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): November 21, 2011

 

 

AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:  0-20190

 

DELAWARE   14-1673067

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Connell Corporate Center

300 Connell Drive, 5 th Floor

Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(908) 787-1700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 21, 2011, Authentidate Holding Corp. (the “ Registrant ” or “ Authentidate ”) entered into a definitive Joint Venture Termination Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) with EncounterCare Solutions, Inc. (the “ Seller ”), which provides for the assignment and transfer to the Registrant of all of the membership interests held by Seller in Express MD Solutions LLC (“ Express MD ”), the joint venture entity established by the Registrant and Seller pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement between the parties dated as of May 16, 2008 (the “ Joint Venture Agreement ”). At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, the Joint Venture Agreement was terminated, Express MD became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Authentidate and the Seller and an affiliated company of the Seller granted Authentidate a license to use certain of their intellectual property, as described in more detail below. In consideration of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, the Registrant agreed to pay to the Seller $1,000,000 in cash and deliver to the Seller 1,500,000 shares of restricted common stock of the Registrant. The cash payment is payable as follows: $50,000 was paid prior to the date of the Agreement; $475,000 was paid at the closing; $200,000 shall be paid on or prior to April 1, 2012; and $275,000 shall be paid by on or prior to October 1, 2012. The Registrant will pay the cash consideration to Seller through cash on hand and the shares issued to Seller were issued out of the Registrant’s currently authorized but unissued shares of common stock. The closing occurred on November 21, 2011.

In accordance with the terms of the Agreement, the Registrant, Seller and an affiliated company of Seller entered into an Intellectual Property License and Supply Agreement (the “ License Agreement ”) and the Registrant and Seller entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”) at the closing. Pursuant to the License Agreement, the Registrant was granted a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use the intellectual property of the Seller and the affiliated company of the Seller to continue to commercialize and develop the remote patient monitoring devices and related software sold by Express MD and to develop improvements and other products based on such intellectual property. Further, pursuant to the License Agreement, Registrant shall supply to Seller, and Seller shall purchase exclusively from the Registrant, such quantities of the Express MD device as is reasonably requested by Seller. The Registration Rights Agreement provides that the Registrant will file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 90 days from the closing to register the resale of the shares of common stock issued at closing. The Agreement also provides that within 90 days immediately prior to the fifth anniversary of the closing date, the Registrant shall assign the trademark “ExpressMD” to the Seller. At that time, the Registrant will have a limited period within which to transition to a new trademark for the Express MD products.

The foregoing summaries of the Agreement, the License Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

The information set forth in “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” regarding the termination of the Joint Venture Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

The information set forth in “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” is incorporated herein by reference. The Registrant has determined that it is not required to file any financial statements relating to the assets acquired or pro forma financial information pursuant to Rule 8-04 of Regulation S-X and Item 9.01 (a) or (b) of Form 8-K.

 

Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

The information set forth in “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” regarding the issuance of shares of the Registrant’s common stock pursuant to the Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. The shares of common stock of the Registrant to be issued pursuant to the Agreement will be offered and sold without registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on the exemptions provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and in reliance on similar exemptions under applicable state laws. Such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 28, 2011, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the transactions described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Such press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
  2.1    Joint Venture Termination Agreement dated November 21, 2011
10.1    Intellectual Property License and Supply Agreement dated November 21, 2011
10.2    Registration Rights Agreement dated November 21, 2011
99.1    Press Release of Authentidate Holding Corp. dated November 28, 2011.

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

    AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
    By:  

/s/ O’Connell Benjamin

    Name:   O’Connell Benjamin
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 28, 2011      

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  2.1    Joint Venture Termination Agreement dated November 21, 2011
10.1    Intellectual Property License and Supply Agreement dated November 21, 2011
10.2    Registration Rights Agreement dated November 21, 2011
99.1    Press Release of Authentidate Holding Corp. dated November 28, 2011.

 

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Exhibit 2.1

JOINT VENTURE TERMINATION AGREEMENT

This JOINT VENTURE TERMINATION AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of November 21, 2011 by and between Express MD Solutions LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), EncounterCare Solutions, Inc. (“ EncounterCare ”) and Authentidate Holding Corp.( “ Authentidate ”).

WHEREAS , Authentidate and EncounterCare are parties to that certain Joint Venture Agreement, dated May 16, 2008 (the “ JV Agreement ”) and that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of July 2, 2008 (the “ LLC Agreement ”) and are the holders of all of the equity interest in the Company; and

WHEREAS , the parties wish to terminate the JV Agreement and, in connection therewith, (i) EncounterCare desires to transfer and assign its entire equity interest in the Company, consisting of fifty (50) Membership Interests (as defined in the LLC Agreement) (the “ Interest ”) to Authentidate, (ii) EncounterCare and Authentidate desire to enter into certain licensing arrangements as described herein and (iii) in consideration of the foregoing, Authentidate agrees to make certain payments to EncounterCare, in each case as provided in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take place on the date hereof (the “ Closing Date ”).

Section 2. Transactions at Closing .

(a) Transfer of Interest . On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, EncounterCare shall cause to be assigned, transferred and delivered to Authentidate the Interest, free and clear of any liens, encumbrances or other restrictions, except as set forth in the LLC Agreement. Each of the Company, EncounterCare and Authentidate hereby agree that the Interest is fully vested and not subject to any right of repurchase in favor of the Company. Following the Closing, the Company shall record the transfer of the Interest to Authentidate in its books and records.

(b) License Agreement . The parties shall execute and deliver the Intellectual Property License and Supply Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ License Agreement ”).

(c) Termination of Agreements.

(i) Effective as of the Closing Date, the parties hereby agree that the JV Agreement shall be terminated pursuant to Section 8.2(d) of the JV Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 8.2(e) of the JV Agreement

 

[*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED AS TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. EACH SUCH PORTION, WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED HEREIN AND REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS [****], HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]


shall not be applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall have no further effect. The parties acknowledge and agree (i) that the Company shall continue to operate and exist and, as of the Closing Date, shall be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Authentidate and (ii) no cash or assets shall be distributed by the Company as a result of the termination of the JV Agreement.

(ii) Effective as of the Closing Date, EncounterCare shall cease to be a Member of the Company (as defined in the LLC Agreement) and shall have no further rights or obligations pursuant to the LLC Agreement. All members of the Board of Managers (as defined in the LLC Agreement) nominated by EncounterCare and the current Managing Director of the Company shall be deemed removed from such positions as of the Closing Date. EncounterCare acknowledges that, as the sole remaining Member of the Company, Authentidate may amend the LLC Agreement without EncounterCare’s consent.

(d) Payment . In consideration of the transfer of the Interest, the License Agreement and the other consideration provided for herein, Authentidate shall deliver to EncounterCare an aggregate payment equal to $1,000,000 (the “ Cash Payment ”) and 1,500,000 shares of Authentidate’s common stock (the “ Authentidate Stock ”).

(i) The Cash Payment shall be payable as follows:

(A) $50,000.00 has been paid prior to the date hereof by Authentidate to an account designated by EncounterCare and EncounterCare hereby acknowledges receipt of such funds;

(B) $475,000.00 payable at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds;

(C) $200,000.00 shall be paid by Authentidate to EncounterCare on or prior to April 1, 2012; and

(D) $275,000.00 shall be paid by Authentidate to EncounterCare on or prior to October 1, 2012.

(ii) The Authentidate Stock shall be delivered to EncounterCare at the Closing.

Section 3. Closing Deliveries; Form of Payment . At the Closing:

(a) EncounterCare shall execute and deliver to Authentidate (i) this Agreement, (ii) the License Agreement, (iii) that certain Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ” and together with the License Agreement, the “ Transaction Agreements ”) and (iv) the certificates and other deliverables specified in Section 6(a);

 

[*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED AS TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. EACH SUCH PORTION, WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED HEREIN AND REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS [****], HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]

 

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(b) Authentidate shall execute and deliver to EncounterCare (i) this Agreement, (ii) the License Agreement, (iii) the Registration Rights Agreement and (iv) the other deliverables specified in Section 6(b). In addition, at the Closing, Authentidate shall cause (A) that portion of the Cash Payment payable on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2(d)(i)(B) hereof to be delivered to the EncounterCare to the account specified in Schedule 1 by wire transfer of immediately available funds and (B) the delivery of a certificate representing 1,500,000 shares of Authentidate Stock to be delivered to, and in the name of, EncounterCare.

