Edgar Filing: FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC

Form 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

¨	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 0-23081

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.)

125 Technology Park, Lake Mary, Florida		32746
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code: (407) 333-9911

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES x NO ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x Non-accelerated filer ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Yes ¨ No x

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 14,937,123 shares of the registrant’s common stock as of August 1, 2007.

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Quarter Ended June 30, 2007

INDEX


			PAGE NUMBER
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.		Financial Statements

	a)	Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) As of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006	3

	b)	Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006	4

	c)	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006	5

	d)	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006	6-16

Item 2.		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	17-25

Item 3.		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	26

Item 4.		Controls and Procedures	26

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.		Legal Proceedings	27-28

Item 4.		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	29

Item 5.		Other Information	29

Item 6.		Exhibits	30

SIGNATURES			31

CERTIFICATIONS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)


(in thousands, except share data)	June 30, 2007			December 31, 2006
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	19,213		$	15,689
Short-term investments		21,021			15,790
Accounts receivable, net		44,959			42,706
Inventories		22,318			23,429
Deferred income taxes, net		2,070			1,845
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		6,197			3,222

Total current assets		115,778			102,681

Property and Equipment:
Machinery and equipment		11,540			9,131
Furniture and fixtures		4,347			3,988
Leasehold improvements		2,770			2,615

Property and equipment at cost		18,657			15,734
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization		(11,790	)		(8,889	)

Property and equipment, net		6,867			6,845

Goodwill		17,953			17,266
Intangible assets, net		5,857			6,221
Service Inventory		9,558			7,278
Deferred income taxes, net		4,016			3,985

Total Assets	$	160,029		$	144,276

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	9,571		$	11,182
Accrued liabilities		10,173			10,379
Income taxes payable		944			2,151
Current portion of unearned service revenues		6,185			4,569
Customer deposits		322			618
Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital leases		77			90

Total current liabilities		27,272			28,989
Unearned service revenues - less current portion		4,465			2,917
Deferred tax liability, net		1,229			1,200
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases - less current portion		78			115

Total Liabilities		33,044			33,221

Commitments and contingencies - See Note N
Shareholders’ Equity:
Common stock - par value $.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 14,937,123 and 14,586,402 issued; 14,829,163 and 14,464,715 outstanding, respectively		15			14
Additional paid-in-capital		91,789			85,160
Retained earnings		34,437			25,452
Accumulated other comprehensive income		895			580
Common stock in treasury, at cost - 40,000 shares		(151	)		(151	)

Total Shareholders’ Equity		126,985			111,055

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity	$	160,029		$	144,276

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	Jun 30, 2007			Jul 1, 2006			Jun 30, 2007			Jul 1, 2006
SALES	$	47,579		$	38,042		$	87,868		$	70,098
COST OF SALES (exclusive of depreciation and amortization, shown separately below)		18,355			15,480			34,808			28,701

GROSS PROFIT		29,224			22,562			53,060			41,397

OPERATING EXPENSES:
Selling		14,022			11,610			26,326			21,861
General and administrative		5,495			7,130			10,518			12,777
Depreciation and amortization		951			1,062			2,042			2,073
Research and development		2,276			1,797			4,248			3,649

Total operating expenses		22,744			21,599			43,134			40,360

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		6,480			963			9,926			1,037

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE
Interest (income)		(336	)		(169	)		(592	)		(327	)
Other (income) expense, net		(382	)		88			(707	)		(287	)
Interest expense		2			4			4			6

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX		7,196			1,040			11,221			1,645

INCOME TAX EXPENSE		1,410			187			2,237			296

NET INCOME	$	5,786		$	853		$	8,984		$	1,349

NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC	$	0.39		$	0.06		$	0.61		$	0.09

NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED	$	0.39		$	0.06		$	0.60		$	0.09

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)


	Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	Jun 30, 2007			Jul 1, 2006
CASH FLOWS FROM:
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	8,984		$	1,349
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		2,042			2,073
Amortization of stock options and restricted stock units		573			148
Provision for bad debts		28			125
Deferred income tax benefit		(188	)		(736	)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Accounts receivable, net		(1,769	)		(4,757	)
Inventories		(784	)		2,220
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(659	)		(743	)
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options		(2,260	)		—
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(1,703	)		(2,444	)
Income taxes payable		(1,163	)		726
Customer deposits		(270	)		82
Unearned service revenues		3,270			1,598

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		6,101			(359	)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment		(1,345	)		(2,122	)
Payments for intangible assets		(148	)		(589	)
(Purchases of) proceeds from short-term investments		(5,230	)		700

Net cash used in investing activities		(6,723	)		(2,011	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments of capital leases		(55	)		(107	)
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options		2,260			—
Proceeds from issuance of stock, net		3,356			1

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		5,561			(106	)

EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(1,415	)		115

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		3,524			(2,361	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		15,689			9,278

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	19,213		$	6,917

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

NOTE A – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

FARO Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively the “Company” or “FARO”) design, develop, manufacture, market and support software-based three-dimensional measurement devices for manufacturing, industrial, building construction and forensic applications. The Company’s principal products include the Faro Arm, Faro Scan Arm and Faro Gage, all articulated electromechanical measuring devices, and the Faro Laser Tracker and the Faro Laser Scanner LS, both laser-based measuring devices. Markets for the Company’s products include automobile, aerospace, heavy equipment, and law enforcement agencies. The Company sells the vast majority of its products though a direct sales force located in many of the world’s largest industrialized countries.

NOTE B – PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of FARO Technologies, Inc. and all its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The financial statements of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at period-end for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates during each reporting period for results of operations. Adjustments resulting from financial statement translations are reflected as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

NOTE C – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include all adjustments considered necessary by management for their fair presentation in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007 or any future period.

The information included in this Form 10-Q, including the interim consolidated financial statements and notes that accompany these financial statements, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

NOTE D – IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure certain financial instruments and other eligible items at fair value when the items are not otherwise currently required to be measured at fair value. Under SFAS 159, the decision to measure items at fair value is made at specified election dates on an irrevocable instrument-by-instrument basis. Entities electing the fair value option would be required to recognize changes in fair value in earnings and to expense upfront costs and fees associated with the item for which the fair value option is elected. Entities electing the fair value option are required to distinguish, on the face of the statement of financial position, the fair value of assets and liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected and similar assets and liabilities measured using another measurement attribute. If elected, SFAS 159 will be effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007, with earlier adoption permitted if all of the requirements of SFAS 159 are adopted. The impact of the adoption of SFAS 159 will be dependent on the extent to which the Company chooses to elect to measure eligible items at fair value.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement does not require any new fair value measurements; rather, it applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. The provisions of this statement are to be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which this statement is initially applied, with any transition adjustment recognized as a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The provisions of SFAS 157 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company has not determined the effect, if any, that the adoption of this statement will have on its financial condition or results of operations.

