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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Florida</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>59-3157093</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. employer</B></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>250 Technology Park </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lake Mary, Florida 32746 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FARO Technologies, Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jody S. Gale</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President,</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>General Counsel and Secretary</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FARO Technologies, Inc.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>250 Technology Park</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lake
Mary, Florida 32746</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(407)&nbsp;333-9911</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number,</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>including area code, of agent for service)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B><B><I>With copies to:</I></B><B></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Janelle Blankenship, Esq.</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Faegre Baker Daniels LLP</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>600 E. 96th Street, Suite 600</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Indianapolis, IN 46240</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(317) 569-9600</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registered
(1)(2)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering
price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per share (3)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering price (3)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration fee (3)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">1,200,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$45.34</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$54,408,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$7,007.75</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">774,543</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$45.34</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$35,117,780</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$4,523.17</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The number of shares to be registered consists of (i)&nbsp;1,200,000 shares of common stock of FARO Technologies, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), not previously registered, to be issued pursuant to the grant or exercise
of awards under the FARO Technologies, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;2014 Plan&#148;), plus (ii)&nbsp;774,543 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock which remained available for issuance under the FARO Technologies, Inc. 2009 Equity
Incentive Plan (the &#147;2009 Plan&#148;) as of May&nbsp;29, 2014, the date of shareholder approval of the 2014 Plan, and that may now be issued under the 2014 Plan (the &#147;Additional Shares&#148;). In addition, the number of shares of the
Company&#146;s common stock available for issuance under the 2014 Plan may be increased from time to time by the number of shares underlying awards outstanding as of May&nbsp;29, 2014 under the 2009 Plan that thereafter terminate or expire
unexercised, or are cancelled, forfeited or lapse for any reason. An additional 891,960 shares of common stock are currently subject to outstanding awards under the 2009 Plan and could potentially become available for issuance in the future under
the 2014 Plan to the extent such awards terminate or expire unexercised, or are cancelled, forfeited or lapse for any reason, but such shares are not at this time covered by this registration statement. The Company&#146;s authority to grant new
awards under the 2009 Plan terminated upon shareholder approval of the 2014 Plan on May&nbsp;29, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Additional Shares
were previously registered by the Company on a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;17, 2009 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-160660). A post-effective amendment to that registration statement
on Form S-8 to deregister the Additional Shares is being filed contemporaneously with the filing of this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also registers additional shares of the Company&#146;s common stock that may become issuable in accordance with the
adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the 2014 Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Company&#146;s common
stock traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on July&nbsp;28, 2014, which was $45.34 per share. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement omits the
information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plan covered by this registration statement as required by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not
being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by FARO Technologies, Inc. (&#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), are incorporated by reference in this registration statement (excluding any documents or portions of documents
not deemed to be filed): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013, filed February&nbsp;26, 2014; </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;29, 2014 and June&nbsp;28, 2014, filed April&nbsp;29, 2014 and July&nbsp;29, 2014, respectively; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed February&nbsp;5, 2014,&nbsp;March&nbsp;10, 2014,&nbsp;May&nbsp;16, 2014, and June&nbsp;3, 2014; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed under Section&nbsp;12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) on
September&nbsp;15, 1997, including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
addition, all documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been
sold, or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
the purpose of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable.</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is a Florida corporation.
Reference is made to Section&nbsp;607.0850 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the &#147;Florida Act&#148;), which permits a Florida corporation to indemnify a present or former director or officer of the corporation (and certain other persons
serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities) for liabilities, including legal expenses, arising by reason </P>

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of service in such capacity if such person shall have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and in any
criminal proceeding if such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. However, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification may be made with respect to any matter as to which such
director or officer shall have been adjudged liable, except in certain limited circumstances. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s amended and restated
articles of incorporation (the &#147;articles of incorporation&#148;) and amended and restated bylaws (the &#147;bylaws&#148;) provide that the Company shall indemnify directors and executive officers to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted
by the Florida Act and shall advance any and all reasonable expenses incurred in any proceeding to which any director or executive officer is a party or in which such director or executive officer is deposed or called to testify as a witness because
he or she is or was a director or executive officer of the Company. In addition, the Company may enter into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers in which the Company has agreed to indemnify such persons to the fullest
extent now or hereafter permitted by the Florida Act. The indemnification provided by the Florida Act and the Company&#146;s articles of incorporation and bylaws is not exclusive of any other rights to which indemnification to a director or officer
may be entitled. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Florida Act permits, and our articles of incorporation and bylaws authorize, us to purchase insurance
on behalf of our directors and executive officers, insuring them against certain risks whether or not the Company would be obligated to indemnify or advance expenses to such directors or executive officers under the articles of incorporation or
bylaws. We maintain such insurance coverage for our officers and directors as well as insurance coverage to reimburse the Company for potential costs of our corporate indemnification of officers and directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the circumstances in which an officer or director may be required to bear the
economic burden of the foregoing liabilities and expense. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-32983, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February&nbsp;3, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">FARO Technologies, Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed&nbsp;June&nbsp;3, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Signatures on following page) </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Mary, State of Florida, on the 31st day of
July 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;Jody S. Gale</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Jody S. Gale</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President,&nbsp;General&nbsp;Counsel&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 31st day of July 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;Jay W. Freeland</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director, President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jay W. Freeland</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Peter G. Abram</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Peter G. Abram</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Lynn Brubaker*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Lynn Brubaker</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John Caldwell*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John Caldwell</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen R. Cole*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Stephen R. Cole</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John Donofrio*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John Donofrio</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Simon Raab*</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Jody S. Gale</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Jody S. Gale</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-32983, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February&nbsp;3, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">FARO Technologies, Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June&nbsp;3, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference)</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
59-3157093
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
250 Technology Park
Lake Mary, Florida 32746
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
FARO Technologies, Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Jody S. Gale
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary
FARO Technologies, Inc.
