agreement.

 

9.           Injunction.

 

(a) Should Employee at any time violate
or threaten to violate any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining Employee
from doing or continuing to do or performing any such acts and Employee hereby consents to the issuance of such an injunction.

 

(b) In the event that a proceeding is bought
in equity to enforce the provisions of this paragraph, Employee shall not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at
law, nor shall the Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies which may be available.

 

(c) The existence of a claim or cause of
action by the Company against Employee, or by Employee against the Company, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise,
shall not constitute a defense to the endorsement by the Company of the foregoing restrictive covenants but shall be litigated
separately.

 

(d) The provisions of this Section 9 shall
survive termination of this Agreement.

 

10.         Governing
Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement in its interpretation and application and enforcement shall be governed by the law of
the State of New Jersey without application of its conflict of laws provisions, and any legal action commenced by either party
seeking interpretation, application and/or enforcement of this Agreement shall be brought only in the State of New Jersey of federal
court sitting in Princeton, NJ.

 

11.         Prior
Agreements. This Agreement supercedes and replaces any and all prior agreements between the parties as to its subject matter.

 

12.         Construction.
Paragraph headings are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

13.         Effective
Date. The effective date of this Agreement shall be January 1, 2013.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed
this Agreement.

 

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	CytoSorbents Corporation	 	EMPLOYEE
	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Al Kraus	 	/s/ Phillip P. Chan
	Al Kraus – Chairman of the Board	 	Phillip P. Chan

 

    	7EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is entered into on December 31, 2013, by and between CytoSorbents Corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary CytoSorbents, Inc.
(collectively the “Company”), and Vincent Capponi (“Employee”).

 

The Company wishes to employ Employee as
Chief Operating Officer upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and Employee is willing to accept employment
subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. Accordingly, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

1.          Employment
and Term

 

1.1           Employment.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Company hereby employs Employee during the term of employment set forth in Section
1.2 to serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Company and perform such services and duties as are normally and customarily associated
with such position as well as such other associated duties as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) shall determine.
Employee hereby accepts such employment and agrees to devote sufficient time, attention and energies during regular business hours
to effectively perform his duties and obligations hereunder.

 

1.2           Term.         The
term of employment of Employee under this Agreement shall commence January 1, 2013 and expiring on December 31, 2013 (the “Term”)
subject to the provisions for early termination set forth herein and subject to renewal based on approval by the Board of Directors
(“BOD”).

 

2.          Compensation.
In consideration of the services to be rendered hereunder, the Company hereby agrees to pay Employee an initial annual base
compensation of $239,445 payable in equal semimonthly installments in accordance with the usual practice of the Company which
base compensation shall be subject to annual review (but his compensation may not be reduced from then current level) by the
Compensation Committee. Employee stock options will be adjusted on the same basis as all other shareholders to account for
any stock split, stock dividend, combination or recapitalization.

 

3.          Benefits.

 

3.1           Participation
in Plans. During the term hereof, Employee shall be entitled to participate on the same terms as afforded other executive officers
in any group insurance, hospitalization, medical, dental, health and accident, disability or similar plan or program of the Company
now existing or established hereafter to the extent that he is eligible under the general provisions thereof; provided that in
no case shall the benefits be reduced or less than that granted, awarded or provided to Employee on the date hereof.

 

    	 

    	 

    

 

3.2           Reasonable
Business Expenses. Employee shall be allowed reimbursement for reasonable business expenses in connection with the performance
of his duties hereunder upon presentation by Employee of the details of, vouchers for, such expenses, including tourist class commercial
air travel, and Employee shall be furnished reasonable office space, assistance and facilities.

 

3.3           Vacation.
Employee shall be entitled to a vacation (without deduction of salary or other compensation) for the period as is in conformity
with the Company’s policy regarding vacations for management employees (but in no event less than three weeks per year).

 

3.4           Bonuses.
Employee may receive such discretionary bonuses as the BOD, in its sole discretion and from time to time, deems appropriate.

