SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS

(Last) (First) (Middle)
262 HARBOR DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SABA SOFTWARE INC [ SABA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2014
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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, $0.001 par value ("Common Stock") 01/03/2014 S 50,000 D(1) $12.4 3,260,162 I See FN(2)(3)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS

(Last) (First) (Middle)
262 HARBOR DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
262 HARBOR DRIVE

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ardsley Partners Institutional Fund, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
262 HARBOR DRIVE
C/O ARDSLEY PARTNERS I

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ardsley Partners Renewable Energy Fund, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
262 HARBOR DRIVE

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ARDSLEY PARTNERS I

(Last) (First) (Middle)
262 HARBOR DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
HEMPLEMAN PHILIP J

(Last) (First) (Middle)
262 HARBOR DRIVE, 4TH FLOOR

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06902

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Common Stock sold by Ardsley Partners Fund II, L.P. a Delaware limited partnership ("APII") and Ardsley Partners Institutional Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Ardsley Institutional").
2. The shares reported in Column 5 of this Table I are held directly by APII, Ardsley Institutional, Ardsley Partners Renewable Energy Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited Partnership ("Ardsley Energy") and certain accounts (the "Accounts") managed directly by Philip J. Hempleman ("Mr. Hempleman"). Ardsley Advisory Partners, a New York general partnership ("Ardsley") serves as investment adviser to APII, Ardsley Institutional and Ardsley Energy and has investment discretion over the securities held by each. Ardsley Partners I, a New York general partnership ("Ardsley Partners") serves as the general partner of APII, Ardsley Institutional and Renewable Energy along with Mr. Hempleman, and has investment discretion over the securities held by each.
3. In addition to being the general partner of APII, Ardsley Institutional and Renewable Energy, Mr. Hempleman is the Managing Partner of Ardsley and Ardsley Partners, and in such capacity has investment discretion with respect to the securities held or managed by each of them as well as the securities held by the Accounts. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or their own actual pecuniary interest therein.
/s/ Steven Napoli, Partner 01/06/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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