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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * STAFFORD JOHN S JR   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 350 N. ORLEANS STREET, SUITE 2N 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/01/2016 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60654-1975 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 11/01/2016   P(1)   286,671 A $ 5.225 (2) 321,671 D   Common Stock 11/01/2016   G(3) V 286,671 D $ 0 (3) 35,000 D   Common Stock 11/01/2016   G(3) V 286,671 A $ 0 (3) 286,671 I By Revocable Trust Common Stock               275,899 (4) I By Proxy (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STAFFORD JOHN S JR 350 N. ORLEANS STREET SUITE 2N CHICAGO, IL 60654-1975	X
Stafford Susan Yang C/O RONIN CAPITAL, LLC 350 N. ORLEANS STREET, SUITE 2N CHICAGO, IL 60654-1975		X

Signatures

/s/ John S. Stafford, Jr.		11/03/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ John S. Stafford, Jr., Attorney-in-fact		11/03/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On November 1, 2016 John R. Stafford, Jr. and his spouse Susan Yang Stafford engaged in a series of private transactions for estate planning purposes with members of their immediate family and trusts controlled by them that resulted in the acquisition of 286,671 shares of common stock (the "Shares") of Aware, Inc. (the "Company") beneficially owned by a family trust (the "Family Trust"). In consideration of the Shares, Mr. & Mrs. Stafford contributed to the Family Trust cash consideration for the Shares based on the then fair market value of the shares.
(2)	Represents the average of the high and low prices for the Shares as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market on October 31, 2016.
(3)	On November 1, 2016, the Shares acquired by Mr. & Mrs. Stafford from the Family Trust were gifted to a revocable trust of Mr. Stafford (the "Revocable Trust").
(4)	Mr. Stafford holds proxies from the holders of 275,899 shares of common stock granting him the exclusive right to vote those shares of common stock. Mr. Stafford does not have the right to dispose of such shares of common stock nor does he have any pecuniary interest in such shares of common stock. Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 13d-4, Mr. Stafford disclaims beneficial ownership of the 275,899 shares of common stock that are the subject of these proxies.

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