Musket David B Form 4 CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS / David B Musket ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Musket David B

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.

10865 ROAD TO THE CURE, SUITE 150

(Street)

SAN DIEGO CA 92121

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. [ CAPR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/29/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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	06/29/2022		S		28,215	D	$3.77(1)	12,747	D
Common Stock	06/30/2022		M		10,796	A	$1.39	23,543	D
Common Stock								7,096	I	Held by Reporting Person's IRA

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.39(2)	06/30/2022		M			1,401	(3)	02/22/2023	Common Stock	1,401(2)	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.39(4)	06/30/2022		M			4,750	03/03/2015	03/03/2025	Common Stock	4,750(4)	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$1.39(5)	06/30/2022		M			4,645	(6)	06/02/2026	Common Stock	4,645(5)	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.76 to $3.80, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., any security holder of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

2. This option was granted on February 22, 2013 and was previously reported as covering 14,015 shares at an exercise price of $0.37 per share, but was adjusted to reflect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split that occurred on June 4, 2019 and a share reprice to $1.39 per share that occurred on February 12, 2020.

3. 25% of the shares of common stock vested immediately, with the remainder vesting 1/36th of the first day of each month, commencing May 1, 2013.

4. This option was granted on March 3, 2015 and was previously reported as covering 47,500 shares at an exercise price of $5.78 per share, but was adjusted to reflect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split that occurred on June 4, 2019 and a share reprice to $1.39 per share that occurred on February 12, 2020.

5. This option was granted on June 2, 2016 and was previously reported as covering 46,458 shares at an exercise price of $3.12 per share, but was adjusted to reflect a 1-for-10 reverse stock split that occurred on June 4, 2019 and a share reprice to $1.39 per share that occurred on February 12, 2020.

6. 2,250 shares vested immediately on June 2, 2016. The remaining shares vested on December 31, 2016.

	/s/ Linda Marban, Attorney-in-Fact	07/01/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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