Section 4. Representations and Warranties of Authentidate . Authentidate represents and warrants to the Company and EncounterCare, as of the Closing Date, as follows:

(a) Authentidate has all requisite legal and, if applicable, corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements, to accept the Interest hereunder and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements.

(b) This Agreement and the Transaction Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by Authentidate and constitute the valid and binding obligation of Authentidate, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

(c) All action on the part of Authentidate necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements by Authentidate and the performance of Authentidate’s obligations hereunder and thereunder has been taken.

(d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements by Authentidate do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof will not (i) conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation under, or result in the creation of any lien, claim or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Authentidate under, any provision of any contract to which Authentidate is a party or by which any of its property or assets are bound or Authentidate’s organizational documents or (ii) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which Authentidate is subject.

(e) No person or entity will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon EncounterCare, the Company or any other person or entity for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of Authentidate.

(f) Authentidate is acquiring the Interest for investment for Authentidate’s own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” of the Interest within the meaning of the Securities Act. Authentidate is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to purchase the Interest.

 

[*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED AS TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. EACH SUCH PORTION, WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED HEREIN AND REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS [****], HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]

 

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(g) Authentidate understands that the Interest has not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Authentidate’s investment intent as expressed herein.

(h) As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Authentidate consists of 75,000,000 shares of Authentidate Stock. As of November 15, 2011, (i) 52,253,905 shares of Authentidate Stock are issued and outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) 14,507,066 shares are reserved for future issuance pursuant to authorized issued stock options pursuant to Authentidate’s stock compensation plans and warrants issued to various parties. All shares of Authentidate Stock subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The shares of Authentidate Stock to be issued pursuant to Section 3(b)(B): (i) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, Authentidate’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or any agreement to which Authentidate is a party or is bound and (ii) will, when issued (based upon the representations of EncounterCare), be exempt from registration under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “ Exchange Act ”) and exempt from registration under applicable Blue Sky Laws.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties of EncounterCare . EncounterCare hereby represents and warrants to Authentidate and the Company, as of the Closing Date, as follows:

(a) EncounterCare has all requisite legal and, if applicable, corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements, to transfer the Interest hereunder and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements. This Agreement and the Transaction Agreements have been duly executed and delivered by EncounterCare and constitute the valid and binding obligation of EncounterCare, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.

(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements by EncounterCare do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance with the terms hereof and thereof will not (i) conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation under, or result in the creation of any lien, claim or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of EncounterCare under, its organizational documents or any provision of any contract to which EncounterCare is a party or by which any of its property or assets are bound or (ii) violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any government, governmental agency, or court to which EncounterCare is subject.

(c) EncounterCare has good and valid title to the Interest, and has the absolute right to sell, assign, convey, transfer and deliver the Interest being sold by EncounterCare

 

[*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED AS TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. EACH SUCH PORTION, WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED HEREIN AND REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS [****], HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]

 

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hereunder, free and clear of all liens, security interest, pledges, claims, and encumbrances of any kind, except for such liens, security interest, pledges, claims and encumbrances set forth in the LLC Agreement. Assuming that Authentidate has the requisite power and authority to be the lawful owner of the Interest, delivery of the Interest as required by this Agreement will pass good and valid title to the Interest, free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, claims and encumbrances of any kind, except for such liens, security interests, pledges, claims and encumbrances set forth in the LLC Agreement.

(d) All action on the part of EncounterCare necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements by EncounterCare, the transfer of the Interest and the performance of EncounterCare’s obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements including, without limitation, the approval of its board of directors and shareholders, to the extent required, has been taken.

(e) No material consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any governmental entity or any third party, including a party to any agreement with EncounterCare, is required by or with respect to EncounterCare in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Transaction Agreements or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(f) EncounterCare agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that neither the Company, Authentidate, nor any of their affiliates or respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or representatives shall have any liability or responsibility whatsoever to EncounterCare on any basis (including, without limitation, in contract or tort, under federal or state laws or otherwise) based upon any representations or warranties made by Authentidate, the Company or any of their agents or representatives that are not specifically contained in this Agreement.

(g) EncounterCare has not taken action, or purported to take any action, on behalf of the Company which would result in any liability, obligation or encumbrance upon the Company or Authentidate, except as set forth in the LLC Agreement and as otherwise reflected in the Company’s books and records.

(h) None of EncounterCare or its officers, directors or affiliates owns or controls any ownership interest in Authentidate and no stockholder of Authentidate, to the knowledge of EncounterCare (i) owns more than 4.99% of the voting interests of EncounterCare or (ii) if EncounterCare were to distribute the Authentidate Stock, would be entitled to receive more than 4.99% of the Authentidate Stock.

(i) EncounterCare (i) is a sophisticated individual or entity familiar with transactions similar to those contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of the Company to make an informed decision regarding the transfer of the Interest, (iii) has independently and without reliance upon Authentidate, and based on such information and the advice of such advisors as EncounterCare has deemed appropriate, made its own analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. EncounterCare acknowledges that neither Authentidate nor its affiliates is acting as a fiduciary or

 

[*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED AS TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. EACH SUCH PORTION, WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED HEREIN AND REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS [****], HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]

 

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financial or investment adviser to EncounterCare, and has not given EncounterCare any investment advice, opinion or other information on whether the transfer of the Interest is prudent. EncounterCare acknowledges that (A) Authentidate currently may have, and later may come into possession of, information with respect to the Company that is not known to EncounterCare and that may be material to a decision to transfer the Interest (“ EncounterCare Excluded Information ”), (B) EncounterCare has determined to transfer the Interest notwithstanding its lack of knowledge of the EncounterCare Excluded Information and (C) Authentidate shall have no liability to EncounterCare, and EncounterCare waives and releases any claims that it might have against Authentidate whether under applicable securities laws or otherwise, with respect to the nondisclosure of the EncounterCare Excluded Information in connection with the transfer of the Interest and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. EncounterCare understands that Authentidate will rely on the accuracy and truth of the foregoing representations, and EncounterCare hereby consents to such reliance.

(j) Except for EncounterCare’s entitlement to receive the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 2, no person or entity will have, as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any valid right, interest or claim against or upon Authentidate, the Company or any other person or entity for any commission, fee or other compensation pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into by or on behalf of EncounterCare.

(k) EncounterCare understands that the shares of Authentidate Stock constitutes “restricted securities” under applicable U.S. federal and state laws and that, pursuant to these laws, EncounterCare must hold the Authentidate Stock indefinitely unless they are registered with the SEC and qualified by state authorities, or an exemption from such registration and qualification requirements is available. EncounterCare acknowledges that, except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, Authentidate has no obligation to register or qualify the Authentidate Stock for resale. In the event the Authentidate Stock is not registered pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and such stock can be transferred pursuant to SEC Rule 144, Authentidate will bear the cost of any legal opinion required in connection with such transfer. EncounterCare further acknowledges that if an exemption from registration or qualification is available, it may be conditioned on various requirements including, but not limited to, the time and manner of sale and the holding period for the Authentidate Stock. All certificates representing such shares of Authentidate Stock shall bear, in addition to any other legends required under applicable securities laws, the following legend, except that such certificates shall not bear such restrictive legend if, in the opinion of counsel for such Holder and the Company (which opinion will be obtained at the Company’s expense if such legend has not been removed prior to the one year anniversary of the date hereof), such legend is not required in order to establish compliance with any provisions of the Securities Act:

“The shares represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and may not be transferred except pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from registration.”

