# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000882291
**File Stem:** 0001683168-26-004713
**Filing Date:** 2026-6
**Character Count:** 19666
**Document Hash:** bd8ab98b1cf325f83ed9801c756f6a90
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001683168-26-004713.hdr.sgml**: 20260622

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001683168-26-004713

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 16

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260610

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260610

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260610

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** AETHLON MEDICAL INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000882291
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SURGICAL & MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS & APPARATUS [3841]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 08 Industrial Applications and Services
- **EIN:** 133632859
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-296684
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261080651

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 11555 SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 203
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92121
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 619-941-0360

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 11555 SORRENTO VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 203
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92121

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BISHOP EQUITIES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19930602

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

____________

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

____________

**Aethlon Medical, Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

____________

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Nevada** | **13-3632859** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

---

**11555 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 203**

**San Diego, California 92121**

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

____________

**Aethlon Medical, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan**

(Full title of the plan)

____________

**James B. Frakes**

**Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer**

**Aethlon Medical, Inc.**

**11555 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 203**

**San Diego, California 92121**

**(619) 941-0360**

(Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

____________

*Copies to*:

**Dennis J. Doucette, Esq.**

**Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP**

**12544 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400**

**San Diego, CA 92130**

**(858) 720-6300**

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

---

| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Large accelerated Filer | **☐** | Accelerated Filer | **☐** |
| Non-accelerated Filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
|  |  | 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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act **☐**

 **REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E**

Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, Aethlon Medical, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") to register an additional 100,000 shares of Company common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), which additional shares were approved by the Company's stockholders on February 23, 2026, for issuance under the Company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Original Plan"), as amended on September 15, 2022 (the "First Amendment"), September 27, 2024 (the "Second Amendment"), and February 19, 2026 (the "Third Amendment," and together with the Original Plan, the First Amendment and the Second Amendment, the "2020 Plan").

Such additional 100,000 shares of Common Stock were added to the 2020 Plan pursuant to the Third Amendment and are in addition to the shares of Common Stock (as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Splits, as defined below) issuable pursuant to the 2020 Plan registered on the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 15, 2020 (Commission File No. 333-248820), September 19, 2022 (Commission File No. 333-267504), and November 15, 2024 (Commission File No. 333-283690), the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, except to the extent supplemented, amended or superseded by the information set forth in this Registration Statement or by any subsequently filed document.

On June 9, 2025, the Company effected a one-for-eight reverse stock split of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the "June Reverse Stock Split," and together with the October Reverse Stock Split, the "Reverse Stock Splits"). As a result of the June Reverse Stock Split, every eight shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 9, 2025 were combined into one share of Common Stock. The number of shares issuable pursuant to 2020 Plan were also adjusted proportionally as a result of the June Reverse Stock Split.

On October 20, 2025, the Company effected a one-for-ten reverse stock split of the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the "October Reverse Stock Split"). As a result of the October Reverse Stock Split, every ten shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 20, 2025 were combined into one share of Common Stock. The number of shares issuable pursuant to the 2020 Plan were also adjusted proportionally as a result of the October Reverse Stock Split.

The approval of the Third Amendment by the Company's stockholders at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting is more fully described in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 23, 2026, which is incorporated herein by reference.

**PART II** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.** 

The following documents, which have been filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by reference:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· The Company's Annual Report on [Form 10-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316826004710/aethlon_i10k-033126.htm) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, filed with the Commission on June 10, 2026;

· The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on [Form 8-A](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000101968715002644/aethlon_8a12b.htm) , filed by the Company with the Commission under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, on July 8, 2015, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, including [Exhibit 4.16](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316820002070/aethlon_ex4016.htm) to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, filed with the Commission on June 25, 2020.

All reports and other documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, other than Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items, after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of filing such reports and documents.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated by, or deemed incorporated by reference herein, shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Item 8** | **Exhibits** |

---

(d) Exhibits

---

| | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | **Incorporation by Reference** | **Incorporation by Reference** | **Incorporation by Reference** | **Incorporation by Reference** |
| <br>**Exhibit Number** | **Exhibit Description** | **Form** | **Filing Date** | **Exhibit** | **Filed Herewith** |
| 4.1 | [Articles of Incorporation, as amended.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316822006480/aethlon_ex0301.htm) | 8-K | September 19, 2022 | 3.1 |  |
| 4.2 | [Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316826001259/aethlon_ex0301.htm) | 8-K | February 23, 2026 | 3.1 |  |
| 4.3 | [Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316819002910/aethlon_8k-ex0301.htm) | 8-K | September 12, 2019 | 3.1 |  |
| 5.1 | [Opinion of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP.](aethlon_ex0501.htm) |  |  |  | X |
| 23.1 | [Consent of Haskell & White LLP, independent registered public accounting firm](aethlon_ex2301.htm). |  |  |  | X |
| 23.2 | Consent of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP (incorporated by reference to [Exhibit 5.1](aethlon_ex0501.htm) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8). |  |  |  | X |
| 24.1 | [Power of Attorney](#s8_001) (included on the signature page hereto) |  |  |  | X |
| 99.1 | [Aethlon Medical, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended to date, Form of Restricted Stock Grant, Form of Option Grant and Agreement.](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882291/000168316826001259/aethlon_ex1001.htm) | 8-K | February 23, 2026 | 10.1 |  |
| 107 | [Filing Fee Table](aethlon_ex107.htm) |  |  |  | X |

---

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on June 10, 2026.

