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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-046248
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150803
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150804
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150804

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001133869
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8840 WILSHIRE BLVD
		STREET 2:		2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			BEVERLY HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90211
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(310) 358-3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8840 WILSHIRE BLVD
		STREET 2:		2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			BEVERLY HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90211

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Nile Therapeutics, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070920

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SMI PRODUCTS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010206

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Ascheim Deborah
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001649531

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34058
		FILM NUMBER:		151026796

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O CAPRICOR, INC.
		STREET 2:		8840 WILSHIRE BLVD, 2ND FLOOR
		CITY:			BEVERLY HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90211
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    <periodOfReport>2015-08-03</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerCik>0001133869</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CAPR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Ascheim Deborah</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>8840 WILSHIRE BLVD., 2ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BEVERLY HILLS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90211</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Medical Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
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    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Linda Marban, as Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-08-04</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 24</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Know all by these presents,
that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Linda Marb&aacute;n, Ph.D., or Karen Krasney, or either of them acting
singly and with full power of substitution, the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">1.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer, director and/or holder of 10% or more of a registered class of securities of Capricor
Therapeutics, Inc. (the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments
thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Exchange
Act</U>&rdquo;), and the rules promulgated thereunder;</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">2.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf
of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4 and 5, complete and execute
any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such forms or amendments with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &ldquo;<U>SEC</U>&rdquo;) and any securities exchange or similar authority, including
without limitation the filing of a Form ID or any other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to file the
Forms 3, 4 and 5 electronically with the SEC; and</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left">3.</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">take any other action of any nature whatsoever in
connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of any such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by or for, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s discretion.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned hereby
grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever required,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request and on the behalf of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the
failure to comply with, any provision of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect with respect to the undersigned until the earliest to occur of (a) such date that the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, and (b) the revocation by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company and each of the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>,
the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 4 day of&nbsp;August, 2015.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ Deborah Ascheim</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Deborah Ascheim</P>

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