 

Early Termination of Employment

 

4.1           Termination
for Justifiable Cause. In addition to termination pursuant to Section 1.2, the Company, by written notice to Employee authorized
by the BOD may terminate Employee’s employment for “justifiable cause”, which shall mean any of the following
events: (a) adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction that Employee has committed an act of fraud or dishonesty resulting
or intended to result, directly or indirectly, in personal enrichment at the expense of the Company; (b) an conviction of a felony
(other than a motor vehicle related matter) involving moral turpitude; (c) repeated failure or refusal by Employee to follow written
policies and directions reasonably established by the BOD that go uncorrected for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days after
written notice has been provided to Employee; or (d) persistent willful failure by Employee to fulfill his duties hereunder that
goes uncorrected for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days after written notice has been provided Employee. In the event of
4.1 (c) and 4.1 (d), Employee will be receive 15 calendar days of notice, after which his employment will be terminated.

 

4.2           In
the event that the BOD reasonably determines that the Employee has committed a felony (other than a motor vehicle related matter),
a material act of fraud or other willful tort against the Company, it shall have the right to suspend Employee from his position
and duties hereunder without compensation until such time as either the action is dropped or no longer pursued or a final adjudication
of Employee’s actions is made by a court (whether civil or criminal as appropriate) of competent jurisdiction. Should said
adjudication find Employee innocent (or not at fault) or the action is dropped or no longer pursued, the Company shall promptly
pay him all unpaid back salary together with interest on said amount (at the average consumer loan rate published by Citibank,
N.A., during the suspension period) and, if said final adjudication is rendered or action dropped or no longer pursued within 12
months of Employee’s suspension, he may, at his option, be reinstated to his position and this Agreement continued as if
never interrupted.

 

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4.3 Permanent Disability of Employee.
The Company shall have the right to terminate Employee’s employment hereunder if the BOD shall in good faith and on the basis
of reasonable medical evidence determine that Employee, by reason of physical or mental disability, has been unable to perform
the services required of him hereunder for more than 120 consecutive days or an aggregate of 180 calendar days, during any 12-month
period. Such termination shall be effective as of the last day of the month following the month in which the Company shall have
given notice to Employee of its intention to terminate pursuant to this paragraph. Company paid Disability Benefits will be activated
90 days after termination.

 

4.4           Compensation
Upon Early Termination.

 

(a)          In
the event of termination of this Agreement for “justifiable cause” as described in Section 4.1, or pursuant to Section
1.2 hereof, Employee shall be entitled to the compensation earned by him before the effective date of termination, as provided
for in this Agreement, computed pro rata up to and including that date, in lieu of salary and other benefits under this Agreement.

 

(b)          If
prior to the expiration of the term of this Agreement Employee dies, the Company shall continue Employee’s compensation and
coverage of Employee’s direct dependents (if any and if they are eligible) under all plans or programs of the types listed
in Section 3.1 for a period of 120 days, provided that no benefits will continue past the end of the term of this Agreement.

 

(c)          Upon
a Change of Control or upon Employee’s termination for “Good Reason” as defined below, Employee shall then be
entitled to receive, in lieu of salary and other benefits under this Agreement, (i) an amount equal to two weeks of his then-current
base salary for every year Employee was employed by the Company, payable in equal semi-monthly payments in arrears without interest
for a period of three (3) months, (ii) continued coverage under all plans or programs of the types listed in Section 3.1 until
the sooner of 1 year or one (1) month after Employee becomes otherwise employed and eligible for other comparable coverage, and
(iii) all other benefits provided to Employee under this Agreement for a period of thirty (30) days.

 

4.5           In
the event Employee is terminated for any reason other than for “justifiable cause” as defined in Section 4.1 hereof,
death, disability or voluntary termination (unless the Company and Employee mutually agree to such voluntary termination), then
all unexercised options granted to Employee under the Company’s option plan (including without limitation the Options granted
pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof) shall be deemed fully vested and exercisable immediately upon Employee’s termination. The
foregoing benefit shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any similar benefit that may be contained in any other agreement
between the Company and Employee.

 

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4.6           (a)
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control of the Company or Employee terminates for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4.6(d), all
options granted to Employee under the Company option plan and the Options granted to Employee pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof shall
be automatically fully vested and exercisable immediately upon a Change of Control.

