UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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)

August 10, 2022

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.)


10865 Road to the Cure, Suite 150, San Diego, California (Address of principal executive offices)		92121 (Zip Code)

(310) 358-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	CAPR	The Nasdaq Capital Market

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 10, 2022, Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. A copy of the press release is being furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for 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, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Exchange Act, unless expressly set forth as being incorporated by reference into such filing.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


99.1		Press Release, titled “Capricor Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update”, dated August 10, 2022.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).


	CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.

Date: August 10, 2022	By:	/s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D.
		Linda Marbán, Ph.D.
		Chief Executive Officer