CAPR Capricor Therapeutics Inc

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

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May 14, 2024

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CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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(858) 727-1755

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Not Applicable

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

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Emerging growth company ☐

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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. ◻

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Amendment to Articles of Incorporation

As previously reported on Form 8-K, on May 14, 2024, at an annual meeting of stockholders of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock from 50,000,000 to 100,000,000. On May 15, 2024, 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 May 15, 2024.

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.  

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(d) Exhibits

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SIGNATURES

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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.

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Exhibit 3.1

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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

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CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.

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Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that:

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FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.

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SECOND: The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (formerly known as SMI Products, Inc. and Nile Therapeutics, Inc., respectively) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 26, 2007, which was amended by a Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation thereafter filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 20, 2013 and a Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation thereafter filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 4, 2019 (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

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THIRD: The Board of Directors of the Corporation duly adopted resolutions setting forth proposed amendments (the “Certificate of Amendment”) to the Certificate of Incorporation amending the Certificate of Incorporation as follows:

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The Certificate of Incorporation shall be amended by deleting and substituting the text of the two paragraphs of Article Fourth thereof with the following one paragraph.

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“(a) Authorized Capital. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue shall be One Hundred Five Million (105,000,000) shares, consisting of (i) One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) Five Million (5,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”).”

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FOURTH: The Board of Directors of the Corporation declared the Certificate of Amendment to be advisable and directed that the Certificate of Amendment be submitted to the stockholders of the Corporation for consideration thereof.

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FIFTH: That, pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors of the Corporation, a meeting of stockholders of the Corporation was duly called and held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the Delaware General Corporation Law at which meeting the necessary number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the Certificate of Amendment.

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SIXTH: That the foregoing Certificate of Amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its President and Chief Executive Officer this 15^th day of May, 2024.

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