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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * West James   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) Chief Technical Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 125 TECHNOLOGY PARK 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/12/2009 (Street) LAKE MARY, FL 32746 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 03/12/2009   M   300 A (1) 2,647 D   Common Stock 03/12/2009   F   79 D (1) 2,568 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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 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
Common Stock	(1)							(1)	(1)	Common Stock	2,113		2,113	D
Common Stock	(1)	03/12/2009		M			300	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	900	(1)	900	D
Common Stock	(1)	03/12/2009		A		2,696		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	2,696	(1)	2,696	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 27.4							(2)	02/09/2014	Common Stock	6,900		6,900	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 22.28							(2)	08/12/2015	Common Stock	3,963		3,963	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 24.36							(3)	03/05/2017	Common Stock	12,075		12,075	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 31.6							(4)	03/12/2018	Common Stock	9,100		9,100	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 13.04	03/12/2009		A		14,951		(5)	03/12/2019	Common Stock	14,951	$ 13.04	14,951	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
West James 125 TECHNOLOGY PARK LAKE MARY, FL 32746			Chief Technical Officer

Signatures

/s/ Martin A. Traber as Attorney-in-Fact for James West		03/31/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Each grant of stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock. The restricted stock units were granted pursuant to the Company's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and vest in three equal annual installments beginning one year from date of grant, subject to the satisfaction of other conditions.
(2)	The option was granted to reporting person under the Issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and is fully vested.
(3)	The option was granted to reporting person under the Issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, and vests in three equal annual installments beginning on March 5, 2008.
(4)	The option was granted to reporting person under the Issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, and vests in three equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2009.
(5)	The option was granted to reporting person under the Issuer's 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, and vests in three equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2010.

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