In June 2006, the FASB ratified the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) position EITF 06-3, “How Taxes Collected From Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That Is, Gross Versus Net Presentation)” (“EITF 06-3”), that addresses disclosure requirements for taxes assessed by a governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer, and may include, but is not limited to, sales, use, value-added, and some excise taxes. EITF 06-3 requires disclosure of the method of accounting for the applicable assessed taxes and the amount of assessed taxes that are included in revenues if they are accounted for under the gross method. The provisions of EITF 06-3 are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2006, with earlier application permitted. The Company presents sales and other taxes collected from customers on a net basis, accordingly such taxes are not included in revenues and cost of goods sold.

NOTE E – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment” SFAS No. 123R requires employee stock options and rights to purchase shares under stock participation plans to be accounted for under the fair value method, and eliminates the ability to account for these instruments under the intrinsic value method prescribed by APB Opinion No. 25, as allowed under the original provisions of SFAS No. 123. Under the intrinsic value based method, compensation cost is measured by the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the stock at the grant date over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. Under the fair value based method, compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized over the service period, which is usually the vesting period, which is generally three years. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006 using the modified prospective application transition method. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of stock option grants. In order to determine the fair value of restricted stock awards the Company uses the closing market price of its common stock on the date of grant.

In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, the Company recorded total share-based compensation expense of $573 and $114 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006, respectively, and $374 and $19 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006, respectively.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2007:


	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Terms (Yrs)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value as of June 30, 2007
Outstanding at beginning of year	1,058,440		$	16.04
Granted	199,445			24.87
Forfeited	(10,064	)		17.55
Exercised	(337,281	)		9.95

Outstanding at June 30, 2007	910,540		$	20.19	7.54	$	10,628

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of the stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $11.48 per option. There were no stock options granted during the six months ended July 1, 2006. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006 was $6.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the three months ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006 was $2.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The fair value of stock options vested during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006 was $0.03 million and $0.03 million, respectively.

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at June 30, 2007:


	Options Outstanding at June 30, 2007				Options Exercisable at June 30, 2007
Option Exercise Price Range	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Terms (Yrs)	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Up to $1.50	6,168	$	1.50	4.34	6,168	$	1.50
$1.51 - $3.00	75,179		2.28	4.64	75,179		2.28
$3.01 - $10.00	15,000		4.25	5.06	15,000		4.25
$10.01 - $20.00	311,153		18.96	7.31	293,653		19.21
Over $20.00	503,040		24.33	8.24	309,395		24.00

	910,540	$	20.19	7.54	699,395	$	19.03

The following table summarizes the restricted stock activity and weighted average grant-date fair values for the six months ended June 30, 2007:


	Shares		Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of year	40,524		$	19.95
Granted	24,190			27.94
Forfeited	—			—
Vested	(3,333	)		28.35

Non-vested at June 30, 2007	61,381		$	23.30

The Company used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006, using the following assumptions:


	Six months ended June 30, 2007	Six months ended July 1, 2006
Risk-free interest rate	4.50%	5.00%
Expected dividend yield	—	—
Expected option life	4.0 years	4.0 years
Stock price volatility	60.1% and 62.8%	63.2%

As of June 30, 2007, there was $3.6 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock-based compensation arrangements. The expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.7 years.

NOTE F – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Selected cash payments and non-cash activity were as follows:


	Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2007		Jul 1, 2006
Cash paid for interest	$	4	$	6
Cash paid for income taxes		2,922		606
Non-Cash Activity:
Value of shares issued for acquisition of iQvolution		430		349
Purchase price adjustment for tax effects of acquisition of iQvolution		—		1,506
Capital lease obligations		155		83

NOTE G – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable consist of the following:


	As of Jun 30, 2007			As of Dec 31, 2006
Accounts receivable	$	45,402		$	43,164
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(443	)		(458	)

Total	$	44,959		$	42,706

NOTE H – INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:


	As of Jun 30, 2007			As of Dec 31, 2006
Raw materials	$	8,808		$	9,754
Finished goods		2,414			2,160
Sales demonstration inventory		12,315			11,919
Reserve for excess and obsolete		(1,219	)		(404	)

Inventory		22,318			23,429

Service inventory		9,558			7,278

Total	$	31,876		$	30,707

NOTE I – EARNINGS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of the number of common shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) is presented below:


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2007			July 1, 2006			June 30, 2007				July 1, 2006
	Shares	Per-Share Amount		Shares	Per-Share Amount		Shares	Per-Share Amount			Shares	Per-Share Amount
Basic EPS	14,712,677	$	0.39	14,303,013	$	0.06	14,660,993	$	0.61		14,312,369	$	0.09
Effect of dilutive securities	267,842		—	188,187		—	216,643		(0.01	)	191,509		—

Diluted EPS	14,980,519	$	0.39	14,491,200	$	0.06	14,877,636	$	0.60		14,503,878	$	0.09

NOTE J – ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:


	As of Jun 30, 2007		As of Dec 31, 2006
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	6,933	$	7,195
Accrued warranties		1,508		1,369
Professional and legal fees		761		972
Other accrued liabilities		971		843

	$	10,173	$	10,379

Activity related to accrued warranties was as follows:


	Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2007			Jul 1, 2006
Beginning Balance	$	1,369		$	861
Provision for warranty expense		358			353
Warranty expired		(219	)		(189	)

Ending Balance	$	1,508		$	1,025

NOTE K – INCOME TAXES

On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48. “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attributes for financial statement disclosure of tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under FIN 48, the impact of an uncertain tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.

FARO adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, on January 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of Interpretation 48, the Company did not record an adjustment to its liability through retained earnings. FARO has a $0.5 million liability recorded for unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2007, which includes interest and penalties of $0.05 million.

The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in tax expense. The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate is $0.5 million. FARO does not currently anticipate that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will significantly increase or decrease by the end of 2007. The Company is subject to income taxes at the federal, state and foreign country level. The Company’s tax returns are subject to examination at the U.S. federal level from 2003 forward and at the state level subject to a three to five year statute of limitations. The Company’s tax returns are currently under examination by taxing authorities in Germany for the years 2001 through 2003.

The tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2007 increased from the tax provision for the six months ended July 1, 2006, principally due to an increase in earnings. Total deferred tax assets for the Company’s foreign subsidiaries relating to net operating loss carryforwards were $7.3 million and $6.3 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The related valuation allowance was $5.5 million and $4.4 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate increased to 19.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from 18.0% in the prior year period as a result of an increase in taxable income in jurisdictions with higher tax rates. The Company currently estimates the effective tax rate will approximate 18%-22% for the remainder of 2007. The Company’s tax rate continues to be lower than the statutory tax rate in the United States primarily as a result of favorable tax rates in foreign jurisdictions. However, the Company’s tax rate could be impacted positively or negatively by geographic changes in the manufacturing or sales of its products and the resulting effect on taxable income in each jurisdiction.

