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Amended and Restated Employment Agreement - Keith Bair

 FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 ARTICLE I 
 EFFECTIVE DATE AND PURPOSE 
 This Amended and
Restated Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into effective as of November 7, 2008 by and between FARO Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and KEITH S. BAIR (the
“Executive”). This Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Employment Agreement dated as of December 5, 2006 between the Company and the Executive. The Company believes that an effective and stable management team is
essential to promoting the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. Given the Executive’s strong performance and diligent work efforts, the Company wishes to assure Executive’s continued services in the event of a change of
control. As a change in control of the Company may adversely affect Executive’s employment security the Company desires to provide an incentive for the Executive to remain employed with the Company during the period leading up to any such
change of control, and to encourage the Executive to devote full and continued attention to the business of the Company and use best efforts to consummate any such change of control. 
 ARTICLE II 
 DEFINITIONS 
 Section 2.1 Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 Section 2.2 Affiliate and Associate shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General
Rules and Regulations of the Act. 
 Section 2.3 Beneficial Owner. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall
be deemed to be the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities: 
 (a) which such Person or any of such Person’s
Affiliates or Associates has the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights,
rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such
Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase; 
 (b)
which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to vote or dispose of or has “beneficial ownership” of (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the 

  

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General Rules and Regulations under the Act), including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a
Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, any security under this Subsection (b) as a result of an agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security if the agreement, arrangement or understanding:
(i) arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations under the Act and (ii) is not
also then reportable on a Schedule 13D under the Act (or any comparable or successor report); or 
 (c) which are beneficially
owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person with which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a
revocable proxy as described in Subsection (b)(i) above) or disposing of any voting securities of the Company. 
 Section 2.4 Board (or Board of Directors) means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 Section 2.5 Bonus Amount means the average of the Annual Performance Bonuses earned by the Executive from the Company (or its affiliates) during the last three (3) completed fiscal years of the Company “Annual
Performance Bonus” means the annual cash bonus awarded under the Company’s applicable incentive plan, as in effect from time to time (as of the date hereof, the annual bonus under the Company’s Annual Management Incentive Bonus
Program). 
 Section 2.6 Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following: 
 (a) any Person (other than (i) an Affiliate of the Company, (ii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate
thereof, or (iii) any Person organized, appointed or established pursuant to the terms of any such benefit plan) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner of securities of the Company representing at least forty percent (40%) of either
(i) the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or (ii) the outstanding shares of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the Company; or 
 (b) a change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors such that the individuals who, as of the effective date of this
Agreement, constitute the Board (such Board hereinafter referred to as the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided however, for purposes of this definition, that any individual who
becomes a member of the Board subsequent to the effective date hereof, whose election or nomination for election was approved by a vote of at least a 

  

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majority of those individuals who are members of the Board and who were also members of the Incumbent Board (or deemed to be such pursuant to this proviso)
shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board; but provided further, that any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or threatened election contest (as such
terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board shall not be so considered as a member of the
Incumbent Board; or 
  

	(c)	the approval by the shareholders of the Company of any one of the following transactions: 

  

	 	(i)	a reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company with any other Person, other than one which results in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to
such merger or consolidation continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity or any parent there) at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the
Company or such surviving entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or 

 (ii) an agreement for the sale of disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at
least 75% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale. 
 (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if there is consummated any
transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the common stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate
ownership in an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions. 
 Section 2.7 Cause shall be determined by the Board of the Company means (a) an act of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or acceptance of a bribe or kickback; (b) the conviction or a plea
of nolo contendere by the Executive of a felony or of a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, violence or moral turpitude; (c) willful and continued refusal to substantially perform assigned duties (other than any 

  

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refusal resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness or Disability); and (d) willful engagement in gross misconduct materially and
demonstrably injurious to the Company. 
 Section 2.8 Change of Control Date means the first date on which a
Change of Control has occurred. 
 Section 2.9 Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any
amendments or successor tax codes. Any reference to a specific provision of the Code shall mean any successor provision thereto. 
 Section 2.10 Disability means a disability that would entitle the Executive to payment of monthly disability payments under any Company long-term disability plan. 
 Section 2.11 Good Reason means any of the following to which the Executive has not consented in writing: (a) a material
breach by the Company of the Company’s obligations to the Executive under this Agreement, which breach is not cured to the Executive’s reasonable satisfaction within ten (10) days after written notification to the Company describing
in reasonable detail such breach and stating that such notice is being delivered pursuant to this Agreement; (b) a reduction in the Executive’s base salary to an amount below the base annual salary in effect as of the date of this
Agreement; (c) a material reduction in the Executive’s benefits, including retirement, Company-paid insurance, sick leave, expense reimbursement and vacation time, as provided by the Company (except consistent with a general reduction of
such benefits to executives of the Company as a whole); (d) an ongoing material and substantial diminution in the duties of the Executive not consistent with that of an executive with his position and duties; or (e) relocation of the
Executive’s principal office to a location more than 25 miles from the Company’s headquarters on the date of this Agreement. 
 Section 2.12 Person means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity, including any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity, or a group of any of the foregoing acting in
concert. 
 Section 2.13 Separation from Service means the date the Executive separates from service from the
Company and its affiliates within the meaning of, and applying the default rules of, the regulations promulgated under Code Section 409A. For purposes hereof, the term affiliate means each entity that is required to be aggregated with the
Company pursuant to Code Section 414(b) or (c); provided that the phrase “at least 50 percent” shall be used in place of the phrase “at least 80 percent” each place it appears therein or in the regulations thereunder.

  

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 ARTICLE III 
 EVENTS UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL 
 Section 3.1 Change of Control Payment. If the
Executive is actively employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates on the day immediately preceding the Change of Control Date, the Executive shall receive a Change of Control payment equal to (i) one (1) times the greater of
(A) Executive’s base annual salary as of the date of this Agreement and (B) Executive’s then-current base annual salary, plus (ii) the Bonus Amount, plus (iii) the Bonus Amount multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which shall be the number of days the Executive was employed by the Company through Change of Control Date and the denominator of which shall be 365 (but only to the extent that the Executive’s Annual Performance Bonus for the
fiscal year in which the Change of Control occurs has not previously been paid). The payment described in this Section 3.1 shall be paid to the Executive in a cash lump sum on, or as soon as practicable after, the Change of Control Date;
provided, however, that if the surviving entity in such Change of Control requests that Executive remain employed by such surviving entity on terms substantially the same as provided in this Agreement, then the payment described in this
Section 3.1 shall be paid on the one year anniversary of such Change of Control Date (or, if earlier, the last day of employment of Executive that is requested by such surviving entity). 
 Section 3.2 Accelerated Vesting of Equity Awards. Upon a Change of Control, all unvested stock options, unvested restricted
stock, unvested restricted stock units, and other unvested equity awards with respect to the Company’s stock held by the Executive shall vest and, with respect to stock options and other equity awards that are to be exercised, become
immediately exercisable and shall be exercisable for a period ending on the later of (A) the fifth anniversary of the Change of Control Date or (B) the last date that such stock option or other equity award would otherwise be exercisable
under the terms of the applicable grant agreement or the plan pursuant to which such stock option or equity award was granted; provided, that in no event shall any stock option or other equity award be exercisable after the expiration of the
original term of the option. 
 ARTICLE IV 
 SEVERANCE PAYMENTS 
 Section 4.1 Severance Payments Upon Certain Terminations of
Employment. Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment by the Executive for Good Reason or by the Company without Cause, the Executive shall be entitled to the following severance: 
 (a) The Company shall make payments to the Executive of continued salary for one year beginning on the date of the Executive’s
Separation from Service at a rate equal to the Executive’s base salary in effect at the time of such termination plus the Bonus Amount, payable pursuant to normal payroll procedures of the Company; 
  

