Frank Litvack - 05 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. (CAPR)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Linda Marban, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: CAPR
Transactions as of: 05 Jan 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 07 Jan 2026, 16:45:05 UTC
Previous filing: 04 Mar 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Litvack Frank	Director	C/O CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC., 10865 ROAD TO THE CURE, SUITE 150, SAN DIEGO	/s/ Linda Marban, Attorney-in-Fact	07 Jan 2026	0001310715

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CAPR	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	Award	$0	+50,000		$0.000000	50,000	05 Jan 2026	Common Stock	50,000	$24.81	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The shares vest 1/12th of the first day of each month, commencing February 1, 2026, with the last month vesting on December 31, 2026, until the stock option becomes fully vested and exercisable. The award pertains to annual board service as Executive Chairman. The option is subject to early exercise and, therefore, all or any part of the option can be exercised at any time. If the reporting person elects to take advantage of the early exercise feature and purchase shares prior to the vesting of such shares, the shares will be deemed restricted stock and will be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Issuer if the reporting person's service to the Issuer terminates prior to vesting.

Content

The shares vest 1/12th of the first day of each month, commencing February 1, 2026, with the last month vesting on December 31, 2026, until the stock option becomes fully vested and exercisable. The award pertains to annual board service as Executive Chairman. The option is subject to early exercise and, therefore, all or any part of the option can be exercised at any time. If the reporting person elects to take advantage of the early exercise feature and purchase shares prior to the vesting of such shares, the shares will be deemed restricted stock and will be subject to a repurchase option in favor of the Issuer if the reporting person's service to the Issuer terminates prior to vesting.