Capricor Therapeutics, Inc 10-Q for FY2026 Q1
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (CAPR)
About this 10-Q
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc filed this 10-Q on May 13, 2026, covering the quarter ended March 31, 2026 (FY2026 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2026, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Net loss
- $33.94M
- compared with a net loss of $24.39M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.59
- compared with -$0.53 a year earlier
variable
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INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:
| ● | regulatory developments involving products and our facilities, including the results of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s review of our lead product candidate, Deramiocel (also referred to as CAP-1002); |
| ● | the potential outcome of our litigation against Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd (“Nippon Shinyaku”) and NS Pharma, Inc. (collectively, “NS”) with respect to the distribution of Deramiocel; |
| ● | our ability to market and sell any of our products, including our ability to market and sell Deramiocel if we are granted the ability to market and sell Deramiocel ourselves or through distribution channels in the United States other than NS; |
| ● | how long we expect to maintain liquidity to fund our planned level of operations and our ability to obtain additional funds for our operations; |
| ● | the timing and results of regulatory meetings and inspections, and the ability to obtain regulatory approvals or otherwise bring products to market in both the United States and in countries outside of the United States; |
| ● | the regulatory status of our drug and vaccine candidates, including our ability to obtain and maintain orphan drug, rare pediatric and Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designations for Deramiocel; |
| ● | the development of our drug and vaccine candidates, including when we expect to undertake, initiate and complete clinical trials of our drug and vaccine candidates; |
| ● | the expectation, plans, projections, initiation, timing, progress and results of our research and development programs, preclinical studies, any clinical trials, compassionate uses, Investigational New Drug filings, Clinical Trial Application filings, New Drug Application filings, Biologics License Application, and other regulatory submissions; |
| ● | the impact of any reductions in force or changes in regulatory priorities at the U.S. federal agencies responsible for overseeing our industry; |
| ● | our use of clinical research centers, third party manufacturers and other contractors; |
| ● | our ability to manufacture and maintain sufficient inventories of our products to meet commercial demand; |
| ● | our ability to find collaborative partners for research, development and commercialization of potential products and retain commercial rights for our product candidates in the collaborations; |
| ● | our ability to manufacture products for clinical and commercial use; |
| ● | our ability to procure materials necessary for the manufacture of our product candidates at a cost that is acceptable to us; |
| ● | our ability to protect our patents and other intellectual property; |
| ● | our ability to raise additional financing and the terms of any additional financing; |
| ● | the implementation of our business model and strategic plans for our business, technologies and product candidates; |
| ● | our estimates of our expenses, ongoing losses, future revenue, future reimbursement prices for any commercial products, and capital requirements; |
| ● | the impact of taxes on our business; |
| ● | our ability to compete against other companies and research institutions; |
| ● | our ability to expand our operations internationally; |
| ● | the effect of potential strategic transactions on our business; |
| ● | acceptance of our products by doctors, patients or payors and the availability of reimbursement for our product candidates; |
| ● | our ability to attract and retain key personnel; and |
| ● | the volatility of our stock price. |
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We caution you that the forward-looking statements highlighted above do not encompass all of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10 - Q.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, but not limited to, those risks set forth under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and challenging environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We cannot assure you that the results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Additionally, final data may differ significantly from preliminary data reported in this document.
The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make, if any.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains data, estimates and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications or other publicly available information, as well as other information based on our internal sources. Although we believe that the third-party sources referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are reliable, we have not independently verified the information provided by these third parties. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any third-party information presented in this report, their estimates, in particular, as they relate to projections, involve numerous assumptions, are subject to risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors.
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | $ | | | $ | |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
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NET LOSS | | $ | ( | | $ | ( | |
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COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | | $ | ( | | $ | ( | |
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted | | $ | ( | | $ | ( | |
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CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Balance at December 31, 2025 |
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Balance at March 31, 2026 |
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Balance at December 31, 2024 |
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See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Income taxes paid in cash | | $ | — | | $ | — |
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, referred to herein as “Capricor Therapeutics,” “Capricor,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”), is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and potential commercialization of transformative cell and exosome-based therapeutics for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (“DMD”) and other diseases with high unmet medical needs. The Company is a public company and currently trades under the symbol “CAPR” on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for Capricor Therapeutics and its wholly-owned subsidiary have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all disclosures necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with U.S. GAAP. In the Company’s opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The accompanying financial information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 17, 2026, from which the December 31, 2025 consolidated balance sheet was derived. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026.
Basis of Consolidation
Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and our wholly-owned subsidiary. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Management has determined that the Company operates as a reportable operating segment.
Reclassification
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Specifically, loss on disposal of fixed assets, which was previously presented as a separate line item on the consolidated statements of cash flow, is now included within “other”. This reclassification had no effect on previously reported net cash used in operating activities.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements. Estimates also affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management uses its historical records and knowledge of its business in making these estimates. Accordingly, actual results may differ from these estimates.
Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, the determination of clinical trial accruals, fair value of stock-based compensation awards, useful lives of long-lived assets, revenue recognition under customer contracts, and the realizability of deferred tax assets. These estimates are based on historical experience and assumptions that management believes are reasonable; however, actual results may differ from these estimates.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of less than 90 days at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Risk
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, principally consist of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. The Company maintains accounts at several financial institutions. These accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for up to $250,000 and/or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, as applicable. The Company monitors the financial stability of the financial institutions with which it maintains accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk in cash and cash equivalents. Historically, the Company has not experienced any significant losses in such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk due to the quality nature of the financial instruments in which the money is held.
We are subject to supplier concentration risk, as we rely on a limited number of suppliers for our critical materials. Any disruption in the supply of materials from these key vendors could result in significant delays to our product development timelines and may require us to incur substantial additional costs to secure alternative sources for manufacturing.
Marketable Securities
The Company determines the appropriate classification of its marketable securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation at each balance sheet date. All of the Company’s marketable securities are considered as available-for-sale and carried at estimated fair values. Realized gains and losses on the sale of debt and equity securities are determined using the specific identification method. Unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities are presented as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.
Cloud Computing Arrangements (“CCA”)
The Company accounts for CCAs in accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles (“ASC 350”), and the capitalized implementation costs associated with these arrangements are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed in the period incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the related estimated useful life of the asset, which such estimated useful lives range from to
Long-Lived Assets
The Company accounts for the impairment and disposition of long-lived assets in accordance with guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Long-lived assets to be held and used are reviewed for events or changes in circumstances that indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable, or annually.
Leases
The Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which requires lessees to recognize most leases on the balance sheet with a corresponding right-to-use asset (“ROU asset”) and a lease liability for most leases. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease
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liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term. Variable payments that do not depend on a rate or index, which usually represent operating expenses associated with the Company’s operating leases, are not included in the lease liability and are recognized as they are incurred.
At the inception of an arrangement, the Company evaluates the specific facts and circumstances to determine whether the arrangement constitutes or contains a lease. Leases are classified as either financing or operating leases. The Company’s leases are primarily operating leases. The Company elects the short-term lease exemption for leases with a term of twelve months or less.
The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to measure lease liabilities when the implicit rate is not readily determinable.
The Company has elected the practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components for real estate leases. This practical expedient is not elected for manufacturing facilities and equipment embedded in product supply arrangements.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), using a five-step model to recognize revenue when control of promised goods or services is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled. The Company’s arrangements may include fixed consideration, such as upfront payments and milestones, as well as variable consideration, such as sales-based royalties and shared revenues. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty is resolved.
Revenue is recognized either at a point in time or over time, depending on when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer. For performance obligations satisfied over time, the Company recognizes revenue based on a measure of progress that depicts the transfer of services to the customer. Upfront payments received in advance of performance are recorded as deferred revenue.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amounts, net of an allowance for credit losses, if any. The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable and records an allowance when collection is not probable.
Research and Development
Costs relating to the design and development of new products are expensed as research and development as incurred in accordance with FASB ASC 730-10, Research and Development.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based employee compensation arrangements in accordance with FASB ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation and recognizes compensation expense for all share-based payment awards on the grant-date fair value. For time-based awards, expense is recognized over the requisite service period, and for performance-based options, expense is recognized when the Company determines that achievement of the performance conditions is probable.
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Income Taxes
Income taxes are recognized for the amount of taxes payable or refundable for the current year and deferred tax liabilities and assets are recognized for the future tax consequences of transactions that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns.
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The Company uses guidance issued by the FASB that clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not and a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position, and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense.
Basic and Diluted Loss per Share
The Company reports earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260-10, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed similarly to basic earnings (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if the potential shares of common stock had been issued and if the additional shares of common stock were dilutive.
2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company measures certain assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the balance sheet are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. The categories are as follows:
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| Inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level I, that are observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with market data at the measurement date. |
Level III |
| Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The valuation techniques used to determine the fair value of the Company’s Level II financial instruments, which consist primarily of U.S. government agency securities, commercial papers, and corporate bonds, are based on quoted market prices for similar instruments or model-driven valuations utilizing significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
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The following table summarizes the fair value measurements by level at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
| | March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||
| | Level I | | Level II | | Level III | | Total | ||||
Cash equivalents | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | |
U.S. treasuries | | | | | | — | | | — | | | |
U.S. government agencies | | | — | | | | | | — | | | |
Commercial papers | | | — | | | | | | — | | | |
Marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. treasuries | | | | | | — | | | — | | | |
U.S. government agencies | | | — | | | | | | — | | | |
Corporate bonds | | | — | | | | | | — | | | |
Commercial papers | | | — | | | | | | — | | | |
Total financial assets | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
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| December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| | Level I | | Level II | | Level III | | Total | ||||
Cash equivalents | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Money market funds | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | |
Marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. treasuries | | | | | | — | | | — | | | |
Total financial assets | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | |
Carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and deferred revenue approximate fair value due to their relatively short maturity. The carrying amounts of the Company’s marketable securities are based on market quotations from national exchanges at the balance sheet date. Interest and dividend income are recognized separately on the income statement based on classifications provided by the brokerage firm holding the investments. The fair value of borrowings is not considered to be significantly different from its carrying amount because the stated rates for such debt reflect current market rates and conditions.
3. CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES
The following table summarizes the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, respectively:
| | March 31, 2026 | ||||||||||
| | Amortized Cost | | Unrealized Gains | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | ||||
Cash and money market funds | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | |
U.S. treasuries | | | | | | — | | | ( | | | |
U.S. government agencies | | | | | | — | | | ( | | | |
Corporate bonds | | | | | | — | | | ( | | | |
Commercial papers | | | | | | — | | | ( | | | |
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | ( | | $ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Classified as: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | | | | | | $ | |
Short-term marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-term marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | | | — |
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | | $ | |
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| | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
| | Amortized Cost | | Unrealized Gains | | Unrealized Losses | | Fair Value | ||||
Cash and money market funds | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | — | | $ | |
U.S. treasuries | | | | | | | | | — | | | |
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | | $ | | | $ | | | $ | — | | $ | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Classified as: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | | | | | | $ | |
Short-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Long-term investments | | | | | | | | | | | | — |
Total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities | | | | | | | | | | | $ | |
The contractual maturities of the Company's available-for-sale securities at March 31, 2026 were up to approximately two years.