The effective income tax rate for 2006 and 2007 includes a reduction in the statutory corporate tax rates for the Company’s operations in Switzerland. The favorable tax rate ruling requires the Company to maintain a certain level of manufacturing operations in Switzerland. The aggregate dollar effect of this favorable tax rate was approximately $1.0 million, or $0.07 per share, in the six month period ended June 30, 2007, and $0.6 million, or $0.04 per share, in the six month period ended July 1, 2006.

The Company received confirmation of a tax holiday during the third quarter of 2006 for its operations in Singapore for a period of four years commencing January 1, 2006 and an additional six year extension at a favorable tax rate subject to certain terms and conditions including employment, spending, and capital investment. The aggregate dollar effect of this favorable tax rate was approximately $0.8 million, or $0.06 per share, during the six month period ended June 30, 2007, and $0.2 million, or $0.01 per share, in the six months ended July 1, 2006.

NOTE L – SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has three reportable segments based upon geographic regions: Americas, Europe/Africa and Asia-Pacific. The company develops, manufactures, markets, supports and sells CAD-based quality assurance products integrated with CAD-based inspection and statistical process control software in each of these regions. These activities represent approximately 99% of consolidated sales. The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based upon profitable growth and assets deployed.

The following table presents information about the Company’s reportable segments:


	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2007		Jul 1, 2006			Jun 30, 2007		Jul 1, 2006
Americas Region
Net sales to external customers	$	19,836	$	16,540		$	39,039	$	29,411
Operating income		1,093		(2,372	)		2,186		(5,618	)
Long-lived assets		12,217		12,454			12,217		12,454
Capital expenditures		327		766			810		990
Total assets		76,322		62,063		$	76,322	$	62,063

Europe/Africa Region
Net sales to external customers	$	19,115	$	15,140		$	34,095	$	27,628
Operating income		2,769		2,048			3,927		3,835
Long-lived assets		16,898		15,966			16,898		15,966
Capital expenditures		242		420			419		738
Total assets		62,108		50,097		$	62,108	$	50,097

Asia Pacific Region
Net sales to external customers	$	8,628	$	6,362		$	14,734	$	13,059
Operating income		2,618		1,287			3,813		2,820
Long-lived assets		1,562		1,784			1,562		1,784
Capital expenditures		77		168			164		403
Total assets		21,599		16,314		$	21,599	$	16,314

Totals
Net sales to external customers	$	47,579	$	38,042		$	87,868	$	70,098
Operating income		6,480		963			9,926		1,037
Long-lived assets		30,677		30,204			30,677		30,204
Capital expenditures		646		1,354			1,393		2,131
Total assets	$	160,029	$	128,474		$	160,029	$	128,474

NOTE M – OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Other comprehensive income results from the effect of currency translation adjustments on the investments in (capitalization of) foreign subsidiaries combined with their accumulated earnings or losses.


	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	Jun 30, 2007			Jul 1, 2006		Jun 30, 2007		Jul 1, 2006
NET INCOME	$	5,786		$	853	$	8,984	$	1,349
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS):
Currency translation adjustments		(72	)		1,756		315		2,231

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	5,714		$	2,609	$	9,299	$	3,580

NOTE N – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases—The Company is a party to leases arising in the normal course of business which expire on or before 2011. Total obligations under these leases are approximately $3.0 million for 2007.

Purchase Commitments—The Company enters into purchase commitments for products and services in the ordinary course of business. These purchases generally cover production requirements for 60 to 90 days. As of June 30, 2007, the Company does not have any long-term commitments for purchases.

Securities Litigation—On December 6, 2005, the first of four essentially identical class action securities fraud lawsuits were filed against the Company and certain officers of the Company (the “Securities Litigation”). On April 19, 2006, the four lawsuits were consolidated, and Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. (“Kornitzer”) was appointed as the lead plaintiff. On May 16, 2006, Kornitzer filed its Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint against the Company and the individual defendants (the “Amended Complaint”). The Amended Complaint also named Grant Thornton LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as an additional defendant.

On July 31, 2006, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss the Amended Complaint. On February 3, 2007, the Court dismissed the Amended Complaint, without prejudice. As to the Company and the individual defendants, the Court’s decision primarily was based on its findings that the Amended Complaint failed to adequately allege: (i) scienter (i.e., intentionally fraudulent or severely reckless conduct) with respect to certain claims; and (ii) that certain supposed misrepresentations or omissions actually caused economic loss. The Court granted Kornitzer leave to file a Second Amended Complaint by February 22, 2007.

On February 22, 2007, Kornitzer filed its Consolidated Second Amended Class Action Complaint (the “Second Amended Complaint”) against the Company, the individual defendants and Grant Thornton LLP. In the Second Amended Complaint, as in the Amended Complaint, Kornitzer seeks to represent a class consisting of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s publicly traded securities between April 15, 2004 and March 15, 2006. On behalf of the alleged class, Kornitzer seeks an unspecified amount of damages, premised on allegations that each defendant made misrepresentations and omissions of material fact during the class period in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Among other things, Kornitzer alleges that the Company’s reported inventory, gross margins and profits were false and misleading during a portion of the class period because the Company consciously overstated the value of its inventory; that the Company misstated during 2005 certain of the selling expenses it had accrued and had expected to incur; that certain Asian sales that the Company had reported during the class period had been the product of unlawful payments made in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and that the Company failed to disclose that it was utilizing unlawful means to achieve such sales; and that certain of the Company’s statements regarding the Company’s systems of internal controls had been false and misleading, in light of the above and other circumstances. On May 11, 2007, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. The motion to dismiss is fully briefed, and the Company is awaiting a decision on the motion.

The Company has timely notified the issuer of its Executive Liability and Entity Securities Liability insurance policy of the Securities Litigation, and has reserved the full amount of its $250,000 retention under the policy. The Company believes that the material allegations made in the Second Amended Complaint are without merit and intends to vigorously defend the Securities Litigation.

Voluntary Disclosure of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Matter to the Securities and Exchange Commissions and Department of Justice – As previously reported by the Company, the Company learned that its China subsidiary had made payments to certain customers in China that may have violated the FCPA and other applicable laws. The Company’s Audit Committee instituted an internal investigation into this matter in February 2006, and the Company voluntarily notified the SEC and the DOJ of this matter in March 2006. The internal investigation into this matter has been completed. The Company has provided to the SEC and the DOJ information obtained during the course of this investigation and is cooperating with both agencies.

The Company’s internal investigation has identified certain improper payments made in China and deficiencies in its controls with respect to its operations in China in possible violation of the FCPA. If the SEC or the DOJ determines that violations of the FCPA have occurred, they could seek civil and criminal sanctions, including monetary penalties, against the Company and/or certain of its employees, as well as additional changes to the Company’s business practices and compliance programs. Based on current information, it is not possible to predict at this time when the SEC or DOJ investigations will be resolved, what the outcome will be, what sanctions, if any, will be imposed, or the effect that such matters may ultimately have on the Company or its consolidated financial statements.

