{"url_path":"/sec/awre/10-k/2026/item-5","section_key":"item-5","section_title":"Item 5 MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-03-06","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015739/0001193125-26-096448-index.html","accession_number":"0001193125-26-096448","cik":"0001015739","ticker":"AWRE","issuer_name":"AWARE INC /MA/","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015739/0001193125-26-096448-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001015739","primary_entity_name":"AWARE INC /MA/"},"word_count":196,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES\n\nOur common stock is the only class of stock we have outstanding, and it trades on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol AWRE.\n\nAs of March 1, 2026, we had 60 shareholders of record. This number does not include shareholders who hold our shares in a “nominee” or “street” name. We paid no dividends in 2025 or 2024. We anticipate that we will continue to reinvest any earnings to finance our future operations although we may also pay special cash dividends if our Board of Directors deems it appropriate.\n\nOn November 30, 2023, we announced that our Board of Directors had approved the extension of our previously announced 2022 Repurchase Plan through December 31, 2025. The 2022 Repurchase Plan authorized the Company to repurchase up to $10,000,000 of our common stock from time to time. During the three months ended December 31, 2025 we did not purchase any shares under this plan. As of December 31, 2025 the plan expired. We purchased an aggregate of $2,139,705 worth of shares of our common stock over the lifetime of the plan."}