Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
St. John Edward A.
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. [CAPR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2560 LORD BALTIMORE DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2016
(Street)

BALTIMORE, MD 21244		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/16/2016   P   416,666 A $ 2.4 842,439 D (1) (2)  
Common Stock               1,556,141 I By MD BTI, LLC (3)
Common Stock 03/16/2016   P   416,666 A $ 2.4 842,439 I By Edward St. John, LLC (4)
Common Stock               1,556,141 I By MD BTI, LLC (5)
Common Stock               54,602 D (6)  
Common Stock               324,196 I By MD BTI, Inc. (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant $ 4.5 03/16/2016   P   208,333   09/17/2016 03/16/2019 Common Stock 208,333 $ 0 208,333 D (1) (2)  
Warrant $ 4.5 03/16/2016   P   208,333   09/17/2016 03/16/2019 Common Stock 208,333 $ 0 208,333 I See Footnote (4)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
St. John Edward A.
2560 LORD BALTIMORE DRIVE
BALTIMORE, MD 21244		     X    
Edward St. John, LLC
2560 LORD BALTIMORE DRIVE
BALTIMORE, MD 21244		     X    

Signatures

 /s/ Joseph P. Ward, attorney-in-fact   03/18/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
 /s/ Joseph P. Ward, attorney-in-fact   03/18/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This Form 4 is filed jointly by Edward A. St. John and Edward St. John, LLC ("St. John LLC"). The shares and warrants reported here are owned directly by St. John LLC.
(2) St. John LLC entered into a Subscription Agreement with Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Issuer") pursuant to which St. John LLC, on March 16, 2016, purchased an aggregate of 416,666 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a purchase price of $2.40 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$1,000,000. In connection with the purchase of shares, St. John LLC also received a warrant to purchase up to 208,333 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a strike price of $4.50 per share, exercisable at any time between September 17, 2016 and March 16, 2019.
(3) The shares reported here are owned indirectly by St. John LLC.
(4) Mr. St. John is the sole member and general manager of St. John LLC. Accordingly, Mr. St. John is the indirect beneficial owner of the shares and warrants reported here. Mr. St. John disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares and warrants except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in the shares and warrants.
(5) The shares reported here are owned indirectly by Mr. St. John.
(6) The shares reported here are owned directly by Mr. St. John.
(7) Thee shares reported here are owned indirectly by Mr. St. John.

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