Company: AWRE
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-058702
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Company: AWARE INC /MA/
Filing Date: 2025-04-25
Form: DEF 14A
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 and 2023. Audit Fees consist of aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of the interim financial statements included in quarterly reports or services that are normally provided by the independent accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or other engagements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Audit-Related Fees typically consist of aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services, that are related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements, and review of regulatory matters and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” Tax Fees consist of aggregate fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. All Other Fees consists of fees related to RSM's review of and issuance of a consent for the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8.

|                    |     | 2024 Fees |         |     | 2023 Fees |         |
|:-------------------|:----|:----------|--------:|:----|:----------|--------:|
| Audit Fees         |     | $         | 351,190 |     | $         | 352,076 |
| Audit-Related Fees |     |           |       — |     |           |       — |
| Tax Fees           |     |           |  46,725 |     |           |       — |
| All Other Fees     |     |           |       — |     |           |  18,900 |
| Total              |     | $         | 397,915 |     | $         | 370,976 |

Attendance at a nnual meeting We expect that representatives of RSM will be present at the annual meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders. Pre-approval polici es and procedures At present, our audit committee approves each engagement for audit or non-audit services before we engage RSM to provide those services. However, the audit committee may delegate to members of the committee the authority to pre-approve audit and non-audit services. The decisions of any committee member to whom pre-approval authority is delegated must be presented to the full audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. Our audit committee has not established any pre-approval policies or procedures that would allow our management to engage RSM to provide any specified services with only an

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obligation to notify the audit