Form 8-K

8-K — AETHLON MEDICAL INC

Accession: 0001683168-26-007749

Filed: 2026-10-09

Period: 2026-10-07

CIK: 0000882291

SIC: 3841 (SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS)

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

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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8-K — aethlon_8k.htm (Primary)

EX-3.1 — CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF AETHLON MEDICAL, INC. (aethlon_ex0301.htm)

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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):

October 7, 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change

in Fiscal Year.

As previously reported,

at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Aethlon Medical, Inc. (the "Company") held on October 1, 2026, the Company's stockholders

approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company's

common stock, par value $0.001 per share, from 20,000,000 shares to 200,000,000 shares (the "Articles Amendment").

The Articles Amendment

was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada and became effective on October 7, 2026, and amends Article V of the Company’s

Articles of Incorporation to authorize an aggregate of 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share.

A copy of the Articles

Amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary of the Articles Amendment does

not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

Item 9.01 Financial

Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.

Description

3.1

Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Aethlon Medical, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on October 7, 2026

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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: October 9, 2026

AETHLON MEDICAL, INC.

By:

/s/ James B. Frakes

Name:

Title:

James B. Frakes

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

EX-3.1 — CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF AETHLON MEDICAL, INC.

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Exhibit 3.1

Record Nurrnber Fllecl In the Office af C3159 - 1991 f'Jlff ೦ FlUng - Numberrrom: 1v1arr. 1 - 111 F202610081657 FUecl Oil Secretary of State State Of Nevada 10/0812026 12•53 PM Number of Pages 2 r - ·· - 12: - :fo:ss i:i.m.10 ೦ 01 - 2020 I 4 I 120241ss09s To: Pogo: 4 of 5 2026·10 - 0712:31:41 PDT •Nl ೦ VADA ೦ SECRETARVo/STATE 401North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701·4201 (776) 684 - 5708 Profit Corporation Certificate of Amendment tPuRsuANT To NRs 78.3so. 78.3ss. 78.39oJ Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and R$stated Arti.cles (PuRsuANT To NRs 78.403J Officer's Statement (PURSUANT To NRs so.030J TYPE OR PRINT· USE DARK INK ONLY· DO NOT HIGHLIGHT Name of entity as on file with the Nevada Secretary of State: l ( Aetblon Medicul, Inc. i 1. EntityInformation: - ·· -- · -------------- · - · -- ·· · --- · - · - - - - _; .. Entity or Nevada 8Ltsiness Identification Number (NVID): 'N V 1991 l022343 _, - ·· - - ·· . - - - -- ---- ·" Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles , - [ Restated Artlcles:The articles are being restated without any changes and include all amendments made up to the date of this certificate. The certificate mustbe signed by an officer of the corporation. StatutoryStatement:The officer signing lhis cerliflcate confirms that they are authorized to do so by a board resolution adopted on the date listed, and that this certificate accurately reflects the articles of incorporation as amended as of that date. Date the board of directors adopted the resolution to approve the restated articles: - Date: ೦ - - ·• Amended and Restated Articles: The articles are being restated to include all previous amendments and the current changes. 2. Restated or Amended and Restated Art/oles: (Domestic corporations) If @ † lfilil)g, complete sections 1, 2, and 7. If /!mending and restating, complete sections 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7. You must Include the Restated Articles or the Amended and Restated Articles with this filing. - ೦ Certificate of Amendment to Articles of lncorporatlon - Before Issuance of Stock (Pursuant to NRS78.380) Statutory statement: The signers are at least two - tl1irds of the incorporators or two - thirds of the board of directors, and as of the date of the certificate, the corporation has not Issued any voting stock. 3. Amendment Filing Type: (Select only one box) Domestic Corporation If amending, complete sections 1 , 3 , 6 and 7 . 00 Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation·After Issuance of Stock (Pursuant to NRS 78.385 and 78.390) CJ Check this box if the amendment is for a name change only. • No stockholder approval is requlrecl for a name change under NRS 78.390(8). ?' If the amendment includes other changes, confirm the following: • The proposed amendment(s) were submitted to the stockholders for approval • Stockholders holding at least a majority of the voting power (or greater. if required by the articles or law) approved the amendment(s). • Voting Results (e.g., number of shares for/against or percentage approved): !92% You must include the filing fee with this form. See the instructions for more information. Page 1 of 2 Revised: 7/1/2026

