Sec Form 4 Filing - RAAB SIMON @ FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC - 2018-09-28

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

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, 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 RAAB SIMON 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC [ FARO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/28/2018 (Street) LAKE MARY, FL32746 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 09/28/2018 M 700 ( 1 ) A $ 29.98 30,747 D Common Stock 09/28/2018 S 700 ( 1 ) D $ 65.1393 ( 2 ) 30,047 D Common Stock 44,315 I See footnote ( 3 ) Common Stock 80,000 I See footnote ( 4 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: 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 Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 29.98 09/28/2018 M 700 ( 5 ) 12/04/2022 Common Stock 700 $ 0 37,908 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other RAAB SIMON C/O FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK LAKE MARY, FL32746 X President and CEO Signatures /s/ Jody S. Gale, Attorney-in-Fact (power of attorney previously filed) 10/02/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Securities acquired or sold pursuant to a written plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c)(1) adopted by Mr. Raab on August 13, 2018. ( 2 )Represents the sale of 700 shares in multiple transactions ranging in price from $65.00 to $65.30 per share, resulting in a weighted average sale price of $65.1393. The reporting person will provide, upon request by the SEC staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range. ( 3 )Represents shares held by Xenon Research, Inc., a corporation in which the reporting person has investment control over the shares of the issuer owned by such corporation. The reporting person and his wife, Diana Raab, own all of the outstanding shares of Xenon Research, Inc. ( 4 )Represents shares held by a revocable trust of which the reporting person is settlor and trustee. ( 5 )30,000 options vested on each of December 4, 2016 and December 4, 2017.

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