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 5, 2019

 

Aethlon Medical, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-37487   13-3632859
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)        
   

9365 Granite Ridge Drive, Suite 100

San Diego, California

  92123
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

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

 

Not applicable

(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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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. ☐

 

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

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock AEMD The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

 

 

     

 

 

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

 

On July 5, 2019, the Company received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“ Nasdaq ”) indicating that Nasdaq has determined that the Company has failed to comply with the minimum stockholder’s equity requirement of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1). Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) requires that companies listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market maintain a minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholder’s equity.

 

Under Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company has 45 days to submit a plan to regain compliance. The Company plans to submit a plan to Nasdaq to regain compliance by raising additional equity capital. If accepted, under Nasdaq Listing Rules, we may be granted an additional 180 days to evidence compliance.

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks are described more fully in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents subsequently filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date on which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

  Aethlon Medical, Inc.
     
Dated: July 11, 2019 By:       /s/ James B. Frakes                                                   
          James B. Frakes

      Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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