[ .. 12:30:35p.m.10 - 07 - 2026 s I 120241aso90 To: Page: 5 of 5 2026 - 10 - 0712:31:41 PDT 12024786098 From: Mark Oiffenba ೦ 11 •N"EVADA ೦ SECRETARV<>/"STATE 401 North Carson Street Carson City, Nevada 89701·4201 (775) 684 - 5708 Profit Corporation Certificate of Amendment (PURSUANT To NRs 7a.3s,1s.sss.1s.s9oJ Certificate to Accompany Restated Articles or Amended and Restated Articles (PURSUANT To NRs 78.403) Officer's Statement (PuRsuANT To NRs eo.030J Name used In the home state (If different from the name used In Nevada): · - ೦ - ] Jurisdiction of formation (state or country): Attach a certified copy or certificate showing that amendments were filed in the state where the coIporal1011 was formed. 4. Officer's Statement: Foreign corporations only. Complete 1, 4, 6 and 7. Date: J Time: ! Effective date is not to exceed 90 days of the filing date of this form. If left blank, this form will be effective upon filing with the SOS. If you select a later effective date but the effective time is left blank, the effective time will be at 12:01 Pacific time on the specified date. 5. Effective Date and Time:(Optional) Applicable changes (select all that apply): r_:., The entity name has changed Tl1e registered agent has changed (attach Certificate of Acceptance from new registered agent) The entity's purpose has changed The Initial Board of Directors/ Trustees or Stockholders from the organization have changed IRS tax language added. The organization changed the articles The organization deleted article8 ' ೦ ! The authorized shares have been amended i] Other Tl1e organization amended the articles as follows: (provide article numbers, if avallable) "'A ೦ icloV. "6lri1mmi ·.SiOCk••ariCiVOiinij...TilC(. 1 0l'pOi - 'aliOii.Siirii · 1 havii·the UiiiiiiHi1y to iSSuiiOii"iiiiirCWuo of 1W'O'i1 \ inCire·c1rtl'fii10ii.(200;0fi0,000j • shnrcs, with upar value ofS0.001 per sharo. i \ 11share.Ii wlll lm of tho sameduss, di:signated ·common' sharo. ೦ , whh lhilsmnc rights. Sl111res mny be i&s11c1I only a. ೦ 1 \ 11!,11 p11M rmd na11 - 1, ೦ i.cs1111blc 1 und m,1.y be fasued nt i;;uch limc ೦ , upon sm:h te:rrn., - .11ml c1rndhlon ೦ and for such c. - ..n ೦ lder;)IJriL \ ;) ೦ as 1110 Eh'mrd ofDir¢.:loni ೦ hu!I d,:t..,rmino, F..a<:11 eom1non slmre11hnll be entitl01.I to one vote contllrlling :1ll 1nut11lt' :1. ೦ to wl \ ic:h th ೦ Corpomllou• ೦ . ೦ tocklml1ltltS shnll he entitled to vn/,:,_ 't'hc Currornllon's ct1n - in1011 stock slmU rmt h1. \ - ೦ Ubje,11 to o ೦ rornnanl ,n pay llrt)' dehls ot'tlm COl'f'otlltiM - " (attach additional page[s] if necessary) 6. Describe the Changes: ---------- - · -- ·· ----- · ------- ---- · - 1 / James [Frakes ' -- ·· -- ·· -- · ------- · - ..•• - ·· - · - •·• · -- - -- ·· - - · - ·· J - - ,, ---------- a.• - - ~· - ------ ೦ - Print First Name ,,.,,.,,,.,,, Print Last Name X 0 J,,..,t..s frokt..s - OMCQF!4U ೦ C4U4 ೦ . . :CEO and CFO Signature Title Attach additional page(s) if additional signatures are necessary. 7. Signature: (Required) You must include the filing fee with this form. See the instructions for more information. Paoe2of2 ReVl$ed; 7/1/2026

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