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        &#8220;Company&#8221;).&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Mr. Santo has accepted a position with
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        under a Schedule 13D, dated January 11, 2008 (as amended), filed on behalf
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        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
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        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
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        May 12, 2008, L. Bradlee Sheafe, age 40, has been appointed President by
        the Board of Directors.&#160;&#160;Mr. Sheafe is President of TechDev
        Holdings, LLC.&#160;&#160;&#160;TechDev Holdings is the sole member of FP
        Tech.&#160;&#160;Mr. Sheafe joined TechDev Holdings on May 12,
        2008.&#160;&#160;Prior to joining TechDev Holdings, Mr. Sheafe had served
        as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation since
        1997.&#160;&#160;&#160;Mr. Sheafe&#8217;s focus at the Federal Bureau of
        Investigation was criminal and national security cyber
        investigations.&#160;&#160;Most recently he was the FBI Liaison to the
        National Center for Supercomputing Applications.&#160;&#160;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.&#160;&#160;Mr.
        Sheafe was a Captain at the time of his departure from the U.S. Air
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  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font></div>
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text: santosheafe8k.htm
  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
  __________________________
  FIREPOND,
  INC.
  (Exact
  Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  __________________________
  Delaware
  000-28515
  20-3446646
  (State
        or Other Jurisdiction of
  (Commission
        File Number)
  (I.R.S.
        Employer
  Incorporation
        or Organization)
  Identification
        No.)
  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.
  a.
  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.
  b.
  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."
  c.
  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.
  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.
  FIREPOND,
        INC.
  Date: 
        May 13, 2008
  By:
  /s/ 
        Stephen Peary
  Stephen
        Peary
  General
        Counsel