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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-12-008858
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120214
GROUP MEMBERS:		JAMES M. STAFFORD
GROUP MEMBERS:		JOHN S. STAFFORD, III
GROUP MEMBERS:		RONIN CAPITAL, LLC 36-4472500

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AWARE INC /MA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001015739
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				042911026
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-50139
		FILM NUMBER:		12610735

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6172764000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE
		CITY:			BEDFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01730

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STAFFORD JOHN S JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001034005

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O STAFFORD TRADING
		STREET 2:		230 S LASALLE ST SUITE 688
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60604
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 13D/A</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Amendment No.&nbsp;4)*</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">c/o Ronin Capital, LLC</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">350 N. Orleans Street, Suite 2N</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">Chicago, IL&nbsp;&nbsp;60654</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">(312) 244-5284</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">December 31, 2011</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">If the filing person has previously filed a statement
on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of &sect;&sect;240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">&nbsp;<B>Note:</B> Schedules filed in paper format shall
include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.&nbsp;&nbsp;See &sect;240.13d-7 for other parties
to whom copies are sent.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person&rsquo;s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be &quot;filed&quot; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&quot;Act&quot;)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%">Name of Reporting Person.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">John S. Stafford, Jr.&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#83;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">SEC Use Only</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Source of Funds (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">5.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items&nbsp;2(d) or 2(e)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">6.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Citizenship or Place of Organization&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">USA&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; line-height: 115%">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; line-height: 115%">Sole Voting Power</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Number of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">2,378,430&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Beneficially</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Shared Voting Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Each</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">9.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Sole Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Person</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom">With&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">321,134&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">10.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Shared Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">2,378,430&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">12.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#83;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">13.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">11.6%&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">14.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">IN&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%">Name of Reporting Person.</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">John S. Stafford, III&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#83;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&pound;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">SEC Use Only</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Source of Funds (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">5.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items&nbsp;2(d) or 2(e)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">6.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Citizenship or Place of Organization&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">USA&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; line-height: 115%">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; line-height: 115%">Sole Voting Power</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Number of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">2,100,598<SUP>(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Beneficially</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Shared Voting Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Each</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">9.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Sole Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Person</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom">With&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">2,100,598<SUP>(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">10.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Shared Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">2,100,598<SUP>(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">12.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">13.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">10.2%</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">14.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">IN&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">(1) On July 19, 2011, Mr. Stafford transferred 2,100,598
shares of common stock of Aware Inc. to a Class C Capital Account at Ronin Capital, LLC, a limited liability company owned and
managed by Mr. Stafford, as a capital contribution. Mr. Stafford remains the indirect beneficial owner of all of the shares of
common stock of Aware Inc. held of record by Ronin Capital, LLC.&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%">1.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%">Name of Reporting Person.</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">Ronin Capital, LLC</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid"> 36-4472500</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#83;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&pound;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">SEC Use Only</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Source of Funds (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">5.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items&nbsp;2(d) or 2(e)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">6.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Citizenship or Place of Organization&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">Delaware&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; line-height: 115%">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; line-height: 115%">Sole Voting Power</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Number of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">2,100,598<SUP>(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Beneficially</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Shared Voting Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Each</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">9.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Sole Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Person</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom">With&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">2,100,598<SUP>(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">10.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Shared Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">2,100,598<SUP>(1)</SUP></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">12.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">13.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">10.2%</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">14.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">BD</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">(1) <FONT STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif">On July 19, 2011, John S. Stafford, III transferred