The Company does not intend to sell these investments for the purpose of realizing losses; however, the securities are classified as available-for-sale and may be sold in response to changes in market interest rates, liquidity needs, or other factors. The Company believes it is more likely than not that it will not be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. Accordingly, the Company has determined that the available-for-sale securities that were in an unrealized loss position did not have any credit loss impairment as of March 31, 2026.
4. RECEIVABLES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
Receivables
As of March 31, 2026, the Company has
Cloud Computing Arrangements
The Company’s CCAs primarily relate to its enterprise resource planning system and has an estimated useful life of
5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:
| | March 31, | | December 31, | ||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | ||
Furniture and fixtures | | $ | | | $ | |
Laboratory equipment | |
| | |
| |
IT equipment | | | | | | |
Manufacturing equipment | | | | | | |
Leasehold improvements | |
| | |
| |
Construction in progress | | | | | | |
| |
| | |
| |
Less accumulated depreciation | |
| ( | |
| ( |
Property and equipment, net | | $ | | | $ | |
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Depreciation was $
6. LEASES
Long-Term Operating Leases
San Diego, California
Capricor leases
The Company is currently engaged in advanced discussions regarding a lease for a potential facility in San Diego, California intended to support expanded manufacturing and operational activities and serve as the Company’s anticipated corporate headquarters. Capricor has entered into a non-binding letter of intent relating to the potential transaction and is currently negotiating a proposed license agreement for a short-term occupancy arrangement as well as a potential long-term lease agreement. Any definitive transaction remains subject to execution of final agreements.
Los Angeles, California
Capricor leases
The long-term real estate operating leases are included in “lease right-of-use assets, net” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet and represent the Company’s right-to-use the underlying assets for the lease term. The Company’s obligation to make lease payments are included in “lease liabilities, current” and “lease liabilities, net of current” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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The table below excludes short-term operating leases. The following table summarizes maturities of lease liabilities and the reconciliation of lease liabilities as of March 31, 2026:
2026 (remainder) | | $ | |
2027 | | | |
2028 | | | |
2029 | | | |
2030 | | | |
Thereafter | | | |
Total minimum lease payments | | | |
Less: imputed interest | | | ( |
Total operating lease liabilities | | $ | |
Included in the consolidated balance sheet: | | | |
Current portion of lease liabilities | | $ | |
Lease liabilities, net of current | | | |
Total operating lease liabilities | | $ | |
| | | |
Other Information: | | | |
Weighted average remaining lease term | | | |
Weighted average discount rate | | |
The following table contains a summary of the lease costs recognized and lease payments pertaining to the Company’s operating leases under ASC 842 for the period indicated:
| Three months ended March 31, | ||||
| 2026 | | 2025 | ||
Operating lease costs | $ | | | $ | |
Variable lease costs | | | | | |
Lease payments | | | | | |
Short-Term Operating Leases
The Company has several short-term lease arrangements for laboratory, manufacturing, and office space in Beverly Hills, Vista, and San Diego, California, which either expired in January 2026 or have remaining lease terms between May 2026 and December 2026. Short-term operating lease cost for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were $
7. COLLABORATIONS, LICENSES AND REVENUE
Intellectual Property Rights for Capricor’s Technology - Deramiocel and Exosomes
Capricor has entered into exclusive license agreements for intellectual property rights related to certain cardiac-derived cells (“CDCs”) with Università Degli Studi Di Roma La Sapienza (the “University of Rome”), Johns Hopkins University (“JHU”), and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (“CSMC”). Capricor is also a party to an exclusive license agreement for intellectual property rights related to CDC-derived exosomes with CSMC. In addition, Capricor has filed solely-owned patent applications related to CDC and exosomes technologies developed by its own scientists.
University of Rome License Agreement
Capricor and the University of Rome entered into a License Agreement, dated June 21, 2006 (the “Rome License Agreement”), which provided for the grant of an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license by the University of Rome to Capricor (with the right to sublicense) to develop and commercialize licensed products under the licensed patent rights in all fields.
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Pursuant to the Rome License Agreement, Capricor paid the University of Rome a license issue fee, paid minimum annual royalties in the amount of
The Rome License Agreement expired on January 4, 2026.
The Johns Hopkins University License Agreement for CDCs
Capricor and JHU entered into an Exclusive License Agreement, effective June 22, 2006 (the “JHU License Agreement”), which provides for the grant of an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license by JHU to Capricor (with the right to sublicense) to develop and commercialize licensed products and licensed services under the licensed patent rights in all fields and a nonexclusive right to the know-how. Various amendments were entered into to revise certain provisions of the JHU License Agreement. Under the JHU License Agreement, Capricor is required to exercise commercially reasonable and diligent efforts to develop and commercialize licensed products covered by the license from JHU.
Pursuant to the JHU License Agreement, JHU was paid an initial license fee and, thereafter, Capricor is required to pay minimum annual royalties on the anniversary dates of the JHU License Agreement. The minimum annual royalties are creditable against a low single-digit running royalty on net sales of products and net service revenues, which Capricor is also required to pay under the JHU License Agreement, which running royalty may be subject to further reduction in the event that Capricor is required to pay royalties on any patent rights to third parties in order to make or sell a licensed product. In addition, Capricor is required to pay a low double-digit percentage of the consideration received by it from sublicenses granted and is required to pay JHU certain defined development milestone payments upon the successful completion of certain phases of its clinical studies and upon receiving approval from the FDA. The maximum aggregate amount of milestone payments payable under the JHU License Agreement, as amended, is $
The JHU License Agreement will, unless sooner terminated, continue in effect in each applicable country until the date of expiration of the last to expire patent within the patent rights, or, if no patents are issued, then for
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center License Agreements
License Agreement for CDCs
On January 4, 2010, Capricor entered into an Exclusive License Agreement with CSMC (the “Original CSMC License Agreement”), for certain intellectual property related to its CDC technology. In 2013, the Original CSMC License Agreement was amended twice resulting in, among other things, a reduction in the percentage of sublicense fees which would have been payable to CSMC. Effective December 30, 2013, Capricor entered into an Amended and Restated Exclusive License Agreement with CSMC (the “Amended CSMC License Agreement”), which amended, restated, and superseded the Original CSMC License Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, certain definitions were added or amended, the timing of certain obligations was revised and other obligations of the parties were clarified.
The Amended CSMC License Agreement provides for the grant of an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license by CSMC to Capricor (with the right to sublicense) to conduct research using the patent rights and know-how and develop and commercialize products in the field using the patent rights and know-how. In addition, Capricor has the exclusive right to negotiate for an exclusive license to any future rights arising from related work conducted by or under
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the direction of Dr. Eduardo Marbán on behalf of CSMC. In the event the parties fail to agree upon the terms of an exclusive license for any future rights, Capricor will have a non-exclusive license to such future rights, subject to royalty obligations.
Pursuant to the Original CSMC License Agreement, CSMC was paid a license fee and Capricor was obligated to reimburse CSMC for certain fees and costs incurred in connection with the prosecution of certain patent rights. Additionally, Capricor is required to meet certain spending and development milestones.
Pursuant to the Amended CSMC License Agreement, Capricor remains obligated to pay low single-digit royalties on sales of royalty-bearing products as well as a low double-digit percentage of the consideration received from any sublicenses or other grant of rights. The above-mentioned royalties are subject to reduction in the event Capricor becomes obligated to obtain a license from a third party for patent rights in connection with the royalty-bearing product.
The Amended CSMC License Agreement will, unless sooner terminated, continue in effect on a country by country basis until the last to expire of the patents covering the patent rights or future patent rights. Under the terms of the Amended CSMC License Agreement, unless waived by CSMC, the agreement shall automatically terminate: (i) if Capricor ceases, dissolves or winds up its business operations; (ii) in the event of the insolvency or bankruptcy of Capricor or if Capricor makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (iii) if performance by either party jeopardizes the licensure, accreditation or tax exempt status of CSMC or the agreement is deemed illegal by a governmental body; (iv) within
Capricor and CSMC have entered into several amendments to the Amended CSMC License Agreement, pursuant to which the parties agreed to add and delete certain patent applications from the list of scheduled patents and extend the timing of certain development milestones, among other things. Capricor reimbursed CSMC for certain attorneys’ fees and filing fees incurred in connection with the additional patent applications.
License Agreement for Exosomes
On May 5, 2014, Capricor entered into an Exclusive License Agreement with CSMC (the “Exosomes License Agreement”), for certain intellectual property rights related to CDC-derived exosomes technology. The Exosomes License Agreement provides for the grant of an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license by CSMC to Capricor (with the right to sublicense) in order to conduct research using the patent rights and know-how and to develop and commercialize products in the field using the patent rights and know-how. In addition, Capricor has the exclusive right to negotiate for an exclusive license to any future rights arising from related work conducted by or under the direction of Dr. Eduardo Marbán on behalf of CSMC. In the event the parties fail to agree upon the terms of an exclusive license, Capricor shall have a non-exclusive license to such future rights, subject to royalty obligations.
Pursuant to the Exosomes License Agreement, CSMC was paid a license fee and Capricor reimbursed CSMC for certain fees and costs incurred in connection with the preparation and prosecution of certain patent applications. Additionally, Capricor is required to meet certain non-monetary development milestones and is obligated to pay low single-digit royalties on sales of royalty-bearing products as well as a single-digit percentage of the consideration received from any sublicenses or other grant of rights. The above-mentioned royalties are subject to reduction in the event Capricor becomes obligated to obtain a license from a third party for patent rights in connection with the royalty bearing product.
The Exosomes License Agreement will, unless sooner terminated, continue in effect on a country by country basis until the last to expire of the patents covering the patent rights or future patent rights. Under the terms of the Exosomes License Agreement, unless waived by CSMC, the agreement shall automatically terminate: (i) if Capricor ceases, dissolves or winds up its business operations; (ii) in the event of the insolvency or bankruptcy of Capricor or if Capricor makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (iii) if performance by either party jeopardizes the licensure, accreditation or
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tax exempt status of CSMC or the agreement is deemed illegal by a governmental body; (iv) within
Capricor and CSMC have entered into several amendments to the Exosomes License Agreement. Collectively, these amendments added additional patent applications and patent families to the Exosomes License Agreement, added certain defined product development milestone payments, modified certain milestone deadlines, added certain performance milestones with respect to product candidates covered by certain future patent rights in order to maintain an exclusive license to those future patent rights, and converted certain exclusive rights to co-exclusive rights. These amendments also obligated Capricor to reimburse CSMC for certain attorneys’ fees and filing fees in connection with the additional patent applications and patent families.
