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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-040392
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180725
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180727
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180727

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:		18973993

	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: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): </FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">July 25, 2018</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>AWARE, INC.</B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>000-21129</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>04-2911026</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>40 Middlesex Turnpike, Bedford, MA, 01730</B></P>

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including zip code)</P>

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area code: <B>(781) 276-4000</B></P>

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Since Last Report)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</P>

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registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 1.01.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 5.02.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On July 25, 2018, the Compensation Committee of Aware, Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) approved the Aware, Inc. 2018 Executive Bonus Plan (the &ldquo;Plan&rdquo;) and established performance
criteria and target bonuses thereunder.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the Plan, each of Kevin T. Russell, the Company&rsquo;s
Chief Executive Officer, President and General Counsel, and David J. Martin, the Company&rsquo;s Chief Financial Officer, will
be eligible to receive a bonus, based on the Company&rsquo;s achievement in 2018 of a profits before taxes (PBT) target determined
by the Compensation Committee.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The amount of bonus payable to each of Messrs. Russell and Martin
will be calculated as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Kevin Russell</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 56%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Actual PBT as a % of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 44%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Bonus Amount</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Less than 100% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">100% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$25,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">125% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$50,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">150% or more of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">David Martin</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 56%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Actual PBT as a % of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 44%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0">
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Bonus Amount</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Less than 100% of&nbsp;&nbsp;2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">100% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$15,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">125% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$35,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">150% or more of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$70,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The amount of bonus payable will be subject to linear interpolation
to reflect actual 2018 PBT between the 2018 Plan PBT Goal and 125% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal or between 125% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal
and 150% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In the event that either Mr. Russell&rsquo;s or Mr. Martin&rsquo;s
employment by the Company terminates during 2018 by reason of retirement, total and permanent disability, or death, the terminated
person will receive a pro-rated bonus. If either of Mr. Russell&rsquo;s or Mr. Martin&rsquo;s employment by the Company is terminated
by the Company without cause, the Committee may, in its discretion, award the terminated person a pro-rated bonus. In the event
that Mr. Russell&rsquo;s or Mr. Martin&rsquo;s employment by the Company terminates for any other reason, including resignation
or discharge for cause prior to the bonus payout date, all rights to a bonus will be forfeited.</P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">All payouts under the Plan are subject to final approval by
the Compensation Committee, which shall have the authority to reduce, but not increase, any amounts payable under the Plan.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 9.01.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No financial statements are required to be filed as part of
this Report. The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><A HREF="tv499382_ex10-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">10.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><A HREF="tv499382_ex10-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Aware, Inc. 2018 Executive Bonus Plan</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 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="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Kevin T. Russell</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Kevin T. Russell</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: July 27, 2018</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 10.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Aware, Inc. 2018 Executive Bonus Plan</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify">Aware,
Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) executives, Kevin Russell and David Martin (the &ldquo;Participants&rdquo;) will be eligible
to receive bonuses as described below based upon the achievement by the Company of a profit before taxes (&ldquo;PBT&rdquo;) target
(the &ldquo;2018 Plan PBT Goal&rdquo;) determined by the Compensation Committee of the Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify">The
amount of the bonus earned by a Participant will depend upon the Company&rsquo;s actual 2018 PBT, as compared to the 2018 Plan
PBT goal. The following tables will be used to determine the applicable bonuses:</P>

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Russell</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 56%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Actual PBT as a % of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</B></FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Bonus Amount</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Less than 100% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">100% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$25,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">125% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$50,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">150% or more of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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Martin</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 56%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Actual PBT as a % of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</B></FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>Bonus Amount</B></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Less than 100% of&nbsp;&nbsp;2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">100% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$15,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">125% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$35,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">150% or more of 2018 Plan PBT Goal</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 2.5pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">$70,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify">The
amount of bonus payable will be subject to linear interpolation to reflect actual 2018 PBT between the 2018 Plan PBT Goal and
125% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal or between 125% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal and 150% of 2018 Plan PBT Goal.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify">Bonus
payouts, to the extent earned, will be paid approximately 45 days following the end of the 2018 fiscal year. All bonus payouts
are subject to statutory deductions and are taxable at the time of payment. In the event that Mr. Russell&rsquo;s or Mr. Martin&rsquo;s
employment by the Company terminates during the fiscal year by reason of retirement, total and permanent disability, or death,
the terminated person will receive a pro-rated bonus. If Mr. Russell&rsquo;s or Mr. Martin&rsquo;s employment by the Company is
terminated by the Company without cause, the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, award the terminated person a pro-rata
bonus. In the event that Mr. Russell&rsquo;s or Mr. Martin&rsquo;s employment terminates for any other reason, including resignation
and discharge for cause prior to the bonus payout date, all rights to a bonus will be forfeited. All <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">payouts
from this bonus plan are subject to final approval by the Compensation Committee, which shall have the authority to reduce, but
not increase, any amounts payable under the Plan.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0in; text-indent: 0in; text-align: justify">The
adoption and maintenance of the 2018 Executive Bonus Plan shall not be deemed a contract of employment. Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to give Mr. Russell or Mr. Martin the right to be retained in the employ of the Company or to interfere with the
right of the Company to discharge Mr. Russell or Mr. Martin at any time, nor shall it interfere with Mr. Russell or Mr. Martin&rsquo;s
right to terminate their employment at any time.</P>



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