FARO To File Amendment To Registration Statement With The SEC To Register
Shares Sold In Its November 12, 2003 Private Placement

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LAKE MARY, Fla., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) today announced that it will file an amendment to the Form S-3 registration statement ("S-3") that it previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This filing will amend the original S-3, which was filed on November 21, 2003, to register the resale of 1,930,000 shares of FARO common stock sold by the Company and its founders in a private placement, which the Company announced on November 12, 2003. Under the terms of the private placement, FARO agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering the resale of the shares purchased by the investors in the private placement. When the S-3 is declared effective by the SEC, the investors in the private placement will be permitted to offer and sell these shares from time to time. (Logo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000522/FLM035LOGO )
About FARO: FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) and its international subsidiaries design, develop, and market software and portable, computerized measurement devices. The Company's products allow manufacturers to perform three- dimensional inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop floor. This helps eliminate manufacturing errors, and thereby increases productivity and profitability for a variety of industries in FARO's worldwide customer base. Principal products include the FARO Gage(TM), Platinum and Titanium FaroArms(R), Control Station(R) measurement system, the Laser Tracker(R) and a CAM2(R) family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO 9001 certified and Guide 25 approved. Learn more at www.faro.com.

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