Cell Line License Agreement with Life Technologies
On March 7, 2022, Capricor entered into a non-exclusive cell line license agreement with Life Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., for the supply of certain cells used in connection with the development of the StealthXTM exosomes platform. An initial license fee payment was made and additional milestone fees may become due based on the progress of our development program.
Revenue Recognition for Collaboration and Distribution Agreements
The Company’s distribution agreements may entitle it to additional payments upon the achievement of milestones or shares of product revenue on sales. The milestones are generally categorized into two types: development milestones and sales-based milestones. The Company evaluates whether it is probable that the consideration associated with each milestone or shared revenue payments will not be subject to a significant reversal in the cumulative amount of revenue recognized. Amounts that meet this threshold are included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method, whereas amounts that do not meet this threshold are excluded from the transaction price until they meet this threshold.
At the end of each subsequent reporting period, the Company re-evaluates the probability of a significant reversal of the cumulative revenue recognized for its milestones and shared revenue payments, and, if necessary, adjusts its estimate of the overall transaction price. Any such adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which would affect revenues and net income (loss) in the Company’s consolidated statements of operation and comprehensive loss. Typically, milestone payments and shared revenue payments are achieved after the Company’s performance obligations associated with the distribution agreements have been completed and after the customer has assumed responsibility for the commercialization program. Milestones or shared revenue payments achieved after the Company’s performance obligations have been completed are recognized as revenue in the period the milestone or shared revenue payments were achieved. If a milestone payment is achieved during the performance period, the milestone payment would be recognized as revenue to the extent performance had been completed at that point, and the remaining balance would be recorded as deferred revenue.
The Company also evaluates whether a significant financing component exists in its collaboration agreements. Typically, a significant financing component does not exist because customers pay upfront for services and future shared revenue payments are not substantially within the control of the Company or the customer.
Whenever the Company determines that goods or services promised in a contract represent a combined performance obligation over time, the Company determines the period over which the performance obligations will be performed and revenue will be recognized. Revenue is recognized using either the proportional performance method or on a straight-line basis if efforts will be expended evenly over time. Percentage of completion of patient visits in clinical trials are used as the measure of performance. The Company feels this method of measurement to be the best depiction of the transfer of services and recognition of revenue. Significant management judgment is required in determining the level of
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effort required under an arrangement and the period over which the Company is expected to complete its performance obligations. If the Company determines that the performance obligation is satisfied over time, any upfront payment received is initially recorded as deferred revenue on its consolidated balance sheets.
Certain judgments affect the application of the Company’s revenue recognition policy. For example, the Company records short-term (less than one year) and long-term (over one year) deferred revenue based on its best estimate of when such revenue will be recognized. This estimate is based on the Company’s current operating plan, and the Company may recognize a different amount of deferred revenue over the next 12-month period if its operating plan changes in the future.
Commercialization and Distribution Agreement (Nippon Shinyaku - United States)
On January 24, 2022, Capricor entered into the U.S. Distribution Agreement with Nippon Shinyaku, a Japanese corporation and related party (see Note 8 – “Related Party Transactions”). Under the terms of the U.S. Distribution Agreement, Capricor appointed Nippon Shinyaku as its exclusive distributor in the United States of Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD.
As noted in Note 17 – “Subsequent Events” below, the Company has filed a Complaint for Equitable Relief and Application for Preliminary Injunction (the “Complaint”).
Commercialization and Distribution Agreement (Nippon Shinyaku - Japan)
On February 10, 2023, Capricor entered into a Commercialization and Distribution Agreement (the “Japan Distribution Agreement”) with Nippon Shinyaku. Under the terms of the Japan Distribution Agreement, Capricor appointed Nippon Shinyaku as its exclusive distributor in Japan of Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD.
Under the terms of the Japan Distribution Agreement, Capricor received an upfront payment of $
The Company has evaluated the Japan Distribution Agreement in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue for Contracts from Customers. The Company determined the initial transaction price totaled $
European Region Binding Term Sheet
On September 16, 2024, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Nippon Shinyaku for the potential commercialization and distribution of Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD in Europe. The term sheet contemplated that the Company would be responsible for development and manufacturing, and Nippon Shinyaku would be responsible for sales and distribution in the European region, subject to execution of a definitive agreement and regulatory approval. As of March 31, 2026, no definitive agreement had been executed and the Company had not recognized any revenue, received any consideration, or recorded any amounts in connection with the term sheet.
The amended term sheet with Nippon Shinyaku with respect to the treatment of DMD in Europe expired on April 1, 2026, and was not further extended.
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Summary of Collaboration Revenue
In total, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company did
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had
8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Consulting Agreements
In 2013, Capricor entered into a Consulting Agreement with Dr. Frank Litvack, the Company’s Executive Chairman and a member of its Board of Directors, whereby Capricor agreed to pay Dr. Litvack $
Commercialization and Distribution Agreements
As noted above, Capricor is party to
9. GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND OTHER INCOME
CIRM Grant Award
On June 16, 2016, Capricor entered into an award agreement with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (“CIRM”) for approximately $
The Company accounts for the award as a liability rather than income because the Company had the option to convert the award into a loan. In February 2025, the Company notified CIRM of its election to convert the award into a loan. In April 2026, the Company and CIRM were finalizing documentation for a loan repayment agreement providing for repayment in
10. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND CLINICAL TRIAL ACCRUALS
Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
| | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | ||
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Accrued clinical expenses | | $ | | | $ | |
Accrued payroll and related costs | |
| | |
| |
Accrued construction in progress costs | | | — | | | |
Other accrued expenses | | | | | | |
Total accrued expenses | | $ | | | $ | |
11. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Stock-Based Compensation
For stock options, the Company estimates the fair value of the awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The portion of the award expected to vest is recognized as expense in the Company’s statements of operations and comprehensive loss over the requisite service period for time-based awards and upon determining that the performance condition is probable for performance-based awards. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based compensation awards using the Black-Scholes model. This model requires the Company to estimate the expected volatility and value of its common stock and the expected term of the stock options, all of which are highly complex and subjective variables. The variables take into consideration, among other things, actual and projected stock option exercise behavior. For employees and directors, the expected life was calculated based on the simplified method as described by the SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 110, Share-Based Payment. For other service providers, the expected life was calculated using the contractual term of the award. The Company’s estimate of expected volatility was based on the historical stock price of the Company. The Company has selected a risk-free rate based on the implied yield available on U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity equivalent to the expected term of the options.
For restricted stock awards, the Company determines the fair value using the Company’s adjusted closing stock price on the grant date.
Warrants
The following table summarizes all warrant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| | | | Weighted Average | |
| | Warrants | | Exercise Price | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 |
| | | $ | |
Granted | | | | | |
Exercised | | | | | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2026 |
| | | $ | |
The warrants outstanding at March 31, 2026 expire on October 3, 2030.
Stock Awards
The Company maintains several equity incentive plans, but currently grants stock options and restricted stock awards only under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, and the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. No new awards are granted under the Company’s prior equity plans.
In May 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan, which authorized
The plans are administered by the Board and its compensation committee, which determine the recipients, award types, number of shares, exercise price and vesting terms. Stock options are granted at an exercise price not less than the
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closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date, generally vest over to
Stock Option Awards
The estimated weighted average fair value of the options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 were approximately $
The Company estimates the fair value of each option award using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of stock options issued during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:
| | Three months ended March 31, |
| ||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | |
Expected volatility |
| % | % | ||
Expected term |
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| | ||
Dividend yield |
| % | % | ||
Risk-free interest rates |
| % | % | ||
Employee and non-employee stock-based compensation expense was as follows:
| | Three months ended March 31, | ||||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | ||
General and administrative | | $ | | | $ | |
Research and development | |
| | |
| |
Total | | $ | | | $ | |
The Company does not recognize an income tax benefit as the Company believes that an actual income tax benefit may not be realized. For non-qualified stock options, the loss creates a timing difference, resulting in a deferred tax asset, which is fully reserved by a valuation allowance.
As of March 31, 2026, the total unrecognized fair value compensation cost related to non-vested stock options was approximately $
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The following is a schedule summarizing employee and non-employee stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| | Number of | | Weighted Average | | Aggregate | ||
| | Options | | Exercise Price | | Intrinsic Value | ||
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 |
| | | $ | |
| | |
Granted |
| | |
| |
| | |
Exercised |
| ( | |
| |
| $ | |
Expired/Cancelled |
| ( | |
| |
| | |
Outstanding at March 31, 2026 |
| | | $ | | | $ | |
Exercisable at March 31, 2026 |
| | | $ | | | $ | |
The aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the exercise price of the options and the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock for each of the respective periods.
Restricted Stock Units
The Company has granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) under the 2025 Plan. Each outstanding RSU will be exchanged for
The following table summarizes the activity of the Company’s RSUs for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
| | | | Weighted Average | |
| | Number of | | Grant Date | |
| | RSUs | | Fair Value | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 |
| | | $ | |
Granted |
| | |
| |
Vested |
| | |
| |
Expired/Cancelled |
| | |
| |
Outstanding at March 31, 2026 |
| | | $ | |
12. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
December 2025 Underwritten Public Offering
On December 5, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Piper Sandler & Co. and Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. as representatives of the underwriters (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a public offering an aggregate of
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September 2025 ATM Program
On September 10, 2025, the Company established an at-the-market offering under a prospectus supplement for aggregate sales proceeds of up to $
Through March 31, 2026, the Company sold an aggregate of
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) generally represents all changes in stockholders’ equity during the period except those resulting from investments by, or distributions to, stockholders. The Company’s comprehensive loss was approximately $
The following summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
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| Net Unrealized Gains/(Losses) | | | | |
| Available-For-Sale Securities | | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss) | ||
Outstanding at December 31, 2025 | $ | | | $ | |
Other comprehensive loss |
| ( | |
| ( |
Outstanding at March 31, 2026 | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
Net Loss and Net Loss Per Share
For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, warrants and options to purchase
13. INCOME TAXES
The Company did
Significant judgment is required in determining the Company’s provision for income taxes, including the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities and the assessment of the related valuation allowance. Deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and net operating loss carryforwards and are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
In evaluating the realizability of its deferred tax assets, the Company considers both positive and negative evidence, including cumulative losses in recent periods and the lack of sufficient objectively verifiable future taxable
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income. Based on this evaluation, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that its deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, a full valuation allowance has been recorded as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025.
The Company reassesses the realizability of its deferred tax assets at each reporting period.
14. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740), which requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information on income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 in the fourth quarter of 2025 and applied it retrospectively. Please refer to Note 13 - "Income Taxes” for further information and disclosure.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which is intended to improve the navigability of the guidance in ASC 270, Interim Reporting, and clarify when it applies. Under the amendments, an entity is subject to ASC 270 if it provides interim financial statements and notes in accordance with GAAP. ASU 2025-11 also addresses the form and content of such financial statements, interim disclosures requirements, and establishes a principle under which an entity must disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which amends the guidance in ASC 350-40, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software. The amendments modernize the recognition and disclosure framework for internal-use software costs, removing the previous “development stage” model and introducing a more judgment-based approach. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40). The ASU requires the disaggregated disclosure of specific expense categories, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization, within relevant income statement captions. This ASU also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses along with the definition of selling expenses. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Adoption of this ASU can either be applied prospectively to consolidated financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. Early adoption is also permitted. This ASU will likely result in the required additional disclosures being included in our consolidated financial statements, once adopted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its financial statement disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the FASB, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC, did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statement presentation or disclosures.
15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Contingencies
On July 17, 2025, a putative securities class action was filed in the Southern District of California, naming Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. and our chief executive officer, Linda Marbán. The action alleges certain violations of the U.S. federal securities laws and seeks unspecified damages.
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On August 1, 2025, a derivative action was filed in the Southern District of California naming each of the Directors on the Board of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. The action alleges, among other things, breaches of fiduciary duties and seeks unspecified damages.
On November 24, 2025, a second derivative action was filed in the Southern District of California naming each of the Directors on the Board of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. The action alleges, among other things, breaches of fiduciary duties and seeks unspecified damages.
On October 2, 2025, the Company received a Section 220 Shareholder Demand Letter dated September 30, 2025 to inspect and make copies of certain books and records of the Company. The stockholder's demand is related to, among other things, alleged false and misleading statements purportedly made by officers and directors of the Company, as well as the alleged failure to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects.
Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company received certain employment-related claims from former employees. No formal proceedings have been commenced as of the date of this filing. The Company does not believe these matters are material.
In addition, from time to time, the Company may become involved in various other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business or otherwise. The Company records a loss contingency reserve for a legal proceeding when it considers the potential loss probable and it can reasonably estimate the amount of the loss or determine a probable range of loss. The Company has not recorded any material accruals for loss contingencies as of March 31, 2026.
Accounts Payable
During the normal course of business, disputes with vendors may arise. If a vendor disputed payment is probable and able to be estimated, we will record an estimated liability.
Other Funding Commitments
The Company is a party to various agreements, principally relating to licensed technology, that require future payments relating to milestones that may be met in subsequent periods or royalties on future sales of specific products (see Note 7 - "Collaborations, Licenses and Revenue").
Additionally, the Company is a party to various agreements with contract research, manufacturing and other organizations that generally provide for termination upon notice, subject to certain time periods, with the exact amounts owed in the event of termination to be based on the timing of termination and the terms of the agreement.
Employee Severances
The Board from time to time may approve severance packages for specific full-time employees based on their length of service and position ranging up to twelve months of their base salaries, in the event of termination of their employment, subject to certain conditions.
16. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company operates as a operating segment. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who serves as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance. The CODM reviews the Company’s operating results on an aggregate basis to make decisions about resource allocation, evaluate financial performance, and manage the overall business. Accordingly, the Company’s operations are managed as
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The following table represents consolidated net loss summarized by the significant segment expenses regularly reviewed by the CODM for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
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Exosomes platform research | | | | | | |
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| (1) | Other R&D segment expenses primarily include other pipeline development costs, and other facility costs. |
| (2) | Other G&A segment expenses primarily include accounting, legal and other professional fees, consulting expenses, business insurance, employee travel, and other facility and information technology costs. |
The asset information provided to the CODM for the single operating segment is consistent with the amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets.
17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Commercialization and Distribution Agreement (Nippon Shinyaku – United States)
On May 7, 2026, Capricor announced that it has filed a Complaint for Equitable Relief and Application for Preliminary Injunction (the “Complaint”) in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Bergen County. The Complaint alleges a fundamental pricing flaw in the U.S. Distribution Agreement and that the defendants named therein, NS, have failed to adequately prepare for the commercial launch of the Company’s product Deramiocel in the United States pursuant to the U.S. Distribution Agreement, and have otherwise materially breached the terms of the U.S. Distribution Agreement. In the Complaint, the Company seeks rescission of the U.S. Distribution Agreement, declaratory
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judgment that the Company has the right to distribute Deramiocel directly or through distributors other than NS, and other equitable remedies.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the condensed consolidated notes to those statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K. This discussion includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K, under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Quarterly Report, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to “Capricor Therapeutics,” “Capricor,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms include Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary.
Company Overview
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on the development and potential commercialization of cell and exosome-based therapeutics for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (“DMD”), a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and premature death, as well as other diseases with significant unmet medical need. Since our inception, we have devoted substantial resources to the development of our lead product candidate, Deramiocel, a cell therapy designed to address the cardiac and skeletal muscle complications associated with DMD, as well as to advancing our exosome-based platform technologies, developing manufacturing capabilities and supporting our research and development activities. Our Biologics License Application (“BLA”) for Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD is currently under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (“PDUFA”) target action date of August 22, 2026, for potential approval in the United States. We currently have no products approved for commercial sale. Our ability to generate product revenue and achieve profitability will depend on the successful development, regulatory approval and commercialization of Deramiocel and any other product candidates we may develop. If approved and if our litigation against NS Pharma, Inc. and Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (collectively, “NS”) is successful, we intend to commercialize Deramiocel in the United States directly or through distributors, and we may also seek commercialization through strategic partners in other select international markets.
Our development efforts for Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD have progressed through multiple clinical studies, and we continue activities to support regulatory review and potential approval in the United States, as well as commercialization preparation, if approved.
Cell Therapy (Deramiocel)
Our core program is focused on the development and commercialization of Deramiocel, a cell therapy product candidate comprised of cardiosphere-derived cells (“CDCs”), a population of cardiac-derived stromal cells isolated from qualified donated human hearts. Deramiocel is designed to slow disease progression in DMD through immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, pro-angiogenic and anti-fibrotic activities of CDCs. These effects are mediated in part by exosomes secreted by CDCs that contain bioactive molecules, including microRNAs and other signaling factors, which may influence gene expression and cellular pathways involved in inflammation, fibrosis, and tissue repair.
Our clinical development program for Deramiocel has focused on adolescents and young adults with DMD, including many patients who are non-ambulatory and experiencing progressive cardiac and skeletal muscle decline. We believe therapies that address inflammatory and fibrotic processes contributing to muscle degeneration may provide potential benefit across a broad population of individuals with DMD.
Exosomes Platform Technology (StealthXTM)
Extracellular vesicles (“EVs”), including exosomes and microvesicles, are nano-scale membrane-enclosed vesicles secreted by many cell types that contain characteristic lipids, proteins and nucleic acids, including messenger
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RNA and microRNAs. These vesicles facilitate intercellular communication through the binding and activation of membrane receptors or through the delivery of molecular cargo into target cells. Through these mechanisms, EVs may influence a variety of biological processes, including cell survival, proliferation, inflammation and tissue repair.
Exosomes in particular have attracted increasing interest as potential therapeutic and diagnostic platforms. Their small size, generally low immunogenicity, and ability to deliver biologically active molecules to recipient cells may allow them to modulate complex biological pathways. Because exosomes are cell-free vesicles, they may be stored, handled, and administered using approaches similar to those used for certain established biologic therapies.
Our exosome platform is supported by internal research and external collaborations. Our collaborations and research around exosomes include the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (“NIAID”), Johns Hopkins University (“JHU”), the Department of Defense, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (“CSMC”). Our platform leverages advances in RNA biology, protein engineering and targeted delivery technologies to support the development of exosome-based therapeutics and vaccines. We are currently exploring exosome-based approaches for infectious diseases, monogenic diseases and other potential indications.
Our current strategy is focused on advancing these programs through collaborations and partnerships that may provide additional development resources and capital to support potential clinical development.
Our Pipeline – Key Programs
Deramiocel: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Program: Deramiocel is Capricor’s lead product candidate and is being developed for the treatment of DMD, a rare, progressive genetic disease characterized by degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscle.
Deramiocel’s mechanism of action is distinct from mutation-targeted approaches such as exon-skipping oligonucleotides and gene therapies, which aim to restore dystrophin expression in muscle cells. DMD is caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene that impair production of functional dystrophin, a structural protein important for maintaining muscle integrity. The absence of functional dystrophin leads to progressive skeletal and cardiac muscle damage, muscle cell death and replacement of muscle tissue with fibrosis. Cardiac involvement is a major component of disease progression in DMD. In patients with DMD, heart muscle cells progressively deteriorate and are replaced with scar tissue, leading to cardiomyopathy and ultimately heart failure, which is a leading cause of mortality in individuals with DMD. While several therapies have been developed to address certain genetic mutations associated with DMD, significant unmet medical need remains, particularly in patients with established skeletal and cardiac muscle disease.
We have conducted a comprehensive clinical development program evaluating Deramiocel in patients with DMD, including randomized controlled trials and long-term follow-up studies designed to assess safety and efficacy across multiple measures of disease progression. These studies include the Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial, the Phase 2 HOPE-2 trial and its ongoing open-label extension, and the earlier Phase I/II HOPE-Duchenne clinical trial.
Biologics License Application: In late 2024, we completed our submission of a BLA to the FDA seeking approval of Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD. The FDA accepted the BLA for review, granted Priority Review, and assigned a PDUFA target action date of August 31, 2025. In July 2025, we received a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) from the FDA stating that the application did not meet the statutory requirement for substantial evidence of effectiveness and requesting additional clinical data.
Following a Type A meeting with the FDA in August 2025, we aligned with the Agency on a regulatory path forward to address the CRL, including the submission of additional clinical data from the Phase 3 HOPE-3 trial. We subsequently submitted our response to the CRL, which the FDA accepted as a complete response and classified as a Class
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2 resubmission, assigning a new PDUFA target action date of August 22, 2026. If approved, Deramiocel has the potential to become the first therapy designed to address both skeletal and cardiac muscle manifestations of DMD.
In parallel with our U.S. regulatory activities, we have initiated regulatory engagement in Europe and Japan and are working with the relevant health authorities to determine the most appropriate regulatory pathway for Deramiocel in those regions.
StealthX™ Exosome Platform: Our StealthX™ exosome platform program consists of engineered exosomes for vaccine and therapeutic development.
