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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| Compensation actually paid to Mr. Eckel                         |        | $ | 598,508 |   |     | $ | 185,215 |   |     |     |                       69 | % |
| Average Compensation Actually Paid to NEOs other than Mr. Eckel |        | $ | 470,449 |   |     | $ | 514,427 |   |     |     |                        9 | % |
| Total Shareholder Return since December 31, 2021                |        |   |     -47 | % |     |   |      14 | % |     |     |                       61 | % |
| Net Loss (in thousands)                                         |        | $ |   7,314 |   |     | $ |   4,431 |   |     |     |                       39 | % |

|                                                                 | Metric |   |     2022 |   |     |   |    2023 |   |     |     | Change from 2022 to 2023 |   |
|:----------------------------------------------------------------|:-------|:--|---------:|:--|:----|:--|--------:|:--|:----|:----|-------------------------:|:--|
| Compensation actually paid to Mr. Eckel                         |        | $ | (351,996 | ) |     | $ | 598,508 |   |     |     |                      270 | % |
| Average Compensation Actually Paid to NEOs other than Mr. Eckel |        | $ |  166,041 |   |     | $ | 470,449 |   |     |     |                      183 | % |
| Total Shareholder Return since December 31, 2020                |        |   |      -51 | % |     |   |     -47 | % |     |     |                        4 | % |
| Net Loss (in thousands)                                         |        | $ |    1,726 |   |     | $ |   7,314 |   |     |     |                      324 | % |

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DIRECTOR CO MPENSATION We reimburse each director for expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board of directors. In March 2025, the Compensation Committee approved the following grants of unrestricted stock to our directors under our 2023 Equity