 

(b) For purposes of this Agreement,
“Change of Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if, during the term of this agreement:

 

(i)          the
beneficial ownership of at least 50% of the Company’s voting securities or all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company shall have been acquired, directly or indirectly by a single person or a group of affiliated persons, other that the Employee
or a group in which the Employee is a member, in any transaction or series of transactions or

 

(ii)         as
the result of or in connection with any cash tender offer, exchange offer, sale of assets, merger, consolidation or other business
combination of the Company with another corporation or entity the new BOD of Managers is comprised of a majority of Managers chosen
or elected by the members of the new/combined entity who were not members of the Company before such cash tender offer, exchange
offer, sale of assets, merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company with another corporation or entity

 

(c)          For
purposes of this Agreement, the date of Change of Control shall mean the earlier to occur of:

 

(i)           the
first date on which a single person or group of affiliated persons acquires the beneficial ownership of 50% or more of the Company’s
voting securities or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in any transaction or series of transactions; or

 

		(ii)	the date on which a cash tender offer, exchange offer,
sale of assets, merger, consolidation other business combination resulting in the change in the Board of Directors contemplated
by Section 4.6 hereof is consummated.

 

(d)          For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Good Reason” shall mean the assignment of an Employee of any duties that are
not in the same corporate capacity or area of operations or are not of the same general nature as Employee’s duties with
Company without the Employee’s written consent.

 

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4.7           In
the event that Employee is terminated prior to the end of this Agreement, and such early termination is not for Justifiable Cause
under section 4.1 (a) and (b), employee will receive a severance of (2) two weeks salary for each year employed at a Company upon
termination of employment.

 

5.          Confidentiality
and Non-Competition.

 

5.1           (i)
Confidentiality. During the term of employment under this Agreement, Employee will have access to and become acquainted
with various confidential information including without limitation, trade secrets, customer relationships, formulas, devices, inventions,
processes, know-how, financial information and other compilations of information, records, and specifications, which are owned
by the Company. Employee shall not disclose any of the Company’s confidential information, directly or indirectly, or use
them in any way, either during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter, except as required in the course of his employment
for the Company. All files, records, documents, drawings, specifications, equipment and similar items relating to the business
of the Company, whether prepared by Employee or otherwise coming into his possession, shall remain the exclusive property of the
Company and shall not be removed from the premises of the Company under any circumstances whatsoever without the prior written
consent of the Company, and if removed shall be immediately returned to the Company upon any termination of his employment and
no copies thereof shall be kept by Employee, provided, however, that Employee shall be entitled to retain documents reasonably
related to his interest as a shareholder.

 

(ii) Inventions and Shop Right. Every
invention, discovery or improvement made or conceived by Employee related to the business of the Company during his employment
by the Company whenever and wherever made or conceived, and whether or not during business hours, of any product, article, appliance,
tool, device, formula, process, machinery or pattern similar to, or which constitutes an improvement, on those heretofore, now
or at any time during this employment, manufactured or used by the Company in connection with the manufacture or process of any
product heretofore or now or hereafter manufactured by the Company, or of any product which shall or could reasonably be manufactured
in the reasonable expansion of the Company’s business, shall be and continue remain the Company’s exclusive property,
without any added compensation or any reimbursement for expenses to Employee, and upon the conception of any and every such invention,
discovery or improvement and without waiting to perfect or complete it, Employee promises and agrees that he will immediately disclose
it to the Company and to no one else and thenceforth will treat it as the property and secret of the Company. Employee will also
execute any instruments requested from time to time by the Company to vest in it complete title and ownership to such invention,
discovery or improvement and will, at the request of the Company, do such acts and execute such instruments as the Company may
require but at the Company’s expense to obtain Letters Patent in the United States and foreign countries, for such invention,
discovery or improvement and for the purpose of vesting title thereto in the Company, all without any reimbursement for expenses
or otherwise and without any additional compensation of any kind to Employee.