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 (b) The Company shall pay to Executive, in a lump sum and as promptly as practicable
after such termination, Executive’s earned but unpaid compensation accrued through the date of such termination; 
 (c)
All of the Executive’s unvested options for shares of the Company’s stock, all of the Executive’s unvested shares of restricted shares of the Company’s stock, all of Executive’s restricted stock units, and all other equity
awards shall automatically vest in full as of the date of such termination; 
 (d) Until the earlier of (i) twelve
(12) months following termination; or (ii) the Executive’s securing coverage, through another employer, of benefits similar to those provided by the Company, the Company shall provide the same coverage to the Executive under the
Company’s “employee welfare benefit plans” (as defined in Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) as is provided by the Company to comparable employees, or, in lieu of such coverage, the Company may
reimburse the Executive on a net after-tax basis, for the cost of individual insurance coverage for the Executive and his dependents under a policy or policies that provide benefits not less favorable than the benefits provided under such employee
welfare benefit plans; and 
 (e) The Company also shall pay to the Executive all reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses
incurred by the Executive in disputing in good faith any issue hereunder relating to the termination of Executive’s employment, in seeking in good faith to obtain or enforce any benefit or right provided by this Agreement or in connection with
any tax audit or proceeding to the extent attributable to the application of Section 4999 of the Code to any payment or benefit provided hereunder. Such payments shall be made within five (5) business days after delivery of the
Executive’s written requests for payment accompanied with such evidence of fees and expenses incurred as the Company reasonably may require, but in no event may payment be made later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year
in which the Executive incurred the fee or expense subject to reimbursement hereunder. 
 The Executive shall not be required to mitigate the
amount of any payment or benefit contemplated by this Agreement (whether by seeking new employment or in any other manner). No such payment shall be reduced by earnings that the Executive may receive from any other source. 
  

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 ARTICLE V 
 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION OMNIBUS PROVISION 
 Section 5.1 General. It is
intended that any payment or benefit which is provided pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement which is considered to be nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be paid and provided in a manner, and
at such time and in such form, as complies with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code to avoid the unfavorable tax consequences provided therein for noncompliance. In connection with effecting such compliance with
Section 409A of the Code, the following shall apply: 
 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Company is authorized to amend this Agreement, to delay the payment of any monies and/or provision of any benefits in such manner as may be determined by it to be necessary or appropriate to comply, or to evidence or further evidence required
compliance, with Section 409A of the Code (including any transition or grandfather rules thereunder); 
 (b) If the
Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A at the time of his Separation from Service, then no payment or taxable benefit (other than COBRA continuation coverage) required under Sections 4.1(a) or
(d) shall be made or provided until the earlier of 
  

	 	(i)	the expiration of the six (6) month period measured from the date of the Executive’s Separation from Service; or (ii) the date of the Executive’s death (the
“409A Payment Date”). In the event such payments are otherwise due to be made installments or periodically during the period from the Executive’s Separation from Service to the 409A Payment Date (the “Deferral Period”), the
payments which would otherwise have been made during the Deferral Period shall be accumulated and paid in a lump sum upon the 409A Payment Date, and the balance of the payments shall be made as otherwise scheduled. In the event benefits are required
to be deferred, any such benefit may be provided during the Deferral Period at the Executive’s expense, with the Executive having a right to reimbursement from the Company once the Deferral Period ends, and the balance of the benefits shall be
provided as otherwise scheduled. 

 ARTICLE VI 
 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS 
 Section 6.1 Successors and Assigns of Company. If the
Company sells, assigns or transfers all or substantially all of its business and assets to any Person or if the Company merges into or consolidates or otherwise combines (where the Company does not survive such combination) with any Person (any such
event, a “Sale of Business”), then the Company shall assign this Agreement to such Person and cause such Person to expressly assume and agree to perform from and after the date of such assignment all of the terms, conditions and provisions
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the Company. In case of such assignment by the Company and the assumption and agreement by such Person, “Company” as used in this Agreement shall
thereafter mean the Person that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement as provided for in this Section or that otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law, and this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by, such Person. The Executive shall, in his or her discretion, be entitled to proceed against any or all of such Persons, any Person which theretofore was such a successor to the Company and the Company (as so
defined) in any action to enforce any rights of the Executive. Except as provided in this Section, this Agreement shall not be assignable by the Company. 
 Section 6.2 Successors and Assigns of Executive. The Executive shall not have the right to assign, transfer, alienate, anticipate, pledge or encumber any portion of a payment due hereunder, nor shall such
amounts be subject to seizure by legal process by any creditor of such Executive. All rights of the Executive under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, heirs and beneficiaries. In the event of the Executive’s death, all amounts payable to the Executive under the Agreement if the Executive had lived, shall be paid to the Executive’s estate, heirs or representatives.

 ARTICLE VII 
 MISCELLANEOUS

 Section 7.1 Notices. Notices given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given
when personally delivered or sent by telecopy transmission or three (3) days after being sent by United States mail, postage prepaid to the parties at their respective address set forth below: 
 To the Company: 
 FARO Technologies, Inc. 
 Attention: Chief Executive Officer 
 125 Technology Park 
 Lake Mary, FL 32746 
 To the Executive: 
 To Executive’s address contained in the Company’s records. 
 Section 7.2 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be regarded as divisible, and if any of such provisions or
any part are declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remainder of such provisions or parts and the applicability thereof shall not be affected thereby. 
  

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 Section 7.3 Withholding. The Company shall be entitled to withhold from
amounts to be paid to the Executive any federal, state or local withholding or other taxes or charges which it is from time to time required to withhold. The Company shall be entitled to rely on an opinion of nationally recognized tax counsel if any
question as to the amount or requirement of any such withholding shall arise. 
 Section 7.4 Entire Agreement.
This Agreement embodies the entire Agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive relating to the subject matter hereof. 
 Section 7.5 Governing Law; Resolution of Disputes. The laws of the State of Florida and the federal laws of the United States of America, excluding the laws of those jurisdictions pertaining to resolution
of conflicts with laws of other jurisdictions, govern the validity, enforcement, construction, and interpretation of this Agreement. In the event that there is any litigation under this Agreement, Executive and the Company (a) consent to the
personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts having jurisdiction in Orange County, Florida, (b) stipulate that the proper, convenient, and exclusive venue for any legal proceeding arising out of this Agreement is Orange County,
Florida, for a state court proceeding, or the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, for a federal court proceeding, and (c) waive any defense, whether asserted by motion or pleading, that Orange County, Florida, or the Middle District
of Florida, Orlando Division, is an improper or inconvenient venue. 
 Section 7.6 No Waiver. No waiver of any
provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the person against whom it is sought to be enforced. The failure by either party to insist upon strict performance of any provision will not be construed as a waiver or
relinquishment of the right to insist upon strict performance of the same provision at any other time, or any other provision of this Agreement. 
 Section 7.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 Section 7.8 Headings. The headings contained are for reference only and shall not affect the meaning or
interpretation of any provision of this Agreement 
 Section 7.9 Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall
cooperate and shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver such further documents as may be reasonably necessary in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement. 
 Section 7.10 No Strict Construction. The parties have jointly participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.
In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of
the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 
  

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 EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT, WAS AFFORDED SUFFICIENT OPPORTUNITY TO
CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL OF HIS CHOICE, AND TO ASK QUESTIONS AND RECEIVE SATISFACTORY ANSWERS REGARDING THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTANDS HIS RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER IT, AND SIGNED IT OF HIS OWN FREE WILL AND VOLITION. 
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and Company have executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above. 
  

