SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
MAIER LOTHAR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD

(Street)
LIVERMORE CA 94551

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2006
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORMFACTOR INC [ FORM ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
No securities are beneficially owned.
By: Stuart L. Merkadeau, Attorney-in-Fact For: Lothar Maier 11/14/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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CONFIRMING STATEMENT

This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Lothar Maier,
has authorized and designated Stuart L. Merkadeau, Michael M. Ludwig
and Montu R. Bashambu to execute and file on the undersigned's behalf
all Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the
undersigned may be required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions
in securities of FormFactor, Inc.  The authority of Stuart L. Merkadeau,
Michael M. Ludwig and Montu R. Bashambu under this Statement shall
continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,
and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in
securities of FormFactor, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing.  The
undersigned acknowledges that FormFactor, Inc., Stuart L. Merkadeau
and Michael M. Ludwig, and each of them, are not assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

Date:  November 13, 2006

/s/ LOTHAR MAIER
Lothar Maier