 

[*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED AS TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. EACH SUCH PORTION, WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED HEREIN AND REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS [****], HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]

 

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(l) There is no person holding any claim of any nature against EncounterCare or the Company arising out of or in connection with the operation of the Company’s business. Neither EncounterCare nor the Company has been, or is subject to, any past, pending or, to the knowledge of EncounterCare, threatened litigation, proceeding or administrative investigation, with respect to the Company’s business. To the knowledge of EncounterCare, neither EncounterCare nor the Company has violated any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree with respect to the operation of the Company’s business, and neither EncounterCare nor the Company has received any notice of any violation of any federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order or decree with respect to the operation of the Company’s business.

(m) To the knowledge of EncounterCare, there are no events or conditions concerning the Company that would be materially adverse to the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), operating results, or operations, of the Company nor has there been any event which may reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on any of the foregoing, or to the ability of EncounterCare to consummate timely the transactions contemplated hereby and there are no material liabilities (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due, including any liability for taxes) to which the Company is exposed.

(n) There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed by or on behalf of EncounterCare or any of its officers, directors or affiliates relating to the Company or its business.

Section 6. Conditions to Closing.

(a) The obligations of Authentidate at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment on or before the Closing of each of the following conditions:

(i) The representations and warranties of EncounterCare contained in Section 5 shall be true on and as of the Closing.

(ii) EncounterCare shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.

(iii) The Chief Executive Officer of EncounterCare shall deliver to Authentidate at the Closing a certificate stating that the conditions specified in Sections 6.1(a)(i) and 6.1(a)(ii) have been fulfilled.

(iv) EncounterCare shall have delivered to Authentidate a certificate of the Secretary of EncounterCare with respect to the resolutions of EncounterCare’s Board of Directors and stockholders, if applicable, relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and the authority and the signatures of the individuals executing this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements on behalf of EncounterCare, in a form reasonably acceptable to Authentidate.

 

[*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED AS TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. EACH SUCH PORTION, WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED HEREIN AND REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS [****], HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]

 

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(v) All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Authentidate, and Authentidate shall have received all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request.

(vi) EncounterCare shall have executed and delivered each of the other Transaction Agreements.

(vii) EncounterCare shall have delivered the original certificate representing the Interest to Authentidate or an affidavit of loss thereof, in a form reasonably acceptable to Authentidate.

(viii) EncounterCare shall have provided to Authentidate on November 18, 2011 the software, specifically including the following applications and devices: [****]; [****]; [****]; and [****] and [****], as well as the most recent version of the source code, object code, compiled code, and annotations to the source code (including software for the Electronic House Call Product as designed, developed and marketed by Cybercare, EncounterCare and/or the Company just prior to the Closing Date (“ Electronic House Call Product ”) and all web services and web based applications), hardware designs, firmware, system designs, documentation, all other information relating to the foregoing, and all data obtained by Cybercare and EncounterCare regarding any product studies and test results for all applications and uses of the Licensed Patents (as defined in the License Agreement) and/or Licensed Products (as defined in the License Agreement), including, without limitation for the Electronic House Call Product designed and manufactured in accordance with the versions of the Licensed Materials (as defined in the License Agreement) as are in existence on the Closing Date and which have been provided to Licensee by EncounterCare and/or its affiliates prior to the Closing Date and copies of all agreements relating to ownership of or license to each of the foregoing and the Licensed Patents by EncounterCare and/or Cybercare.

(b) The obligations of EncounterCare at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment on or before the Closing of each of the following conditions:

(i) The representations and warranties of Authentidate contained in Section 4 shall be true on and as of the Closing.

(ii) Authentidate shall have performed and complied with all agreements, obligations and conditions contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed or complied with by it on or before the Closing.

 

[*CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT HAS BEEN REQUESTED AS TO CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT. EACH SUCH PORTION, WHICH HAS BEEN OMITTED HEREIN AND REPLACED WITH ASTERISKS [****], HAS BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.]

 

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(iii) The Chief Executive Officer of Authentidate shall deliver to EncounterCare at the Closing a certificate stating that the conditions specified in Sections 6.1(b)(i) and 6.1(b)(ii) have been fulfilled.

(iv) Authentidate shall have delivered to EncounterCare a certificate of the Secretary of Authentidate with respect to the resolutions of Authentidate’s Board of Directors and stockholders, if applicable, relating to the transactions contemplated hereby and the authority and the signatures of the individuals executing this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements on behalf of Authentidate, in a form reasonably acceptable to EncounterCare.

(v) All corporate and other proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated at the Closing hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to EncounterCare, and EncounterCare shall have received all such counterpart original and certified or other copies of such documents as they may reasonably request.

(vi) Authentidate shall have executed and delivered each of the other Transaction Agreements.

(vii) Authentidate shall have delivered that portion of the Cash Payment due at the Closing and shall have delivered a certificate for the Authentidate Stock.

Section 7. Covenants.

(a) Mutual Release . Each of Authentidate and EncounterCare (in such capacity, a “ Releasor ”), in consideration of the agreements made herein, agrees to forever release, cancel, forgive and forever discharge the other, each of its predecessors, parent corporations, holding companies, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates (including, in the case of Authentidate, the Company), officers, directors, managers, members, employees, consultants, representatives, designees, agents, equity holders, heirs, successors and assigns in all capacities whatsoever (the “ Released Parties ”) and the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Released Parties from any and all claims arising by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, claims arising under the JV Agreement and the LLC Agreement, and all debts, obligations, claims, demands, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, losses, earnings, costs, expenses, injuries, judgments, extents, executions or causes of action of any kind whatsoever, known or unknown, in tort, contract, by statute or on any other basis, for equitable relief, compensatory, punitive or other damages, expenses (including attorney’s fees), reimbursements or costs of any kind including, without limitation, in the case of Authentidate as Releasor, all claims with respect to advances made prior to the Closing Date by Authentidate on behalf of EncounterCare for expenses of the Company, and each party, as a Releasor does specifically, waive any claim or right to assert any cause of action or alleged cause of action or claim or demand that has, through oversight or error, intentionally or unintentionally or through a

 

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mutual mistake, been omitted from this Agreement; provided , neither party releases any claims arising pursuant to this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements. Each Releasor understands and agrees, in compliance with all applicable laws that require a specific release of unknown claims or benefits, that this Agreement includes a release of unknown claims and Releasor hereby expressly waives and relinquishes all claims, rights or benefits that Releasor may have which are unknown to Releasor at the time of the execution of this Agreement. Each Releasor acknowledges that it may discover facts different from or in addition to those which he now knows or believes to be true and that this Agreement and the waiver and release set forth herein shall be and remain effective in all respects notwithstanding such different or additional facts or the discovery thereof.

(b) Non-Disclosure.

(i) The parties represent and agree that they will not discuss or disclose, or authorize their agents or employees to discuss or disclose, directly or indirectly, or in response to an inquiry from a third party, the substance or terms of this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements; provided, however, that the parties may disclose these matters to their attorneys or to any government authority such information as is necessary in connection with the preparation and filing of any corporate documents including reports filed by Authentidate pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations adopted thereunder by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This prohibition shall not apply to requests for information by any governmental agency or court of competent jurisdiction or subpoenas issued by such agency or court nor shall it apply to any action to enforce this Agreement; provided, however, each party shall give the other party at least ten (10) days’ notice if any information is to be disclosed to a third party pursuant to the last sentence of this Section 7(b).

(ii) EncounterCare shall not (and shall use all reasonable best efforts to ensure that each of its affiliates shall not) use, copy, reproduce or transfer, and shall keep strictly confidential (and shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that its officers, employees, agents and professional and other advisers keep confidential), any Authentidate Confidential Information which it may have or acquire before or after the Closing Date other than:

(A) information which is independently developed by EncounterCare without reference to the Authentidate Confidential Information;

(B) information which was in the possession of EncounterCare without confidentiality restriction prior to its disclosure hereunder;

(C) information acquired by EncounterCare from a third party to the extent that it is acquired with the right to disclose the same; or

 

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(D) information which is at the date of disclosure within the public domain (otherwise than as a result of a breach of this Agreement.