			
	COMPANY:
	
	FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		
		 	 /s/ Jay W. Freeland

	Name:	 	Jay W.Freeland
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	EXECUTIVE:
		
		 	 /s/ Keith S. Bair

	Name:	 	Keith S. Bair

  

 -11-Change in Control Severance Policy

 FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 
 CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE POLICY 
 1. Purpose. The purpose of
the FARO Technologies, Inc. Change in Control Severance Policy (the “Policy”) is to secure the continued services of certain key executives of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to ensure their continued dedication to their duties
in the event of any threat or occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in Section 2). The Company understands and agrees that this policy creates legal and contractual obligations of the Company to each Participant (as defined in
Section 2). It is the Company’s intent to create such obligations. The obligations of this Policy, following execution by each Participant establishing his or her assent and agreement to remain employed with Company and/or any Subsidiary,
shall not be modified unless such modification is in writing and is agreed upon by both the Company and such Participant. 
  

	2.	Definitions. As used in this Policy, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below: 

  

	a.	“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

 b. “Affiliate and Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 c. “Annual Performance Bonus” means the annual cash bonus awarded under the Company’s applicable
incentive plan, as in effect from time to time (as of the date of adoption of this Policy the annual bonus under the Company’s Annual Management Incentive Bonus Program). 
 d. “Base Salary” means the Participant’s highest annual rate of base salary during the twelve (12) month period
immediately prior to the Participant’s Date of Termination. 
  

	e.	“Beneficial Owner”. A Person shall be deemed to be the “Beneficial Owner” of any securities: 

 i. which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates has the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable
immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not
be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are
accepted for purchase; 
 ii. which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly,
has the right to vote or dispose of or has 

 
“beneficial ownership” of (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or
understanding; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to beneficially own, any security under this Subsection ii. as a result of an agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such security if the
agreement, arrangement or understanding: (i) arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and
regulations under the Exchange Act and (ii) is not also then reportable on a Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report); or 
 iii. which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person with which such Person or any of such Person’s
Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy as described in Subsection ii.(i) above) or disposing of any voting securities of the
Company. 
 f. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company and, after a Change in Control, the
“board of directors” of the Successor or Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, as defined for purposes of Section 2(f), and shall also include any other governing body, person, group or entity in control of the parent, successor,
or surviving entity or body. References herein to the Board include any committee or person to whom the Board has designated its authority. 
 g. “Bonus Amount” means the average of the Annual Performance Bonuses earned by the Participant from the Company (or its affiliates) during the last three (3) completed fiscal years of the
Company (or, if the Participant has been employed by the Company and/or any Subsidiary for less than three (3) fiscal years, such shorter period of time during which the Participant was employed by the Company and/or any Subsidiary) immediately
preceding the Participant’s Date of Termination (annualized in the event the Participant was not employed by the Company (or its affiliates) for the whole of any such fiscal year). 
 h. “Cause” means (i) the failure of the Participant to perform substantially his duties with the Company and/or any
Subsidiary (excluding any such failure resulting from the Participant’s Disability) after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the Participant by or on behalf of the Board which identifies the manner in which the Board
believes that the Participant has not substantially performed his duties and providing the Participant a minimum of 30 days to cure the identified deficiencies, (ii) the Participant engaging in illegal conduct or gross misconduct that is
materially injurious to the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) the Participant engaging in conduct or misconduct that materially harms the reputation or financial position of the Company or any Subsidiary, (iv) the Participant obstructing,
impeding or failing to materially cooperate with an Investigation (provided that the Participant shall be given written notice and a reasonable opportunity to cure any alleged breach of this clause (iv)), (v) the Participant being convicted of,
or pleading nolo contondere to, a felony or of a crime involving fraud, dishonesty, violence or moral turpitude, (vi) the Participant is found 

 
liable in any SEC or other civil or criminal securities law action, (vii) the Participant commits an act of fraud or embezzlement against the Company or
any Subsidiary, or (viii) the Participant accepting a bribe or kickback. 
 Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, if, following a termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company for Cause based upon the conviction or liability of the Participant as specified in clauses (v) or (vi), such conviction or liability is overturned
in a final determination on appeal, the Participant shall be entitled to the payments and the economic equivalent of the benefits the Participant would have received if his employment had been terminated by the Company without Cause. For purposes
hereof, the Participant acknowledges that to avoid the imposition of additional tax under Code Section 409A, the Participant must make a good faith attempt to obtain the payment from the Company as required under the Code Section 409A
provisions governing disputed payments. 
  

	i.	“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any one of the following events: 

 i. individuals who, on the effective date of the Policy, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board or other governing body or entity of the Company, its successor or survivor, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the effective date of the Policy but prior to any change in
control, whose election or nomination for election was approved or recommended by a vote of a majority of the Incumbent Directors then on the Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which such person
is named as a nominee for director, without written objection to such nomination), shall be an Incumbent Director; provided, however, that no individual initially elected or nominated as a director of the Company as a result of an actual or
threatened election contest with respect to directors or as a result of any other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any person other than the Board shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director; 
 ii. any person is or becomes an owner or beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 40% or more
of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities eligible to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that the event described in this subsection
ii. shall not be deemed to be a Change in Control by virtue of any of the following acquisitions: (A) by the Company or any Subsidiary, (B) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any
Subsidiary, (C) by any underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (D) pursuant to a Non-Qualifying Transaction (as defined in paragraph (iii) below), (E) pursuant to any acquisition by
the Participant or any group of persons including the Participant (or any entity controlled by the Participant or any group of persons including the Participant), or (F) through a transaction (other than one described in (iii) below) in
which Company Voting Securities are 

 
acquired from the Company, if a majority of the Incumbent Directors approve a resolution providing expressly that the acquisition pursuant to this clause
(F) does not constitute a Change in Control under this subsection ii; 
 iii. the consummation of a merger,
consolidation, statutory share exchange, reorganization, sale of all or substantially all the Company’s assets or similar form of corporate transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that requires the approval of the
Company’s stockholders, whether for such transaction or the issuance of securities in the transaction (a “Business Combination”), unless immediately following such Business Combination: (A) at least 50% of the total voting
power of the corporation or other entity resulting from, or succeeding to the interests of the Company in, such Business Combination (or, if applicable, the ultimate parent entity that has the power to elect a majority of the directors of such
corporation or other entity) (the “Surviving Corporation”) is represented by Company Voting Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such
Company Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination), and such voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportion as the voting power of such Company Voting Securities among the holders thereof
immediately prior to the Business Combination, (B) no person (other than any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Surviving Corporation) is or becomes the owner or beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of
40% or more of the total voting power of the outstanding voting securities eligible to elect directors of the Surviving Corporation, and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation following the
consummation of the Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the Board’s approval of the execution of the initial agreement providing for such Business Combination; any Business Combination which satisfies all of the
criteria specified in (A), (B) and (C) above shall be deemed to be a “Non-Qualifying Transaction” and any Business Combination which does not satisfy all of the criteria specified in (A) (B) and (C) shall be
deemed a “Qualifying Transaction”; or 
 iv. the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur
solely because any person acquires beneficial ownership of more than 40% of the Company Voting Securities as a result of the acquisition of Company Voting Securities by the Company or its affiliates which reduces the number of Company Voting
Securities outstanding; provided, that if after the consummation of such acquisition by the Company such person becomes the beneficial owner of additional Company Voting Securities that increases the percentage of outstanding Company Voting
Securities beneficially owned by such person, a Change in Control of the Company shall then occur. 

 For purposes of this Change in Control definition, “corporation” shall include
any limited liability company, partnership, association, business trust and similar organization, and “board of directors” shall refer to the ultimate governing body of such organization and “director” shall refer to any member
of such governing body. 
  

	j.	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

 k. “Company” means FARO Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation, and any successor, survivor, or other entity that
succeeds to the interests of FARO Technologies, Inc. 
 l. “Date of Termination” means (i) the effective
date on which the Participant’s employment by the Company terminates as specified in a prior written notice by the Company or the Participant, as the case may be, to the other, delivered pursuant to Section 10 or (ii) if the
Participant’s employment by the Company terminates by reason of death, the date of death of the Participant. 
  

	m.	“Disability” has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 409A(a)(2)(C) of the Code. 

 n. “Good Reason” means, without the Participant’s express written consent, the occurrence of any of the following
events after a Change in Control: 
 i. an ongoing material diminution in the duties or responsibilities of the Participant
that is inconsistent in any material and adverse respect with the Participant’s position(s), duties, or responsibilities with the Company immediately prior to such Change in Control; provided, however, that Good Reason shall not be deemed to
occur upon a change in duties or responsibilities that is solely and directly a result of the Company no longer being a publicly traded entity and does not involve any other event set forth in this Section 2(m); 
 ii. a reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control; 
 iii. a material reduction in the Participant’s cash bonus opportunities in the aggregate under the Company’s applicable
incentive plan, as in effect from immediately prior to such Change in Control; 
 iv. the Company requiring the Participant to
be based at any office or location more than fifty (50) miles from the office where the Participant is located at the time of the Change in Control and, as a result, causing the Participant’s commute from his residence at the time of the
Change in Control to the new location to increase by more than fifty (50) miles; 
 v. a material reduction in the
benefits (including retirement, Company-paid insurance, sick leave, expense reimbursement and vacation time) in which the Participant participated immediately prior to such Change in Control; or 

 vi. the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of the Company’s obligations
hereunder from any successor as contemplated in Section 9(b); 
 provided, however, that the occurrence of any of the
foregoing events in this Section 2(m) shall only constitute Good Reason if the Company fails to cure such event within 20 days after receipt from the Participant of written notice of such occurrence; provided, further, that Good Reason shall
cease to exist following the later of 90 days following its occurrence or the Participant’s knowledge thereof, unless the Participant has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date. The Participant’s right to terminate
employment for Good Reason shall not be affected by the Participant’s incapacities due to mental or physical illness and the Participant’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any
event or condition constituting Good Reason. 
  

	o.	“Investigation” means an investigation authorized by the Board. 

 p. “Participant” means each of the executives of the Company or any Subsidiary who are selected by the Board for coverage
by this Policy and identified on Schedule A from time to time. 
 q. “Person” means any individual, firm,
partnership, corporation, or other entity, including any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity, or a group of any of the foregoing acting in concert. 
 r. “Potential Change in Control” means the execution or entering into of any agreement by the Company, the consummation
of which can be expected to be a Qualifying Transaction. 
 s. “Qualifying Termination” means a termination
of the Participant’s employment (i) by the Company other than for Cause or (ii) by the Participant for Good Reason. Termination of the Participant’s employment on account of death or Disability shall not be treated as a
Qualifying Termination. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the death of the Participant after notice of termination for Good Reason or without Cause has been validly provided shall be deemed to be a Qualifying Termination. 
 t. “Separation from Service” means the date a Participant separates from service from the Company and its Subsidiaries
within the meaning of, and applying the default rules of, the regulations promulgated under Code Section 409A. 
 u.
“Subsidiary” means any corporation or other entity in which the Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest of 50% or more of the total combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities or interests of such
corporation or other entity entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or members of any similar governing body) or in which the Company has the right to receive 50% or more of the distribution of profits or 50% of the assets or
liquidation or dissolution. 

 v. “Termination Period” means the period of time beginning with a Change
in Control and ending twelve (12) months following such Change in Control. Notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary, if (i) the Participant’s employment is terminated prior to a Change in Control (or, if applicable, a
Potential Change of Control) for reasons that would have constituted a Qualifying Termination if they had occurred following a Change in Control; (ii) the Participant reasonably demonstrates that such termination (or Good Reason event) was at
the request of a third party who had indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control; and (iii) a Change in Control (or a Potential Change in Control) involving such third party (or a party competing
with such third party to effectuate a Change in Control) does occur within six (6) months from the date of such termination (or, in the case of a Potential Change in Control, such Potential Change in Control occurs within three (3) months
of such termination), then for purposes of this Policy, the date immediately prior to the date of such termination of employment or event constituting Good Reason shall be treated as a Change in Control. For purposes of determining the timing of
payments and benefits to the Participant under Section 4, the date of the Actual Change in Control (or, if applicable, the Potential Change of Control) shall be treated as the Participant’s Date of Termination, and for purposes of
determining the amount of payments and benefits owed to the Participant under Section 4, the date the Participant’s employment is actually terminated shall be treated as the Participant’s Date of Termination. 
 Where the context requires, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and any gender shall include all other genders.

 3. Eligibility. The Board shall determine in its sole discretion which executives of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall
be Participants and whether a Participant shall be listed on Schedule A, and the Board may remove any executive from Schedule A and participation in this Policy at any time in its sole discretion; provided, however, that a Participant may not be
removed from Schedule A without his prior written consent within the 12-month period after a Change in Control or within the period of time beginning on the date of a Potential Change in Control and ending on the termination of the agreement that
constituted the Potential Change in Control. The Board may delegate its authority to designate the Participants on Schedule A and to remove a Participant from Schedule A to the Compensation Committee (or any successor committee) of the Board.

 4. Payments Upon Termination of Employment. If during the Termination Period the employment of the Participant is terminated
pursuant to a Qualifying Termination, then, subject to the Participant’s execution of a Separation Agreement and Release in the form attached to this Policy as Exhibit A (the “Separation Agreement and Release”), the Company
shall provide to the Participant: 
 a. within ten (10) days following the later of the Participant’s Separation
from Service or the execution by the Participant of the Separation Agreement and Release (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Participant’s Separation from Service), a lump sum cash payment equal to the sum of the
Participant’s Base Salary plus the Bonus Amount; and 

 b. within ten (10) days following the later of the Participant’s Separation
from Service or the execution by the Participant of the Separation Agreement and Release (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Participant’s Separation from Service), a cash payment equal to the Participant’s Bonus
Amount multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the number of days the Participant was employed by the Company during the fiscal year in which the Date of Termination occurred and the denominator of which shall be 365 (but only to
the extent that the Participant’s Annual Performance Bonus for the fiscal year in which the Participant’s Date of Termination occurs has not previously been paid); and 
 c. for 12 months following the Date of Termination, group medical and life insurance coverage to the Participant (and his eligible
dependents), under the terms prevailing at the time immediately preceding the Date of Termination, the Company shall continue to pay the entire amount of such premiums (and increases therein, if any) to the same extent as the Company pays for such
coverage for similarly situated executives who are employed by the Company, provided that to the extent that any plan does not permit continuation of the Participant’s or his eligible dependents’ participation throughout such period, the
Company shall provide the Participant, no less frequently than quarterly in advance, with an amount, on an after-tax basis, equal to the Company’s cost of providing such benefits and, provided, further, that at the end of the foregoing period,
the Participant shall be entitled to the continuation of health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (“COBRA”); and 
 d. to the extent provided in Appendix A, if the Participant is subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code, a
gross-up payment in accordance with the provisions of Appendix A. 
 5. Key Employees. Notwithstanding the timing of payments
set forth in Section 4, if the Company determines that the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Code Section 409A on the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, then the payments described
in Section 4 (other than the continuation of group medical benefits) will be delayed and will be paid one day and six (6) months following the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service, with the first such payment to include
the amounts that would have been paid earlier but for the above delay. The Company shall set aside those payments that would be subject to the Section 409A additional tax in a trust that is in compliance with Rev. Proc. 92-64 (or any successor
thereto), provided the funding of the trust is not prohibited by Section 409A or would not cause an additional tax to be paid under Section 409A. Further, in the event of any assessment of additional tax under Section 409A, the
Company shall promptly (but in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which the Participant remits the taxes) reimburse the Participant for such additional tax and shall pay the Participant a “true-up”
amount with respect to such tax reimbursement. 
 6. Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold from all payments due to the
Participant (or his beneficiary or estate) hereunder all taxes which, by applicable federal, state, local or other law, the Company is required to withhold there from. 

 7. Reimbursement of Expenses. If any contest or dispute shall arise under this Policy
involving termination of a Participant’s employment with the Company or involving the failure or refusal of the Company to perform fully in accordance with the terms hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Participant on a current basis (but in
no event later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was incurred) for all reasonable legal fees and related expenses, if any, incurred by the Participant in connection with such contest or dispute
(regardless of the result thereof), together with interest in an amount equal to the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal, but in no event higher than the maximum legal rate permissible under applicable law, such interest to accrue
thirty (30) days from the date the Company receives the Participant’s statement for such fees and expenses through the date of payment thereof, regardless of whether the Participant’s claim is upheld by a court of competent
jurisdiction or an arbitration panel; provided, however, that the Participant shall be required to repay immediately any such amounts to the Company to the extent that a court or an arbitration panel issues a final and non-appealable order setting
forth the determination that the position taken by the Participant was frivolous or advanced by the Participant in bad faith. 
 8.
Scope of Policy. Nothing in this Policy shall be deemed to entitle the Participant to continued employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries, and if the Participant’s employment with the Company shall terminate prior to a
Change in Control, the Participant shall have no further rights under this Policy (except as otherwise provided hereunder); provided, however, that any termination of a Participant’s employment during the Termination Period shall be subject to
all of the provisions of this Policy. 
  

	9.	Successors; Binding Agreement. 

 a. This Policy shall not be terminated by any Business Combination. In the event of any Business Combination, the provisions of this Policy shall be binding upon the Surviving Corporation, and such Surviving Corporation shall be treated as
the Company hereunder. 
 b. The Company agrees that in connection with any Business Combination, it will cause any successor
entity to the Company unconditionally to assume all of the obligations of the Company hereunder. Failure of the Company to obtain such assumption prior to the effectiveness of any such Business Combination that constitutes a Change in Control shall
be a breach of this Policy and shall constitute Good Reason hereunder and shall entitle the Participant to compensation and other benefits from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as the Participant would be entitled hereunder if
the Participant’s employment were terminated following a Change in Control by reason of a Qualifying Termination. For purposes of implementing the foregoing, the date on which any such Business Combination becomes effective shall be deemed the
date Good Reason occurs, and shall be the Date of Termination if requested by a Participant. Further, the Company acknowledges and agrees that each Participant will suffer immediate and irreparable harm in the event that the Company fails to cause
any successor entity to assume the obligations of the Company hereunder. The Company further acknowledges and agrees that the Participants shall be entitled to injunctive relief enjoining such failure. The Company shall hold the Participants
harmless from any and all costs and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of efforts by any Participant to enforce this Policy. 

 c. The benefits provided under this Policy shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Participant’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Participant shall die while any amounts would be payable to the Participant hereunder
had the Participant continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Policy to such person or persons appointed in writing by the Participant to receive such amounts or, if no
person is so appointed, to the Participant’s estate. 
  

	10.	Notice. 

 a. For purposes of
this Policy, all notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, certified and
return-receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows: 
 If to the Participant: the address listed as the
Participant’s address in the Company’s personnel files. 
 If to the Company: 
 FARO Technologies, Inc. 
 Attention: CEO, 
 125 Technology Park 
 Lake Mary, FL 32764 
 or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notices of change
of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
 b. A written notice of the Participant’s Date of Termination by the
Company or the Participant, as the case may be, to the other, shall (i) indicate the specific termination provision in this Policy relied upon, (ii) to the extent applicable, set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances
claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Participant’s employment under the provision so indicated and (iii) specify the date of termination, which date shall be not less than fifteen (15) nor more than sixty (60) days
after the giving of such notice; provided, however, that the Company may in its sole discretion accelerate such date to an earlier date or, alternatively, place the Participant on paid leave during such period. The failure by the Participant or the
Company to set forth in such notice any fact or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of the Participant or the Company hereunder or preclude the Participant or the Company from asserting such
fact or circumstance in enforcing the Participant’s or the Company’s rights hereunder. 
  

	11.	Full Settlement; Resolution of Disputes and Costs. 

 a. In no event shall the Participant be obligated to seek other employment or take other
action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to the Participant under any of the provisions of this Policy and, except as provided in the Separation Agreement and Release, such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not the Participant
obtains other employment. 
 b. Other than efforts to enforce this Policy through injunctive relief, any dispute or
controversy arising under or in connection with this Policy that is not resolved pursuant to Section 17, shall be submitted to arbitration in Seminole County, Florida, before a sole arbitrator selected from the American Arbitration Association
(“AAA”) pursuant to the Employment Arbitration Rules and Regulations, and shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida Arbitration Code Section 628 et seq. as the exclusive forum for the resolution of such
dispute; provided, however, that provisional injunctive relief may, but need not, be sought by either a Participant or the Company in a court of law either before or while arbitration proceedings are pending, and any provisional injunctive relief
granted by such court shall remain effective until the matter is finally determined by the Arbitrator. Final resolution of any dispute through arbitration may include any remedy or relief which the Arbitrator deems just and equitable, including any
and all remedies provided by applicable state or federal statutes. At the conclusion of the arbitration, the Arbitrator shall issue a written decision that sets forth the essential findings and conclusions upon which the Arbitrator’s award or
decision is based. Any award or relief granted by the Arbitrator hereunder shall be final and binding on the parties thereto and may be enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction. The Company and Participants acknowledge and agree that they are
hereby waiving any rights to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim brought by either of the parties hereto against the other in connection with any matter whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with this Policy. The
Company shall be responsible for payment of the forum costs of any arbitration hereunder, including the Arbitrator’s fee. Notwithstanding this provision, the parties to any dispute may mutually agree to mediate any dispute prior to or following
submission to arbitration. Notwithstanding anything in this Policy to the contrary, any court, tribunal or arbitration panel that adjudicates any dispute, controversy or claim arising between a Participant and the Company, or any of their delegates
or successors, in respect of a Participant’s Qualifying Termination, will apply a de novo standard of review to any determinations made by such person. Such de novo standard shall apply notwithstanding the grant of full discretion hereunder to
any such person or characterization of any such decision by such person as final, binding or conclusive on any party. 
 12. Employment
with Subsidiaries. Employment with the Company for purposes of this Policy shall include employment with any Subsidiary. 
 13.
Survival. The respective obligations and benefits afforded to the Company and the Participant as provided in Sections 4 (to the extent that payments or benefits are owed as a result of a termination of employment that occurs during the
term of this Policy) 5, 7, 9(c) and 11 shall survive the termination of this Policy. 

 14. GOVERNING LAW; VALIDITY. THE INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS
POLICY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLE OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS, AND APPLICABLE FEDERAL LAWS. THE INVALIDITY OR UNENFORCEABILITY OF ANY
PROVISION OF THIS POLICY SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS POLICY, WHICH OTHER PROVISIONS SHALL REMAIN IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. 
 15. Amendment and Termination. The Board may amend or terminate the Policy at any time; provided, however, that during the period
commencing on a Change in Control and ending on the 24 month anniversary of the Change in Control, the Policy (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Schedules, Appendices and Exhibits) may not be amended or terminated by the Board in any manner
which is adverse to the interests of any Participant then listed on Schedule A without the prior written consent of such Participant; provided, further, that any termination or amendments to the Policy (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any
Schedules, Appendices and Exhibits) that are adverse to the interests of any Participant then listed on Schedule A, and that occur during the period of time beginning on a date three (3) months prior to a Potential Change in Control and ending
on the termination of the agreement that constituted the Potential Change in Control, shall be void unless consented to in writing by the affected Participant. 
 16. Interpretation and Administration. The Policy shall be interpreted and administered by the Board. The Board may delegate any of its powers under the Policy to the Compensation Committee of the Board
(or any successor committee). With respect to those Participants who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Committee may delegate any of its powers under this Policy to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Board, the
Compensation Committee (or any successor committee) and the Chief Executive Officer (to the extent of the powers delegated to him) shall have the authority in their sole and absolute discretion to (i) exercise all of the powers granted to them
under the Policy, (ii) construe, interpret and implement the Policy, (iii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Policy, (iv) make all determinations necessary or advisable in administration of the Policy,
(v) correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Policy and (vi) amend this Policy to reflect changes in or interpretations of applicable law, rules or regulations. Actions of the Board or the Compensation
Committee (or any successor committee) shall be taken by a majority vote of its members. 
 17. Claims and Appeals.
Participants may seek injunctive relief to enforce this Policy at any time with or without notice. With regard to other disputes, the Participants may submit claims for benefits by giving notice to the Company pursuant to Section 10 of this
Policy. If the Participant believes that he has not received coverage or benefits to which he is entitled under the Policy, the Participant may notify the Board in writing of a claim for coverage or benefits. If the claim for coverage or benefits is
denied in whole or in part, the Board shall notify the applicant in writing of such denial within thirty (30) days (which may be extended to sixty (60) days under special circumstances), with such notice setting forth: (i) the
specific reasons for the denial; (ii) the Policy provisions upon which the denial is based; (iii) any additional material or information necessary for the applicant to perfect his claim; and (iv) the procedures for 

 
requesting a review of the denial. Upon a denial of a claim by the Board, the Participant may: (i) request a review of the denial by the Board or, where
review authority has been so delegated, by such other person or entity as may be designated by the Board for this purpose; (ii) review any Policy documents relevant to his claim; and (iii) submit issues and comments to the Board or its
delegate that are relevant to the review. Any request for review must be made in writing and received by the Board or its delegate within sixty (60) days of the date the applicant received notice of the initial denial, unless special
circumstances require an extension of time for processing. The Board or its delegate will make a written ruling on the applicant’s request for review setting forth the reasons for the decision and the Policy provisions upon which the denial, if
appropriate, is based. This written ruling shall be made within thirty (30) days of the date the Board or its delegate receives the applicant’s request for review unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in
which case a decision will be rendered as soon as possible, but not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the request for review. All extensions of time permitted by this Section 17 will be permitted at the sole discretion of the
Board or its delegate. If the Board does not provide the Participant with written notice of the denial of his appeal, the Participant’s claim shall be deemed denied. 
 18. Type of Policy. This Policy is intended to be, and shall be interpreted as an unfunded employee welfare plan under Section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”) and Section 2520.104-24 of the Department of Labor Regulations, maintained primarily for the purpose of providing employee welfare benefits, to the extent that it provides welfare benefits, and under Sections 201, 301
and 401 of ERISA, as a plan that is unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation, to the extent that it provides such compensation, in each case for a select group of management or highly compensated
employees. 
 19. No Duplication of Benefits. Except as otherwise expressly provided pursuant to this Policy, this Policy shall
be construed and administered in a manner which avoids duplication of compensation and benefits which may be provided under any other plan, program, policy, or other arrangement. In the event a Participant is covered by any other plan, program,
policy, individually negotiated agreement or other arrangement, in effect as of his Date of Termination, that may duplicate the payments or benefits provided in Section 4, the Company is specifically empowered to reduce or eliminate the
duplicative benefits provided for under the Policy. In taking such action, the Company will be guided by the principles that (1) such a Participant will otherwise be treated no more and no less favorably than are other Participants who are not
covered by such other plan, program, policy, individually negotiated agreement or other arrangement, (2) the provisions of such other plan, program, policy, individually negotiated agreement or other arrangement (including, but not limited to,
a special individual pension, a special deferral account and/or a special equity based grant) which are not duplicative of the payments provided in Section 4, will not be considered in determining elimination and/or reductions in Policy
benefits, and (3) payments that are exempt from Code Section 409A shall be reduced or eliminated prior to payments that are subject to Code Section 409A. 
 20. Nonassignability. Benefits under the Policy may not be assigned by the Participant. The terms and conditions of the Policy shall be binding on the successors and assigns of the Company. 

	21.	Effective Date. The Policy shall be effective as of November 7, 2008. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this Policy as of November 7, 2008. 
  

			
	FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		
		 	 /s/ Jay W. Freeland

	Name:	 	Jay W. Freeland
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer

 Schedule A 
  

			
	 Executive Name
	  	 Executive Title

		
	 David Morse
	  	SVP & Managing Director – Americas
		
	 Siegfried Buss
	  	SVP & Managing Director – Europe
		
	 Steve Garwood
	  	SVP & Managing Director – Asia Pacific
		
	 James West
	  	SVP & Chief Technical Officer
		
	 John Townsley
	  	SVP Human Resources

 Note: Executives may be added or eliminated from time to time in accordance with Section 3 of the Policy. The
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer as of effective date of this Policy each are parties to an employment agreement with the Company and, accordingly, are not Participants as of the effective
date of the Policy. 

 Appendix A 
 Additional Reimbursement Payments by the Company 
 1. Anything in this Policy to the contrary
notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment, award, benefit or distribution (or any acceleration of any payment, award, benefit or distribution) by the Company (or any of its affiliated entities) or any entity which
effectuates a Change in Control (or any of its affiliated entities) to or for the benefit of the Participant (whether pursuant to the terms of this Policy or otherwise, but determined without regard to any additional payments required under this
Appendix A) (the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any interest or penalties are incurred by the
Participant with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Company shall pay to the Participant an additional
payment (a “Reimbursement Payment”) in an amount such that after payment by the Participant of all taxes (including any Excise Tax) imposed upon the Reimbursement Payment, the Participant retains an amount of the Reimbursement
Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. For purposes of determining the amount of the Reimbursement Payment, the Participant shall be deemed to (i) pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rates of federal income
taxation for the calendar year in which the Reimbursement Payment is to be made and (ii) pay applicable state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rate of taxation for the calendar year in which the Reimbursement Payment is to be
made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Appendix A, if it shall be determined that the Participant is entitled to a Reimbursement Payment, but that the Payments would not be subject to the Excise Tax if the Payments were reduced by
an amount that is no more than 10% of the portion of the Payments that would be treated as “parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code, then the amounts payable to the Participant under this Policy shall be reduced (but not
below zero) to the maximum amount that could be paid to the Participant without giving rise to the Excise Tax (the “Safe Harbor Cap”), and no Reimbursement Payment shall be made to the Participant. The reduction of the amounts
payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing first the payments under Section 4(a), unless an alternative method of reduction is elected by the Participant. For purposes of reducing the Payments to the Safe Harbor Cap, only
amounts payable under this Policy (and no other Payments) shall be reduced. If the reduction of the amounts payable hereunder would not result in a reduction of the Payments to the Safe Harbor Cap, no amounts payable under this Policy shall be
reduced pursuant to this provision. 
 2. Subject to the provisions of Paragraph (1), all determinations required to be made under this
Appendix A, including whether and when a Reimbursement Payment is required, the amount of such Reimbursement Payment, the amount of any Option Redetermination (as defined below), the reduction of the Payments to the Safe Harbor Cap and the
assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations, shall be made by a public accounting firm that is retained by the Company as of the date immediately prior to the Change in Control (the “Accounting Firm”) which shall
provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the 

 
Participant within fifteen (15) business days of the receipt of notice from the Company or the Participant that there has been a Payment, or such
earlier time as is requested by the Company (collectively, the “Determination”). For the avoidance of doubt, the Accounting Firm may use the Option Redetermination amount in determining the reduction of the Payments to the Safe
Harbor Cap. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event (i) the Board shall determine prior to the Change in Control that the Accounting Firm is precluded from performing such services under applicable auditor independence rules or
(ii) the Audit Committee of the Board determines that it does not want the Accounting Firm to perform such services because of auditor independence concerns or (iii) the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the person(s)
effecting the Change in Control, the Board shall appoint another nationally recognized public accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees
and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company, and the Company shall enter into any agreement reasonably requested by the Accounting Firm in connection with the performance of the services hereunder. 
 3. The Reimbursement Payment under this Appendix A with respect to any Payments shall be made at the same time as the payments described in
Section 4 of the Policy are made; provided that if prior to such time the Participant remits the Excise Tax to the taxing authorities, then the Company shall promptly (but in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the
calendar year in which the Participant remits the Excise Tax) pay the Reimbursement Payment with respect to such Excise Tax to the Participant (except that the Reimbursement Payment shall be determined based on the actual tax liability of the
Participant). If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by a Participant, it shall furnish the Participant with a written opinion to such effect, and to the effect that failure to report the Excise Tax, if any, on the
Participant’s applicable federal income tax return will not result in the imposition of a negligence or similar penalty. In the event the Accounting Firm determines that the Payments shall be reduced to the Safe Harbor Cap, it shall furnish the
Participant with a written opinion to such effect. The Determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant. 
 As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the Determination, it is possible that Reimbursement Payments which will not have been made by the Company should have been made
(“Underpayment”) or Reimbursement Payments are made by the Company which should not have been made (“Overpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event the amount of the
Reimbursement Payment is less than the amount necessary to reimburse the Participant for the Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment (together with interest at the
rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) shall be paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Participant promptly (but in no event later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which the Participant remits the
taxes) following the date the Participant remits such Underpayment to the taxing authorities. In the event the amount of the Reimbursement Payment exceeds the amount necessary to reimburse the Participant for the Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm
shall determine the amount of the Overpayment that has been made and any such Overpayment (together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2) of the Code) shall be promptly paid by the Participant (to the extent the Participant
has received a refund if the applicable Excise Tax has been paid to the 

 
Internal Revenue Service) to or for the benefit of the Company. The Participant shall cooperate, to the extent his expenses are reimbursed by the Company,
with any reasonable requests by the Company in connection with any contests or disputes with the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the Excise Tax. In the event that the Company makes a Reimbursement Payment to the Participant and
subsequently the Company determines that the value of any accelerated vesting of stock options held by the Participant shall be redetermined within the context of Treasury Regulation §1.280G-1 Q/A 33 (the “Option
Redetermination”), the Participant shall (i) file with the Internal Revenue Service an amended federal income tax return that claims a refund of the overpayment of the Excise Tax attributable to such Option Redetermination and
(ii) promptly pay the refunded Excise Tax to the Company; provided that the Company shall pay all reasonable professional fees incurred in the preparation of the Participant’s amended federal income tax return (with such payment to be made
no later than the end of the calendar year following the year in which the professional fees are incurred). If the Option Redetermination occurs in the same year that the Reimbursement Payment is included in the Participant’s taxable income,
then in addition to returning the refund to the Company, the Participant will also promptly return to the Company any tax benefit realized by the return of such refund and the return of the additional tax benefit payment (all determinations pursuant
to this sentence shall be made by the Accounting Firm). In the event that amounts payable to the Participant under this Policy were reduced pursuant to the second paragraph of Paragraph (1) and subsequently the Participant determines there has
been an Option Redetermination that reduces the value of the Payments attributable to such options, the Company shall promptly pay to the Participant any amounts payable under this Policy that were not previously paid solely as a result of the
second paragraph of Paragraph (1) up to the Safe Harbor Cap. 

 Exhibit A 
 FORM OF CIC SEPARATION AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (HEREIN “AGREEMENT”) 
 This CIC
Separation Agreement and Release (this “Agreement”) dated as of ______________, _____ (the “Effective Date”) is entered into between FARO Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (the “Company”)
and [            ] (“Executive”). 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of their mutual agreements and covenants contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 
  

	4.	Executive’s employment with the Company will terminate effective [Date]. 

 5. Executive agrees to make himself reasonably available to the Company to respond to requests by the Company for information concerning litigation, regulatory inquiry or investigation, involving facts or events
relating to the Company that may be within his knowledge. Executive will cooperate fully with the Company in connection with any and all future litigation or regulatory proceedings brought by or against the Company to the extent the Company
reasonably deems Executive’s cooperation necessary. Executive will be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (not including counsel fees) incurred in connection with fulfilling his obligations under this Section 2.

 6. In consideration of Executive’s undertakings herein, the Company will pay an amount equal to [$____] in accordance with
Section 4 of the Company’s Change in Control Severance Policy (the “CIC Severance Policy”), less required deductions (including, but not limited to, federal, state and local tax withholdings) as separation/severance pay
(the “Severance Payment”). The Severance Payment will be paid in accordance with the CIC Severance Policy. Payment of the Severance Payment is contingent upon the execution of this Agreement by Executive and Executive’s
compliance with all terms and conditions of this Agreement and the CIC Severance Policy. Executive agrees that if this Agreement does not become effective, the Company shall not be required to make any further payments to Executive pursuant to this
Agreement or the CIC Severance Policy and shall be entitled to recover all payments already made by it (including interest thereon). 
 7.
Executive understands and agrees that any amounts that Executive owes the Company, including any salary or other overpayments related to Executive’s employment with the Company, will be offset and deducted from Executive’s final paycheck
from the Company. Executive specifically authorizes the Company to offset and deduct any such amounts from his final paycheck. Executive agrees and acknowledges that, to the extent the amount of Executive’s final paycheck is not sufficient to
repay the full amount that Executive owes to the Company, if any, the full remaining amount owed to the Company, if any, will be offset and deducted from the amount of the Severance Payment. Executive specifically authorizes the Company to offset
and deduct any such amounts from his Severance Payment at the time such Severance Payment is made. 

