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Attachment 1
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
__________________________
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2008
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FIREPOND,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
__________________________
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Delaware
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000-28515
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20-3446646
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Incorporation
or Organization)
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Identification
No.)
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11
Civic Center Plaza, Suite 310, Mankato, MN 56001
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(507)
388-5000
(Registrant’s
telephone number,
including
area code)
__________________________
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
o Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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a.
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Effective
May 12, 2008, William Santo resigned his position as a member of the Board
of Directors of Firepond, Inc. (“Firepond” or the
“Company”). Mr. Santo has accepted a position with
NMPP, Inc. (“NMPP”), a company that is included as a “Reporting Person”
under a Schedule 13D, dated January 11, 2008 (as amended), filed on behalf
of, among others, FP Tech Holdings, LLC (“FP Tech”) (the largest
shareholder of the Company) to act as an advisor to
Firepond.
Mr.
Santo stated, “Backed by FP Tech and guided by our new board of
experienced and successful business people and advisors, I strongly
believe that Firepond is positioned to realize its substantial market
potential. I fully support the new team and will continue to work with the
Company as an advisor, focusing on strategic opportunities in various
areas, including capital markets, acquisitions and joint
ventures.”
There
are no known disagreements with Mr.
Santo.
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b.
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Effective
May 12, 2008, William Santo resigned his position as Chief Executive
Officer of the Company. Mr. Santo has accepted a
position with NMPP to act as an advisor to Firepond, Inc.
Mr.
Santo stated, “Backed by FP Tech and guided by our new board of
experienced and successful business people and advisors I strongly believe
that Firepond is positioned to realize its substantial market potential. I
fully support the new team and will continue to work with the Company as
an advisor focusing on strategic opportunities in various areas, including
capital markets, acquisitions and joint
ventures.”
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c.
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Effective
May 12, 2008, L. Bradlee Sheafe, age 40, has been appointed President by
the Board of Directors. Mr. Sheafe is President of TechDev
Holdings, LLC. TechDev Holdings is the sole member of FP
Tech. Mr. Sheafe joined TechDev Holdings on May 12,
2008. Prior to joining TechDev Holdings, Mr. Sheafe had served
as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation since
1997. Mr. Sheafe’s focus at the Federal Bureau of
Investigation was criminal and national security cyber
investigations. Most recently he was the FBI Liaison to the
National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Mr. Sheafe is
a 1990 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and served as an
officer in the United States Air Force from 1990 to 1997. Mr.
Sheafe was a Captain at the time of his departure from the U.S. Air
Force.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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FIREPOND,
INC.
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Date:
May 13, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Stephen Peary
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Stephen
Peary
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General
Counsel
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