INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

14 NISHINOSHO MONGUCHI CHO

KISSHOIN MINAMIKU

(Street)

KYOTO

00000

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/03/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. [ CAPR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

**Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned**
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	2,145,922	D

**Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned**
**(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Warrant (right to buy)	04/03/2024	10/03/2030	Common Stock	2,145,922⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	5.7	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On September 29, 2023, the reporting person entered into a securities purchase agreement with Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), pursuant to which the reporting person purchased (a) 2,145,922 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Issuer's Common Stock and (b) warrants to purchase 2,145,922 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock (the "Warrants"). The combined offering price per share of Common Stock and the accompanying Warrant was $4.66. The Warrants will expire seven years from October 3, 2023 (the date of issuance).

2. The Warrants are fully exercisable.

	/s/ Takanori Edamitsu, Director, Business Management & Sustainability	08/23/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date

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