Results of the investigation revealed that referral fee payments in possible violation of the FCPA were $165,000 and $265,000 in 2004 and 2005, respectively, which were recorded in selling expenses in the Company’s statement of income. The related sales to customers to which payment of these referral fees had been made totaled approximately $1.3 million and $3.2 million in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Additional improper referral fee payments of $122,000 were made in January and February 2006 related to sales contracts in 2005. The Company had sales in China of $9.0 million in 2005 and $4.2 million in 2004, approximately 7% and 4% of total sales, respectively. The Company incurred expenses of $3.8 million and $0.4 million in fiscal 2006 and for the six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, relating to its internal investigation of the FCPA matter.

The Company terminated certain personnel in the Asia-Pacific region and re-assigned the duties of other personnel in both the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. as a result of the internal investigation. The Company instituted the following remedial measures:

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Contracted with a third party forensics accounting team to conduct an in-depth audit of the operations in China and in other countries in the Asia-Pacific region and to make recommendations for improvement to the internal control systems.

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Reviewed third party distributor arrangements in an effort to assure that all contracts include adherence to the FCPA.

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Performed due diligence on all third party distributors and implemented a process to assess potential new distributors.

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Established an in-house internal audit function including hiring a Director of Internal Audit.

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Consolidated the human resources, financial accounting and reporting functions for the Asia-Pacific region into the Singapore Operations.

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Implemented an internal certification process to ascertain whether similar issues may exist elsewhere in the Company.

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Implemented a quarterly internal certification process to confirm adherence to company policy and all applicable laws and regulations that will include all regional leadership, country management and other sales management.

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Implemented additional training on FCPA and other matters for employees and a confidential compliance reporting system.

Other than the litigation mentioned above, the Company is not involved in any other legal proceedings other than routine litigation arising in the normal course of business. The Company does not believe the results of such other litigation, even if the outcome were unfavorable to the Company, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

NOTE O – LINE OF CREDIT

On July 11, 2006, the Company entered into a loan agreement providing for an available line of credit of $30.0 million. Loans under the loan agreement bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 1.75% and require the Company to maintain certain ratios with respect to a debt covenant agreement, including current ratio, consolidated EBITDA, and senior funded debt to EBITDA. As of June 30, 2007, the Company is in compliance with all of the covenants under the Amended Loan Agreement. The term of the Amended Loan Agreement extends to April 30, 2009. The Company has not drawn on this line of credit.

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report, Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2006.

FARO Technologies, Inc. (“FARO”, the “Company”, “us”, “we”, or “our”) has made “forward-looking statements” in this report (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Statements that are not historical facts or that describe our plans, beliefs, goals, intentions, objectives, projections, expectations, assumptions, strategies, or future events are forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as “may,” “will,” “believe,” “plan,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “goal,” “objective,” “project,” “forecast,” “target” and similar words, or discussions of our strategy or other intentions identify forward-looking statements. Other written or oral statements that constitute forward-looking statements also may be made by the Company from time to time.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. The Company does not intend to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless otherwise required by law. Important factors that could cause a material difference in the actual results from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements include, among others, and those elsewhere in this report and the following:

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our inability to further penetrate our customer base;

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development by others of new or improved products, processes or technologies that make our products obsolete or less competitive;

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our inability to maintain our technological advantage by developing new products and enhancing our existing products;

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our inability to successfully identify and acquire target companies or achieve expected benefits from acquisitions that are consummated;

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the cyclical nature of the industries of our customers and the financial condition of our customers;

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the fact that the market potential for the CAM2 market and the potential adoption rate for our products are difficult to quantify and predict;

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the inability to protect our patents and other proprietary rights in the United States and foreign countries;

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fluctuations in our annual and quarterly operating results and the inability to achieve our financial operating targets as a result of a number of factors including, without limitation (i) litigation and regulatory action brought against us, (ii) quality issues with our products, (iii) excess or obsolete inventory, (iv) raw material price fluctuations, (v) expansion of our manufacturing capability and other inflationary pressures, (vi) the size and timing of customer orders, (vii) the amount of time that it takes to fulfill orders and ship our products, (viii) the length of our sales cycle to new customers and the time and expense incurred in further penetrating our existing customer base, (ix) increases in operating expenses required for product development and new product, marketing, (x) costs associated with new product introductions, such as product development, marketing, assembly line start-up costs and low introductory period production volumes, (xi) the timing and market acceptance of new products and product enhancements, (xii) customer order deferrals in anticipation of new products and product enhancements, (xiii) our success in expanding our sales and marketing programs, (xiv) start-up costs associated with opening new sales offices outside of the United States, (xv) fluctuations in revenue without proportionate adjustments in fixed costs, (xvi) the efficiencies achieved in managing inventories and fixed assets, (xvii) investments in potential acquisitions or strategic sales, product or other initiatives, (xviii) shrinkage or other inventory losses due to product obsolescence, scrap or material price changes, (xix) adverse changes in the manufacturing industry and general economic conditions, and (xx) other factors noted herein;

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changes in gross margins due to changing product mix of products sold and the different gross margins on different products;

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the outcome of the purported class action lawsuit;

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our inability to successfully implement the requirements of Restriction of use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) compliance into our products;

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the inability of our products to displace traditional measurement devices and attain broad market acceptance;

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the impact of competitive products and pricing in the CAM2 market and the broader market for measurement and inspection devices;

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the effects of increased competition as a result of recent consolidation in the CAM2 market;

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risks associated with expanding international operations, such as fluctuations in currency exchange rates, difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, political and economic instability, and the burdens and potential exposure of complying with a wide variety of U.S. and foreign laws and labor practices;

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unforeseen developments in our Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matter or in complying with the FCPA in the future, including any civil or criminal sanctions or other actions by the SEC or DOJ;

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higher than expected increases in expenses relating to our Asia Pacific expansion or our Singapore manufacturing facility;

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the loss of our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Technology Officer, our Chief Financial Officer, or other key personnel;

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difficulties in recruiting research and development engineers, and application engineers;

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the failure to effectively manage our growth;

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variations in the effective income tax rate and the difficulty in predicting the tax rate on a quarterly and annual basis; and

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the loss of key suppliers and the inability to find sufficient alternative suppliers in a reasonable period or on commercially reasonable terms.

Overview

The Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports portable, software driven, 3-D measurement systems that are used in a broad range of manufacturing, industrial, building construction and forensic applications. The Company’s Faro Arm, Faro Scan Arm and Faro Gage articulated measuring devices, the Faro Laser Scanner LS, the Faro Laser Tracker, and their companion CAM2 software, provide for Computer-Aided Design (CAD)-based inspection and/or factory-level statistical process control and high-density surveying. Together, these products integrate the measurement, quality inspection, and reverse engineering functions with CAD software to improve productivity, enhance product quality and decrease rework and scrap in the manufacturing process. The Company uses the acronym “CAM2” for this process, which stands for computer-aided measurement. As of July 2007, our products have been purchased by approximately 6,700 customers worldwide, ranging from small machine shops to such large manufacturing and industrial companies as Audi, Bell Helicopter, Boeing, British Aerospace, Caterpillar, Daimler Chrysler, General Electric, General Motors, Honda, Johnson Controls, Komatsu Dresser, Lockheed Martin, Nissan, Siemens and Volkswagen, among many others.