Exosome Platform: Engineered Exosome-Based Vaccines: The StealthX™ vaccine is a proprietary vaccine developed internally by Capricor utilizing exosomes that were engineered to express either spike or nucleocapsid proteins on the surface. Preclinical results from murine and rabbit models published in the peer-reviewed journal, Microbiology Spectrum, showed the StealthX™ vaccine resulted in robust antibody production, potent neutralizing antibodies, a strong T-cell response and a favorable safety profile. We were selected to be part of Project NextGen, an initiative by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to advance a pipeline of new, innovative vaccines providing broader and more durable protection for COVID-19. As part of Project NextGen, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, is conducting a Phase 1 clinical study with our StealthX™ vaccine. Preliminary data indicated the StealthX™ vaccine has been generally well tolerated and demonstrated a favorable safety profile across all dose levels tested. Early analyses showed limited neutralizing antibody responses at the evaluated dose levels, which may reflect prior vaccination or infection among trial participants. Final results from the trial, including cellular immune response data, are expected later in 2026, subject to completion of the study by NIAID. If NIAID finds that our StealthX™ vaccine meets its criteria for safety and efficacy, they may consider our program for a funded Phase 2 study.
Exosome Platform: Engineered Exosome-Based Therapeutics: We are focused on developing a precision-engineered exosome platform technology that has the potential to deliver defined sets of effector molecules that exert their effects through defined mechanisms of action. At this time, we are exploring the use of our proprietary StealthX™ exosome platform for a broad range of therapeutic applications including targeted RNA, protein and small molecule therapeutics to treat or prevent a variety of diseases.
These programs represent our core technology and products.
Financial Operations Overview
As of March 31, 2026, we had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaling approximately $278.6 million. Since our inception, we have received approximately $600 million through a combination of equity financings, strategic collaborations, grants and other non-dilutive funding sources.
Due to our significant research and development expenditures, and general administrative costs associated with our operations, we have generated substantial operating losses in each period since our inception. Our net losses were approximately $33.9 million and approximately $24.4 million, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. As of March 31, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $338.8 million. We expect to incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future.
As we seek to develop and commercialize Deramiocel or any other product candidates including those related to our exosomes program, we anticipate that our expenses will increase significantly and that we will need additional funding to support our continuing operations. Until such time when we can generate significant revenue from product sales, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through a combination of public or private equity financings, debt financings or other sources, which may include licensing agreements or strategic collaborations or other distribution agreements. We may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such agreements or arrangements when needed on favorable terms, if at all. If we fail to raise capital or other potential funding or enter into such agreements as and when needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development or commercialization of Deramiocel or our other product candidates.
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We have no commercial product sales to date and will not have the ability to generate any commercial product revenue until after we have received approval from the FDA or equivalent foreign regulatory bodies to begin selling our product candidates. Developing biological products is a lengthy and very expensive process. To date, most of our development expenses have related to our product candidates, consisting of Deramiocel and our exosome technologies. As we proceed with the clinical development and potential commercialization of Deramiocel, and as we further develop our exosome technologies, our expenses will further increase. Accordingly, our success depends not only on the safety and efficacy of our product candidates, but also on our ability to finance the development of our products and our clinical programs. Our recent major sources of working capital have been primarily proceeds from public equity sales of securities and upfront payments pursuant to our U.S. and Japan Distribution Agreements with Nippon Shinyaku. While we pursue our preclinical and clinical programs, we continue to explore potential partnerships for the development of one or more of our product candidates in the U.S. and in other territories across the world, subject to the rights of Nippon Shinyaku and the outcome of our litigation against NS.
Our results have included non-cash compensation expense due to the issuance of stock awards and warrants, as applicable. We expense the fair value of stock awards and warrants over their vesting period as applicable. When more precise pricing data is unavailable, we determine the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The terms and vesting schedules for share-based awards vary by type of grant and the employment status of the grantee. Generally, the stock awards vest based upon time-based conditions. Stock-based compensation expense is included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations under general and administrative (“G&A”) or research and development (“R&D”) expenses, as applicable. We expect to record additional non-cash compensation expense in the future, which may be significant.
Results of Operations
Revenue
Clinical Development Income. Clinical development income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was zero.
Operating Expenses
Research and Development Expenses. R&D expenses consist primarily of compensation and other related personnel costs, supplies, clinical trial costs, patient treatment costs, rent for laboratories and manufacturing facilities, consulting fees, costs of personnel and supplies for manufacturing, costs of service providers for preclinical, clinical and manufacturing, certain legal expenses resulting from intellectual property prosecution, stock-based compensation expense and other expenses relating to the design, development, testing and enhancement of our product candidates.
The following table summarizes our R&D expenses by category for each of the periods indicated:
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | | | | | | ||||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | | Change ($) | | Change (%) | | ||||
Compensation and other personnel expenses | | $ | 7,971,816 | | $ | 5,410,424 | | $ | 2,561,392 | | | 47 | % |
Duchenne muscular dystrophy program (Deramiocel) | |
| 13,032,167 | |
| 7,705,195 | |
| 5,326,972 | |
| 69 | % |
Exosomes platform research | | | 809,295 | |
| 1,520,934 | |
| (711,639) | |
| (47) | % |
Facility expenses | | | 1,866,623 | | | 1,085,421 | | | 781,202 | | | 72 | % |
Stock-based compensation | | | 3,126,181 | | | 2,738,584 | | | 387,597 | | | 14 | % |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 281,315 | | | 214,964 | | | 66,351 | | | 31 | % |
Research and other expenses | | | 289,515 | | | 240,050 | | | 49,465 | | | 21 | % |
Total research and development expenses | | $ | 27,376,912 | | $ | 18,915,572 | | $ | 8,461,340 | | | 45 | % |
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R&D expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased by approximately $8.5 million, or 45%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by the following:
| ● | $2.6 million increase in compensation and other personnel expenses primarily due to increases in headcount; |
| ● | $5.3 million increase in DMD (Deramiocel) program-related expenses primarily related to expanded manufacturing production, and commercial-related expenses for Deramiocel in preparation for potential commercial launch; |
| ● | $0.8 million increase in facility expenses primarily related to expanded leased space and incremental equipment and services to support those facilities; and |
| ● | $0.4 million increase in stock-based compensation expense primarily due to increases in headcount and stock price. |
The increase was partially offset by a $0.7 million decrease in research expenses related to our exosomes platform, primarily related to timing of research activities for exosomes.
General and Administrative Expenses. G&A expenses consist primarily of compensation and other related personnel expenses for executive, finance and other administrative personnel, stock-based compensation expense, accounting, legal and other professional fees, consulting expenses, rent for corporate offices, business insurance and other corporate expenses.
The following table summarizes our G&A expenses by category for each of the periods indicated:
| | Three months ended March 31, | | | | | | | | ||||
| | 2026 | | 2025 | | Change ($) | | Change (%) | | ||||
Stock-based compensation | | $ | 2,791,874 | | $ | 3,000,814 | | $ | (208,940) | | | (7) | % |
Compensation and other personnel expenses | |
| 2,234,948 | |
| 1,500,843 | |
| 734,105 | |
| 49 | % |
Professional services | | | 2,826,379 | |
| 335,908 | |
| 2,490,471 | |
| 741 | % |
Facility expenses | | | 345,647 | | | 77,319 | | | 268,328 | | | 347 | % |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 253,355 | | | 190,486 | | | 62,869 | | | 33 | % |
Other corporate expenses | | | 943,738 | | | 962,006 | | | (18,268) | | | (2) | % |
Total general and administrative expenses | | $ | 9,395,941 | | $ | 6,067,376 | | $ | 3,328,565 | | | 55 | % |
G&A expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2026 increased by approximately $3.3 million, or 55%, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by the following:
| ● | $0.7 million increase in compensation and other personnel expenses related to increases in headcount; |
| ● | $2.5 million increase in professional services largely attributable to increased legal and consulting costs related to our continuing regulatory and pre-commercial initiatives, and |
| ● | $0.3 million increase in facility expenses primarily related to expanded leased space and incremental equipment and services to support those facilities. |
The increase was partially offset by a $0.2 million decrease in stock-based compensation expense primarily due to timing of recognition of stock-based compensation expenses.
Other Income (Expense)
Investment Income. Investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 was approximately $2.9 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The increase in investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 is due to a higher principal balance in our marketable securities, savings and money market fund accounts.
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Products Under Active Development
Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD – The expenses for our DMD program include costs for personnel, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and research activities, including expenses related to scale-up for potential commercial scale manufacturing if our Deramiocel product is approved. In 2026, we expect to spend approximately $100.0 million to $125.0 million primarily consisting of CMC expansion, product inventory buildout, clinical, regulatory and pre-commercial expenses for our Deramiocel program.
Exosome Platform – Our exosome platform is in early-stage development. We expect to spend approximately $7.0 million to $10.0 million during 2026 on development expenses related to our exosomes program, which includes personnel, preclinical studies and manufacturing related expenses for these technologies. Our expenses are primarily focused on the expansion of our engineered exosome platform for therapeutic development.
Our expenditures on current and future clinical development programs, particularly our Deramiocel and exosomes programs, cannot be predicted with any significant degree of certainty as they are dependent on the results of our current trials and our ability to secure additional funding and/or strategic partners. In particular, our expenditures on the commercialization of Deramiocel, if approved, will heavily depend on the outcome of our litigation with NS and, if we are successful in such litigation, whether we commercialize Deramiocel in the United States directly or through one or more distributors. Further, we cannot predict with any significant degree of certainty the amount of time which will be required to complete our clinical trials, the costs of completing research and development projects or whether, when and to what extent we will generate revenues from the commercialization and sale of any of our product candidates. The duration and cost of clinical trials may vary significantly over the life of a project as a result of unanticipated events arising during manufacturing and clinical development and as a result of a variety of other factors, including:
| ● | the number of trials and studies in a clinical program; |
| ● | the number of patients who participate in the trials; |
| ● | the number of sites included in the trials; |
| ● | the rates of patient recruitment and enrollment; |
| ● | the duration of patient treatment and follow-up; |
| ● | the costs of manufacturing our product candidates; |
| ● | the availability of necessary materials required to make our product candidates; and |
| ● | the costs, requirements and timing of, and the ability to secure, regulatory approvals; |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The following table summarizes our liquidity and capital resources as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and our net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 and is intended to supplement the more detailed discussion that follows. The amounts stated in the tables below are expressed in thousands. We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities are sufficient to fund our operating capital requirements for at least the next twelve months from the issuance date of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Liquidity and capital resources | | March 31, 2026 | | December 31, 2025 | ||
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 105,421 | | $ | 287,847 |
Marketable securities | | $ | 173,188 | | $ | 30,282 |
Working capital | | $ | 249,452 | | $ | 287,103 |
Stockholders’ equity | | $ | 278,703 | | $ | 305,792 |
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| | Three months ended March 31, | ||||
Cash flow data | | 2026 | | 2025 | ||
Cash provided by (used in): | | | | | | |
Operating activities | | $ | (29,255) | | $ | (6,433) |
Investing activities | | | (154,642) | | | 23,891 |
Financing activities | | | 1,471 | | | 50 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
| $ | (182,426) |
| $ | 17,508 |
Our total cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of March 31, 2026 were approximately $278.6 million compared to approximately $318.1 million as of December 31, 2025. The decrease in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities from December 31, 2025 to March 31, 2026 is primarily due to our continuing efforts in preparing the Company for potential commercialization. As of March 31, 2026, we had approximately $47.6 million in total liabilities, consisting of approximately $14.8 million in lease liabilities, approximately $14.5 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses, $12.0 million relates to deferred revenue, and $6.3 million in CIRM liability, with net working capital of approximately $249.5 million.