2,100,598 shares of common stock of Aware Inc. to a Class C Capital Account at Ronin Capital, LLC, a limited liability company
owned and managed by Mr. Stafford, as a capital contribution. Mr. Stafford remains the indirect beneficial owner of all of the
shares of common stock of Aware Inc. held of record by Ronin Capital, LLC</FONT>.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; line-height: 115%">Name of Reporting Person.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">James M. Stafford&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">2.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#83;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&pound;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">3.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">SEC Use Only</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">4.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Source of Funds (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">5.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items&nbsp;2(d) or 2(e)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#163;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">6.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Citizenship or Place of Organization&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">USA&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%; line-height: 115%">7.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; line-height: 115%">Sole Voting Power</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Number of</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Shares</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">1,358,251&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Beneficially</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">8.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Shared Voting Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Owned by</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Each</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Reporting</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">9.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Sole Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; line-height: 115%; text-align: left">Person</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom">With&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">1,358,251&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">10.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Shared Dispositive Power</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">11.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">1,358,251</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">12.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings 2">&#83;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">13.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">6.6%&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">14.</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">IN&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom: black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">CUSIP No. 05453N-10-0</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">This Amendment No. 4 (this &ldquo;Amendment&rdquo;)
to the Statement on Schedule 13D filed on May 1, 2009, as amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1 filed on September 28, 2010, Amendment
No. 2 filed on March 11, 2011 and Amendment No. 3 filed on April 1, 2011 (the &ldquo;Schedule 13D&rdquo;), filed on behalf of John
S. Stafford, Jr., John S. Stafford, III, James M. Stafford and Ronin Capital, LLC relating to the Common Stock, par value $.01
per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of Aware, Inc., (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;), amends the Schedule 13D as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Security and Issuer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">This
statement on Schedule 13D relates to the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the &ldquo;Common Stock&rdquo;), of Aware, Inc.,
(the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;).&nbsp;&nbsp;The address of the Issuer&rsquo;s principal executive offices is 40 Middlesex Turnpike,
Bedford, MA 01730.</FONT>&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Item 2.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Identity and Background</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name:
John S. Stafford, Jr.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 1in">John S. Stafford, III</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 1in">James M. Stafford</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 1in">Ronin Capital, LLC (each a &ldquo;Reporting Person&rdquo;
and collectively, the &ldquo;Reporting Persons&rdquo;)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Business
address for both Reporting Persons:&nbsp;&nbsp;350 N. Orleans Street, Suite 2N, Chicago, IL&nbsp;&nbsp;60654</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John
S. Stafford, Jr. is self-employed and works at 350 N. Orleans Street, Suite 2N, Chicago, IL&nbsp;&nbsp;60654</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 1in">John S. Stafford, III is the manager
of Ronin Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with its principal place of business located at 350 N. Orleans Street,
Suite 2N, Chicago, IL&nbsp;&nbsp;60654.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 1in">James M. Stafford is self-employed
and works at 350 N. Orleans Street, Suite 2N, Chicago, IL&nbsp;&nbsp;60654</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither
Reporting Person was, during the last five years, convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither
Reporting Person was, during the last five years, a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction and, as a result of such proceeding, was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order (1) enjoining future violations
of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws, or (2) finding any violation with respect
to such laws.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
John S. Stafford, Jr. is a citizen of the United States.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 1in">John S. Stafford, III is a citizen of the United
States</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 1in">James M. Stafford is a citizen of the United States</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt 1in">Ronin Capital, LLC is a Delaware limited liability
company</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><B>Item
3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">John S. Stafford, Jr.&nbsp;is the beneficial owner of
an aggregate of<B>&nbsp;</B>2,057,296 shares of Common Stock which are subject to proxies given to John S. Stafford Jr. granting
him the right to vote such shares.&nbsp; In addition,&nbsp;previously, he was the beneficial owner of 636,827 shares which were
purchased for an aggregate consideration of $4,203,058.20.&nbsp;&nbsp;John S. Stafford, Jr.&rsquo;s ownership includes shares held
as a long-term investment and shares purchased over a number of years.&nbsp;&nbsp;The aggregate consideration reflects the Reporting
Person&rsquo;s current basis for filed income tax purposes. On July 25, 2011, John S. Stafford, Jr. transferred 315,693 shares
of Common Stock to the Kimberly Stafford 2004 Irrevocable Trust, a donative transfer for no consideration for estate planning purposes.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">John S. Stafford, III is the beneficial owner of an
aggregate of 2,100,598 shares of Common Stock which were purchased for an aggregate consideration of $11,994,574.03.&nbsp;&nbsp;John
S. Stafford, III&rsquo;s personal funds were the source of such consideration. On July 19, 2011, Mr. Stafford transferred 2,100,598
shares of common stock of Aware Inc. to a Class C Capital Account at Ronin Capital, LLC as a capital contribution. Mr. Stafford
remains the indirect beneficial owner of all of the shares of common stock of Aware Inc. held of record by Ronin Capital, LLC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">James M. Stafford is the beneficial owner of an aggregate
of 1,358,251 shares of Common Stock which were purchased for an aggregate consideration of $8,964,456.60.&nbsp;&nbsp;James M. Stafford&rsquo;s
personal funds were the source of such consideration.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Purpose of Transaction</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">John
S. Stafford, III acquired the above reported 2,100,598 shares of the Common Stock based on his belief that the Common Stock represents
an attractive investment opportunity, and such purchases have been made in the ordinary course of business. On July 19, 2011, Mr.
