UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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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~~January 135, ~~2008~~2009

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FIREPOND, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware	000-28515	20-3446646
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)		Identification No.)

11 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 310, Mankato, MN Minnesota 56001

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(507) 388-~~5000~~0400

(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

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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)

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~~Item~~Section 52.02 Financial ~~Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Information.

bItem 2.02 ~~Effective~~Triggering ~~May~~Events ~~13,~~That ~~2008,~~Accelerate asor ~~part~~Increase ofa ~~the~~Direct ~~Company’s~~Financial ~~operational~~Obligation or ~~restructuring,~~an ~~including~~Obligation ~~closing~~under ~~the~~an ~~Boston~~Off-~~area~~Balance ~~office~~Sheet ~~and shifting corporate headquarters to Mankato, MN, Jerry Keefe, Vice President, Operations, has left the Company~~Arrangement.

c.(a) ~~Effective~~On January ~~May 13~~5, 2008, ~~Craig~~the ~~Christiansen~~Company ~~has~~certified ~~been~~that ~~promoted~~an toEvent ~~Vice President~~ of ~~Technology~~Default ~~and~~has ~~Implementation~~occurred pursuant ~~with~~to ~~primary responsibility for onboarding~~ the Company’s ~~new~~Amended ~~customers~~and toRestated ~~our~~Senior ~~Firepond~~Secured ~~CPQ~~Convertible tmNotes due ~~OnDemand,~~December ~~multi-tenant~~2009 ~~solution~~(the ~~that~~“Exchanged ~~automates~~CAP ~~complex~~Notes”) ~~sales processes, improves order accuracy,~~ and ~~accelerates~~the ~~sales cycles. He will also oversee Firepond~~Company’s ~~product~~Amended ~~development.~~and Restated ~~Mr.~~Senior ~~Christiansen,~~Secured aSubordinated ~~22-year~~Notes ~~employee~~due ofJuly ~~Firepond,~~2009 ~~was~~(the ~~formerly~~“Exchanged ~~head of Research and Development~~Bridge Notes”).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibit index.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Certificate of Chief Financial Officer, dated January 5, 2009.

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 19, 2008	By:	/s/ Stephen Peary
Date: January 5, 2009	By:	/s/ Stephen Peary
		Stephen Peary
		General Counsel
		Vice President, General Counsel

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