As used herein, “ Authentidate Confidential Information ” shall mean all information relating to the business, products, affairs, performance and finances of Authentidate, the Company, or any of their respective affiliates which is confidential to them or treated by them as such and trade secrets (including, without limitation, technical data and know-how) relating to the business of Authentidate, the Company and its affiliates or any of their suppliers, clients or customers.

(c) Non-Disparagement . Authentidate and EncounterCare agree that they shall not take any actions, make any statements, public or non-public, which are in any way damaging or disparaging to the reputation or image of the other party.

(d) Relationship of Parties . Neither EncounterCare, on the one hand, nor Authentidate and the Company, on the other, shall hold itself out as an agent or affiliate of the other following the Closing Date.

(e) Trademark Option . Within ninety (90) days immediately prior to the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Closing Date, Authentidate shall assign and transfer the trademark “EXPRESSMD” (“ Trademark ”) to EncounterCare. Authentidate shall have a period of ninety (90) days following the assignment of the Trademark to transition away from and cease using the Trademark.

(f) Operation of Business Prior to Closing . From the date of this Agreement to and including the Closing, EncounterCare shall: (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Company conducts its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice, (ii) cause the Company not to make any payments (directly to or for the benefit of) to either party or any of their respective affiliates or to enter into or amend any agreement with either party or any of their respective affiliates without the consent of other party (which shall not be unreasonably withheld); (iii) not take or permit any action which would result in any representation or warranty made by it becoming incorrect or untrue in any respect, (iv) preserve and maintain the goodwill of the Company, including without limitation, preserving all current relationships with suppliers, customers and others having business dealings with it and (v) not purchase, sell, lease or dispose of any asset of the Company or subject any of the assets of the Company to any lien, security interest or other encumbrance.

Section 8. Indemnification .

(a) Each of EncounterCare and Authentidate (in such capacity, an “ Indemnitor ”) shall indemnify and hold harmless, and at the other party’s request defend, the other party hereto and its affiliates, successors and assigns (and its and their officers, directors, employees, sublicensees, customers and agents) (an “ Indemnified Party ”) from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, settlements, expenses and costs (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and court costs) (“ Losses ”) which arise out of or relate to (i) any

 

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breach (or claim or threat thereof that, if true, would be a breach) of this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements by the Indemnitor, including, without limitation, any breach or alleged breach of any representation or warranty of Indemnitor set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement or (ii) any breach of any covenant of Indemnitor contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement.

(b) Upon notice to EncounterCare, Authentidate may in good faith set off up to $250,000 of Losses, in the aggregate, to which it reasonably believes it is entitled under this Section 8 against any portion of the Cash Payment otherwise payable by Authentidate to EncounterCare hereunder; provided , Authentidate may only exercise such right of set off to the extent such Losses result from a breach by EncounterCare of the representations set forth in Sections 5(a)-(e) and 5(j) or, to the extent a breach of Section 5(g), 5(m) or 5(n) results in Losses of at least $25,000, Sections 5(g), 5(m) and 5(n). Neither the exercise, nor the failure to exercise, such right of setoff will constitute an election of remedies or limit Authentidate in any manner in the enforcement of any other remedies that may be available to it.

(c) The representations and warranties of the parties hereunder shall survive the Closing.

(d) Absent fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct, in no event shall either party’s aggregate liability under this Section 8 exceed the amount of the Cash Payment and the Authentidate Stock.

Section 9. Expenses; Transfer Taxes . Whether or not the Closing takes place, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expense. All transfer taxes applicable to the transfer of the Interest shall be paid by Authentidate. Each party shall use reasonable efforts to avail itself of any available exemptions from any such taxes, and to cooperate with the other parties in providing any information and documentation that may be necessary to obtain such exemptions.

Section 10. Company Compliance . The Company is a party to this Agreement solely for the purposes of Section 2(a) and makes no representation or warranty as to the legality of the transfer of the Interest hereunder; provided, however , that nothing in this Section 10 shall in any way limit the Company’s right to claim any benefits inuring to it under any other sections of this Agreement.

Section 11. Amendments; Waivers . This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of complete compliance with the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements contained herein by the other party absent a writing to such effect and no waiver shall be binding unless in writing and signed by the party making the waiver. A waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

 

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Section 12. Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any party hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 13. Further Assurances . From time to time, as and when requested by any party, each party shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents and instruments and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other actions, as such other party may reasonably deem necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 14. Term; Termination . This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing Date (i) by the mutual written agreement of Authentidate and EncounterCare or (ii) if the Closing has not occurred by December 9, 2011.

Section 15. Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements contains the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous arrangement or understanding with respect thereto.

Section 16. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.

Section 17. Governing Law; Jurisdiction . All of the terms of this Agreement and the duties, rights and remedies of the parties to it and any and all matters arising directly or indirectly herefrom and therefrom shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey without respect to the conflicts of law provisions thereof. Each of the parties hereto hereby (i) irrevocably consents and submits to the sole exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts in New Jersey (and of the appropriate appellate courts from any of the foregoing) in connection with any proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Agreement; provided that a party to this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce an order or judgment of such court in any United States or foreign court having jurisdiction over the other party hereto, (ii) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any immunity from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process therein, (iii) agrees not to commence any proceeding other than in such courts and (iv) agrees that service of any summons, complaint, notice or other process relating to any proceeding in connection herewith may be effected in the manner provided for the giving of notice hereunder as set forth in Section 18 below. Each party hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it or he may have to a trial by jury in respect to any suit, action or other proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement.

Section 18. Notice . All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile communication) and mailed, faxed or delivered to a party at the address set forth below the party’s name on the signature pages hereto, or at such other address as to which such party may inform the other party in

 

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writing in accordance with the terms of this Section. All such notices, requests, demands and other communications shall, when mailed (which mailing must be accomplished by express overnight courier service or certified or registered mail, return receipt requested) or transmitted by facsimile (with a copy delivered by one of the other methods of delivery), be effective three days after deposited in the mails or upon transmission by facsimile, respectively, addressed as aforesaid, unless otherwise provided herein.

Section 19. Partial Invalidity . If any term or provision of this Agreement is at any time held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement, which shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Section 20. Interpretation . All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule or Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , this Agreement has been executed as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY:
EXPRESS MD SOLUTIONS LLC
By:  

/s/ Ronald W. Mills

  Name:
  Title: Managing Partner
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
ENCOUNTERCARE:
ENCOUNTERCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Ronald W. Mills

Name:  
Title:   President
Address:  
AUTHENTIDATE:
AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
By:  

/s/ O’Connell Benjamin

Name:   O. Benjamin
Title:   CEO
Address:  

 

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Exhibit 10.1

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT

This INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LICENSE AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT (“Agreement”), dated as of November 21, 2011 (“Effective Date”) is entered into by and among Cybercare, a Delaware corporation (“Cybercare”), located at 2409 N. Falkenburg Dr. ,Tampa Fl., EncounterCare Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ECSL” and together with Cybercare, “Licensors”), having a place of business at 2401 PGA Blvd., Suite 196, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 and Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Licensee”), having a place of business at Connell Corporate Center, 300 Connell Drive, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922.

WHEREAS, Cybercare and ECSL own or hold rights in certain intellectual property and rights therein relating to in-home telehealth patient monitoring systems and software, and each desires to grant to Licensee a license to the intellectual property and rights therein;

WHEREAS, Licensee desires to obtain a license from Cybercare and ECSL to the intellectual property and rights therein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective promises and covenants contained in this Agreement, Cybercare, ECSL and Licensee hereby agree as follows:

Definitions .

The following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

1.1 Affiliate . “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term under Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.

1.2 Baseline Materials . “Baseline Materials” means the versions of the Licensed Materials as are in existence on the Effective Date and which have been provided to Licensee by Licensors prior to the Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.3.

1.3 Baseline EHC Product . “Baseline EHC Product” means the Electronic House Call Product designed and manufactured in accordance with the Baseline Materials.

1.4 Claim . “Claim” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 12.2.

1.5 Confidential Information . “Confidential Information” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 16.1.

1.6 Defect . “Defect” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 7.5.

1.7 Electronic House Call Product . “Electronic House Call Product” means the Electronic House Call device as designed, developed and marketed by Licensors and Express MD Solutions LLC just prior to the Effective Date.

