AVGR Avinger Inc

Item 8.01. Other Events.

COVID-19 Pandemic Update

Below is supplemental disclosure that is intended to be in addition to, not a substitute for, the disclosure provided in the Company’s Form 10-K filed on March 6, 2020.

The continued global spread of COVID-19 and the efforts to control it have slowed global economic activity and disrupted, and reduced the efficiency of, normal business activities in much of the world. The pandemic has resulted in authorities around the world implementing numerous unprecedented measures such as travel restrictions, quarantines, shelter in place orders, and factory and office shutdowns.

As a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we expect our sales to decline through at least the second quarter of 2020, particularly as individuals, as well as hospitals and other medical providers, defer elective procedures in response to COVID-19. It is unclear whether this reduction in sales is temporary and whether such sales may be recoverable in the future. If our sales continue to decline, or if such lost sales are not recoverable in the future, our business and results of operations will be significantly adversely affected.

We have undertaken and continue to evaluate further action to manage our available cash and other resources to help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on our business, including by adjusting production to match demand for our products and reducing discretionary costs. In addition, effective April 16, 2020, base salaries for all of our non-manufacturing employees will be reduced by 20%. We will also reduce hours worked by our manufacturing employees. There can be no assurance that such strategies will be successful in effectively managing our resources and mitigating the negative impact of the COVID-19 on our business and operating results.

On March 27, 2020, the President of the United States signed the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. We are evaluating the applicability of the CARES Act to the Company, and the potential impacts on our business. While we have applied for certain of these programs and may determine to apply for additional programs, there is no guarantee that we will meet any eligibility requirements to participate in such programs or, even if we are able to participate, that such programs will provide meaningful benefit to our business.

The degree to which the pandemic ultimately impacts our business and results of operations will depend on future developments beyond our control, including the severity of the pandemic, the extent of actions to contain or treat the virus, how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume, and the severity and duration of the global economic downturn that results from the pandemic.

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this current report regarding future events and future financial performance are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated (expressed or implied) by such forward-looking statements, because of, among other things, the risks and uncertainties related to COVID-19 and the risk factors identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 6, 2020.