Capricor Therapeutics (CAPR) 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

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)

June 12, 2023

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)

(858) 727-1755

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ◻

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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws: Change in Fiscal Year

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

On June 12, 2023, the stockholders of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to amend the exculpation provisions within the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of the Company’s officers in specific circumstances, as permitted by the DGCL (the “Amendment”).  On June 13, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware to effect the Amendment, effective as of June 13, 2023.

Prior to the Amendment, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation provided for exculpation of directors to the extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) but did not include a similar provision that would allow for the exculpation of officers, which became permissible under new legislation adopted by the State of Delaware effective as of August 1, 2022. The Amendment causes the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to include exculpation of officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The Amendment results in Article NINTH of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation reading in its entirety as follows:

“NINTH:  A director or officer of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except to the extent that such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as currently in effect or as the same may hereafter be amended. If the DGCL is hereafter amended to eliminate or limit further the liability of a director or officer, then, in addition to the elimination and limitation of liability provided by the preceding sentence, the liability of each director or officer shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as so amended. For purposes of this Article Ninth, “officer” shall have the meaning provided in Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time. Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Article Ninth shall be prospective only and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation that exists at the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.”

This description of the Amendment is a summary and is qualified by the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.  

(d) Exhibits

3.1	Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

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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:  June 13, 2023	By:	/s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D.
		Linda Marbán, Ph.D.
		Chief Executive Officer

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