Fiscal year 2025 executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
Each company listed discloses AWRE in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named AWRE in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Amlani | $111,110 | $0 | $881,751 | $833,664 | $0 | $0 | $221 | $1,826,746 |
| Chief Executive Officer, President & Director | ||||||||
| Brian Krause | 246,667 | 0 | 0 | 80,829 | 0 | 0 | 9,394 | 336,890 |
| Chief Revenue Officer | ||||||||
| Mohamed Lazzouni | 311,469 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11,294 | 322,763 |
| Chief Technology Officer | ||||||||
| David Traverse | 245,830 | 0 | 15,492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,920 | 271,242 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Amlani | $1,826,746 | — | — | — |
| Brian Krause | 336,890 | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Lazzouni | 322,763 | 468,825 | — | −146,062 |
| David Traverse | 271,242 | 327,573 | — | −56,331 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Traverse | Option | 75,000 | 2.05 | — |
| Mohamed Lazzouni | Option | 13,156 | 2.21 | — |
| Mohamed Lazzouni | Option | 150,000 | 2.05 | — |
| Ajay Amlani | RSU | 354,600 | — | 656,010 |
| Ajay Amlani | RSU | 166,229 | — | 257,655 |
| David Traverse | RSU | 12,000 | — | 22,200 |
| David Traverse | Option | 3,667 | 2.21 | — |
| Ajay Amlani | Option | 106,020 | 1.7 | — |
| Ajay Amlani | Option | 848,157 | 1.7 | — |
| Brian Krause | Option | 105,000 | 1.56 | — |
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-15 | 9,879,827 | 1,175,359 | 43,247 | 89.37% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-11 | 11,037,948 | 668,425 | 221,304 | 94.29% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-07 | 9,741,082 | 2,151,309 | 353,359 | 81.91% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-07 | 11,487,717 | 2,638,831 | 923,511 | 81.32% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-15 | 10,723,887 | 4,127,922 | 930,967 | 72.21% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-05-19 | 7,770,971 | 733,962 | 162,091 | 91.37% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-15 | 89.37%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-11 | 94.29%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-07 | 81.91%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent P. JohnstoneIndependent · Compensation | — | $81,500 | — | — | — | $81,500 |
| Gary EveeIndependent · Compensation · Audit | — | 77,500 | — | — | — | 77,500 |
| Brian D. ConnollyIndependent · Compensation · Audit | — | 76,500 | — | — | — | 76,500 |
| Peter R. FaubertIndependent · Audit (Chair) | — | 71,501 | — | — | — | 71,501 |
| John S. Stafford IIIIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation | — | 66,500 | — | — | — | 66,500 |
| Ajay K. AmlaniEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $0 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $60,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $373,501 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $373,501 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aware | 2025 | Ajay Amlani | $111,110 | $881,751 | $833,664 | $0 | $1,826,746 |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Ajay Amlani | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,826,746. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 317476–317485 |
| 2 | Section 01, Brian Krause | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 336,890. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c25 · span 372019–372026 |
| 3 | Section 01, Mohamed Lazzouni | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 322,763. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c25 · span 353103–353110 |
| 4 | Section 01, David Traverse | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 271,242. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c25 · span 334183–334190 |
| 5 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K/A | 2026-05-26 | 0001193125-26-239218 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 08, Brent P. Johnstone | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 81,500. Filing ↗machine: span 863792–863798 |
| 7 | Section 08, Gary Evee | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 77,500. Filing ↗machine: span 853892–853898 |
| 8 | Section 08, Brian D. Connolly | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 76,500. Filing ↗machine: span 850329–850335 |
| 9 | Section 08, Peter R. Faubert | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 71,501. Filing ↗machine: span 858841–858847 |
| 10 | Section 08, John S. Stafford III | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 66,500. Filing ↗machine: span 868743–868749 |
| 11 | Section 08, Ajay K. Amlani | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-07-21 | 0001193125-26-310401 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 89.37% (votes for as printed: 9,879,827). Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-13 | 0000950170-25-085827 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.29% (votes for as printed: 11,037,948). Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-11 | 0000950170-24-072068 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 81.91% (votes for as printed: 9,741,082). Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 16 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 0 + equity 373,501 + all other 0 = 373,501, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 373,501 |
| 17 | Aware (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-05-22 | 0001193125-26-237209 | CEO total compensation as printed in Aware's own proxy. As printed: 1,826,746. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 317476–317485 |