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 27, 2021

Aethlon Medical, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 858-459-7800

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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On October 27, 2021, Aethlon Medical, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Lease (the “Lease”) with San Diego Inspire 5, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Landlord”), for the lease of approximately 24,915 square feet of space, consisting of (i) approximately 22,260 square feet of space located at 11588 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, California 92121 (the “Building”) and (ii) 2,655 square feet of space located in the Building and commonly known as Suite 18 (the “Suite Premises” and together with the Building, the “Premises”). The Lease is expected to commence on the date upon which the Premises are ready for occupancy or on such date as the Company commences to conduct business on the Premises, and has an initial term of 58 months after the commencement date of the Lease (the “Initial Term”). The Lease provides the Company with an option to extend the Initial Term for one additional renewal term of five years (the “Option Term”). During the first year of the Initial Term, the Company is required to pay base rent of $12,080.25 per month for the Premises. Thereafter, the base rent will increase each year for the Premises and in the fifth year of the Initial Term, the Company is required to pay base rent of $13,593.60 per month for the Premises. If the Company elects to extend the Lease beyond the Initial Term, then the base rent for the Option Term will be the fair rental value (as calculated in the Lease) for the Premises as of the commencement date of the Option Term. The Company will also be responsible for the payment of the Company’s share of certain operating expenses and tax expenses of the buildings, subject to certain exceptions. In the event of a default of certain of the Company’s obligations under the Lease, the Landlord may terminate the Lease and recover damages as provided by the Lease and by law.

The foregoing description of the Lease is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Lease, a copy of which the Company expects to file as exhibits to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.

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.