250 Technology Park
Lake
Mary, Florida 32746
(407) 333-9911
(Name, address and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Janelle Blankenship, Esq.
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
600 E. 96th Street, Suite 600
Indianapolis, IN 46240
(317) 569-9600
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
(1)(2)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price
per share (3)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (3)
Amount of
registration fee (3)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
1,200,000
$45.34
$54,408,000
$7,007.75
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
774,543
$45.34
$35,117,780
$4,523.17
(1)
The number of shares to be registered consists of (i) 1,200,000 shares of common stock of FARO Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), not previously registered, to be issued pursuant to the grant or exercise
of awards under the FARO Technologies, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2014 Plan"), plus (ii) 774,543 shares of the Company's common stock which remained available for issuance under the FARO Technologies, Inc. 2009 Equity
Incentive Plan (the "2009 Plan") as of May 29, 2014, the date of shareholder approval of the 2014 Plan, and that may now be issued under the 2014 Plan (the "Additional Shares"). In addition, the number of shares of the
Company's common stock available for issuance under the 2014 Plan may be increased from time to time by the number of shares underlying awards outstanding as of May 29, 2014 under the 2009 Plan that thereafter terminate or expire
unexercised, or are cancelled, forfeited or lapse for any reason. An additional 891,960 shares of common stock are currently subject to outstanding awards under the 2009 Plan and could potentially become available for issuance in the future under
the 2014 Plan to the extent such awards terminate or expire unexercised, or are cancelled, forfeited or lapse for any reason, but such shares are not at this time covered by this registration statement. The Company's authority to grant new
awards under the 2009 Plan terminated upon shareholder approval of the 2014 Plan on May 29, 2014.
The Additional Shares
were previously registered by the Company on a registration statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2009 (Registration No. 333-160660). A post-effective amendment to that registration statement
on Form S-8 to deregister the Additional Shares is being filed contemporaneously with the filing of this registration statement.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also registers additional shares of the Company's common stock that may become issuable in accordance with the
adjustment and anti-dilution provisions of the 2014 Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low sales prices of the Company's common
stock traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on July 28, 2014, which was $45.34 per share.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
As permitted by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement omits the
information specified in Part I of Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be delivered to the participants in the plan covered by this registration statement as required by Rule 428(b). Such documents are not
being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by FARO Technologies, Inc. ("we," "us" or the "Company"), are incorporated by reference in this registration statement (excluding any documents or portions of documents
not deemed to be filed):
(a)
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, filed February 26, 2014;
(b)
our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 29, 2014 and June 28, 2014, filed April 29, 2014 and July 29, 2014, respectively;
(c)
our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed February 5, 2014, March 10, 2014, May 16, 2014, and June 3, 2014; and
(d)
the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") on
September 15, 1997, including all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In
addition, all documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been
sold, or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
the purpose of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated herein by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company is a Florida corporation.
Reference is made to Section 607.0850 of the Florida Business Corporation Act (the "Florida Act"), which permits a Florida corporation to indemnify a present or former director or officer of the corporation (and certain other persons
serving at the request of the corporation in related capacities) for liabilities, including legal expenses, arising by reason
of service in such capacity if such person shall have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and in any
criminal proceeding if such person had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. However, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification may be made with respect to any matter as to which such
director or officer shall have been adjudged liable, except in certain limited circumstances.
The Company's amended and restated
articles of incorporation (the "articles of incorporation") and amended and restated bylaws (the "bylaws") provide that the Company shall indemnify directors and executive officers to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted
by the Florida Act and shall advance any and all reasonable expenses incurred in any proceeding to which any director or executive officer is a party or in which such director or executive officer is deposed or called to testify as a witness because
he or she is or was a director or executive officer of the Company. In addition, the Company may enter into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers in which the Company has agreed to indemnify such persons to the fullest
extent now or hereafter permitted by the Florida Act. The indemnification provided by the Florida Act and the Company's articles of incorporation and bylaws is not exclusive of any other rights to which indemnification to a director or officer
may be entitled.
In addition, the Florida Act permits, and our articles of incorporation and bylaws authorize, us to purchase insurance
on behalf of our directors and executive officers, insuring them against certain risks whether or not the Company would be obligated to indemnify or advance expenses to such directors or executive officers under the articles of incorporation or
bylaws. We maintain such insurance coverage for our officers and directors as well as insurance coverage to reimburse the Company for potential costs of our corporate indemnification of officers and directors.
The general effect of the foregoing provisions may be to reduce the circumstances in which an officer or director may be required to bear the
economic burden of the foregoing liabilities and expense.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-32983, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 3, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.3
FARO Technologies, Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 3, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference)
5.1
Opinion of Counsel
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
(Signatures on following page)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lake Mary, State of Florida, on the 31st day of
July 2014.
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Jody S. Gale
Jody S. Gale
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 31st day of July 2014.
Signature
Title
/s/ Jay W. Freeland
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jay W. Freeland
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Peter G. Abram
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Peter G. Abram
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ Lynn Brubaker*
Director
Lynn Brubaker
/s/ John Caldwell*
Director
John Caldwell
/s/ Stephen R. Cole*
Director
Stephen R. Cole
/s/ John Donofrio*
Director
John Donofrio
/s/ Simon Raab*
Chairman of the Board and Director
Simon Raab
/s/ Marvin R. Sambur*
Director
Marvin R. Sambur
* By:
/s/ Jody S. Gale
Jody S. Gale
Attorney-in-fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-32983, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 3, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference)
4.3
FARO Technologies, Inc. 2014 Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed June 3, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference)
5.1
Opinion of Counsel
23.1
Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney