FORM 4
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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                       
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Eckel Robert A 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AWARE INC /MA/ [ AWRE ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)__X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
CEO & President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)
C/O AWARE, INC., 76 BLANCHARD ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)
9/19/2022
(Street)
BURLINGTON, MA 01803
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock  9/19/2022    M    20000  A $0.00  224497  D   

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Unrestricted Stock Award  $0.00                   (1)  (1) Common Stock  20000    40000  D   
Stock Option (right to buy)  $4.73                   (2) 2/23/2031  Common Stock  1250000    1250000  D   
Stock Option (right to buy)  $4.50                   (3) 9/19/2029  Common Stock  50000    50000  D   
Stock Option (right to buy)  $5.50                   (3) 9/19/2029  Common Stock  50000    50000  D   
Stock Option (right to buy)  $6.50                   (3) 9/19/2029  Common Stock  50000    50000  D   
Stock Option (right to buy)  $7.50                   (3) 9/19/2029  Common Stock  50000    50000  D   

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Unrestricted stock award awarded to reporting person under Aware, Inc. 2001 Nonqualified Stock Plan. The unrestricted stock award will vest and unrestricted shares of Aware, Inc. common stock will be issued to the reporting person on September 19, 2023, provided the reporting person is serving as a director, officer or employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company on said dates.
(2)  Fifty percent of the option will vest on February 24, 2023, with the remainder vesting in 24 equal monthly installments starting on March 24, 2023.
(3)  Vests in 16 equal quarterly installments on the last day of each quarter from December 19, 2019 through September 19, 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Eckel Robert A
C/O AWARE, INC.
76 BLANCHARD ROAD
BURLINGTON, MA 01803		 X
CEO & President

Signatures
/s/ Robert A. Eckel 9/20/2022
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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