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FirePond, Inc.
890 Winter Street, Waltham, MA 02451 * (781) 487-8400
Business Description The company is a leading provider of integrated e-business sales and marketing solutions that enable companies to optimize their customer relationships and maximize the effectiveness of their Internet-based and traditional sales and channels.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  FIRE (NASNTL) Industry  Internet (SIC 7389)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  11/12/99
Domestic Shares Offered  5,000,000 Offer Date  2/3/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $17.00 - $19.00
Company Shares  5,000,000 Offer Price  $22.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $1.540
Gross Proceeds  $110,000,000 Selling  $0.920
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  - - Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Robertson, Stephens & Company Lead Manager (415) 989-8500
Dain Rauscher Wessels Co-manager (612) 371-2818
E*OFFERING Corp. Co-manager (415) 835-1560
SG Cowen Co-manager (212) 495-6000
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 9 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data     10/31/96 10/31/97 10/31/98 7/31/98 7/31/99
Revenues   - - 34.158 26.530 30.635 24.173 24.298
Income from Oper.   - - 3.150 -27.198 -7.738 -4.004 -20.112
Net Income   - - 1.844 -28.789 -8.064 -4.298 -20.517
E.P.S   - - 0.180 -2.790 -0.810 -0.430 -2.050
Revenue Growth (%)      - - -22.33 15.473   0.52
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - 9.22 - - - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - 5.40 - - - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     -10.47 -6.55 -18.03
Cash Flow - Inv.     -1.49 -1.43 -0.76
Cash Flow - Fin.     4.14 4.81 18.39
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 7/31/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    20.09 Current Assets    13.85 Current Ratio    0.76
Total Liab.    19.86 Current Liab.    18.25 Debt Ratio    98.86%
Total Equity    0.23 Working Cap.    -4.40 Debt to Equity Ratio    86.71
Cash    1.94    Return on Assets   -
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for debt repayment, working capital and general corporate purposes.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  McDermott, Will & Emery
Bank's Law Firm  Hale and Dorr
Auditor  Arthur Andersen
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
Technology Crossover Ventures    
Lehman Brothers    
General Atlantic Partners    
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

Last updated: 5/29/00 12:56:25 AM
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