Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LUDWIG MICHAEL M
   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
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/04/2012
(Street)

LIVERMORE, CA 94551		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Common Stock 05/04/2012   M   750 (1) A $ 0 25,116 D  
Common Stock 05/04/2012   M   7,500 (2) A $ 0 32,616 D  
Common Stock 05/07/2012   S   318 (3) D $ 6.0913 32,298 D  
Common Stock 05/07/2012   S   2,848 (3) D $ 6.0913 29,450 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 05/04/2012   A   25,000     (4)   (5) Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 58,000 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 05/04/2012   M     750   (6)   (7) Common Stock 750 $ 0 57,250 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 05/04/2012   M     7,500   (8)   (7) Common Stock 7,500 $ 0 49,750 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LUDWIG MICHAEL M
7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD
LIVERMORE, CA 94551		       SR VP, CFO  

Signatures

 By: \s\ Stuart L Merkadeau, Attorney-in-Fact For: Michael M. Ludwig   05/08/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents vested shares of common stock issued pursuant to the second conversion of one-fourth of the restricted stock units granted on April 29, 2010.
(2) Represents vested shares of common stock issued pursuant to the first conversion of one-fourth of the restricted stock units granted on April 29, 2011.
(3) Represents vested shares of common stock sold to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations associated with the conversion of the restricted stock units.
(4) The Restricted Stock Units vest and are exercisable in three annual installments on each February 10 of 2013, 2014, and 2015 (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).
(5) If the reporting person's employment is terminated for any reason before an applicable Vesting Date, all 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 equity vesting and exercisability between the reporting person and Issuer, which agreements or form agreements are filed with the SEC.
(6) The Restricted Stock Units vest and are exercisable in four equal annual installments on each April 29 of 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 (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).
(7) The restricted stock units released on May 4, 2012, were settled in shares of common stock, and were immediately cancelled upon settlement.
(8) The Restricted Stock Units vest and are exercisable in four equal annual installments on each April 29 of 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 (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).
 
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