Capricor Therapeutics to Hold Fourth Quarter 2014 Business Update Conference Call on March 18, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. EDT

LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAPR), a biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, today announced that company management will hold a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2014 business highlights at 4:30 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2015.

Access to the live webcast and teleconference is provided below:

Additionally, conference call details and a link to the replay of the webcast to be archived for 90 days will be available at http://capricor.com/news/events/.

About Capricor Therapeutics

Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (CAPR), a publicly traded biotechnology company, is focused on the development of novel therapeutics to prevent and treat heart disease. The Company has two leading product candidates: CAP-1002 and Cenderitide. The Company was formed through the November 2013 merger between Capricor, Inc., a privately held company whose mission is to improve the treatment of heart disease by commercializing cardiac stem cell therapies for patients, and Nile Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative products for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. For additional information visit www.capricor.com.

CONTACT: Corporate Contact
         Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.
         AJ Bergmann, Vice President of Finance
         +1-310-358-3200
         abergmann@capricor.com

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         Christopher Hippolyte
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         Tony Russo, Ph.D.
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         tony.russo@russopartnersllc.com

         Investor Relations:
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         Robert Flamm, Ph.D.
         +1-212-845-4226
         robert.flamm@russopartnersllc.com

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