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 *
Ruscev Mario
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORMFACTOR INC [FORM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2009
(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 02/02/2009   M   10,000 (1) A $ 0 10,000 D  
Common Stock 02/02/2009   F   3,795 (2) D $ 15.56 6,205 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 02/02/2009   M     10,000   (3)   (4) Common Stock 10,000 $ 0 30,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ruscev Mario
7005 SOUTHFRONT ROAD
LIVERMORE, CA 94551
  X     CEO  

Signatures

 By: \s\ Stuart L Merkadeau, Attorney-in-Fact For: Mario Ruscev   02/02/2009
**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 first conversion of one-fourth of the restricted stock units granted on January 7, 2008.
(2) Represents vested shares of common stock withheld by Issuer to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations associated with the conversion of the restricted stock units.
(3) The restricted stock units vest and are exercisable in four equal annual installments on each January 7 of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 (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).
(4) If reporting person's employment is terminated without cause or by him for good reason (as described in his employment agreemeent filed by Issuer with SEC on Form 8-K on 01/07/2008) and he executes a release and waiver of claims in favor of Issuer, he will receive accelerated vesting of any unvested equity for an additional 12 months following his termination date and all vested equity will be exercisable until the 12 month anniversary of his termination date (but no later than the equity's expiration date). If reporting person's employment is terminated for any other reason, all unvested equity will be forfeited without consideration.
 
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