Chief Financial Officer Traverse David K converted options into 4,240 shares and bought $4,025 worth of shares (2,500 units at $1.61), increasing direct ownership by 20% to 41,254 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AWARE INC /MA/ [ AWRE ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 12/01/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common stock | 12/01/2024 | M | 4,240(1) | A | $0 | 38,754 | D | |||
| Common stock | 12/02/2024 | P | 2,500 | A | $1.61 | 41,254 | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $2.21 | (2) | 11/19/2029 | Common Stock | 44,000 | 44,000 | D | ||||||||
| Unrestriced Stock Award | $0 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 18,000 | 18,000 | D | ||||||||
| Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $2.05 | (4) | 10/31/2034 | Common Stock | 100,000 | 100,000 | D | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Restricted Stock Unit award vested, resulting in 6,000 shares of Common Stock. To satisfy tax withholding obligations, 1,760 shares were withheld, and 4,240 shares were issued. |
| 2. Fifty percent of the option will vest on February 20, 2025, with the remainder vesting in 12 equal monthly installments starting on March 20, 2025. |
| 3. Shares of unrestricted stock awarded to reporting person under 2023 Equity and Incentive Plan of Aware, Inc. The shares will be issued as follows; 6,000 shares on shares on June 1, 2025, 6,000 shares on June 1, 2026 and 6,000 shares on June 1, 2027 provided the reporting person is serving as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company on said dates. |
| 4. Twenty-five percent of the option will vest annually, beginning on October 31, 2025, and continuing on each anniversary thereafter until fully vested on October 31, 2028 |
| /s/ David K. Traverse | 12/03/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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