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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 * 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 (Month/Day/Year) 03/20/2018 (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 03/20/2018   A   1,198 (1) A $ 0 6,511 D   Common Stock 03/20/2018   A   104 (2) A $ 0 6,615 D   Common Stock 03/20/2018   F   26 D $ 61.3 6,589 D

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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 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)

$ 61.3

03/20/2018

A

9,412

(3)

03/20/2025

Common Stock

9,412

$ 0

9,412

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 59.97

03/20/2018

A

1,067 (4)

03/20/2018

02/27/2022

Common Stock

1,067

$ 0

3,556

D

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

/s/ Jody Storm Gale		03/22/2018
**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)	Issued as restricted stock units, which represent the contingent right to receive an equivalent number of shares of common stock. The restricted stock units vest on March 20, 2021.
(2)	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 March 20, 2018, the reporting person earned 104 RSUs based on the Company's fiscal year 2017 performance.
(3)	The stock option vests in three equal annual installments beginning March 20, 2019
(4)	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 March 20, 2018, the reporting person earned stock options to purchase 1,067 shares of common stock based on the Company's fiscal year 2017 performance.

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