FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Gale Jody Storm 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC [ FARO ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
SVP/General Counsel/Secretary
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 250 TECHNOLOGY PARK 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

2/11/2016
(Street)

LAKE MARY, FL 32746
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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   2/11/2016     A    103   (1) A $0   1103   D  
 
Common Stock   2/11/2016     F    33   D $23.92   1070   D  
 

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 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)   $59.97   2/11/2016     A      1066   (2)      2/11/2016   2/27/2022   Common Stock   1066   $0   1066   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  On February 27, 2015, the reporting person was granted performance-based restricted stock units ("RSUs") representing a contingent right to receive 1,247 shares of common stock, with the number of RSUs earned to be determined based on the extent to which certain performance conditions for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017 were met. As determined on February 11, 2016, the reporting person earned 103 RSUs based on the Company's fiscal year 2015 performance.
( 2)  On February 27, 2015, the reporting person was granted performance-based stock options to purchase 12,803 shares of common stock, with the number of stock options earned to be determined based on the extent to which certain performance conditions for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016 and 2017 were met. As determined on February 11, 2016, the reporting person earned stock options to purchase 1,066 shares of common stock based on the Company's fiscal year 2015 performance.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Gale Jody Storm
C/O FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
250 TECHNOLOGY PARK
LAKE MARY, FL 32746

SVP/General Counsel/Secretary

Signatures
Jody Storm Gale 2/16/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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