Stafford transferred 2,100,598 shares of common stock of Aware Inc. to a Class C Capital Account at Ronin Capital, LLC as a capital
contribution. Mr. Stafford remains the indirect beneficial owner of all of the shares of common stock of Aware Inc. held of record
by Ronin Capital, LLC.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">James M. Stafford acquired the above reported 1,358,251
shares of Common Stock based on his believe that the Common Stock represents an attractive investment opportunity, and such purchases
have been made in the ordinary course of business.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">John S. Stafford, III and James M. Stafford each intend
to continue to review their respective equity interest in the Issuer.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, depending on their respective evaluations
of the factors described below, the Reporting Persons may from time to time purchase additional securities of the Issuer, dispose
of all or a portion of the securities then held by him, or cease buying or selling such securities.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any such additional
purchases or sales of securities of the Issuer may be in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">While the Reporting Persons do not currently
have any specific plans that relate to or would result in the actions described below, John S. Stafford, Jr. has obtained proxies
from the holders of 2,057,296 shares of Common Stock granting him the exclusive right to vote those shares of Common Stock at
a meeting or to consent to any proposal or corporate action that would result in:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 36px; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt">(1)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt">Any change in the Company&rsquo;s present Board of Directors or management (including the nomination, election or removal of directors);</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; width: 36px">(2)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt">The approval or recommendation of compensation plans;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 36px; line-height: 115%">(3)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Approvals or recommendations regarding executive compensation;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; width: 36px">(4)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">The appointment of auditors, or investment or legal advisors;</TD></TR>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 36px; line-height: 115%">(5)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Any extraordinary corporate transactions, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation involving the Company or its subsidiaries;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; width: 36px">(6)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Any material change in the Company&rsquo;s present capitalization, including the sale of additional capital stock, or dividend policy;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 36px; line-height: 115%">(7)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Any other material change in the Company&rsquo;s business or corporate structure;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%; width: 36px">(8)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Any change in the Company&rsquo;s charter or by-laws (some of which my encourage or impede the acquisition of control of the Company by any person), including changes in the number and type of authorized capital stock;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 36px; line-height: 115%">(9)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">The Company&rsquo;s Common Stock being delisted from a national securities exchange or ceasing to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system or registered national securities association;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">The Company&rsquo;s Common Stock or any other class of securities becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 36px; line-height: 115%">(11)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Any action similar to those enumerated above.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">The Reporting Persons may also wish to engage in a
dialogue with officers, directors, and other representatives of the Issuer, as well as the Issuer&rsquo;s shareholders; topics
of discussion may include, but are not limited to, the Issuer&rsquo;s markets, operations, competitors, prospects, strategy, personnel,
directors, ownership and capitalization.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Reporting Persons may also enter into confidentiality or similar agreements
with the Issuer and, subject to such an agreement or otherwise, exchange information with the Issuer.&nbsp;&nbsp;The factors that
the Reporting Persons may consider in evaluating their equity interest in the Issuer include the following:&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the
Issuer&rsquo;s business and prospects; (ii) the performance of the Common Stock and the availability of the Common Stock for purchase
at particular price levels; (iii) the availability and nature of opportunities to dispose of the Reporting Persons&rsquo; interests;
(iv) general economic conditions; (v) stock market conditions; (vi) other business and investment opportunities available to the
Reporting Persons; and (vii) other plans and requirements of the Reporting Persons.</P>

