X0306 4 2017-03-13 0001506928 Avinger Inc AVGR 0001007708 SIMPSON JOHN B PH D MD 400 CHESAPEAKE DRIVE REDWOOD CITY CA 94063 true true true false Executive Chairman Common Stock 2017-03-13 4 A false 30000 A 60041 D Option (right to buy) 2.05 2017-03-13 4 A false 60000 0 A 2018-03-13 2027-03-13 Common Stock 60000 987138 D Reporting person received an award under the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan of RSUs with a grant date fair market value of $2.05 per share. The RSUs vest annually over four years in equal increments. Includes 52,500 shares of Avinger, Inc. common stock that will be issued to the Reporting Person upon vesting of restricted stock units. The stock options vest 25% on the first anniversary of the transaction date and monthly thereafter in 36 equal increments. /s/John B Simpson 2017-03-15