 

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1.8 Improvements . “Improvements” means any and all modifications, corrections and/or improvements to the Licensor Intellectual Property developed by either Licensors or Licensee.

1.9 Licensed Materials . “Licensed Materials” means all software, including without limitation, source code, object code, compiled code, and annotations to the source code, hardware designs, firmware, system designs, documentation and all other information relating to the foregoing, including for the Electronic House Call Product and related web-based services and applications, and all data obtained by Cybercare and ECSL regarding any product studies and test results for all applications and uses of the Licensed Patents and/or Licensed Products, including, without limitation for the Electronic House Call Product.

1.10 Licensed Patents . “Licensed Patents” means US Patent Nos. 5,987,519 and 6,112,224 and all corresponding worldwide patent applications and patents and all continuations, divisionals, reissues, reexamination certificates, extensions and renewals thereto, and all other patents owned by or licensed to Licensors that relate to in-home telehealth patient monitoring systems and software, and all Licensors Improvements thereto.

1.11 Licensed Products . “Licensed Products” means all products (including, without limitation, hardware, firmware and software) and services (including, without limitation, the Baseline EHC Product and the Updated EHC Product), made, have made, used, licensed, leased, offered for sale, sold or imported by Licensee that are covered by one or more valid and enforceable, issued or pending claims of the Licensed Patents, that are covered by the Licensor Copyrights or that relate to the Licensed Materials.

1.12 Licensor Copyrights . “Licensor Copyrights” means all works of authorship and all other copyrightable materials created or owned by ECSL and/or Cybercare relating to the Licensed Materials, Licensors Improvements, Electronic House Call Product and Licensed Products.

1.13 Licensor Intellectual Property . “Licensor Intellectual Property” means the Licensed Patents, Licensor Copyrights, and Licensed Materials.

1.14 Person . “Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a limited liability company, a trust, any unincorporated organization or a government or a political subdivision thereof.

1.15 Product Update Agreement . “Product Update Agreement” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 3.1.

1.16 Purchase Order . “Purchase Order” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 4.1.

1.17 RMA . “RMA” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 7.5.

 

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1.18 Services Improvements . “Services Improvements” means any and all modifications, corrections and/or improvements to the software services provided and/or developed by Licensee.

1.19 Term . “Term” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 9.

1.20 Termination Agreement . “Termination Agreement” means the Joint Venture Termination Agreement between ECSL and Licensee dated November 21, 2011.

1.21 Territory . “Territory” means worldwide.

1.22 Updated Baseline Materials . “Updated Baseline Materials” means the Baseline Materials as modified or improved by the Improvements as agreed upon by Licensee and Licensors.

1.23 Updated EHC Product . “Updated EHC Product” means the Electronic House Call Product designed and manufactured in accordance with the Updated Baseline Materials.

2. Licenses and Transfers .

2.1 License Grant . Cybercare and ECSL each grant Licensee a worldwide, perpetual (with respect to the Licensed Materials), irrevocable, royalty-free, non-transferable (other than as set forth herein), non-exclusive license to use the Licensor Intellectual Property to make, have made, use, offer to sell, sell and import, copy, reproduce, modify, publish, display, publicly perform and make derivative works based on the Licensed Products and to incorporate the Licensor Intellectual Property and Licensed Products, in whole or in part, into systems and/or services, within the Territory, and subject to Section 10.2, to develop Improvements and other products and services based on the Licensor Intellectual Property. Cybercare and ECSL also grant Licensee the right to grant limited sub-licenses as set forth in Section 2.2 below.

2.2 Sublicenses . Licensee shall have the right to grant one or more sub-licenses under the Licensor Intellectual Property to customers, distributors, resellers and Affiliates of Licensee to use, offer for sale, sell and import Licensed Products and to sublicense to their customers the right to use the Licensed Products, provided, that the terms of any sub-license shall be no less restrictive on any sub-licensee than the terms of this Agreement are on the Licensee.

2.3 Transfer of Licensed Materials . Upon execution of this Agreement, Cybercare and ECSL shall provide Licensee with access to and a copy of the Licensed Materials.

2.4 Consideration . As consideration for Cybercare and ECSL granting Licensee the rights provided for in this Agreement, (a) Licensee agrees to supply ECSL with Baseline EHC Products and, if applicable, Updated EHC Products, each pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and (b) ECSL and Licensee have entered into the Termination Agreement.

 

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3. Obligations of the Parties .

3.1 Obligations of Licensee

a. Maintaining Baseline Materials . During the term of this Agreement, Licensee shall maintain a copy of the Baseline Materials which shall be made available to ECSL promptly upon its–request; provided that should the parties develop Improvements and agree in writing, that Licensee should supply products incorporating the Improvements (“Product Update Agreement”), then as of the date of such Product Update Agreement Licensee shall no longer be required to maintain a copy of the Baseline Materials, but shall instead be obligated to maintain a copy of the Updated Baseline Materials, which shall be made available to ECSL upon its request. To the extent that the parties continue to develop additional Improvements, the steps above shall be repeated with respect to each Product Update Agreement.

b. Supply by Licensee . Licensee shall supply ECSL with the Baseline EHC Product in the quantities as reasonably requested by ECSL pursuant to Purchase Orders submitted to Licensee by ECSL, as set forth in Section 4. Upon the execution of a Product Update Agreement, thereafter all new Purchase Orders submitted by ECSL shall be filled with the Updated EHC Product. All Purchase Orders submitted by ECSL prior to the date of such Product Update Agreement, for which products have been scheduled for delivery more than thirty (30) days following the date of such Product Update Agreement, shall be filled with either the Baseline EHC Product or the Updated EHC Product, or a combination thereof, at Licensee’s discretion.

c. Manufacturing . All manufacturing of Licensed Products, and sales, and other costs, fees or charges of any kind relating to the Licensed Products up to the point of sale of such Licensed Products by Licensee shall be the sole responsibility of Licensee.

d. FDA Inspections . During the Term of the Agreement, Licensee shall be responsible for all activities relating to quarterly inspections by the FDA, including, without limitation, all costs, fees, expenses and other charges arising therefrom.

3.2 Obligations of ECSL and/or Licensor .

a. Purchases of Products . ECSL shall purchase all of the Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products that it purchases and/or sells, only from Licensee.

b. Services and Support . Cybercare and ECSL shall provide any and all services and support relating to the Baseline Materials and to any Licensors Improvements provided to Licensee, as reasonably requested by Licensee. Any support and/or services pursuant to this Section 3.2(b) shall be at a reasonable price and on terms as negotiated, in good faith, by the parties on a per project basis.

c. Improvements . None of the parties shall be under any obligation to make any Improvements. The parties may agree to exchange Improvements pursuant to a Product Update Agreement.

4. Orders.

4.1 Purchase Orders . Purchase orders for Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products shall be submitted to Licensee in writing and may be sent via post, fax, email or

 

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other electronic communication. Each purchase order shall include: (i) date of issuance, (ii) Purchase Order number, (iii) identification of products ordered including part number and description, (iv) quantity of products to be delivered, (v) requested delivery date, (vii) delivery address, and (viii) any specific delivery instructions such as freight carrier to be used (“Purchase Order”).

4.2 Applicable Terms . The parties agree that the terms and conditions of this Agreement will govern all Purchase Orders submitted by ECSL under this Agreement and will prevail over any and all other terms and conditions of any kind proposed by ECSL or Licensee, or any language inserted into any Purchase Order or any Purchase Order acknowledgement, unless both parties sign a document that expressly states a deviation to this Agreement.

4.3 Acceptance of Purchase Order . Licensee shall make all reasonable efforts to acknowledge in writing all ECSL Purchase Orders within five (5) business days of receipt thereof. In the event Licensee is not able to meet the requested delivery date and quantities, Licensee will notify ECSL promptly after receipt of ECSL’s Purchase Order stating the anticipated length of and the cause of the delay If notice of acceptance is not received by ECSL within five (5) business days from receipt by Licensee, such Purchase Order is deemed rejected.