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factors, each Reporting Person may, from time to time, modify his present intention as stated in this Item 4.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; line-height: 115%; font-weight: bold">Interest in Securities of the Issuer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the aggregate, as of December 31, 2011, John S. Stafford, Jr. beneficially owns 2,378,430 shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock,
representing approximately 11.6% of such class of securities.&nbsp;&nbsp;This percentage of beneficial ownership is based on a
total of 20,582,906 shares of the Common Stock outstanding as of&nbsp;October 21, 2011, as reported in the Issuer&rsquo;s Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John S. Stafford, Jr. beneficially owns 2,057,296 shares of the
Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock pursuant to proxies he has received granting him voting rights with respect to such shares.&nbsp;&nbsp;321,134
of the shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock are beneficially owned by John S. Stafford, Jr.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">In the aggregate, John S. Stafford,
III beneficially owns, as of December 31, 2011, 2,100,598 shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock, representing approximately
10.2% of such class of securities.&nbsp;&nbsp;This percentage of beneficial ownership is based on a total of 20,582,906 shares
of the Common Stock outstanding as of&nbsp;October 21, 2011, as reported in the Issuer&rsquo;s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2011. On July 19, 2011, Mr. Stafford transferred 2,100,598 shares of common stock of Aware Inc. to a Class C Capital
Account at Ronin Capital, LLC as a capital contribution. Mr. Stafford remains the indirect beneficial owner of all of the shares
of common stock of Aware Inc. held of record by Ronin Capital, LLC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">&nbsp;&#9;In the aggregate, James M. Stafford beneficially
owns, as of December 31, 2011, 1,358,251 shares of the Issue&rsquo;s Common Stock, representing approximately 6.6% of such class
of securities.&nbsp;&nbsp;This percentage of beneficial ownership is based on a total of 20,582,906 shares of the Common Stock
outstanding as of&nbsp;October 21, 2011, as reported in the Issuer&rsquo;s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;John
S. Stafford, III has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of,
2,100,598 shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock. On July 19, 2011, Mr. Stafford transferred 2,100,598 shares of common stock
of Aware Inc. to a Class C Capital Account at Ronin Capital, LLC as a capital contribution. Mr. Stafford remains the indirect beneficial
owner of all of the shares of common stock of Aware Inc. held of record by Ronin Capital, LLC.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">James M. Stafford has the sole power to vote or to direct
the vote, and the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,358,251 shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">John S. Stafford, Jr. disclaims beneficial ownership
of the 3,425,747 shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock owned beneficially by his wife, Susan Yang Stafford, and certain family
trusts of which she is the trustee.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
January 31, 2011, John S. Stafford, Jr. received proxies related to 619,667 shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock, on February
1, 2011 John S. Stafford, Jr. received proxies related to 1,137,629 shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock and on March 16,
2011 John S. Stafford, Jr. received a proxy related to 300,000 shares of the Issuer&rsquo;s Common Stock.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No
person other than John S. Stafford, III is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from
or the proceeds from the sale of, the 2,100,598 shares of the Common Stock reported hereby.&nbsp;&nbsp;No person other than James
M. Stafford is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from or the proceeds from the
sale of, the 1,358,251 shares of the Common Stock reported hereby.&nbsp;&nbsp;John S. Stafford, Jr. has the right to receive or
direct the receipt of dividends or the proceeds from the sale of, the 321,134 shares he beneficially owns, but he does not have
the right to direct receipt of dividends or the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock which he beneficially owns as a result
of holding the proxies described above.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the following parties granted John S. Stafford, Jr. a proxy and has
retained the right to direct receipt of dividends from and the proceeds from the sale of the Common Stock subject to their respective
proxy:&nbsp;&nbsp;Equitec Proprietary Markets, LLC, Pyramid Trading, LP, Charles K. Stewart Roth IRA Rollover, Charles K. Stewart,
CKS 401(k) Plan, Stewarts Children&rsquo;s Trust, and Francis Cook.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; line-height: 115%; font-weight: bold">Item 6.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; line-height: 115%; font-weight: bold">Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">John
S. Stafford, III is the adult son of John S. Stafford, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;James M. Stafford is the adult son of John S. Stafford, Jr.&nbsp;&nbsp;They
have entered into an unwritten agreement to consult with each other and possibly work together to effectuate the actions described
in Item 4 above should they deem such actions desirable.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the following parties granted John S. Stafford, Jr.
