UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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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)

 

June 22, 2016

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CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware 001-34058 88-0363465
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

8840 Wilshire Blvd., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA

(Address of principal executive offices)

90211

(Zip Code)

 

(310) 358-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On June 22, 2016, Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), posted a Corporate Presentation to provide an update of the Company’s current business and products, which is located in the “Investors” section of the Company’s website at www.capricor.com. A copy of the Corporate Presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Additionally, on June 22, 2016, the Company will be providing a corporate update at the JMP Life Sciences Conference at 9:00 am EDT in New York City, which update will include some or all of the content of the Corporate Presentation.

 

The information contained in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Corporate Presentation, dated June 2016.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

  CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.  
       
Date:  June 22, 2016 By: /s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D.  
    Linda Marbán, Ph.D.  
    Chief Executive Officer