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accession: "0000950170-25-085827"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWRE"
cik: "0001015739"
company_name: "AWARE INC /MA/"
filed_at: "2025-06-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T07:29:49.184137+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Aware, Inc. reports annual meeting vote results; directors re-elected, compensation approved

## Summary
- Brent P. Johnstone re-elected Class II director with 8,371,565 for, 3,556,112 against, 4,435,510 broker non-votes.
- John S. Stafford, III re-elected Class II director with 9,404,606 for, 2,523,071 against, 4,435,510 broker non-votes.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed: 11,037,948 for, 668,425 against, 221,304 abstain.
- Ratification of RSM US LLP as auditor for FY2025 passed: 15,546,500 for, 743,310 against, 73,377 abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-085827
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWRE
- cik: 0001015739
- company_name: AWARE INC /MA/
- filed_at: 2025-06-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015739/000095017025085827/0000950170-25-085827-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015739/000095017025085827/awre-20250611.htm

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