Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
FirstMark Capital, L.L.C.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SABA SOFTWARE INC [SABA]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Footnote 1
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1221 SIXTH AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/10/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10020
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 4.2 03/10/2009   D     5,000 (2)   (3)(4) 12/14/2010 Common Stock 5,000 (2) (4) 0 I (2) Investment Advisor (1)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 4.2 03/10/2009   A   5,000 (2)     (3)(4) 12/14/2014 Common Stock 5,000 (2) (4) 5,000 (2) I (2) Investment Advisor (1)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 4.16 03/10/2009   D     5,000 (2)   (3)(5) 12/15/2011 Common Stock 5,000 (2) (5) 0 I (2) Investment Advisor (1)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 4.16 03/10/2009   A   5,000 (2)     (3)(5) 12/15/2015 Common Stock 5,000 (2) (5) 5,000 (2) I (2) Investment Advisor (1)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 6.3 03/10/2009   D     10,000 (2)   (6)(7) 03/28/2013 Common Stock 10,000 (2) (7) 0 I (2) Investment Advisor (1)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 6.3 03/10/2009   A   10,000 (2)     (6)(7) 03/28/2017 Common Stock 10,000 (2) (7) 10,000 (2) I (2) Investment Advisor (1)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 4.53 03/10/2009   D     10,000 (2)   (8)(9) 01/11/2014 Common Stock 10,000 (2) (9) 0 I (2) Investment Advisor (1)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 4.53 03/10/2009   A   10,000 (2)     (8)(9) 01/11/2018 Common Stock 10,000 (2) (9) 10,000 (2) I (2) Investment Advisor (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
FirstMark Capital, L.L.C.
1221 SIXTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10020
      See Footnote 1
LENIHAN LAWRENCE D JR
1221 SIXTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10020
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Brian Kempner, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel   03/12/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Lawrence D. Lenihan, Jr., Director (1)   03/12/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) FirstMark Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("FirstMark"), is an investment advisor acting on behalf of its clients' accounts. Mr. Lenihan is the Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, and a member of FirstMark. Mr. Lenihan also serves on the Board of Directors of the Issuer and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest. FirstMark disclaims any obligation to file this report, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that FirstMark is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with respect to the Issuer of such securities.
(2) FirstMark disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that FirstMark is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.
(3) This option is fully vested.
(4) The two reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the "old" option and the deemed grant of a replacement option. The option was originally granted on 12/14/2004 to Lawrence D. Lenihan as compensation for his service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. The amendment consists solely of changing the term of the option from six years to ten years.
(5) The two reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the "old" option and the deemed grant of a replacement option. The option was originally granted on 12/15/2005 to Lawrence D. Lenihan as compensation for his service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. The amendment consists solely of changing the term of the option from six years to ten years.
(6) This option vests monthly over the course of four years beginning on December 28, 2006.
(7) The two reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the "old" option and the deemed grant of a replacement option. The option was originally granted on 3/28/2007 to Lawrence D. Lenihan as compensation for his service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. The amendment consists solely of changing the term of the option from six years to ten years.
(8) This option vests monthly over the course of four years beginning November 15, 2007.
(9) The two reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the "old" option and the deemed grant of a replacement option. The option was originally granted on 1/18/2008 to Lawrence D. Lenihan as compensation for his service as a member of the Board of Directors of the Issuer. The amendment consists solely of changing the term of the option from six years to ten years.

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