Cash used in operating activities was approximately $29.3 million and approximately $6.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase of approximately $22.8 million in cash used in operating activities is due to an approximately $9.5 million increase in net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025. Furthermore, there was an increase of approximately $10.2 million in the change in receivables balances, as well as $4.4 million in the change in accounts payable and accrued expenses balances for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period in 2025. To the extent we obtain sufficient capital and/or long-term debt funding and are able to continue developing our product candidates, including if we expand our platform technology portfolio, engage in further research and development activities, and, in particular, conduct preclinical studies and clinical trials, we expect to continue incurring substantial losses.
We had cash flow used in investing activities of approximately $154.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and cash flow provided by investing activities of approximately $23.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The change in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the same period of 2025 is due to the net effect from purchases, sales and maturities of marketable securities and the purchase of approximately $10.8 million in property and equipment, leasehold improvements and construction in progress in the three months ended March 31, 2026, compared to approximately $1.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2025.
We had cash flow provided by financing activities of approximately $1.5 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025 is primarily due to the net proceeds from the exercises of stock options.
From inception through March 31, 2026, we financed our operations primarily through private and public sales of our equity securities, government grants, and payments from distribution agreements and collaboration partners.
We may seek to raise additional funds through various potential sources, such as equity and debt financings, government grants, or through strategic collaborations and license agreements or other distribution agreements. We can give no assurances that we will be able to secure such additional sources of funds to support our operations, complete our clinical trials or if such funds become available to us, that such additional financing will be sufficient to meet our needs. Moreover, to the extent that we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, our stockholders may experience significant dilution, and debt financing, if available, may involve restrictive covenants. To the extent that we raise additional funds through collaboration and licensing arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish some rights to our technologies or our product candidates or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us.
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Our estimates regarding the sufficiency of our financial resources are based on assumptions that may prove to be wrong. We may need to obtain additional funds sooner than planned or in greater amounts than we currently anticipate. The actual amount of funds we will need to operate is subject to many factors, some of which are beyond our control. These factors include the following:
| ● | the progress of our clinical, regulatory, commercial, and research activities; |
| ● | the number and scope of our clinical and research programs; |
| ● | the costs involved in preparation for the potential commercialization of our Deramiocel product for the treatment of DMD; |
| ● | the progress and success of our preclinical and clinical development activities; |
| ● | the progress of the development efforts of parties with whom we have entered into research and development agreements; |
| ● | our ability to successfully manufacture product for our clinical trials and potential commercial use; |
| ● | the availability of materials necessary to manufacture our product candidates; |
| ● | the costs of manufacturing our product candidates, and the progress of efforts with parties with whom we may enter into commercial manufacturing agreements, if necessary; |
| ● | our ability to maintain current research and development programs and to establish new research and development and licensing arrangements; |
| ● | additional costs associated with maintaining licenses and insurance; |
| ● | the costs involved in prosecuting and enforcing patent claims and other intellectual property rights; and |
| ● | the costs and timing of obtaining marketing approval both in the United States and in countries outside of the United States. |
Collaborations
Commercialization and Distribution Agreement (Nippon Shinyaku - United States)
On January 24, 2022, Capricor entered into the U.S. Distribution Agreement with Nippon Shinyaku, a Japanese corporation. Under the terms of the U.S. Distribution Agreement, Capricor appointed Nippon Shinyaku as its exclusive distributor in the United States of Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD.
The Company has filed a Complaint for Equitable Relief and Application for Preliminary Injunction (the “Complaint”) in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Bergen County. The Complaint alleges a fundamental pricing flaw in the U.S. Distribution Agreement and that the defendants named therein, NS, have failed to adequately prepare for the commercial launch of the Company’s product Deramiocel in the United States pursuant to the U.S. Distribution Agreement, and have otherwise materially breached the terms of the U.S. Distribution Agreement. In the Complaint, the Company seeks rescission of the U.S. Distribution Agreement, declaratory judgment that the Company has the right to distribute Deramiocel directly or through distributors other than NS, and other equitable remedies
Commercialization and Distribution Agreement (Nippon Shinyaku - Japan)
On February 10, 2023, Capricor entered into a Commercialization and Distribution Agreement (the “Japan Distribution Agreement”) with Nippon Shinyaku. Under the terms of the Japan Distribution Agreement, Capricor appointed Nippon Shinyaku as its exclusive distributor in Japan of Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD.
Under the terms of the Japan Distribution Agreement, Capricor received an upfront payment of $12.0 million in 2023 and in addition, Capricor will potentially receive additional development and sales-based milestone payments of up to approximately $89.0 million, subject to foreign currency exchange rates, and a meaningful double-digit share of product revenue. Nippon Shinyaku will be responsible for the distribution of Deramiocel in Japan. Capricor will be responsible for the conduct of clinical development and regulatory approval in Japan, as may be required, as well as the manufacturing of Deramiocel. Subject to regulatory approval, Capricor or its designee will hold the Marketing Authorization in Japan if the product is approved in that territory.
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European Region Binding Term Sheet
On September 16, 2024, the Company entered into a binding term sheet with Nippon Shinyaku for the potential commercialization and distribution of Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD in Europe. The term sheet contemplated that the Company would be responsible for development and manufacturing, and Nippon Shinyaku would be responsible for sales and distribution in the European region, subject to execution of a definitive agreement and regulatory approval. As of March 31, 2026, no definitive agreement had been executed and the Company had not recognized any revenue, received any consideration, or recorded any amounts in connection with the term sheet. The term sheet expired in accordance with its terms on April 1, 2026.
Financing Activities by the Company
December 2025 Underwritten Public Offering
On December 5, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Piper Sandler & Co. and Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. as representatives of the underwriters (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a public offering an aggregate of 6,000,000 shares of common stock, including the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 900,000 shares to cover over allotments, at a public offering price of $25.00 per share for total gross proceeds of approximately $172.5 million, before deducting underwriting commissions and other offering expenses payable by the Company. The Company paid cash commissions on the gross proceeds, plus reimbursement of expenses to the Underwriters, as well as legal and accounting fees in the aggregate amount of approximately $10.5 million.
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September 2025 ATM Program
On September 10, 2025, the Company established an at-the-market offering under a prospectus supplement for aggregate sales proceeds of up to $150.0 million (the “September 2025 ATM Program”), pursuant to an Equity Distribution Agreement with Piper Sandler and Oppenheimer (collectively, the “Agents”) by which the Agents may sell our common stock at the market prices prevailing at the time of sale. The Agents are entitled to compensation for their services at a commission rate of 3.0% of the gross sales price per share of common stock sold plus reimbursement of certain expenses. Effective December 5, 2025, the Company reduced the maximum offering amount from $150.0 million to $125.0 million.
Through March 31, 2026, the Company sold an aggregate of 2,682,307 shares of common stock under the September 2025 ATM Program at an average price of approximately $28.89 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $77.5 million. The Company paid approximately $2.4 million of aggregated fees related to this sale. From January 1, 2026 through the date of this filing, no additional shares have been sold under the September 2025 ATM Program.
CIRM Grant Award
On June 16, 2016, Capricor entered into an award agreement with the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (“CIRM”) for approximately $3.4 million to support, in part, the Company’s Phase I/II HOPE-Duchenne clinical trial of Deramiocel for the treatment of DMD-associated cardiomyopathy. The award was subject to operational milestones, a co-funding requirement, and certain reporting, intellectual property and revenue-sharing obligations under CIRM’s clinical-stage award policies. The Company completed all milestones and close-out activities associated with the award in 2019 and expended all funds received.
The Company accounts for the award as a liability rather than income because the Company had the option to convert the award into a loan. In February 2025, the Company notified CIRM of its election to convert the award into a loan. In April 2026, the Company and CIRM were finalizing documentation for a loan repayment agreement providing for repayment in two tranches: approximately $3.4 million due within three calendar days following execution of the agreement, and approximately $2.9 million due no later than June 12, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, the total repayment amount of approximately $6.3 million, consisting of $3.4 million in principal and $2.9 million in accrued interest, was recorded as a current liability in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
During the periods presented, we did not have, nor do we currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis, including research and development and clinical trial accruals, and stock-based compensation estimates. Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements and accompanying notes.
Leases
The Company accounts for its leases in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which requires lessees to recognize most leases on the balance sheet with a corresponding right-to-use asset (“ROU asset”) and a lease liability for most leases. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term.
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Leases are classified as either financing or operating leases. The Company’s leases are primarily operating leases. The Company elects the short-term lease exemption for leases with a term of twelve months or less.
The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to measure lease liabilities when the implicit rate is not readily determinable.
The Company has elected the practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components for real estate leases. This practical expedient is not elected for manufacturing facilities and equipment embedded in product supply arrangements.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), using a five-step model to recognize revenue when control of promised goods or services is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled. The Company’s arrangements may include fixed consideration, such as upfront payments and milestones, as well as variable consideration, such as sales-based royalties and shared revenues. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty is resolved.
Revenue is recognized either at a point in time or over time, depending on when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer. For performance obligations satisfied over time, the Company recognizes revenue based on a measure of progress that depicts the transfer of services to the customer. Upfront payments received in advance of performance are recorded as deferred revenue.
Research and Development Expenses and Accruals
R&D expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel costs, supplies, clinical trial costs, patient treatment costs, rent for laboratories and manufacturing facilities, consulting fees, costs of personnel and supplies for manufacturing, costs of service providers for preclinical, clinical, manufacturing and commercial activities, and certain legal expenses resulting from intellectual property prosecution, stock compensation expense and other expenses relating to the design, development, testing and enhancement of our product candidates. Except for certain capitalized intangible assets, R&D costs are expensed as incurred.
Our cost accruals for clinical trials and other R&D activities are based on estimates of the services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with numerous clinical trial centers and contract research organizations (“CROs”), clinical study sites, laboratories, consultants or other clinical trial vendors that perform activities in connection with a trial. Related contracts vary significantly in length and may be for a fixed amount, a variable amount based on actual costs incurred, capped at a certain limit, or for a combination of fixed, variable and capped amounts. Activity levels are monitored through close communication with the CROs and other clinical trial vendors, including detailed invoice and task completion review, analysis of expenses against budgeted amounts, analysis of work performed against approved contract budgets and payment schedules, and recognition of any changes in scope of the services to be performed. Certain CRO and significant clinical trial vendors provide an estimate of costs incurred but not invoiced at the end of each quarter for each individual trial. These estimates are reviewed and discussed with the CRO or vendor as necessary, and are included in R&D expenses for the related period. For clinical study sites which are paid periodically on a per-subject basis to the institutions performing the clinical study, we accrue an estimated amount based on subject screening and enrollment in each quarter. All estimates may differ significantly from the actual amount subsequently invoiced, which may occur several months after the related services were performed.