a proxy to vote their shares of Common Stock as described in Item 4 above:&nbsp;&nbsp;Equitec Proprietary Markets, LLC, Pyramid
Trading, LP, Charles K. Stewart Roth IRA Rollover, Charles K. Stewart, CKS 401(k) Plan, Stewarts Children&rsquo;s Trust, and Francis
Cook.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%"><B>Item 7.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; line-height: 115%; font-weight: bold">Material to be Filed as Exhibits</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%">The
following documents are filed as exhibits to this document:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Exhibit 99.1:&nbsp;&nbsp;The form
of proxy executed and delivered by each of Equitec Proprietary Markets, LLC, Pyramid Trading, LP, Charles K. Stewart Roth IRA Rollover,
Charles K. Stewart, CKS 401(k) Plan, Stewarts Children&rsquo;s Trust to the Reporting Person and Francis Cook.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Exhibit 99.2:&nbsp;&nbsp;The written
agreement of persons in group to the filing of this 13D/A on their behalf.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">Except as expressly modified hereby, all provisions
of the Schedule 13D shall continue in full force and effect.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><I>&nbsp;[signature page follows]</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 45pt">After reasonable inquiry and to the
best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; line-height: 115%">DATE:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">February 14, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">/s/ John S. Stafford, Jr.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">John S. Stafford, Jr.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">/s/ John S. Stafford, III</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">John S. Stafford, III</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">/s/ James M. Stafford</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">James M. Stafford</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Ronin Capital, LLC</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;/s/ Agnes Burda&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Name: Agnes Burda&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Title: Compliance Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B>PROXY</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B>AWARE, INC.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center"><B>(Solicited on behalf of [__________])</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">This proxy relates to all shares of common stock, $0.01
par value (the &ldquo;common stock&rdquo;), of Aware, Inc. (the &ldquo;company&rdquo;) beneficially owned by the undersigned stockholder
(&ldquo;stockholder&rdquo;).&nbsp;&nbsp;The stockholder hereby appoints <B>[____________]</B> (with full power of substitution)
as the stockholder&rsquo;s proxy (&ldquo;proxyholder&rdquo;) and grants the proxyholder full power and authority to vote all common
stock beneficially owned by the stockholder, which the stockholder could vote and with all power the stockholder would possess
if personally present at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the company or by written consent in lieu of a meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">The proxyholder will exercise his discretion to vote
the shares on the stockholder&rsquo;s behalf with respect to matters coming before any meeting and any adjournment thereof.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">This proxy gives the proxyholder all rights the stockholder
would have in connection with the voting of the common stock, including (without limitation) the right to:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol">&middot;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Vote all or any portion of the shares in the manner he sees fit with respect to any matter, including the election of directors and any transactions involving the company.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 48px; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol">&middot;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Call for a meeting of stockholders.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 48px; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol">&middot;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Attend any annual or special stockholders meeting.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 48px; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol">&middot;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Give written consent instead of attending or voting at a meeting.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">The stockholder acknowledges receipt of the Information
Statement dated [January <B>[___]</B>, 2012] from the proxyholder and is not relying on any other information, representations
or promises made by the proxyholder.</P>

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the stockholder to the proxyholder.&nbsp;&nbsp;The revocation will not be effective until 30 days after the proxyholder receives
the notice of revocation.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="line-height: 115%">(Please date this proxy and sign it exactly and as fully as your name appears on your stock certificate.&nbsp;&nbsp;If shares are held jointly, each stockholder must sign. When signing as an attorney, executor, administrator, or guardian, please give full title as such.)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;<B>Exhibit 99.2</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-align: center">Joint Filing Agreement</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt">The undersigned acknowledge and agree that the foregoing
Schedule 13D/A is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent amendments thereto may be filed on behalf
of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing additional joint filing agreements. &nbsp;The undersigned acknowledge
that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments and for the completeness and accuracy of the information
concerning such person contained herein, but shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy concerning the other signatories,
except to the extent that such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; line-height: 115%">DATE:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">February 14, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">/s/ John S. Stafford, Jr.</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">John S. Stafford, Jr.</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">/s/ John S. Stafford, III</TD>
    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">John S. Stafford, III</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">/s/ James M. Stafford</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">James M. Stafford</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Ronin Capital, LLC</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; line-height: 115%">&nbsp;/s/ Agnes Burda&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Name: Agnes Burda</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="line-height: 115%">Title: Compliance Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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