SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LUDWIG MICHAEL M (Last) (First) (Middle) 7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD (Street) LIVERMORE CA 94551 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FORMFACTOR INC [ FORM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) SR VP, CFO
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/28/2014
	4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares	$0	01/28/2014		A		31,500(1)		(2)	(3)	Common Stock	31,500	$0	31,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock units earned in connection with a performance-based restricted stock unit award on May 4, 2012, based on achievement of certain targets in fiscal year 2013.

2. As stipulated under the award agreement 50% of the total units earned will vest on the date the performance conditions are certified (January 28, 2014). The remaining units will vest and become exercisable on the earlier of death or termination of employment on account of disability or the first year anniversary of the certification date (January 28, 2015). All stock will be released to the reporting person on the vesting date or the first market trading day during an open trading window under the Issuer's Insider Trading Policy thereafter if the applicable vesting date is not on a market trading day during an open trading window.

3. If the reporting person's employment is terminated for any reason before an applicable Vesting Date, all options and/or restricted stock units that have not yet vested shall be forfeited without consideration, except as provided in the change of control severance agreement and any other agreements regarding award vesting and exercisability between the reporting person and Issuer, which agreements or form agreements are filed with the SEC.

Remarks:

THE CONFIRMING STATEMENT GRANTING THE ATTORNEY-IN-FACT THE AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE AND FILE THIS FORM 4 HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

	By: /s/ Stuart L Merkadeau, Attorney-in-Fact For: Michael M. Ludwig	01/30/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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