In the normal course of business, we contract with third parties to perform various R&D activities in the ongoing development of our product candidates. The financial terms of these agreements are subject to negotiation, vary from contract to contract and may result in uneven payment flows. Payments under the contracts depend on factors such as the achievement of certain events, the successful enrollment of patients, and the completion of portions of the clinical trial or
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similar conditions. The objective of the accrual policy is to match the recording of expenses in the financial statements to the actual services received and efforts expended. As such, expense accruals related to clinical trials and other R&D activities are recognized based on our estimates of the degree of completion of the event or events specified in the applicable contract.
No adjustments for material changes in estimates have been recognized in any period presented.
Stock-Based Compensation
Our results include non-cash compensation expense related to stock options and restricted stock awards granted to employees, directors and consultants. The Company has six equity plans; however, it currently issues awards only under the 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, and the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company no longer issues awards under the 2006 Stock Option Plan, the 2012 Restated Equity Incentive Plan or the 2012 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan.
We expense the fair value of stock-based compensation over the vesting period. For stock options, when more precise pricing data is unavailable, we determine the fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This valuation model requires us to make assumptions and judgments about the variables used in the calculation. These variables and assumptions include the weighted-average period of time that the options granted are expected to be outstanding, the volatility of our common stock, and the risk-free interest rate. We account for forfeitures upon occurrence. For restricted stock awards, we determine the fair value using the Company’s stock price at the grant date.
The terms and vesting schedules for share-based awards vary by type of grant and the employment status of the grantee. Generally, the awards vest based upon time-based conditions. Stock-based compensation expense is included in general and administrative expense or research and development expense, as applicable, in the Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). We expect to record additional non-cash compensation expense in the future, which may be significant.
Clinical Trial Expense
As part of the process of preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our accrued expenses. Our clinical trial accrual process is designed to account for expenses resulting from our obligations under contracts with vendors, consultants, contract research organizations (“CROs”), and clinical site agreements in connection with conducting clinical trials. The financial terms of these contracts are subject to negotiations which vary from contract to contract and may result in payment flows that do not match the periods over which materials or services are provided to us under such contracts. Our objective is to reflect the appropriate clinical trial expenses in our condensed consolidated financial statements by matching the appropriate expenses with the period in which services are provided and efforts are expended. We account for these expenses according to the progress of the trial as measured by patient progression and the timing of various aspects of the trial. We determine accrual estimates through financial models that take into account discussions with applicable personnel and outside service providers as to the progress or state of completion of trials, or the services completed. During the course of a clinical trial, we adjust our clinical expense recognition if actual results differ from our estimates. We make estimates of our accrued expenses as of each balance sheet date in our condensed consolidated financial statements based on the facts and circumstances known to us at that time. Our clinical trial accrual and prepaid assets are dependent, in part, upon the receipt of timely and accurate reporting from CROs and other third-party vendors. Although we do not expect our estimates to be materially different from amounts actually incurred, our understanding of the status and timing of services performed relative to the actual status and timing of services performed may vary and may result in us reporting amounts that are too high or too low for any particular period.
Recently Issued or Newly Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740), which requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information on income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective on a prospective basis for annual periods beginning after
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December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-09 in the fourth quarter of 2025 and applied it retrospectively. Please refer to Note 13 - "Income Taxes” for further information and disclosure.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements, which is intended to improve the navigability of the guidance in ASC 270, Interim Reporting, and clarify when it applies. Under the amendments, an entity is subject to ASC 270 if it provides interim financial statements and notes in accordance with GAAP. ASU 2025-11 also addresses the form and content of such financial statements, interim disclosures requirements, and establishes a principle under which an entity must disclose events since the end of the last annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. ASU 2025-11 is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this ASU on its financial statements.
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, which amends the guidance in ASC 350-40, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software. The amendments modernize the recognition and disclosure framework for internal-use software costs, removing the previous “development stage” model and introducing a more judgment-based approach. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, and for interim periods within those annual reporting periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40). The ASU requires the disaggregated disclosure of specific expense categories, including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization, within relevant income statement captions. This ASU also requires disclosure of the total amount of selling expenses along with the definition of selling expenses. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Adoption of this ASU can either be applied prospectively to consolidated financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or retrospectively to any or all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. Early adoption is also permitted. This ASU will likely result in the required additional disclosures being included in our consolidated financial statements, once adopted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on its financial statement disclosures.
Other recent accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including its Emerging Issues Task Force, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the SEC, did not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Company’s present or future consolidated financial statement presentation or disclosures.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Interest Rate Sensitivity
Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our marketable securities and cash and cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was approximately $278.6 million. Additionally, as of March 31, 2026, Capricor’s investment portfolio was classified as cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, which consisted primarily of bank checking and savings accounts, money market funds and bank money market accounts, commercial papers, corporate bonds, U.S. treasuries and government agency bonds.
The goal of our investment policy is to place our investments with highly rated credit issuers and limit the amount of credit exposure. We seek to improve the safety and likelihood of preservation of our invested funds by limiting default risk and market risk. Our investments may be exposed to market risk due to fluctuation in interest rates, which may affect our interest income and the fair market value of our investments, if any. We will manage this exposure by performing ongoing evaluations of our investments. Our policy is to mitigate default risk by investing in high credit quality securities, and we currently do not hedge interest rate exposure. Due to the relatively short-term nature of the investments that the
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Company holds, we believe that the fair value of our investment portfolio would not be materially impacted by a hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
We have adopted and maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.
As required by Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, the Company completed the implementation of Phase 2 of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, which expanded system functionality to encompass manufacturing operations, supply chain management, and materials and inventory tracking. Although the Company does not currently carry capitalized inventory, the new system supports these operational and manufacturing processes and the related financial reporting controls. This implementation represents a change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
In connection with this implementation, the Company, with the assistance of its third-party system implementer, designed and executed controls throughout the system development life cycle, including change management procedures, user acceptance testing, and data migration validation. The Company also established user access controls and segregation of duties within the new system environment. Management believes these controls, taken together, provide a reasonable basis for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting as they relate to the new system. As a smaller reporting company, the Company is not required to include an attestation report of its independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Other than the foregoing, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2026 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
On July 17, 2025, a putative securities class action was filed in the Southern District of California, naming Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. and our chief executive officer, Linda Marbán. The action alleges certain violations of the U.S. federal securities laws and seeks unspecified damages.
On August 1, 2025, a derivative action was filed in the Southern District of California naming each of the Directors on the Board of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. The action alleges, among other things, breaches of fiduciary duties and seeks unspecified damages.
On November 24, 2025, a second derivative action was filed in the Southern District of California naming each of the Directors on the Board of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. The action alleges, among other things, breaches of fiduciary duties and seeks unspecified damages.
On October 2, 2025, the Company received a Section 220 Shareholder Demand Letter dated September 30, 2025 to inspect and make copies of certain books and records of the Company. The stockholder's demand is related to, among other things, alleged false and misleading statements purportedly made by officers and directors of the Company, as well as the alleged failure to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects.
In April 2026, the Company received certain employment-related claims from former employees. No formal proceedings have been commenced as of the date of this filing. The Company does not believe these matters are material.
On May 7, 2026, Capricor filed a Complaint for Equitable Relief and Application for Preliminary Injunction in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Bergen County (the “Lawsuit”). The Lawsuit alleges a fundamental pricing flaw in the Commercialization and Distribution Agreement dated January 24, 2022, between the Company and Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. (the “U.S. Distribution Agreement”). The Lawsuit also seeks relief from Nippon Shinyaku Co. Ltd.’s U.S. subsidiary, NS Pharma (collectively “NS”). The Lawsuit alleges that NS have failed to adequately prepare for the commercial launch of the Company’s product Deramiocel in the United States and have otherwise materially breached the terms of the U.S. Distribution Agreement. The Company seeks rescission of the U.S. Distribution Agreement, declaratory judgment that the Company has the right to distribute Deramiocel directly or through distributors other than NS, preliminary injunctive relief, and other equitable remedies.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on March 17, 2026, describes important risk factors that could cause our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects to differ significantly from those suggested by forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or otherwise presented by us from time to time. Other than the addition of, and modifications to the risk factors listed below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously described under Item 1A of the Form 10-K.
Risks Related to Our Business
We may not be successful in our newly filed litigation against NS, and the litigation could result in substantial costs, diversion of resources and harm to our business.
We have filed a Complaint for Equitable Relief and Application for Preliminary Injunction (the “Complaint”) in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Bergen County. The Complaint alleges that the defendants named therein, NS, have failed to adequately prepare for the commercial launch of the Company’s product Deramiocel in the United States pursuant to the Commercialization and Distribution Agreement dated January 25, 2022, between the Company and NS (the “U.S. Distribution Agreement”), and have otherwise materially breached the terms of the U.S. Distribution Agreement. In the Complaint, the Company seeks rescission of the U.S. Distribution Agreement, declaratory
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judgment that the Company has the right to distribute Deramiocel directly or through distributors other than NS, and other equitable remedies.
Litigation such as this lawsuit is inherently uncertain, and there can be no assurance that we will prevail in this matter or obtain the remedies we seek. The litigation process may continue for an extended period of time, may be expensive and time-consuming, and may divert the attention and resources of management and other personnel away from our business operations and strategic objectives. In addition, NS may assert counterclaims against us. An adverse outcome in the litigation or in any counterclaims could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
If we are unsuccessful in the litigation, we may be unable to prevent NS from engaging in activities that we believe are harmful to our business. Any unfavorable ruling could adversely affect our competitive position, reduce potential revenues, impair our ability to commercialize our products, or otherwise negatively impact the market price of our common stock.
Regardless of the outcome, litigation may generate negative publicity, create uncertainty among customers, distributors, suppliers or collaboration partners, and adversely affect our ability to enter into strategic transactions or obtain financing on favorable terms.
We have a history of net losses, and we expect losses to continue for the foreseeable future. In addition, a number of factors may cause our operating results to fluctuate on a quarterly and annual basis, which may make it difficult to predict our future performance.
