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)
October 5, 2016
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 5, 2016, Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), posted to the “Investors” section of the Company’s website atwww.capricor.coma corporate presentation providing an update of the Company’s current business and products (the “Corporate Presentation”). A copy of the Corporate Presentation 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.
Also on October 5, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing completion of the enrollment of its ALLSTAR Phase II clinical trial. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 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 |
99.1 | Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Corporate Presentation, dated October 5, 2016. | |
99.2 | Press Release, dated October 5, 2016, announcing completion of enrollment of the ALLSTAR Phase II Clinical Trial. |
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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 5, 2016 | By: | /s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D. | |
Linda Marbán, Ph.D. | |||
Chief Executive Officer |