4.4 Reschedules and Cancellation .

a. Rescheduling . Other than during the period that is less than four (4) weeks prior to the agreed delivery date for a product, ECSL may reschedule the agreed delivery date a maximum amount of one (1) time; provided that such rescheduled delivery date is not (a) earlier than or (b) more than four (4) weeks after, the original agreed delivery date, without incurring any liability.

b. Cancellation . ECSL shall be entitled to cancel Purchase Orders wholly or partially four (4) weeks or more prior to the original delivery date without charge. Purchase Orders cancelled within four (4) weeks of the original delivery date will incur a cancellation charge equal to [****] percent ([****]) of the purchase price of the products ordered. No orders may be cancelled within two (2) weeks or less from the original delivery date.

4.5 Order Increases . Upon written request from ECSL, Licensee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) deliver on the requested delivery date the number of items ordered by ECSL in excess of that set forth in ECSL’s forecast; and (ii) deliver the products in less than the expected lead time if so requested by ECSL. Compliance with any such request shall be at Licensee’s sole discretion.

4.6 Forecasts . ECSL shall provide Licensee with a non-binding monthly rolling forecast of its requirements for products for the following twelve month period. ECSL shall also provide Licensee with a binding quarterly forecast at least one month prior to each calendar quarter of its product requirements for such calendar quarter. Within one (1) week of receiving ECSL’s forecast, Licensee shall acknowledge the receipt of the forecast and confirm to ECSL in writing whether or not it can deliver all forecasted products.

 

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5. Delivery .

5.1 Delivery . All products shall be delivered FOB to the carrier identified by ECSL, or if not indentified, via common carrier in accordance with the applicable Purchase Order. Licensee shall comply with the delivery instructions contained in the Purchase Order, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. Each delivery shall be accompanied by an appropriate delivery note. All delivery notes must include: (i) Purchase Order number, (ii) ECSL’s part number and (iii) Licensee’s serial number (where applicable) of products. All risk of damage or loss to the products shall pass to ECSL upon pick-up by or delivery to the carrier. ECSL or its designee must examine all products immediately upon receipt and note any obvious damage on carrier’s delivery receipt. Damage which becomes apparent when the products are unpacked must be reported to the carrier as soon as discovered. LICENSEE’S RESPONSIBILITY FOR RISK OF LOSS, TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE AND DELIVERY SHALL CEASE WHEN THE PRODUCTS ARE DELIVERED TO OR PICKED-UP BY THE CARRIER. IT SHALL BE ECSL’S RESPONSIBILITY TO FILE A CLAIM WITH THE CARRIER.

5.2 Claims . All claims against Licensee for non-latent defects, or for errors, must be made by ECSL within twenty (20) days after delivery of the relevant products. Failure by ECSL to make a claim for any such defect or error within twenty (20) days shall constitute final and conclusive acceptance of the items delivered and a waiver of any defect or error not reported by such date.

5.3 Lead Times . The lead times for generally available products within the forecast shall be eight (8) weeks with the exception of the first production order which shall be twelve (12) weeks unless Licensee notifies ECSL otherwise in writing. The lead times for non-forecasted products shall be a maximum of twelve (12) weeks unless Licensee notifies ECSL otherwise in writing.

6. Discontinuing of Products . If, during the term of this Agreement, Licensee discontinues a Baseline EHC Product, other than after a Product Update Agreement, or an Updated EHC Product, other than after a Product Update Agreement, Licensee will provide at least six (6) months prior written notice of discontinuation of that product to ECSL. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of at least two (2) years following the discontinuance of a product, Licensee shall make the Baseline Materials or Updated Baseline Materials, as the case may be, available free of charge to ECSL for use by ECSL in making the Baseline EHC Product or an Updated EHC Product.

7. Product Warranty .

7.1 Warranty . Licensee warrants that (a) the Baseline EHC Products and, if applicable, the Updated EHC Products will be new, free from any defects in material and workmanship and will conform to the Baseline Materials or the Updated Baseline Materials, as the case may be. The warranty period for all Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products shall be the lesser of (a) one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the FOB delivery and (b) ninety (90) days from the date of first sale of such Baseline EHC Product or Updated EHC Product to an end user customer. This warranty is conditioned upon proper treatment, storage and use of such Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products, and is in lieu of all other

 

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obligations or liabilities on the part of Licensee arising out of or in connection with the Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products. This warranty does not extend to any Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products or parts thereof that have been subject to misuse, neglect, accident, unauthorized repair or similar treatment.

7.2 Limitation of Warranty EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN, THE BASELINE EHC PRODUCTS AND UPDATED EHC PRODUCTS, BASELINE MATERIALS, UPDATED BASELINE MATERIALS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS”, AND LICENSEE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION, GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT THERETO, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, IT BEING SPECIFICALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THAT LICENSEE DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR FITNESS FOR THE USE FOR WHICH THE BASELINE EHC PRODUCTS AND UPDATED EHC PRODUCTS, BASELINE MATERIALS AND UPDATED BASELINE MATERIALS WERE NOT MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED. LICENSEE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THE BASELINE EHC PRODUCTS AND UPDATED EHC PRODUCTS, BASELINE MATERIALS OR UPDATED BASELINE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. LICENSEE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO ECSL OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION, TELECOMMUNICATION OR INTERNET OUTAGES OR PROBLEMS, COMPUTER ERROR, CORRUPTION OR LOSS OF INFORMATION.

7.3 Third Party Materials . LICENSEE DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY WARRANTY FOR ANY THIRD PARTY MATERIALS OR SERVICES.

7.4 Licensee Limitation of Liability . IN NO EVENT WILL LICENSEE BE LIABLE FOR (i) DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, REPLACEMENT PARTS OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY BASELINE EHC PRODUCTS AND UPDATED EHC PRODUCTS, BASELINE MATERIALS, UPDATED BASELINE MATERIALS OR SERVICES PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE OR THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BASELINE EHC PRODUCTS AND UPDATED EHC PRODUCTS, BASELINE MATERIALS, UPDATED BASELINE MATERIALS OR SERVICES OR ANY BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR OBLIGATION ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, EVEN IF LICENSEE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR (ii) ANY CLAIMS OR DEMAND AGAINST ECSL BY ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS CUSTOMERS OR PATIENTS, ON ACCOUNT OF, OR ARISING FROM, THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF THE BASELINE EHC PRODUCTS AND UPDATED EHC PRODUCTS, BASELINE MATERIALS, UPDATED BASELINE MATERIALS OR SERVICES.

 

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7.5 Warranty Return Procedure.

a. Return Authorization . If any failure to conform to (a) the Baseline Materials is suspected in any Baseline EHC Products or (b) the Updated Baseline Materials is suspected in any Updated EHC Product (each, a “Defect”), under warranty, ECSL, after obtaining a return material authorization (“RMA”) form and number from Licensee, shall return, at ECSL’s cost, the product containing the Defect. Licensee shall issue ECSL an RMA number within two (2) business days of ECSL’s request to return the defective product. Licensee reserves the right to reject any Baseline EHC Products or Updated EHC Products or other item received from ECSL that does not have an authorized RMA number assigned. ECSL shall be responsible for the loss of such Baseline EHC Products and/or Updated EHC Products or items, and shall ensure that the returned Baseline EHC Products and/or Updated EHC Products or other items are properly packed, insured and returned to Licensee or its designee.

b. Repair or Replacement . Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the defective product, Licensee shall, at Licensee’s option, either repair or replace the defective product and return it to ECSL in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. All repaired and replaced products shall be warranted for the remaining warranty period of the product that was repaired or replaced.

8. Pricing and Payment and Taxes .

8.1 Pricing . Pricing for each of the Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products shall be Licensee’s [****] plus [****] percent ([****]).

8.2 Payment . All payments are due within thirty (30) days after date of shipment or invoicing whichever occurs first. Invoices shall be remitted to the billing address on the Purchase Order. All amounts payable by ECSL under the Agreement shall accrue interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum or the maximum allowable interest rate by law, whichever is less, commencing the date that is ten (10) days after the date that such payment is due until paid in full and ECSL shall reimburse Licensee for and hold Licensee harmless from and against any expenses, fees, costs or claims arising from or related to collection of any amounts payable and past due by ECSL.

