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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
  
FORM 8-K
  
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2016
  
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Florida
 
0-23081
 
59-3157093
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
250 Technology Park, Lake Mary, Florida 32746
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (407) 333-9911
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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Item 8.01.     Other Events.
On December 12, 2016, FARO Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the acquisition of MWF-Technology, GmbH. A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company is not including the information contained on or available through its website referenced in the press release as part of, or incorporating such information into, this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press release dated December 12, 2016

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FARO Technologies, Inc.

 
 
 
 
 
 
December 12, 2016
 
 
 
/s/ Jody S. Gale
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
Jody S. Gale
 
 
 
 
 
 
Its:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Press release dated December 12, 2016