The Company operates in international markets throughout the world. It maintains sales offices in France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Spain, Italy, China, India, Poland, Netherlands, Malaysia and Vietnam. The Company added a new regional headquarters in Singapore in the third quarter of 2005 along with a new manufacturing and service facility there in the fourth quarter of 2005. In 2006 the Company closed its South Korean office and established a third party distributor relationship for serving that market, and in December 2006, the Company established a sales office in Thailand. The Company manages and reports its global sales in three regions: the Americas, Europe/Africa and Asia-Pacific. In the first six months of 2007, 44.4% of the Company’s sales were in the Americas compared to 42.0% in the first six months of 2006,

38.8% were in the Europe/Africa region compared to 39.4% in the first half of 2006 and 16.8% were in the Asia-Pacific region, compared to 18.6% in the same prior year period (see also Note L- Segment Reporting, to the financial statements above).

The Company derives its revenues primarily from the sale of its Faro Arm, Faro Scan Arm, Faro Gage, Faro Laser Tracker and Faro Laser Scanner LS 3-D measurement equipment, and their related multi-faceted software. Revenue related to these products is generally recognized upon shipment. In addition, the Company sells one and three-year extended warranties and training and technology consulting services relating to the Company’s products. The Company recognizes the revenue from extended warranties on a straight-line basis. The Company also receives royalties from licensing agreements for its historical medical technology and recognizes the revenue from these royalties as licensees use the technology.

The Company manufactures its Faro Arm, FARO Gage, and FARO Laser Tracker products in its manufacturing facility located in Switzerland for customer orders from the Europe/Africa and Asia-Pacific regions and in its manufacturing facility located in Singapore for customer orders from the Asia-Pacific region. The Company manufactures its Faro Arm, FARO Gage, and FARO Laser Tracker products in the Company’s manufacturing facilities located in Florida and Pennsylvania for customer orders from the Americas. The Company manufactures its Faro Laser Scanner LS product in its facility located in Stuttgart, Germany. The Company expects all its existing plants to have the production capacity necessary to support its growth through 2007.

The Company has had twenty consecutive profitable quarters through June 30, 2007. Its sales and earnings growth have been the result of a number of factors, including: continuing market demand for and acceptance of the Company’s products; increased sales activity in part through additional sales staff worldwide, new products and product enhancements such as the FARO Gage and Laser Scanner; and the effect of acquisitions.

In the second quarter of 2007 new order bookings increased $9.6 million, or 23.5 %, to $50.4 million from $40.8 million in the prior year period. New orders increased $2.7 million, or 15.2%, in the Americas to $20.5 million, from $17.8 million in the prior year period. New orders increased $4.5 million, or 27.8% to $20.7 million in Europe/Africa from $16.2 in the second quarter of 2006. In Asia-Pacific new orders increased $2.4 million, or 35.3% to $9.2 million, from $6.8 million in the second quarter of 2006.

Accounting for wholly owned foreign subsidiaries is maintained in the currency of the respective foreign jurisdiction and, therefore, fluctuations in exchange rates may have an impact on inter-company accounts reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company is aware of the availability of off-balance sheet financial instruments to hedge exposure to foreign currency exchange rates, including cross-currency swaps, forward contracts and foreign currency options (see “Foreign Exchange Exposure” below). However, it does not regularly use such instruments, and none were utilized in 2006 or the six months ended June 30, 2007.

The Company’s effective tax rate increased to 19.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from 18.0% in the prior year period. The Company currently estimates that its effective tax rate will approximate 18% to 22% for the remainder of 2007. The Company’s tax rate continues to be lower than the statutory tax rate in the United States primarily as a result of favorable tax rates in foreign jurisdictions. However, the Company’s tax rate could be impacted positively or negatively by geographic changes in the manufacturing or sales of its products. The Company has received a favorable income tax rate commitment from the Swiss government as an incentive to establish a manufacturing plant in Switzerland. In 2006, the Company received approval from the Singapore Economic Development Board for a favorable multi-year income tax holiday for its Singapore headquarters and manufacturing operations subject to certain terms and conditions including minimum employment, spending and capital investment levels.

As previously reported on the Company’s Form 8-K dated March 15, 2006, the Company learned that its China subsidiary had made payments to certain customers in China that may have violated the FCPA and other applicable laws. The Company’s Audit Committee instituted an internal investigation into this matter in February 2006, and the Company voluntarily notified the SEC and the DOJ of this matter in March 2006. The internal investigation into this matter has been completed. The Company has provided to the SEC and the DOJ information obtained during the course of this investigation and is cooperating with both agencies.

The Company’s internal investigation identified certain improper payments made in China and deficiencies in its controls with respect to its operations in China in possible violation of the FCPA. If the SEC or the DOJ determines that violations of the FCPA have occurred, they could seek civil and criminal sanctions, including monetary penalties, against the Company and/or certain of its employees, as well as additional changes to the Company’s business practices and compliance programs. Based on current information, it is not possible to predict at this time when the SEC or DOJ investigations will be resolved, what the outcome will be, what sanctions, if any, will be imposed, or the effect that such matters may ultimately have on the Company or its consolidated financial statements. Results of the investigation revealed that referral fee payments in possible violation of the FCPA were $165,000 and $265,000 in 2004 and 2005, respectively, which were recorded in selling expenses in its statement of income. The related sales to customers to which payment of these referral fees had been made totaled approximately $1.3 million and $3.2 million in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Additional improper referral fee payments of $122,000 were made in January and February 2006 related to sales contracts in 2005. The Company had sales in China of $9.0 million in 2005 and $4.2 million in 2004, approximately 7% and 4% of total sales, respectively. The Company incurred expenses of $3.8 million and $0.4 million in 2006 and for the six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, relating to the FCPA matter.

The Company terminated certain personnel in the Asia-Pacific region and re-assigned the duties of other personnel in both the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. as a result of the internal investigation. Additionally, the Company instituted the following remedial measures:

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Reviewed third party distributor arrangements in an effort to assure that all contracts include adherence to the FCPA.

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Performed due diligence on all third party distributors and implemented a process to assess potential new distributors.

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Established an in-house internal audit function including hiring a Director of Internal Audit.

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Consolidated the human resources, financial accounting and reporting functions for the Asia-Pacific region into the Singapore Operations.

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Implemented an internal certification process to ascertain whether similar issues may exist elsewhere in the Company.

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Implemented additional training on FCPA and other matters for employees and a confidential compliance reporting system.