8.3 Retention . ECSL acknowledges and agrees that until full payment is received by Licensee for all Baseline EHC Products and all Updated EHC Products, Licensee shall retain a security interest in and to such items for the purpose of securing payment from ECSL. Licensee shall have the right to execute and file financing statements evidencing Licensee’s security interest in a form satisfactory for filing with the relevant agencies and/or state authorities.

8.4 Taxes.  Licensors are not responsible for any sales, use, value-added, personal property or other taxes imposed on either Licensee’s or any sub-licensees’ use, possession, offer for sale, or sale of Licensed Products; provided that Cybercare and ECSL are each responsible for all relevant and applicable taxes on and/or related to the products that they purchase from Licensee and the products and services that they offer, sell or license, and for all taxes imposed on Cybercare’s or ECSL’s use, possession, offer for sale, or sale of Baseline EHC Products or Updated EHC Products. Licensee is not responsible for any sales, use, value-added, personal property or other taxes imposed on Cybercare’s or ECSL’s use, possession, offer for sale, or sale of Baseline EHC Products or Updated EHC Products. Each party shall be solely responsible for any taxes based on its own net income.

 

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9. Term and Termination .

(a) This Agreement shall run in perpetuity or, if terminated sooner, until the date of such termination (“Term”). The license to the Licensed Patents shall run until the last to expire of the Licensed Patents. The license to Licensor Copyrights shall run until the expiration of the last to expire of the Licensor Copyrights and the license to the Licensed Materials and the non-Patent Licensors Improvements shall run in perpetuity. The expiration of the aforementioned licenses on the Licensed Patents or Licensor Copyrights shall not be deemed to be a termination of the Agreement.

(b) Licensee may terminate this Agreement at any time upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to Licensors.

(c) Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall within ninety (90) days cease all manufacture, use, offering for sale, sale and importing of Licensed Products; provided that Licensee shall have the right to complete the manufacturing of all Licensed Products that are in process of being manufactured and to sell off all existing inventory and all inventory completed pursuant to this Section beyond such period. To the extent reasonably practicable, each party shall promptly return and deliver to the other party all Confidential Information belonging to such party that is in its possession, and shall certify in writing that it has not knowingly retained any copies of such. Any customers that purchase Licensed Products from the Licensee or its distributors, resellers or Affiliates prior to the termination of the Agreement shall have the right to continue to use such products and Licensee and/or its distributors, resellers and/or Affiliates shall have the right to continue to service such customers.

10. Ownership of Rights and Obligations .

10.1 Ownership of Licensor Intellectual Property . Licensee acknowledges and agrees that title to and ownership of the Licensor Intellectual Property and all of the applicable intellectual property rights in and to the Licensor Intellectual Property is owned by Licensor or its licensors.

10.2 Ownership of Improvements . The parties shall have the right to make Improvements, and any such Improvement that is incorporated into the Baseline EHC Product pursuant to a Product Update Agreement shall be owned by ECSL. All Improvements that are the subject of a Product Update Agreement shall be deemed Licensed Materials for purposes of this Agreement.

10.3 Ownership of Services Improvements . Licensee shall have the right to make Services Improvements All Services Improvements shall be owned by Licensee and it shall have no obligation to provide any such improvements to any other party.

10.4 Governmental Submissions . All submissions to governmental agencies and other regulatory bodies, including, without limitation, for purposes of obtaining approvals, licenses or other permissions, is the sole responsibility of Licensee, and Licensors shall have no rights or obligations relating thereto.

 

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11. Representations and Warranties, Limitations, Limitation of Liability .

11.1 Representations and Warranties . Licensors represent and warrant to Licensee that (i) Licensors have full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to grant the rights granted hereunder; (ii) Licensors have written agreements with the inventors, creators, and/or licensors of any of the patents, software, copyrights, and technology comprising the Licensor Intellectual Property sufficient for them to grant the rights to Licensee hereunder; (iii) the use and practice of the Licensor Intellectual Property, and the methods, processes and systems used to perform any services therewith shall not infringe upon or violate any trademark, trade secret, patent, copyright or other intellectual property or proprietary right of a third party; (iv) Licensors shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in the performance of their obligations hereunder; (v) Licensors’ execution and performance of this Agreement will not conflict with, violate, or otherwise result in a breach of the terms of any contract or agreement to which Licensors are bound, or any law, regulation, order, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or any other governmental or regulatory body binding upon Licensors; (vi) the Licensed Materials do not and will not contain anything that would disrupt, disable, harm, or otherwise (a) impede in any manner the Licensee’s or its customers’ systems (computer or otherwise) or operations, (b) impact in any way the Licensee’s or its customers use of the Licensed Products or (c) permit the Licensors or any third party to access Licensee’s or its customers’ systems (computer or otherwise) or operations; (vii) the Licensed Materials and the Baseline EHC Product will function substantially in accordance with the capabilities as indicated in any and all documents, specifications or other written or electronic materials related thereto and will not require any key or other code or password to enable their operation; and (viii) Licensors are not aware of any information that could form the basis of any claim relating to the Licensor Intellectual Property or the Electronic House Call Product.

11.2 Limitations . Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any form of license or rights under any patents, copyrights, mask works, trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, trade dress, trade secrets, know-how, or confidential information owned or controlled by Licensors or Licensee, other than as specifically indicated herein.

11.3 Limitation of Liability .

a. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY, ITS AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR EMPLOYEES, HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR THE COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY MANNER IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PERFORMANCE OR BREACH HEREOF OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, HOWEVER CAUSED, WHETHER BY NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY, INFRINGEMENT OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN

 

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ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS DO NOT APPLY TO ANY BREACH OF SECTIONS 11.1, 12 OR 16. THIS LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY PROVIDED HEREIN.

12. Indemnification and Disclaimer .

12.1 Indemnification .

a. By Licensor . Each of the Licensors shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Licensee and its officers, directors, representatives and agents against any claim, demand or cause of action (a) alleging infringement of any third party intellectual property rights based on the manufacture, use, offering for sale or sale of any Licensed Products, (b) based on or resulting from a breach of any provision of this Agreement by either of the Licensors, provided , that Licensee shall promptly notify Licensors upon learning of any such claim, demand or cause of action, or (c) based on or relating to any damage to property or injury to or death of any person resulting from or relating to any Licensed Products, provided , that Licensee shall promptly notify Licensors upon learning of any such claim, demand or cause of action, and provide Licensors with such assistance as reasonably requested by Licensors in defending against such claim, demand or cause of action.

b. By Licensee . Licensee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Licensors and its officers, directors, representatives and agents against any claims, demands or causes of action (a) based on the unauthorized making, using, offering for sale or selling of any Licensed Products by Licensee, or (b) based on or resulting from a breach of any provision of this Agreement by Licensee, provided , that Licensors shall immediately notify Licensee upon learning of any such claim, demand or cause of action, and provide Licensee with such assistance as reasonably requested by Licensee in defending against such claim, demand or cause of action.

12.2 Mitigation . In the event that any claim, demand or cause of action (“Claim”) is asserted against Licensors alleging infringement of any third party intellectual property rights resulting from the manufacture, use, offer for sale, sale or importing by Licensee of any of the Licensed Products, Licensors shall have the right to use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to resolve such Claim by one or more of the following: (a) working with Licensee to modify the Licensed Products such that they no longer infringe or (b) obtaining a license to the asserted intellectual property (the payments under which shall be borne by Licensors).

