Company: AWRE
Filing Date: 2025-06-13
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0000950170-25-085827
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Company: AWARE INC /MA/
Filing Date: 2025-06-13
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 5.07
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ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

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On June 11, 2025 we held our Annual Meeting. A total of 21,304,039 shares of our common stock were outstanding as of April 15, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting.

At the Annual Meeting, our shareholders voted (i) to re-elect Brent P. Johnstone and John S. Stafford, III as our Class II directors for three-year terms, (ii) to approve an advisory proposal on the compensation of our named executive officers, (iii) to ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025. Set forth below are the matters acted upon at the annual meeting and the final voting results on each matter as reported by our inspector of elections.

1. Election of Class II Directors.

  Nominee                          For       Withheld      Broker Non-Votes  
 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Brent P. Johnstone         8,371,565      3,556,112             4,435,510  
  John S. Stafford, III      9,404,606      2,523,071             4,435,510  

2. To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers.

         For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  11,037,948      668,425      221,304             4,435,510  

3. To ratify the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024

         For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  
 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  15,546,500      743,310       73,377                     0  

SIGNATURE

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.

                            AWARE, INC.                               
  Dated: June 13, 2025      By:              /s/ David K. Traverse    
                                             David K. Traverse        
                                             Chief Financial Officer