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                     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 12, 2005



                           AMERITYRE CORPORATION
                       ----------------------------
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          NEVADA                    33-94318-C             87-0535207
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer ID No.)
 of incorporation)



                1501 Industrial Road, Boulder City, Nevada  89005
                -------------------------------------------------
                     (Address of principal executive office)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 294-2689
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers

     On October 12, 2005, Kenneth C. Johnsen, age 47, was appointed as a
director of Amerityre Corporation (the "Company") by unanimous consent of the
board of directors.  There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr.
Johnsen and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Johnsen was selected as a
director.

     Mr. Johnsen currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Joy
Global, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (NASDAQ: JOYG), a worldwide leader in
manufacturing, servicing and distributing equipment for surface and
underground mining.  From April 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Johnsen was a Director,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Geneva Steel, Vineyard, Utah. Mr.
Johnsen also served in various other capacities at Geneva Steel, including
Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel for the period between
October 1991 and April 2001.  Prior to joining Geneva, Mr. Johnsen was an
attorney with Parr, Waddoups, Brown, Gee & Loveless in Salt Lake City, Utah
from 1986 to 1991.  Mr. Johnsen earned a B.A. in Finance from Utah State
University (1982), and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1985.

     A press release dated October 18, 2005 announcing the appointment is
attached hereto as an exhibit.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     Exhibit 99 - Press Release dated October 18, 2005


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.

                                       AMERITYRE CORPORATION


Date: October 18, 2005                /S/ Elliott N. Taylor, Executive VP

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Exhibit 99

Contact Information: For Release: October 18, 2005
Elliott N. Taylor
entaylor@amerityre.com
(702) 293-1930 x113

Kenneth C. Johnsen Appointed to the Board of Directors of Amerityre
Corporation

Boulder City, NV, October 18/PRNewswire/ - Amerityre Corporation (OTC Bulletin
Board: AMTY)  announced today that Kenneth C. Johnsen was appointed to serve
as a member of its Board of Directors on October 12, 2004.

According to Richard A. Steinke, Chairman of Amerityre's Board of Directors,
"The appointment of Ken Johnsen to the board of directors is another step
towards Amerityre's objective to attract highly qualified outside Directors."
"Ken's background and experience as a Director and former CEO will provide our
board significant depth. We think he'll prove to be a great resource to
management. Initially, we expect Ken will take an active lead in providing
direction with our tire retreading technology," Steinke added.

Johnsen, age 47, currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Joy
Global, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin [NASDAQ: JOYG], a worldwide leader in
manufacturing, servicing and distributing equipment for surface and
underground mining.

From April 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Johnsen was a Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Geneva Steel, Vineyard, Utah. Mr. Johnsen also served in
various other capacities at Geneva Steel, including Executive Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel for the period between October 1991 and April
2001.

Amerityre is actively engaged in the development of new technologies used to
produce polyurethane elastomer tires for highway and industrial applications.
Amerityre's polyurethane tire compounds and manufacturing processes are
considered proprietary technology.

For more information on Amerityre, visit its website at www.amerityre.com.

Certain information contained in this release may constitute forward-looking
statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of The Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such statements are made based upon
current expectations that are subject to risk and uncertainty.  Amerityre does
not undertake to update forward-looking statements in this news release to
reflect actual results of and changes in assumptions or changes in other
factors affecting such forward-looking information.
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