FARO Settles FCPA Matter with $1-2M Monitoring Debt
LAKE
MARY, FL, June 6, 2008 - FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO) the
world leader in portable computer-aided measurement hardware and
software, announced that, as expected, the U.S. Department of
Justice and the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission have formally
approved the settlement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matter
with the Company.
There will be no further penalties or fines beyond what was
previously disclosed, nor were any criminal charges filed against
FARO.
Also, as previously disclosed, resolution of the matter includes
continuing obligations for compliance with the FCPA, including a
monitoring requirement for two years, which began on June 3, 2008.
The total cost associated with the monitoring obligation is
currently estimated to be in the range of $1 million to $2 million,
as disclosed in the Company's most recent earnings release and
conference call. However, the actual costs incurred may vary from
this preliminary estimate.
About FARO
With approximately 17,000 installations and 7,600 customers
globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets
portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to
create digital models -- or to perform evaluations against an
existing model -- for anything requiring highly detailed 3-D
measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory
planning and asset documentation, as well as specialized
applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and
crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites.
FARO's technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing
the amount of on-site measuring time, and the various
industry-specific software packages enable users to process and
present their results quickly and more effectively.
Principal products include the world's best-selling portable
measurement arm -- the FaroArm; the world's best-selling laser
tracker -- the FARO Laser Tracker X and Xi; the FARO Laser ScanArm;
FARO Photon Laser Scanners; the FARO Gage, Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE;
and the CAM2 Q family of advanced CAD-based measurement and
reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and
ISO-17025 laboratory registered.
For more information, visit
www.faro.com.
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