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)

June 7, 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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Due to the previously announced reduction in the number of patients to be enrolled in the ALLSTAR Phase II Trial, on June 7, 2017, Capricor, Inc. (“Capricor”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 to the CIRM Notice of Loan Award (“Amendment No. 2”) whereby the total award amount has been reduced to $14,405,857 and operational Milestones Nos. 3 and 4 have been removed. Additionally, certain reporting requirements have been removed to coincide with the elimination of certain enrollment milestones.   The foregoing description of Amendment No. 2 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Amendment No. 2, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.  

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

10.1       Amendment No. 2 to the CIRM Notice of Loan Award, dated June 7, 2017.

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 12, 2017	By:	/s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D.
		Linda Marbán, Ph.D.
		Chief Executive Officer