Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GRASMICK LOUIS J
   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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC., 8840 WILSHIRE BLVD., 2ND FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/16/2016
(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 03/16/2016   P(1)   71,065 A $ 2.4 77,015 D (2)  
Common Stock 03/16/2016   P(3)   20,304 A $ 2.4 1,059,740 I (4) By Nancelou, Inc.

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Warrants (Right to Buy) $ 4.5 03/16/2016   P(1)   35,532   09/17/2016 03/16/2019 Common Stock 35,532 $ 0.125 35,532 D (2)  
Warrants (Right to Buy) $ 4.5 03/16/2016   P(3)   10,152   09/17/2016 03/16/2019 Common Stock 10,152 $ 0.125 10,152 I (4) By Nancelou, Inc.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GRASMICK LOUIS J
C/O CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
8840 WILSHIRE BLVD., 2ND FLOOR
BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90211		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Linda Marban, as Attorney-in-Fact   03/18/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Reporting Person and his spouse, tenants by the entirety, entered into a Subscription Agreement with Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Issuer") pursuant to which the Reporting Person and his spouse, tenants by the entirety, on March 16, 2016, purchased (i) 71,065 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a purchase price of $2.40 per share, and (ii) warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 35,532 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a purchase price of $0.125 per share issuable upon exercise of the warrants, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $175,000.
(2) These securities of the Issuer are held by the Reporting Person with his spouse as tenants by the entirety.
(3) Nancelou, Inc. entered into a Subscription Agreement with the Issuer pursuant to which Nancelou, Inc., on March 16, 2016, purchased (i) 20,304 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a purchase price of $2.40 per share, and (ii) warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 10,152 shares of the Issuer's common stock at a purchase price of $0.125 per share issuable upon exercise of the warrants, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $50,000.
(4) These securities of the Issuer are beneficially owned by Nancelou, Inc. Louis Grasmick and Nancy Grasmick, husband and wife, own 50% of Nancelou, Inc. as tenants by the entirety, and Grant Grasmick, the son of Louis Grasmick and Nancy Grasmick, owns the remaining 50% of Nancelou, Inc. Therefore, Louis Grasmick, Nancy Grasmick and Grant Grasmick are deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by Nancelou, Inc.

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