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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001571049-16-015540
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160525
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160526
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160526

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AWARE INC /MA/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001015739
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				042911026
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-21129
		FILM NUMBER:		161676737

	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
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<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Form 8-K </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Current Report </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 13.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;May
25, 2016 </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Aware, Inc. </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Commission File Number:&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">000-21129</FONT></B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: center"><B>Massachusetts </B></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 48%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>04-2911026</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of </B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(IRS Employer </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>incorporation) </B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification No.) </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>40 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA, 01730
</B></P>

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including zip code) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(781) 276-4000</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><B>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 97%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 5.07.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 91%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">On May 25, 2016, we held an annual meeting of stockholders. A total
of 22,993,139 shares of our common stock were outstanding as of April 7, 2016, the record date for the annual meeting. The first
matter acted upon at the annual meeting was the election of two Class II directors of our board of directors. Our stockholders
elected Brent P. Johnstone and John S. Stafford, III as members of our board of directors as Class II directors for a three-year
term. The final results of the vote, as reported by our inspector of elections, were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>For</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Withheld</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Brent P. Johnstone</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,826,486</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">488,647</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">John S. Stafford, III</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,828,319</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">486,814</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">The second matter acted upon at the annual meeting was an advisory
vote on the approval of named executive officer compensation. Our stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation
of individuals identified in the Summary Compensation Table, as disclosed in the Aware, Inc. 2015 proxy statement pursuant to the
compensation disclosure rules of the SEC. The final results of the vote, as reported by our inspector of elections, were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>For</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Against</U></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Abstain</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">15,713,173</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">580,033</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">21,927</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">Our board of directors has decided to hold advisory stockholder
votes to approve the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K every
year until the next required vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Signature(s) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">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, thereunto duly
authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>AWARE, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Kevin T. Russell</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2">Kevin T. Russell<BR>Co-President and co-Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">Date:
May 26, 2016</P>



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