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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )(1)
Aware, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
05453N 10 0
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(CUSIP Number)
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(1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No.05453N 10 0 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Charles K. Stewart
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,034,632
NUMBER OF ------------------------------------------------------
SHARES 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 323,006
OWNED BY ------------------------------------------------------
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 1,034,632
PERSON WITH ------------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
323,006
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,357,638 shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
7.4
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP No.05453N 10 0 13G Page 3 of 6 Pages
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
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Aware, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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One Oak Park
Bedford, MA 01730
Item 2(a). Name of Persons Filing:
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Charles K. Stewart
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, If None, Residence:
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401 S. LaSalle Street
Suite 1502
Chicago, IL 60605
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
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U.S.A.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
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05453N 10 0
ITEM 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
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13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
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(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
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CUSIP No.05453N 10 0 13G Page 4 of 6 Pages
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(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act;
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund;
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)
(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(l)(ii)(H).
Item 4. Ownership. (See Note A)
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(a) Amount beneficially owned: 1,357,638 shares
(b) Percent of class: 7.4
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,034,632
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 323,006
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,034,632
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 323,006
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CUSIP No.05453N 10 0 13G Page 5 of 6 Pages
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
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N/A
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
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the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
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N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
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N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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N/A
Item 10. Certification.
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N/A
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CUSIP No.05453N 10 0 13G Page 6 of 6 Pages
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement with
respect to it is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 12, 1997
By: /s/ Charles K. Stewart
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