The Company is currently involved in a class action securities fraud lawsuit. (See Part II. OTHER INFORMATION: Item 1. Legal Proceedings). Neither the ultimate outcome of any of these actions, nor the potential impact on the Company’s business, financial condition, or reported results of operations in any future period can be predicted.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to the Three Months Ended July 1, 2006

Sales increased by $9.6 million or 25.3% to $47.6 million in the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $38.0 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006. This increase resulted primarily from an increase in unit sales. Sales in the Americas region increased $3.4 million or 20.6% to $19.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $16.5 million in the three months ended July 1, 2006. Sales in the Europe/Africa region increased $4.0 million or 26.5%, to $19.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $15.1 million in the three months ended July 1, 2006. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region increased $2.2 million or 34.4% to $8.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $6.4 million in the three months ended July 1, 2006.

Gross profit increased by $6.6 million or 29.2% to $29.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $22.6 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006. Gross margin increased to 61.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 59.3% for the three months ended July 1, 2006. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to an increase in unit sales in product lines with lower unit costs than in the prior period as a result of continuing productivity improvements.

Selling expenses increased by $2.4 million or 20.7% to $14.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $11.6 million for three months ended July 1, 2006. This increase was primarily due to an increase in commission and compensation expense of $1.3 million, an increase marketing and advertising costs of $0.5 million and an increase in recruiting and hiring expense of $0.2 million. Worldwide sales and marketing headcount increased by 41, to 306 from 265 between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Regionally, the Company’s sales and marketing headcount increased by 13 or 15.3% in the Americas, to 98 from 85; increased by 11 or 9.5% in Europe/Africa, to 127 from 116; and increased by 17 or 26.6% in Asia-Pacific, to 81 from 64 between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. The Company intends to continue to selectively increase its sales and marketing headcount to meet selected market opportunities. As a percentage of sales, selling expenses decreased to 29.4% of sales in the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 30.5% in the three months ended July 1, 2006. Regionally, selling expenses were 24.7% of sales in the Americas for the quarter, compared to 28.2% of sales in the year-ago quarter, 34.4% of sales for Europe/Africa compared to 32.5% of sales in the year-ago quarter and 29.1% of sales compared to 31.7% of sales in the year-ago quarter for Asia-Pacific.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $1.6 million or 22.5%, to $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $7.1 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 11.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 18.7% for the three months ended July 1, 2006 due to a decrease in professional and legal fees of $2.1 million related to the Company’s investigation of possible violations of the FCPA by the Company’s Chinese subsidiary and the patent litigation, offset by an increase in compensation expense primarily related to stock option grants and travel related expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $0.1 million to $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.1 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006 as a result of a decrease in purchases of property and equipment.

Research and development expenses increased to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.8 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006 primarily as a result of an increase in compensation expense. Research and development expenses as a percentage of sales increased to 4.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 4.7% for the three months ended July 1, 2006.

Interest income, net increased by $0.17 million to $0.34 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $0.17 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006, due to an increase in short term investments and an increase in interest rates.

Other (income) expense, net increased by $0.47 million to $0.38 million of income for the three months ended June 30, 2007, from expense of $0.09 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006, primarily as a result of an increase in foreign exchange transaction gains.

Income tax expense increased by $1.2 million to $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $0.2 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006. This increase was primarily due to an

increase in pretax income. Total deferred taxes for the Company’s foreign subsidiaries relating to net operating loss carryforwards were $7.3 million and $6.3 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The related valuation allowance was $5.5 million and $4.4 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate increased to 19.6% for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from 18.0% in the prior year period primarily as a result of an increase in taxable income in jurisdictions with higher tax rates. The Company currently estimates its effective tax rate will approximate 18% to 22% for the remainder of 2007. The Company’s tax rate continues to be lower than the statutory tax rate in the United States primarily as a result of favorable tax rates in foreign jurisdictions. However, the Company’s tax rate could be impacted positively or negatively by geographic changes in the manufacturing or sales of its products and the resulting effect on taxable income in each jurisdiction.

Net income increased by $4.9 million to $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 from $0.9 million for the three months ended July 1, 2006 as a result of the factors described above.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 Compared to the Six Months Ended July 1, 2006

Sales increased by $17.8 million or 25.4% to $87.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $70.1 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006. This increase resulted primarily from an increase in unit sales. Sales in the Americas region increased $9.7 million or 33.0% to $39.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $29.4 million in the six months ended July 1, 2006. Sales in the Europe/Africa region increased $6.5 million or 23.6%, to $34.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $27.6 million in the six months ended July 1, 2006. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region increased $1.6 million or 12.2% to $14.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $13.1 million in the six months ended July 1, 2006.

Gross profit increased by $11.7 million or 28.3% to $53.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $41.4 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006. Gross margin increased to 60.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from 59.1% for the six months ended July 1, 2006. The increase in gross margin was primarily due to an increase in unit sales in product lines with lower unit costs than the prior year period as a result of continuing productivity improvements.

Selling expenses increased by $4.4 million or 20.1% to $26.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $21.9 million for six months ended July 1, 2006. This increase was primarily due to an increase in commission and compensation expense of $2.3 million, an increase in marketing and advertising costs of $0.8 million, an increase in travel expense of $0.4 million and an increase in recruiting and hiring expense of $0.3 million. Worldwide sales and marketing headcount increased by 41, to 306 from 265 between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. Regionally, the Company’s sales and marketing headcount increased by 13 or 15.3% in the Americas, to 98 from 85; increased by 11 or 9.5% in Europe/Africa, to 127 from 116; and increased by 17 or 26.6% in Asia-Pacific, to 81 from 64 between July 1, 2006 and June 30, 2007. The Company intends to continue to selectively increase its sales and marketing headcount as the market demands. As a percentage of sales, selling expenses decreased to 29.9% of sales in the six months ended June 30, 2007 from 31.2% in the six months ended July 1, 2006. Regionally, selling expenses were 25.4% of sales in the Americas for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to 28.5% of sales in the year-ago period, 34.9% of sales for Europe/Africa compared to 32.0% of sales in the same prior year period and 30.6% of sales compared to 36.0% of sales in the same prior year period for Asia-Pacific.

General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.3 million or 18.0%, to $10.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $12.8 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 11.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from 18.3% for the six months ended July 1, 2006 due to a decrease in professional and legal fees of $3.2 million related to the Company’s investigation of possible violations of the FCPA by the Company’s Chinese subsidiary and the patent litigation, offset by an increase in compensation expense primarily related to stock option grants, and travel related expenses.

Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $0.1 million to $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $2.1 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006 as a result of a decrease in purchases of property and equipment.

Research and development expenses increased to $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $3.6 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006 primarily as a result of an increase in compensation expense. Research and development expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 4.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from 5.1% for the six months ended July 1, 2006.

Interest income, net increased by $0.26 million to $0.59 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $0.33 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006, due to an increase in short term investments and an increase in interest rates.

