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Aware
Inc
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Common
Stock
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(Title
of Class of Securities)
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05453N-10-0
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(CUSIP
Number)
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December
16, 2008
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(Date
of Event Which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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o
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Rule
13d-1(b)
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x
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Rule
13d-1(c)
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o
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Rule
13d-1(d)
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CUSIP
No.
05453N-10-0
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1
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S.
IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
John S. Stafford, Jr.
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2
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)
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(a)
o
(b)
o
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3
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
3,889,974
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6
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
0
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7
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,889,974
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8
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,889,974
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10
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN
SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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o
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11
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
16.69%
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12
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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CUSIP
No.
05453N-10-0
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| Item 1(a). | Name of Issuer: |
| Aware, Inc. |
| Item 1(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: |
| 40 Middlesex Turnpike | |
| Bedford, MA 01730 |
| Item 2(a). | Name of Person Filing: |
| John S. Stafford, Jr. |
| Item 2(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: |
| 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 400 | |
| Chicago, IL 60604-1408 |
| Item 2(c). | Citizenship: |
| U.S.A. |
| Item 2(d). | Title of Class of Securities: |
| Common Stock, $.01 par value per share |
| Item 2(e). | CUSIP Number: |
| 05453N-10-0 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a: |
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(a)
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o
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Broker
or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange
Act.
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(b)
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o
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Bank
as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
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(c)
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o
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Insurance
company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act.
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(d)
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o
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Investment
company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act.
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(e)
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o
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An
investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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(f)
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o
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An
employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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(g)
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o
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A
parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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(h)
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o
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A
savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act;
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(i)
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o
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A
church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company
under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;
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(j)
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o
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Group,
in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
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CUSIP
No.
05453N-10-0
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
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(i)
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Sole
power to vote or to direct the vote: 3,889,974
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(ii)
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Shared
power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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(iii)
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Sole
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
3,889,974
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(iv)
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Shared
power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
0
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| Item 5. | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: |
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If
this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the
following o
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| Not applicable | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: |
| Not applicable |
| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: |
| Not applicable |
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: |
| Not applicable |
| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group |
| Not applicable |
| Item 10. | Certification: |
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December
31, 2008
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/s/
John S. Stafford, Jr.
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John
S. Stafford, Jr.
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