FORM 5 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Form 3 Holdings Reported Form 4 Transactions Reported

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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 Susan Yang 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AWARE INC /MA/ [AWRE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 350 N. ORLEANS STREET, SUITE 2N, 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2011 (Street) CHICAGO,, IL 60654 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line) _X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person ___ 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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/20/2011   G 3,110,054 D $ 0 286,671 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock 12/20/2011   G 3,110,054 A $ 0 3,110,054 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock 12/21/2011   G 286,671 D $ 0 0 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock             321,134 I See Footnote (3) Common Stock             315,963 I See Footnote (4) Common Stock     3(5)         D Â

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SEC 2270 (9-02)

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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(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 Susan Yang 350 N. ORLEANS STREET, SUITE 2N, CHICAGO,, IL 60654	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Susan Yang Stafford		02/14/2012
**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)	Represents shares that were held by Kimborama, LLC, to which the Reporting Person is the manager and sole member.
(2)	Represents shares that were gifted from Kimborama, LLC to Susan Yang Stafford 2010 Kimborama Trust, for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child and to which the Reporting Person is the trustee.
(3)	Represents shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person's spouse. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares over which her spouse beneficially owns and the inclusion of the shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of such shares for Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	Represents shares held by Kimberly Stafford 2004 Irrevocable Trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child and to which the Reporting Person is the trustee.
(5)	Represents shares that were held by the Reporting Person at the time she become a reporting person but were not previously reported on Form 3.
(6)	The Reporting Person made a gift of 3,110,054 shares of the Issuer's securities to Kimborama, LLC on September 10, 2010 which included these shares. Kimborama, LLC in turn gifted them to Susan Yang Stafford 2010 Kimborama Trust, as reported on lines 1 and 2 of this Form.

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