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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000929638-24-002959
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240823
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240823

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001133869
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	03 Life Sciences
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-81959
		FILM NUMBER:		241236221

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Nippon Shinyaku Co Ltd
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001361865
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			M0
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14 NISHINOSHO MONGUCHI CHO
		STREET 2:		KISSHOIN MINAMIKU
		CITY:			KYOTO
		STATE:			M0
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		81 75 321 9104

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14 NISHINOSHO MONGUCHI CHO
		STREET 2:		KISSHOIN MINAMIKU
		CITY:			KYOTO
		STATE:			M0
		ZIP:			00000
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 13G/A</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>
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    <div>Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:</div>
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    <div><font style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif;">&#9746;</font>&#160;&#160;Rule 13d-1(c)</div>
    <div><font style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif;">&#9744;</font>&#160;&#160;Rule 13d-1(d)</div>
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    <div><sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">*</sup> The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for
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              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div>I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)</div>
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              <div>Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.</div>
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              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div>(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<font style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif;">&#9744;</font></div>
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              <div>&#160;</div>
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    <div style="font-size: 1pt;">&#160; <br>
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              <div style="text-align: center;">NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH</div>
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              <div>SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
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              <div>4,291,844</div>
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              <div>&#160;</div>
              <div>0</div>
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              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div>SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
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              <div>4,291,844</div>
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              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div>SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right;">9.</div>
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              <div>AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
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              <div>4,291,844(1)</div>
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              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div>PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</div>
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              <div>13.2%(2)</div>
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              <div style="text-align: right;">12.</div>
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              <div>TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)</div>
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              <div>FI</div>
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              <div>(1) Consists of (i) 2,145,922 shares held by Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (the &#8220;Purchased Shares&#8221;); and (ii) 2,145,922 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants (the &#8220;Warrants&#8221; and, together with the Purchased Shares the &#8220;Shares&#8221;) held
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              <div>(2) Based on 32,538,930 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#8220;Common Stock&#8221;) issued and outstanding as of August 7, 2024.</div>
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    <div>This Amendment No. 1 (&#8220;Amendment No. 1&#8221;) to the Schedule 13G initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;) on October 17, 2023 (the &#8220;Original Schedule 13G&#8221;) is being filed by Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (the &#8220;Reporting Person&#8221;)
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">reporting the Reporting Person&#8217;s beneficial ownership as of April 3, 2024, to include the Warrants that were exercisable and beneficially owned by the Reporting Person as of April 3,
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">to report the Reporting Persons beneficial ownership as of the date of filing of this report.</div>
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            <div>Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.</div>
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            <div>Address of Issuer&#8217;s Principal Executive Offices</div>
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            <div>Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.</div>
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              <div style="text-align: center;">August 23, 2024</div>
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