avgr20231201

avgr20231201_8ka.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

November 28, 2023

Avinger, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36817	20-8873453
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

400 Chesapeake Drive

Redwood City, California 94063

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 241-7900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	AVGR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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. ☐

Explanatory Statement

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K for Avinger, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 1, 2023 (the “Initial 8-K”). This Amendment is solely for the purpose of correcting a typographical error in the Initial 8-K to correct the date of the Nasdaq hearing from March 14, 2023 to March 14, 2024.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On November 28, 2023, Avinger, Inc. (the “Company”) requested and was granted a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), which hearing has been scheduled for March 14, 2024. The Company’s request for a hearing stayed any further action by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) with respect to the Company’s listing at least until the hearing is held and any extension that may be granted by the Panel has expired. At the hearing, the Company will request the continued listing of its securities on Nasdaq pursuant to an extension to regain and sustain compliance with the applicable minimum $2.5 million stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, as set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”). The Company is taking definitive steps to ensure its compliance with the Equity Rule and all other applicable criteria for continued listing on Nasdaq. There can be no assurance, however, that the Panel will grant the Company’s request for continued listing or that the Company will evidence compliance within any extension period that may be granted by the Panel.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We may in some cases use terms such as “predicts,” “believes,” “potential,” “continue,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “could,” “might,” “likely,” “will,” “should” or other words that convey uncertainty of the future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and expectations of our management team that involve risks, potential changes in circumstances, assumptions, and uncertainties, including statements regarding our ability to regain compliance with the Nasdaq continued listing requirements and the outcome of the requested hearing. Any or all of the forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong or be affected by assumptions we make that later turn out to be incorrect, or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including risks related to our ability to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements or otherwise maintain compliance with any other listing requirement of the Nasdaq Capital Market, the potential de-listing of our shares from the Nasdaq Capital Market due to our failure to comply with the Equity Requirement, and the other risks set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. For all these reasons, actual results and developments could be materially different from those expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are made only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances unless required by law.

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.

		AVINGER, INC.


Date: December 1, 2023	By:	/s/ Jeffrey M. Soinski
		Jeffrey M. Soinski
		Chief Executive Officer

Avinger Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events (Amendment)