Form 8-K

8-K — AETHLON MEDICAL INC

Accession: 0001683168-26-005850

Filed: 2026-07-31

Period: 2026-07-30

CIK: 0000882291

SIC: 3841 (SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS)

Item: Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders

Item: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

July 30, 2026

Aethlon

Medical, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Nevada

001-37487

13-3632859

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11555

Sorrento Valley Road, Suite

203

San Diego, California

92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code: (619) 941-0360

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since

last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended

to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

AEMD

The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth

company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant

has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant

to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security

Holders.

On July

30, 2026, Aethlon Medical, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), filed a Certificate of Change (the “Certificate

of Change”) pursuant to Section 78.209 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) with the Secretary of State of the State

of Nevada authorizing a 1-for-5 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s issued and outstanding

shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”). The Reverse Stock Split will become effective on

the Effective Date (as defined below).

Reason for the Reverse Stock Split

The Company is effectuating the Reverse Stock Split

as a part of the Company’s overall capital-markets and operating plan, including but not limited dilution management and continued

compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2).

Effects of the Reverse Stock Split

Effective Date; Symbol; CUSIP Number. The Reverse

Stock Split will become effective as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 31, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). It is expected that

the Common Stock will begin trading on a split-adjusted basis on The Nasdaq Capital Market when the market opens on August 4, 2026, under

the existing trading symbol “AEMD”. The CUSIP number for the Common Stock will change to 00808Y703.

Split Adjustment; No Fractional

Shares. On the Effective Date, the total number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock held by each stockholder will be automatically

converted into the number of whole shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held

by such stockholder immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, divided by (ii) five (5). No fractional shares will be issued, and no

cash or other consideration will be paid. Instead, the Company will issue one whole share of the post-Reverse Stock Split Common Stock

to any stockholder who otherwise would have received a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.

Non-Certificated Shares;

Certificated Shares. Computershare Transfer, Inc. is acting as transfer and exchange agent for the Reverse Stock Split. Registered

stockholders are not required to take any action to receive post-Reverse Stock Split shares. Stockholders who are holding their shares

in electronic form at brokerage firms also do not have to take any action as the effect of the Reverse Stock Split will automatically

be reflected in their brokerage accounts.

State Filing. Pursuant

to NRS Section 78.209, the Company filed the Certificate of Change with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on July 30, 2026

to effectuate the Reverse Stock Split. The Certificate of Change will become effective at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 31, 2026. A

copy of the Certificate of Change is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

No Stockholder Approval

Required. Under Nevada law, because the Reverse Stock Split was approved by the board of directors of the Company in accordance with

NRS Section 78.207, no stockholder approval is required. NRS Section 78.207 provides that the Company may effect the Reverse Stock Split

without stockholder approval if (i) the Reverse Stock Split does not adversely affect any other class of stock of the Company, and (ii)

the Company does not pay money or issue scrip to stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share as a result

of the Reverse Stock Split. As described herein, the Company has complied with these requirements.

Capitalization. Prior

to the Reverse Stock Split, the Company was authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split,

the Company will be authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock. As of July 23, 2026, there were 3,249,569 shares of Common

Stock outstanding. As a result of the Reverse Stock Split, there will be approximately 649,914 shares of Common Stock outstanding (subject

to adjustment due to the effect of rounding fractional shares into whole shares). The number of shares of preferred stock that the Company

is authorized to issue will not be impacted.

Immediately after the Reverse

Stock Split, each stockholder’s percentage ownership interest in the Company and proportional voting power will remain virtually

unchanged except for minor changes and adjustments that will result from rounding fractional shares into whole shares. The rights and

privileges of the holders of shares of common stock will be substantially unaffected by the Reverse Stock Split.

All options, warrants and

convertible securities of the Company outstanding, if any, immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split will be appropriately adjusted

as a result of the Reverse Stock Split.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;

Change in Fiscal Year.

The information set forth

in Item 3.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03. A copy of the Certificate of Change

is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements

and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number

Description

3.1

Certificate of Change

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 31, 2026

AETHLON MEDICAL, INC.

By:

/s/ James B. Frakes

Name:

Title:

James B. Frakes

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

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Business Number C3159 - 1991 Filed in the Office of Filing Number 20265934099 Secretary of State State Of Nevada Filed On 7/30/2026 1:25:00 PM Number of Pages 1

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