Other (income) expense, net increased by $0.42 million to $0.71 million of income for the six months ended June 30, 2007, from income of $0.29 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006, primarily as a result of an increase in foreign exchange transaction gains.

Income tax expense increased by $1.9 million to $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $0.3 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006. This increase was primarily due to an increase in pretax income. Total deferred taxes for the Company’s foreign subsidiaries relating to net operating loss carryforwards were $7.3 million and $6.3 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The related valuation allowance was $5.5 million and $4.4 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate increased to 19.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from 18.0% in the prior year period primarily as a result of an increase in taxable income in jurisdictions with higher tax rates. The Company currently estimates its effective tax rate will approximate 18% to 22% for the remainder of 2007. The Company’s tax rate continues to be lower than the statutory tax rate in the United States primarily as a result of favorable tax rates in foreign jurisdictions. However, the Company’s tax rate could be impacted positively or negatively by geographic changes in the manufacturing or sales of its products and the resulting effect on taxable income in each jurisdiction.

Net income increased by $7.7 million to $9.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 from $1.3 million for the six months ended July 1, 2006 as a result of the factors described above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company has financed its operations primarily from cash provided by operating activities and from the proceeds of its 1997 initial public offering of common stock (approximately $31.5 million) and its 2003 private placement of its common stock with various institutional investors (approximately $24.9 million).

Cash and cash equivalents increased by $3.5 million to $19.2 million at June 30, 2007 from $15.7 million at December 31, 2006. In addition, the Company increased its short term investments to $21.2 million at June 30, 2007 from $15.8 million at December 31, 2006. The increase was primarily attributable to net cash provided by operating activities of $6.1 million, proceeds of $3.4 million from the issuance of common stock related to the exercise of stock options and $2.3 million of related income tax benefit, partially offset by purchases of equipment and intangible assets of $1.3 million, and $1.4 million related to the effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash.

The Company believes that its working capital, together with anticipated cash flow from its operations, its credit facility and previously announced shelf registration will be sufficient to fund its long-term liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future.

On January 10, 2005, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission allowing it to raise proceeds of up to $125 million. The proceeds from any offerings with respect to this registration statement, if any, would be used for either repayment or refinancing of debt, acquisition of additional businesses or technologies or for working capital and general corporate purposes. To date the Company has not raised any capital under this Form S-3 Registration Statement. On July 17, 2007, the Company filed a Post Effective Amendment to its Form S-3 Registration Statement to reflect its return to Form S-3 eligibility and to ensure the incorporation by reference of its most recent periodic reports. The Post-Effective Amendment to the Company’s Form S-3 Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on July 31, 2007.

On July 11, 2006, the Company entered into a loan agreement providing for an available line of credit of $30.0 million. Loans under the agreement bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 1.75% and require the Company to maintain certain ratios with respect to a debt covenant agreement, including current ratio, consolidated EBITDA, and senior funded debt to EBITDA. As of June 30, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all of the covenants under the Amended Loan Agreement. The term of the Amended Loan Agreement extends to April 30, 2009. The Company has not drawn on this line of credit.

Critical Accounting Policies

In response to the SEC’s financial reporting release, FR-60,

“Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies,” the Company has selected its critical accounting policies for purposes of explaining the methodology used in the calculation in addition to any inherent uncertainties pertaining to the possible effects on its financial condition. The critical policies discussed below are the Company’s processes of recognizing revenue, the reserve for excess and obsolete inventory, income taxes, and the reserve for warranties. These policies affect current assets and operating results and are therefore critical in assessing the Company’s financial and operating status. These policies involve certain assumptions that, if incorrect, could create an adverse impact on the Company’s operations and financial position.

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience along with various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. While for any given estimate or assumption made by the Company’s management there may be other estimates or assumptions that are reasonable, the Company believes that, given the current facts and circumstances, it is unlikely that applying any such other reasonable estimate or assumption would materially impact the financial statements.

Revenue Recognition – Revenue related to the Company’s measurement equipment and related software is generally recognized upon shipment as the Company considers the earnings process substantially complete as of the shipping date. Revenue from sales of software only is recognized when no further significant production, modification or customization of the software is required and where the following criteria are met: persuasive evidence of a sales agreement exists, delivery has occurred, and the sales price is fixed or determinable and deemed collectible. Revenues resulting from sales of comprehensive support, training and technology consulting services are recognized as such services are performed. Extended maintenance plan revenues are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the plan. The Company warrants its products against defects in design, materials and workmanship for one year. A provision for estimated future costs relating to warranty expense is recorded when products are shipped. Costs relating to extended maintenance plans are recognized as incurred. Revenue from the licensing agreements for the use of the Company’s technology for medical applications is recognized on an accrual basis based on historical data.

The Reserve for Excess and Obsolete Inventory – Since the value of inventory that will ultimately be realized cannot be known with exact certainty, the Company relies upon both past sales history and future sales forecasts to provide a basis for the determination of the reserve. Inventory is considered obsolete if the Company has withdrawn those products from the market or had no sales of the product for the past 12 months, and has no sales forecasted for the next 12 months. Inventory is considered excess if the quantity on hand exceeds 12 months of remaining usage. The resulting obsolete and excess parts are then reviewed to determine if a substitute usage or a future need exists. Items without an identified current or future usage will be reserved in an amount equal to 100% of the FIFO cost of such inventory. The Company’s products are subject to changes in technologies that may make certain of its products or their components obsolete or less competitive, which may increase its historical provisions to the reserve.

Income Taxes – The Company reviews its deferred tax assets on a regular basis to evaluate their recoverability based upon expected future reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projections of future taxable

income over a two year period, and tax planning strategies that its might employ to utilize such assets, including net operating loss carryforwards. Based on the positive and negative evidence described in Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, the Company establishes a valuation allowance against the net deferred assets of a taxing jurisdiction in which it operates unless it is “more likely than not” that it will recover such assets through the above means. In the future, the Company’s evaluation of the need for the valuation allowance will be significantly influenced by its ability to achieve profitability and its ability to predict and achieve future projections of taxable income.

The Company operates in a number of different countries around the world and considers the statutory rates within each jurisdiction to determine the overall effective tax rate. In 2003, the Company began to manufacture its products in Switzerland, where it has received a favorable income tax rate commitment from the Swiss government as an incentive to establish a manufacturing plant there. The aggregate dollar effect of this favorable tax rate was approximately $1.0 million, or $0.07 per share, for the three months ended June 30, 2007, and $0.6 million, or $0.04 per share, for the three months ended July 1, 2006.

In 2005, the Company opened a regional headquarters and began to manufacture its products in Singapore, where it received approval for a four year tax holiday from the Singapore Economic Development Board as an incentive to establish a manufacturing plant and regional headquarters. The aggregate dollar effect of this favorable tax rate was approximately $0.8 million, or $0.06 per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2007, and $0.2 million, or $0.01 per share, for the six months ended July 1, 2006.