We have a history of net losses, expect to continue to incur substantial net losses for the foreseeable future, and may never achieve or maintain profitability. Our operations to date have been primarily limited to organizing and staffing our company, developing our technology, and undertaking preclinical studies and clinical trials of our product candidates. We have not yet obtained regulatory approval for any of our product candidates. Specifically, our financial condition and operating results have varied significantly in the past and will continue to fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year in the future due to a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. In particular, our expenditures on the commercialization of Deramiocel, if approved, will heavily depend on the outcome of our litigation with NS and, if we are successful in such litigation, whether we commercialize Deramiocel in the United States directly or through one or more distributors. Other factors relating to our business that may contribute to these fluctuations include the following factors:
| ● | our need for additional capital to fund our trials and development programs; |
| ● | delays in the commencement, enrollment, and timing of clinical testing; |
| ● | the viability of Deramiocel as a potential product candidate and its development through all stages of clinical development; |
| ● | the viability of our exosome technologies as potential product candidates and the advancement of our exosome technologies through all stages of their preclinical and clinical development; |
| ● | any delays in regulatory review and approval of our product candidates in clinical development; |
| ● | our ability to receive regulatory approval or commercialize our product candidates, within and outside the United States; |
| ● | potential side effects of our current or future products and product candidates that could delay or prevent commercialization or cause an approved treatment to be taken off the market; |
| ● | market acceptance of our product candidates; |
| ● | our ability to establish an effective sales and marketing infrastructure once our products are commercialized, as necessary or to establish partnerships with other companies who have greater sales and marketing capabilities; |
| ● | the ability of the Company, Nippon Shinyaku, or another distribution partner, to successfully market and sell our Deramiocel product if and to the extent it is approved; |
| ● | our ability to establish or maintain collaborations, licensing or other arrangements, including strategic partnerships for Deramiocel outside of DMD and our exosome technologies; |
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| ● | our ability and third parties’ abilities to obtain and protect intellectual property rights; |
| ● | competition from existing products or new products that may emerge; |
| ● | guidelines and recommendations of therapies published by various organizations; |
| ● | the ability of patients to obtain coverage of, or sufficient reimbursement for, our product candidates; |
| ● | our ability to maintain adequate insurance policies; |
| ● | our ability to successfully manufacture our product candidates in sufficient quantities and on a timely basis to meet clinical trial and potential commercial demand; |
| ● | our dependency on third parties to formulate and manufacture our product candidates, as necessary; |
| ● | our ability to maintain and staff our current manufacturing facilities; |
| ● | our ability to build or secure new manufacturing facilities, if necessary, and achieve and maintain cGMP and obtain required certifications as required; |
| ● | costs related to and outcomes of potential intellectual property litigation; |
| ● | compliance with obligations under intellectual property licenses with third parties; |
| ● | our ability to implement additional internal systems and infrastructure; |
| ● | our ability to adequately support future growth; |
| ● | if our products are approved for commercial sale, the ability to secure adequate reimbursement levels for our products; |
| ● | our ability to attract and retain key personnel to manage our business effectively; and |
| ● | the ability of members of our senior management to manage our business and operations. |
If we achieve our near-term product development milestones, we may not be able to manage any subsequent growth.
Should we achieve our near-term product development milestones, of which no assurance can be given, our long-term viability will depend upon the expansion of our operations and the effective management of our growth, which will place a significant strain on our management and on our administrative, operational and financial resources, especially if we expand our business and operations internationally. The extent of our need to expand our operations, particularly with respect to a commercial sales organization, will heavily depend on the outcome of our litigation with NS and, if we are successful in such litigation, whether we commercialize Deramiocel in the United States directly or through one or more distributors. To manage this growth, we will need to expand our facilities, augment our operational, financial and management systems and hire and train additional qualified personnel, including people and companies with expertise in commercialization activities, some of whom may be outside consultants who are not our full-time employees. If we are unable to manage our growth effectively, our business would be harmed.
Risks Related to Clinical and Commercialization Activities
We have no experience commercializing and marketing products, and we may be unable to successfully launch, market and sell our products including Deramiocel.
We currently have no FDA approved products and so do not have experience in the commercialization, marketing, sale or distribution of pharmaceutical products on a commercial scale. As a result, even if we are successful in our litigation against NS, we may encounter significant difficulties or delays in successfully launching and commercializing any product candidates for which we obtain regulatory approval.
To successfully commercialize our products, we must develop and implement sales, marketing, market access, distribution, reimbursement and other commercial capabilities, either alone or in collaboration with third parties. We may be unable to effectively recruit, train and retain qualified personnel, establish appropriate distribution relationships, secure adequate reimbursement from government and private payors, or develop sufficient market acceptance among physicians, patients and healthcare providers. In addition, we may face substantial competition from companies with significantly greater commercial infrastructure, financial resources, marketing capabilities and established relationships with customers and payors.
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Even if we are able to successfully establish commercial operations, such efforts may be more costly and time-consuming than we anticipate and may not result in meaningful product sales or profitability. We also may encounter operational, logistical, supply chain, customer support and regulatory compliance challenges associated with commercializing products for the first time. If we are unable to successfully commercialize our products, our ability to generate revenue and achieve profitability would be materially adversely affected.
We may also choose to rely on third parties to perform certain commercialization functions, including sales, marketing, distribution and market access activities. Our dependence on third parties may reduce our control over the commercialization process, and such third parties may fail to devote sufficient resources to the marketing and sale of our products or otherwise fail to perform as expected. Any failure to successfully commercialize our products could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Even if any of our product candidates receive marketing approval, they may fail to achieve the degree of market acceptance by physicians, patients, healthcare payors and others in the medical community necessary for commercial success.
If any of our product candidates receive marketing approval, they may nonetheless fail to gain sufficient market acceptance by physicians, patients, healthcare payors and others in the medical community. If our product candidates do not achieve an adequate level of acceptance, we may not generate sufficient revenues from sales of drugs to cover our costs and we may not become profitable. The degree of market acceptance of our product candidates, if approved for commercial sale, will depend on a number of factors, including:
| ● | the efficacy and safety of the product; |
| ● | the potential advantages of the product compared to alternative therapies; |
| ● | the prevalence and severity of any side effects; |
| ● | whether the product is designated under physician and other provider treatment guidelines as a first-, second- or third-line therapy; |
| ● | our ability, or the ability of any future collaborators, to offer the product for sale at competitive prices; |
| ● | the product’s convenience and ease of administration for patients and healthcare practitioners compared to alternative treatments; |
| ● | site-of-care requirements, infusion logistics, and the ability of treatment centers and payors to support administration and access on a timely basis; |
| ● | the willingness of the target patient population to try, and of physicians to prescribe, the product; |
| ● | limitations or warnings, including distribution or use restrictions and safety information contained in the product’s approved labeling; |
| ● | the strength of sales, marketing and distribution support; |
| ● | the performance of third-party distributors, if any; |
| ● | changes in the standard of care for the targeted indications for the product; and |
| ● | the availability of coverage by, and the amount of reimbursement from, government payors, managed care plans and other third-party payors. |
Risks Related to Our Relationships with Third Parties
We may depend on distributors for the commercial sale of Deramiocel in certain territories, if regulatory approval is obtained.
If we are unsuccessful in our litigation with NS, a substantial portion of our potential revenue for the foreseeable future would depend on milestone, revenue sharing and other payments received from Nippon Shinyaku under our distribution agreements, pursuant to which Nippon Shinyaku has exclusive distribution rights for Deramiocel in the United States and Japan for a significant period of time, with only limited rights of either party to terminate these agreements. In that event, if Nippon Shinyaku failed to successfully commercialize Deramiocel in the United States or Japan, whether due to strategic priorities, financial constraints, insufficient commercial resources, inadequate performance or other factors, our ability to generate revenue from Deramiocel in those territories would be materially limited, which would adversely
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affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Even if we are successful in our litigation with NS, we may ultimately partner with one or more distribution partners for the commercialization of Deramiocel in the United States or other territories, and in that event we would depend upon the performance of those distribution partners. The failure of any such distribution partner to successfully commercialize Deramiocel could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
If we enter into strategic partnerships, we may be required to relinquish important rights to and control over the development of our product candidates or otherwise be subject to terms unfavorable to us.
We are actively looking into potential additional strategic partnerships for our product candidates, particularly for Deramiocel in additional territories outside the United States and Japan, and for our exosomes product candidates. To the extent that we are successful in our litigation against NS, we may also explore strategic partnerships for the commercialization of Deramiocel in the United States. If we do not establish strategic partnerships, we potentially will have to undertake development and commercialization efforts with respect to our product candidates on our own, which would be costly and adversely impact our ability to commercialize any future products or product candidates. If we enter into any strategic partnerships with pharmaceutical, biotechnology or other life science companies, we will be subject to a number of risks, including:
| ● | we may not be able to control the amount and timing of resources that our strategic partners devote to the development or commercialization of product candidates; |
| ● | strategic partners may delay clinical trials, provide insufficient funding, terminate a clinical trial or abandon a product candidate, repeat or conduct new clinical trials or require a new version of a product candidate for clinical testing; |
| ● | strategic partners may not pursue further development and commercialization of products resulting from the strategic partnering arrangement or may elect to discontinue research and development programs; |
| ● | strategic partners may not commit adequate resources to necessary pre-launch activities or the marketing and distribution of any future products, limiting our potential revenues from these products; |
| ● | disputes may arise between us and our strategic partners, such as our litigation with NS, that result in the delay or termination of the research, development or commercialization of our product candidates or that result in costly litigation or arbitration that diverts management’s attention and consumes resources; |
| ● | strategic partners may experience financial difficulties; |
| ● | strategic partners may not properly maintain or defend our intellectual property rights or may use our proprietary information in a manner that could jeopardize or invalidate our proprietary information or expose us to potential litigation; |
| ● | business combinations or significant changes in a strategic partner’s business strategy may also adversely affect a strategic partner’s willingness or ability to complete its obligations under any arrangement; and |
| ● | strategic partners could independently move forward with a competing product candidate developed either independently or in collaboration with others, including our competitors. |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Other Information.
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, none of the directors or executive officers of the Company adopted or terminated any contracts, instructions, or written plans for the purchase or sale of the Company’s securities that were intended to meet the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) (“Rule 10b5-1 Plan”) or any other “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement”.
We inadvertently omitted the disclosure of a Rule 10b5-1 Plan adopted by Karimah Es Sabar, one of our directors, on December 27, 2025, in Item 9B of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. The details of this plan are set forth below.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, on May 13, 2026.
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Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D. |
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Date: May 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Anthony J. Bergmann |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Linda Marbán, Ph.D., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 13, 2026
/s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D. | |
Name: Linda Marbán, Ph.D. | |
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Anthony J. Bergmann, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 13, 2026
/s/ Anthony J. Bergmann |
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Name: Anthony J. Bergmann |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer |
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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Linda Marbán, Ph.D., the Principal Executive Officer of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies, to her knowledge, that:
(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2026 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the period covered by the Report.
Date: May 13, 2026
/s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D. |
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Name: Linda Marbán, Ph.D. |
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Title: Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Anthony J. Bergmann, the Principal Financial Officer of Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:
(1) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2026 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company for the period covered by the Report.
Date: May 13, 2026
/s/ Anthony J. Bergmann |
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Name: Anthony J. Bergmann |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer |
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