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): December 2, 2008

VERSANT CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

California		000-28540		94-3079392
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

255 Shoreline Drive, Suite #450

Redwood City, CA 94065

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

(650) 232-2400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The employment of Versant Corporation’s Executive VP of Field Operations, Mr. Thomas Huben, terminated effective as of December 2, 2008.

On December 2, 2008, Versant entered into a separation arrangement with Mr. Huben under which he agreed to provide certain limited consulting services through March 31, 2009. Pursuant to the separation agreement, Mr. Huben received a one-time separation payment of €216,000 (equivalent to approximately $275,000 U.S. Dollars), less applicable deductions and withholding, in exchange for executing a general release of claims.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		VERSANT CORPORATION


Date: December 4, 2008	By: /s/ Jerry Wong
		Jerry Wong, Chief Financial Officer