 8. Executive agrees that, after payment of Executive’s final paycheck on [Date] and the Severance
Payment, Executive will have received all compensation and benefits that are due and owing to Executive by the Company, including but not limited to salary, vacation pay, bonus, commissions and incentive/override compensation but excluding any
benefits provided pursuant to Section 4(c) of the CIC Severance Policy. 
 9. Executive represents that he has returned to the Company
all property or information, including, without limitation, all reports, files, memos, plans, lists, or other records (whether electronically stored or not) belonging to the Company or its affiliates, including copies, extracts or other documents
derived from such property or information. Executive will immediately forfeit all rights and benefits under this Agreement and the CIC Severance Policy, including, without limitation, the right to receive any Severance Payment if Executive, directly
or indirectly, at any time (i) discloses to any third party or entity any trade secrets or other proprietary or confidential information pertaining to the Company or any of its affiliates or uses such secrets or information without the prior
written consent of the General Counsel of the Company or (ii) takes any actions or makes or publishes any statements, written or oral, or instigates, assists or participates in the making or publication of any such statements which libel,
slander or disparage the Company or any of its past or present directors, officers or employees. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or prohibit Executive or the Company from responding to an order, subpoena, other legal process or regulatory
inquiry directed to them or from providing information to or making a filing with a governmental or regulatory body. Executive agrees that upon learning of any order, subpoena or other legal process seeking information that would otherwise be
prohibited from disclosure under this Agreement, he will promptly notify the Company, in writing, directed to the Company’s General Counsel. In the event disclosure is so required, Executive agrees not to oppose any action by the Company to
seek or obtain a protective order or other appropriate remedy. 
 10. Executive agrees that Executive’s [Employment and Confidentiality
Agreement] (the “Employment and Confidentiality Agreement”) shall continue to be in full force and effect, including but not limited to all non-competition and non-solicitation provisions contained therein. 
 11. Executive hereby represents that he has not filed any action, complaint, charge, grievance or arbitration against the Company or any of its
affiliates in connection with any matters relating, directly or indirectly, to his employment, and covenants and agrees not to file any such action, complaint or arbitration or commence any other judicial or arbitral proceedings against the Company
or any of its affiliates with respect to events occurring prior to the termination of his employment with the Company or any affiliates thereof. 
  

	12.	Effective on [Date], the Company will cease all health benefit coverage and other benefit coverage for Executive. 

 13. GENERAL RELEASE – Effective as of the Effective Date, and in return for the consideration set forth above, Executive agrees not to sue or file
any action, claim, or lawsuit against the Company, agrees not to pursue, seek to recover or recover any alleged damages, seek to obtain or obtain any other form of relief or remedy with respect to, and cause the dismissal or withdrawal of, any
lawsuit, action, claim, or charge against the Company, and Executive agrees 

 
to waive all claims and release and forever discharge the Company and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates, and all officers, directors, subsidiaries,
affiliates, parents, attorneys, agents, shareholders, representatives and employees of the foregoing, from any claims, demands, actions, causes of action or liabilities for compensatory damages or any other relief or remedy, and obligations of any
kind or nature whatsoever, based on any matter, cause or thing, relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to his employment, from the beginning of time through the Effective Date of this Agreement, whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent,
liquidated or unliquidated, and whether arising from tort, statute, or contract, including, but not limited to, any claims arising under or pursuant to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
Civil Rights Act of 1871, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Occupational Safety & Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act of 1990, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), New York State Labor Law, New
York State Human Rights Law, New York Human Rights Law, [NOTE: REVISE FOR GERMANY AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS, AS THE CASE MAY BE] and any other state, federal, city, county or local statute, rule, regulation, ordinance or order,
or the national or local law of any foreign country, any claim for future consideration for employment with the Company, any claims for attorneys’ fees and costs and any employment rights or entitlement law, and any claims for wrongful
discharge, intentional infliction of emotional distress, defamation, libel or slander, payment of wages, outrageous behavior, breach of contract or any duty allegedly owed to Executive, discrimination based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, age,
national origin, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or another unlawful criterion or circumstance, and any other theory of recovery. It is the intention of the parties to make this release as broad and as general as the law permits.

 [Executive acknowledges that he is aware of, has read, has had explained to him by his attorneys, understands and expressly waives any and all rights he
has or may have under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides as follows: 
 “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the
debtor.”]1 
 14. Executive
acknowledges that he may later discover facts different from or in addition to those which he knows or believes to be true now, and he agrees that, in such event, this Agreement shall nevertheless remain effective in all respects, notwithstanding
such different or additional facts or the discovery of those facts. 
 15. This Agreement may not be introduced in any legal or
administrative proceeding, or other similar forum, except one concerning a breach of this Agreement or the CIC Severance Policy. 
  
  

	 1
	 Include bracketed language for California employees. 

 16. Executive acknowledges that Executive has made an independent investigation of the facts, and does
not rely on any statement or representation of the Company in entering into this Agreement, other than those set forth herein. 
 17.
Executive agrees that, without limiting the Company’s remedies, should he commence, continue, join in, or in any other manner attempt to assert any claim released in connection herewith, or otherwise violate in a material fashion any of the
terms of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to make any further payments to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or the CIC Severance Policy and shall be entitled to recover all payments already made by it (including interest
thereon), in addition to all damages, attorneys’ fees and costs the Company incurs in connection with Executive’s breach of this Agreement. Executive further agrees that the Company shall be entitled to the repayments and recovery of
damages described above without waiver of or prejudice to the release granted by him in connection with this Agreement, and that his violation or breach of any provision of this Agreement shall forever release and discharge the Company from the
performance of its obligations arising from the Agreement. 
 18. Executive acknowledges that Executive has been advised hereby to consult
with, and has consulted with, an attorney of his choice prior to signing this Agreement. 
 19. Executive acknowledges that Executive has
fully read this Agreement, understands the contents of this Agreement, and agrees to its terms and conditions of his own free will, knowingly and voluntarily, and without any duress or coercion. 
 20. Executive understands that this Agreement includes a final general release, and that Executive can make no further claims against the Company, any
subsidiary or affiliate of the Company or any of the persons or entities listed in Section 10 of this Agreement relating in any way, directly or indirectly, to his employment. Executive also understands that this Agreement precludes Executive
from recovering any damages or other relief as a result of any lawsuit, grievance, charge or claim brought on Executive’s behalf against the Company or the persons listed in Section 10 of this Agreement. 
 21. Executive acknowledges that Executive is receiving adequate consideration (that is in addition to what Executive is otherwise entitled to) for
signing this Agreement. 
 22. This Agreement and the CIC Severance Policy constitute the complete understanding between Executive and the
Company regarding the subject matter hereof and thereof. No other promises or agreements regarding the subject matter hereof and thereof will be binding unless signed by Executive and the Company. 
 23. Executive and the Company agree that all notices or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement shall be
given in accordance with Section 10 of the CIC Severance Policy. 
 24. Executive and the Company agree that any disputes relating to
any matters covered under the terms of this Agreement shall be resolved in accordance with Section 11 of the CIC Severance Policy. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH
RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT. 

 25. By entering into this Agreement, the Company does not admit and specifically denies any liability,
wrongdoing or violation of any law, statute, regulation or policy, and it is expressly understood and agreed that this Agreement is being entered into solely for the purpose of amicably resolving all matters of any kind whatsoever between Executive
and the Company. 
 26. In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for
any reason, the remaining provisions or portions of this Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 27. The respective rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive any termination of this Agreement to the extent necessary for the
intended preservation of such rights and obligations. 
 28. The interpretation, construction and performance of this policy shall be
governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Florida, without regard to the principle of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal laws. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
policy shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this policy, which other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. 
 29. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts. This Agreement may not be amended, except by a written instrument signed and delivered by each of the parties hereto. The Company may assign this
Agreement to any successor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. 
  

	
	FARO Technologies, Inc.
	
	  

	[Name, Title]
	  

	Date
	
	Executive
	
	  

	[Name]
	  

	Date

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