 Birks Group Inc. the Company or Birks Group NYSE American: BGI announced today that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted, and is expected to continue to adversely impact, the Companys operations for at least as long as the Companys stores remain closed. As previously announced, the Companys stores have been closed across Canada since March 18, 2020. As a result of these store closures, the Company has experienced significant declines in sales, including a year-over-year decline of approximately 70 for the period from March 18 to April 16, 2020. Government officials and public health professionals at both the Federal and Provincial levels in Canada have recently extended store closures and social distancing guidelines to protect Canadians, and therefore the Companys stores will remain closed until further notice in accordance with government directives. The Company continues to offer concierge services by telephone and to operate its e-commerce business as certain provincial governments have designated e-commerce as an essential service which, along with the operations in support thereof, are allowed to operate. 