AEYE director increases stake with 4,000-share open market purchase

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

AudioEye, Inc. (AEYE) director reports insider share purchases. A company director bought 2,000 shares of common stock on 11/20/2025 at a price of $11.60 per share and another 2,000 shares on 11/21/2025 at a price of $11.05 per share in open market purchases.

After these transactions, the director directly beneficially owns 168,850 shares of AudioEye common stock.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Buyer: 4,000 shares ($45,300)

Net Buy 2 txns

Insider HAWKINS JAMES B

Role Director

Bought 4,000 shs ($45K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Purchase	Common Stock	2,000	$11.05	$22K
Purchase	Common Stock	2,000	$11.60	$23K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock — 168,850 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

Form 4 Insider Transactions: What Each Field Means →

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HAWKINS JAMES B

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AUDIOEYE, INC.

5210 WILLIAMS CIRCLE, SUITE 750

(Street)

TUCSON AZ 85711

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AUDIOEYE INC [ AEYE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	11/20/2025		P		2,000	A	$11.6	166,850	D
Common Stock	11/21/2025		P		2,000	A	$11.05	168,850	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	/s/ Christine G. Long, Attorney-in-Fact	11/24/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider transaction did AudioEye (AEYE) disclose in this Form 4?

A director of AudioEye, Inc. (AEYE) reported two open market purchases of common stock totaling 4,000 shares on 11/20/2025 and 11/21/2025.

How many AudioEye (AEYE) shares did the director buy and at what prices?

The director bought 2,000 shares at $11.60 per share on 11/20/2025 and 2,000 shares at $11.05 per share on 11/21/2025.

What is the director’s total AudioEye (AEYE) ownership after the reported trades?

Following the reported transactions, the director beneficially owns 168,850 shares of AudioEye common stock directly.

What type of securities were involved in this AudioEye (AEYE) Form 4?

The transactions involved AudioEye common stock reported in the non-derivative securities table; no derivative securities were reported.

Was the AudioEye (AEYE) Form 4 filed for one or multiple reporting persons?

The Form 4 was indicated as filed by one reporting person, not by a group.

What was the role of the reporting person at AudioEye (AEYE)?

The reporting person is identified as a Director of AudioEye, Inc.