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)

 

October 4, 2017

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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)

 

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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On October 4, 2017, Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing positive six-month results from the randomized Phase I/II HOPE clinical trial in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A copy of the press release 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, the Company made available on its website a poster from its presentation at the 22nd International Congress of the World Muscle Society.

 

The information contained in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 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. Press Release, dated October 4, 2017

 

99.2Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. World Muscle Society Poster

 

 

 

  

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:  October 4, 2017 By: /s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D.  
    Linda Marbán, Ph.D.  
    Chief Executive Officer