Stephen Cole - Jul 1, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC (FARO)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Allen Muhich, Attorney-in-Fact for Stephen Cole
Stock symbol: FARO
Transactions as of: Jul 1, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 7/2/2021, 04:03 PM
Previous filing: Jun 3, 2021
Next filing: Oct 4, 2021

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	FARO	Common Stock						490	Jul 1, 2021	By Shanklin Investments	F1
holding	FARO	Common Stock						11.2K	Jul 1, 2021	Direct
holding	FARO	Common Stock						4.5K	Jul 1, 2021	By Snow Powder Ridge Limited	F2
holding	FARO	Common Stock						10.6K	Jul 1, 2021	By Seeonee Inc.	F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FARO	Deferred Stock Units	Award	$0	+229	+10.58%	$0.00	2.39K	Jul 1, 2021	Common Stock	229		Direct	F4, F5

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Held by Shanklin Investments in trust for the reporting person, who holds shares in trust from Snow Powder Ridge Limited, a company owned by the reporting person, his wife and his children.
F2	Held by Snow Powder Ridge Limited, a company owned by the reporting person, his wife and his children.
F3	Held by Seeonee Inc., a company indirectly owned by two trusts, of which the reporting person and his family members are the beneficiaries. The reporting person has sole investment control with respect to such shares of the Company's common stock.
F4	Deferred stock units ("DSUs") granted pursuant to the FARO Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") 2014 Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan") and the FARO Technologies, Inc. 2018 Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Deferred Compensation Plan").
F5	Each DSU represents the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock no later than 60 business days following the date the reporting person incurs a separation of service from the Company, or in limited circumstances upon a change in control of the Company cash equal to the fair market value of one share of the Company's common stock on the date of the change in control, pursuant to the terms of the Deferred Compensation Plan.