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): March 15, 2006 ---------------------------- AETHLON MEDICAL, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 0-21846 13-3632859 ---------------------------- ------------------------------ -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of incorporation) Identification No.) 3030 Bunker Hill Street, Suite 4000, San Diego, California 92109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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): [ ] 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)) THIS FORM 8-K AND OTHER REPORTS FILED BY AETHLON MEDICAL, INC. (THE "COMPANY") FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (COLLECTIVELY THE "FILINGS") CONTAIN FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION THAT ARE BASED UPON BELIEFS OF, AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO, THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT AS WELL AS ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT. WHEN USED IN THE FILINGS THE WORDS "ANTICIPATE", "BELIEVE", "ESTIMATE", "EXPECT", "FUTURE", "INTEND", "PLAN" OR THE NEGATIVE OF THESE TERMS AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS AS THEY RELATE TO THE COMPANY'S OR THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT IDENTIFY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH STATEMENTS REFLECT THE CURRENT VIEW OF THE COMPANY WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE EVENTS AND ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES, ASSUMPTIONS AND OTHER FACTORS RELATING TO THE COMPANY'S INDUSTRY, OPERATIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND ANY BUSINESSES THAT MAY BE ACQUIRED BY THE COMPANY. SHOULD ONE OR MORE OF THESE RISKS OR UNCERTAINTIES MATERIALIZE, OR SHOULD THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS PROVE INCORRECT, ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE ANTICIPATED, BELIEVED, ESTIMATED, EXPECTED, INTENDED OR PLANNED. ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE. On March 15, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing that Chairman and CEO, James A. Joyce, has authored a report entitled "The Treatment of H5N1 Avian Influenza". The content of the report is disclosed in the press release. The full text of the press release is set forth in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and is incorporated in this Report as if fully set forth herein. The report is also available on the Company's website www.aethlonmedical.com. The information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of the information in this Item 7.01 is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available. ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release dated March 15, 2006 2 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. ------------------------------ (Registrant) Date March 17, 2006 --------------------------- By: /s/ James Dorst ------------------------------ Name James Dorst ------------------------------ Title: Chief Financial Officer ------------------------------ 3