 

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5.2           Non-Competition.
In the event of a termination of this Agreement for any reason, Employee shall be prohibited for a period of one (1) year from
the effective date of this separation from engaging in any business in competition with that of the Company in those states within
the United States and those countries outside the United States in which the Company at the time of Employee’s separation
has conducted business or where Company has written a reasonable plan to conduct business in the next 12 months or directly or
indirectly advising or consulting to or otherwise performing services for or providing assistance to any person, firm, corporation,
or other entity engaged in such competitive business, provided, however, nothing herein contained shall be construed as (a) preventing
Employee from investing his personal assets in any businesses which do not compete directly or indirectly with the Company, provided
such investment or investments do not require any services on his part in the operation of the affairs of the entity in which such
investment is made and in which his participation is solely that of an investor, (b) preventing Employee from purchasing securities
in any corporation whose securities in any corporation whose securities are regularly traded, if such purchases shall not result
in his owning beneficially at any time 3% or more of equity securities of any corporation engaged in a business which is competitive,
directly or indirectly, to that of the Company, (c) preventing Employee from engaging in any activities, if he receives the prior
authorization of the Managers. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary this Section 5.2 shall not be effective in the event
Employee has been discharged for any reason other than “justifiable cause” or voluntarily leaves the employment of
the Company with the mutual agreement of the Company.

 

5.3           Subsequent
to the termination of this Agreement, Employee will not for a period of one (1) year materially interfere with or disrupt the Company’s
business relationship with its customers or suppliers or employ any person who was employed with the Company at any time during
the 6 months prior to Employee’s termination, or for a period of three (3) years, directly or indirectly solicit any of the
employees to leave the employ of the Company. 

 

6.          Notices.
All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective when delivered in person (in the Company’s
case, to its CEO or Secretary) or forty eight (48) hours after deposit thereof in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, addressed to
Employee, at last known address as carried in the records of the Company, or to the Company, at the corporate headquarters, to
the attention of the Secretary, or to such other address as the party to be notified may specify by notice to the other party.

 

7.          Assigns
and Successors. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding
upon the successors and assigns of the Company and the rights and obligations of Employee shall move to the benefit of and shall
be binding on Employee and his legal representatives or heirs. This agreement constitutes a personal service agreement and Employee’s
obligations hereunder may not be transferred or assigned by Employee.

 

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8.          Amendment
Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, and any right or claim hereunder waived, only by a written instrument signed by both
Employee and the Company, following authorization by the BOD. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer
upon any third person any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. No amendment or waiver of this Agreement requires
the consent of any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity not a party of this Agreement.

 

9.          Injunction.

 

(a) Should Employee at any time violate
or threaten to violate any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to an injunction restraining Employee
from doing or continuing to do or performing any such acts and Employee hereby consents to the issuance of such an injunction.

 

(b) In the event that a proceeding is bought
in equity to enforce the provisions of this paragraph, Employee shall not urge as a defense that there is an adequate remedy at
law, nor shall the Company be prevented from seeking any other remedies which may be available.

 

(c) The existence of a claim or cause of
action by the Company against Employee, or by Employee against the Company, whether predicated upon this Agreement or otherwise,
shall not constitute a defense to the endorsement by the Company of the foregoing restrictive covenants but shall be litigated
separately.

 

(d) The provisions of this Section 9 shall
survive termination of this Agreement.

 

10.         Governing
Law and Jurisdiction. This Agreement in its interpretation and application and enforcement shall be governed by the law of
the State of New Jersey without application of its conflict of laws provisions, and any legal action commenced by either party
seeking interpretation, application and/or enforcement of this Agreement shall be brought only in the State of New Jersey of federal
court sitting in Princeton, NJ.

 

11.         Prior
Agreements. This Agreement supercedes and replaces any and all prior agreements between the parties as to its subject matter.

 

12.         Construction.
Paragraph headings are for convenience only and shall not be considered a part of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

13.         Effective
Date. The effective date of this Agreement shall be January 1, 2013.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement.

 

	CytoSorbents Corporation	 	EMPLOYEE	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/ Phillip P. Chan	 	/s/ Vincent Capponi	 
	 	Phillip P. Chan, CEO	 	Vincent Capponi	 
	 	CytoSorbents Corporation	 	 	 

 

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