The Company is subject to certain terms and conditions, including minimum employment, spending, and capital investment levels in each of these countries in order to receive these favorable tax rates or be subject to the statutory rates. Significant judgment is required in determining the Company’s worldwide provision for income taxes. In the ordinary course of global business, there are many transactions for which the ultimate tax outcome is uncertain. The Company has appropriately reserved for its tax uncertainties based on the criteria established by Interpretation No. 48. “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”.

The Reserve For Warranties – The Company establishes at the time of sale a liability for the one year warranty included with the initial purchase price of the equipment based upon an estimate of the repair expenses likely to be incurred for the warranty period. The warranty period is measured in installation-months for each major product group. Warranty reserve is reflected in accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The warranty expense is estimated by applying the actual total repair expenses for each product group in the prior period and determining a rate of repair expense per installation month. This repair rate is multiplied by the number of installation-months of warranty for each product group to determine the provision for warranty expenses for the period. The Company evaluates its exposure to warranty costs at the end of each period using the estimated expense per installation-month for each major product group, the number of units remaining under warranty and the remaining number of months each unit will be under warranty. The Company has a history of new product introductions and enhancements to existing products which may result in unforeseen issues that may increase its warranty costs. While such expenses have historically been within expectations, the Company cannot guarantee this will continue in the future.

Transactions with Related and Other Parties

The Company leased its headquarters in Lake Mary, Florida from Xenon Research, Inc., a company owned by Simon Raab, the Company’s Chairman, and Diana Raab, his spouse. On May 22, 2007, Xenon Research sold the property and assigned the lease agreement to an un-related third party.

Foreign Exchange Exposure

The Company conducts a significant portion of its business outside the United States. During the first half of 2007, approximately 55% of the Company’s revenues were invoiced, and a significant portion of its operating expenses paid, in foreign currencies. Fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and such foreign currencies may have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations and financial condition, and could specifically result in foreign exchange gains and losses. The impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on the results of the Company’s operations cannot be accurately predicted. To the extent that the percentage of its non-U.S. dollar revenues derived from international sales increases (or decreases) in the future, the Company’s exposure to risks associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange rates may increase (or decrease).

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference herein from the section of this Report in Part I, Item 2, under the caption “Foreign Exchange Exposure”, above.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Company’s management, with the participation of its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, has carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that its disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Securities Litigation – On December 6, 2005, the first of four essentially identical class action securities fraud lawsuits were filed against the Company and certain officers of the Company (the “Securities Litigation”). On April 19, 2006, the four lawsuits were consolidated, and Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc. (“Kornitzer”) was appointed as the lead plaintiff. On May 16, 2006, Kornitzer filed its Consolidated Amended Class Action Complaint against the Company and the individual defendants (the “Amended Complaint”). The Amended Complaint also named Grant Thornton LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as an additional defendant.

On February 22, 2007, Kornitzer filed its Consolidated Second Amended Class Action Complaint (the “Second Amended Complaint”) against the Company, the individual defendants and Grant Thornton LLP. In the Second Amended Complaint, as in the Amended Complaint, Kornitzer seeks to represent a class consisting of all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s publicly traded securities between April 15, 2004 and March 15, 2006. On behalf of the alleged class, Kornitzer seeks an unspecified amount of damages, premised on allegations that each defendant made misrepresentations and omissions of material fact during the class period in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Among other things, Kornitzer alleges that the Company’s reported inventory, gross margins and profits were false and misleading during a portion of the class period because the Company consciously overstated the value of its inventory; that the Company misstated during 2005 certain of the selling expenses it had accrued and had expected to incur; that certain Asian sales that the Company had reported during the class period had been the product of unlawful payments made in violation of the FCPA, and that the Company failed to disclose that it was utilizing unlawful means to achieve such sales; and that certain of the Company’s statements regarding the Company’s systems of internal controls had been false and misleading, in light of the above and other circumstances. On May 11, 2007, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. The motion to dismiss is fully briefed, and the Company is awaiting a decision on the motion.

Voluntary Disclosure of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Matter to the Securities and Exchange Commissions and Department of Justice – As previously reported by the Company, the Company learned that its China subsidiary had made payments to certain customers in China that may have violated the FCPA and other applicable laws. The Company’s Audit Committee instituted an internal investigation into this matter in February 2006, and the Company voluntarily notified the SEC and the DOJ of this matter in March 2006. The internal investigation into this matter has been completed. The company has provided to the SEC and the DOJ information obtained during the course of this investigation and is cooperating with both agencies.

Results of the investigation revealed that referral fee payments in possible violation of the FCPA were $165,000 and $265,000 in 2004 and 2005, respectively, which were recorded in selling expenses in the Company’s statement of income. The related sales to customers to which payment of these referral fees had been made totaled approximately $1.3 million and $3.2 million in 2004 and 2005, respectively. Additional improper referral fee payments of $122,000 were made in January and February 2006 related to sales contracts in 2005. The Company had sales in China of $9.0 million in 2005 and $4.2 million in 2004, approximately 7% and 4% of total sales, respectively. The Company incurred expenses of $3.8 million and $0.1 million in 2006 and for the three months ended June 30, 2007, relating to its internal investigation of the FCPA matter.

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Reviewed third party distributor arrangements in an effort to assure that all contracts include adherence to the FCPA.

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Performed due diligence on all third party distributors and implemented a process to assess potential new distributors.

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Established an in-house internal audit function including hiring a Director of Internal Audit.

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Consolidated the human resources, financial accounting and reporting functions for the Asia-Pacific region into the Singapore Operations.

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Implemented an internal certification process to ascertain whether similar issues may exist elsewhere in the Company.

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Implemented additional training on FCPA and other matters for employees and a confidential compliance reporting system.

Other than the litigation mentioned above, the Company is not involved in any other legal proceedings other than routine litigation arising in the normal course of business. The Company does not believe the results of such litigation, even if the outcome were unfavorable to us, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations. The risks described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 are not the only risks it faces. The Company’s operations could also be affected by additional factors that are not presently known to the Company or by factors that it currently considers immaterial to its business.

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 15, 2007. At such Meeting, Messrs. John Caldwell and Norman Schipper were elected to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of three years and Marvin Sambur was elected for a term of one year. The terms of office of Messrs. Jay Freeland, Stephen Cole, Simon Raab, Andre Julien and Hubert d’Amours continued after the meeting. The number of votes cast for, the number of votes withheld, and the number of broker non-votes with respect to the directors elected at the meeting were as follows:


	Votes For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
John Caldwell	12,062,482	1,173,824	0
Norman Schipper	12,944,641	291,665	0
Marvin Sambour	13,065,551	170,755	0

Item 5.

Other Information

None.

Item 6.

Exhibits


		31-A		Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
		31-B		Certification of the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
		32-A		Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
		32-B		Certification of the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	FARO Technologies, Inc.
	(Registrant)

Date: August 3, 2007	By:	/s/ Keith S. Bair
		Keith S. Bair
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

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