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Aethlon Medical, Inc.** | **Aethlon Medical, Inc.** |
| By: | */s/ James B. Frakes* |
| James B. Frakes | James B. Frakes |
| Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |

---

**POWER OF ATTORNEY** 

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints James B. Frakes as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective amendments, and to file such amendments thereto, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

\*\*\*

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

---

| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature** | **Title** | **Date** |
| /s/ *James B. Frakes* | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director<br> (*Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer*) | June 10, 2026 |
| James B. Frakes | Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director<br> (*Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer*) |  |
| /s/ *Edward G. Broenniman* | Chairman of the Board, Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Edward G. Broenniman | Chairman of the Board, Director |  |
| /s/ *Chetan Shah* | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Chetan Shah, MD | Director |  |
| /s/ *Angela Rossetti* | Director | June 10, 2026 |
| Angela Rossetti | Director |  |
| /s/ *Nicolas Gikakis* | Director | June 10, 2026 |

---

Nicolas Gikakis

## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

---

| | |
|:---|:---|
| ![](image_001.jpg) | PROCOPIO<br> 12544 High Bluff Drive<br> Suite 400<br> San Diego, CA 92130<br> T. 858.720.6300<br> F. 619.235.0398<br>![](image_002.jpg) |
|  | DEL MAR HEIGHTS<br> Las Vegas<br> orange county<br> SAN DIEGO<br> SCOTTSDALE<br> SILICON VALLEY<br> WASHINGTON D.C. |

---

June 10, 2026

Aethlon Medical Inc.

11555 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 203

San Diego, California 92121

Re: Aethlon Medical, Inc. - Registration Statement on Form S-8

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel Aethlon Medical, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") of a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), for the registration of 100,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Shares"), of the Company, pursuant to the Company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2020 Plan").

This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or the related prospectuses, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Shares.

We have examined the 2020 Plan and such corporate records, documents, instruments and certificates of the Company, and have reviewed such other documents as we have deemed relevant under the circumstances. In such examination, we have assumed, without independent investigation, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, and the conformity of any documents submitted to us as copies to their respective originals. As to certain questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied, without independent investigation, upon statements or certificates of public officials and officers of the Company. We are opining herein as to the general corporate law of the State of Nevada, as set forth in Title 7, Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

![](image_003.jpg)

![](image_001.jpg)

Aethlon Medical, Inc.

June 10, 2026

Based upon, and subject to, the foregoing, and assuming that (i) the Company reserves for issuance under the 2020 Plan an adequate number of authorized and unissued shares of common stock, (ii) when issued, the Shares are duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the purchasers, (iii) each individual issuance, grant or award under the 2020 Plan is duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and duly issued, granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of applicable law and the 2020 Plan (and the agreements and awards duly adopted thereunder and in accordance therewith), and (iv) the consideration required to be paid in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares under the 2020 Plan is actually received by the Company as provided in the 2020 Plan, we are of the opinion that the Shares, when issued in accordance with the 2020 Plan, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

---

| |
|:---|
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP |
| Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP |

---

![](image_003.jpg)

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Aethlon Medical, Inc. (the "Company") of our report dated June 10, 2026, relating to our audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2026 and 2025 and for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2026, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, which report includes an explanatory paragraph expressing substantial doubt regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.

---

| |
|:---|
| */s/ Haskell & White LLP* |
| HASKELL & WHITE LLP |

---

Irvine, California

June 10, 2026

## Ex-Filing

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? Filing Fee Exhibit

**Ex-Filing Fees**

**CALCULATION OF FILING FEE TABLES**

**S-8**

**Aethlon Medical, Inc.**

**Table 1: Newly Registered Securities**

---

| | | | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Security Type** | **Security Class Title** | **Notes** | **Fee Calculation<br> Rule** | **Amount Registered** | **Proposed Maximum Offering<br> Price Per Unit** | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price** | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of Registration Fee** |
| Equity | Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | (1) | Other | 100000 | $2.02 | $202000.00 | 0.0001381 | $27.89 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | $202000.00 |  | 27.89 |
| Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: | Total Fee Offsets: |  |  | 0.00 |
| Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: | Net Fee Due: |  |  | $27.89 |

---

**__________________________________________ Offering Note(s)**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock of Aethlon Medical, Inc. (the "Company") that may be offered and issued under the Company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock distributions or similar transactions. Represents 100,000 additional shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Company's 2020 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended. Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the Company's common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Capital Market on June 5, 2026, which is within five business days prior to filing.