12.3 Disclaimer. It is expressly understood that Licensee is merely a supplier of the Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products, if any, and it is in no way involved with or responsible for any judgment, determination, diagnosis, actions or omissions, made by ECSL or any of its customers or patients, or any of their respective successors, assigns, agents, employees or representatives. The Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products, if any, are to be used for informational purposes, and are not intended to replace or supersede sound medical advice . Each end user is advised to consult with a medical physician before using any medical equipment or services or beginning any health regimen whatsoever. ECSL shall not represent or imply in any manner to any customer or patient or to any other person or

 

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entity, or to any governmental or quasi-governmental bodies, agencies, and authorities (“Governmental Authorities”) that the provision to ECSL, or ECSL’s customers and patients or the use by any of them of the Baseline EHC Products or Updated EHC Products, if any, constitutes an endorsement or promotion by Licensee of any of them or the services that ECSL or its customers provide. Licensee shall not be responsible for monitoring the content of any information transmitted by ECSL or any of its customers or patients. ECSL shall be solely responsible and liable for, and Licensee shall have no responsibility or liability for, the costs or expenses of any equipment and services, including, without limitation, telephone lines, electricity or other utilities, used or required by ECSL or ECSL’s customers and patients to operate the Baseline EHC Products or Updated EHC Products, as the case may be. ECSL represents and warrants and covenants on the date hereof and throughout the Term of the Agreement that it has and will maintain all licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations necessary or appropriate from all Governmental Authorities to purchase and use the Baseline EHC Products and Updated EHC Products and ECSL will use and maintain all of the same strictly in accordance with, and otherwise will comply with, all laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, and ordinances of all Governmental Authorities (“Applicable Laws”). LICENSEE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT THE PURCHASE, USE OR MAINTANANCE OF ANY OF THE BASELINE EHC PRODUCTS OR UPDATED EHC PRODUCTS COMPLIES WITH ANY APPLICABLE LAWS.

13. Marking . Licensee shall permanently mark with the numbers of issued Licensed Patents owned by Licensors all of the Licensed Products in accordance with 35 U.S.C. § 287 and in substantially the following form: “This product is covered by one or more of the following United States Patents: 5,987,519 and/or 6,112,224”.

14. Non Assignment .

14.1 The Agreement shall not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part by any party without the prior written consent of the others; provided , that a party may assign the Agreement without notice or prior written consent to an acquirer of all or substantially all of the assets or outstanding equity relating to such party’s business or portion of its business to which this Agreement or the Licensed Products relate. Any purported assignment or transfer in violation of this Section shall be void. This Agreement will bind and benefit the parties and their successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the above, Licensee may assign this Agreement to an entity that is an Affiliate of Licensee. The validity of any approved or allowable assignment of this Agreement or any of the rights or privileges under this Agreement shall be subject to the assignee agreeing in advance in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

15. Infringement by Third Parties . Licensee shall have the initial right to bring suit and initiate proceedings relating to any infringement of the Licensor Intellectual Property and to settle the same. All costs and expenses relating to any such suit or suits or proceeding shall be paid for by Licensee, and any and all recoveries, awards, or payments from said suits or any settlements thereof shall be the property of Licensee. Licensors shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Licensee in all such suits as Licensee deems reasonably appropriate or necessary and all costs and expenses thereof shall be borne by Licensee. If any party becomes aware of any infringement or misappropriation of the Licensor Intellectual Property by any third-party, such

 

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party shall promptly notify the other parties of such and provide the other parties with any and all evidence thereof in its possession or control. Should Licensee choose not to bring suit or initiate proceedings relating to the infringement of the Licensor Intellectual Property within one hundred twenty (120) days of learning of such infringement, Licensors shall have the right to bring such suit or initiate such proceedings, provided , that Licensors shall be responsible for the payment of all costs and expenses relating to any such suit or suits or proceeding, and any and all recoveries, awards, or payments from said suits or any settlements thereof shall be divided equally by the parties after reimbursement of Licensors for its costs and expenses in bringing the lawsuit.

16. Information and Confidentiality .

16.1 Confidentiality . Each of the parties acknowledges that the information relating to the Licensor Intellectual Property and other information provided by any party to any other party, including pursuant to this Agreement relates or will relate to information that is not or will not be publicly available (the “Confidential Information”). The Confidential Information provided hereunder is valuable, proprietary, and unique, and each of the parties agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information and to be bound by and observe the proprietary nature thereof as provided herein. Each of the parties agrees to take diligent action to fulfill its obligations hereunder by instruction or agreement with its employees, consultants, advisors or agents (whose confidentiality obligations shall survive termination of employment or agency) who are permitted access to the Confidential Information. Access shall only be given on a need-to-know basis, except as otherwise set forth herein or as may be permitted in writing by disclosing party. The terms and conditions of this Agreement are also confidential to the parties. No party shall disclose any such terms and conditions during the Term of the Agreement and thereafter without prior written approval by the other parties, except as required by law.

16.2 Injunctive Relief . Each party acknowledges and agrees that the unauthorized use or disclosure of the Confidential Information or any part thereof may cause irreparable injury to the other party, who shall therefore be entitled to seek injunctive relief to enforce these license restrictions, in addition to any other remedies available at law, in equity, or under this Agreement, and without the need to post a bond even if ordinarily required.

16.3 Confidentiality Exceptions . Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 16, the confidentiality obligations hereunder shall not apply to (i) information that is known to the public or is generally known within the industry or business, (ii) information that was legally acquired by Licensors or Licensee, as the case may be, from a third-party in good faith, provided that such disclosure by the third-party was not in breach of any agreement between such third-party and Licensors or Licensee, as the case may be, (iii) information that was required to be disclosed pursuant to law or order of a court having jurisdiction (provided that the party required so to disclose such Confidential Information shall offer the party owning such Confidential Information the opportunity to obtain an appropriate protective order or administrative relief against disclosure of such Confidential Information, when appropriate, provided that in the case of Licensee any disclosure pursuant to SEC requirements shall not require the prior notification of Licensor) and relating to enforcement of this Agreement, but only to the extent of any such required disclosure, and (iv) information that Licensee needs to disclose to existing and potential investors, subject to any such existing and potential investors agreeing to be bound by the confidentiality obligations hereunder.

 

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17. Survival . The terms of Articles 7, 8 (until all required payments have been made by Licensors), 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, and Sections 2.1, 2.2, 8.4, 18.1-18.4, 18.7-18.9 and 18.11-18.15 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement

18. General Provisions .

18.1 Choice of Law . This Agreement will be governed by, and construed and interpreted according to, the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its choice of law provisions.

18.2 Choice of Forum . Any claim or action brought by a party hereto arising in any way out of this Agreement must be brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or, if subject matter jurisdiction cannot be obtained in that court, in any court of competent jurisdiction sitting in New York State. Licensors and Licensee hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of said courts for these purposes.

18.3 Rights in Bankruptcy . All rights and licenses to the Licensor Intellectual Property granted under or pursuant to any section of this Agreement are, and shall be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined under Section 101(35A) of the Bankruptcy Code. Licensee shall retain and may fully exercise all of its rights and elections under the Bankruptcy Code or equivalent legislation in any other jurisdiction with respect to such rights and licenses to the Licensed Patents.

18.4 Relationship of the Parties . The parties are independent contractors under this Agreement and the parties do not intend to create any partnership, franchise, joint venture, agency, employer/employee, fiduciary, master/servant relationship, or other special relationship. Neither party shall act in a manner that expresses or implies a relationship other than that of independent contractor, nor bind the other party.

18.5 Force Majeure . No party to this Agreement shall be held responsible for the performance of any obligations under this Agreement provided such performance is hindered or prevented by any circumstances of Force Majeure which are riot, terrorism, strike, lock-out, flood, or other natural catastrophes or national or local Government regulations and provided the party frustrated notifies the other party without delay in writing at the beginning and end of any such circumstances. The party frustrated shall use every endeavour to minimize the hindrance or prevention of such fulfillment. Upon the ending of such circumstance, the frustrated party shall without delay resume the fulfillment of its obligations including any obligations, the performance of which was interrupted thereby.

18.6 Import and Export . The parties acknowledge that any Licensed Products, Baseline Materials, Updated Baseline Materials, and technical information provided under this Agreement may be subject to United States or other export laws and regulations and any use or transfer of such Licensed Products, Baseline Materials, Updated Baseline Materials, and technical information must be authorized under those laws and regulations. The parties agree that they will not use, distribute, transfer, or transmit the Licensed Products, Baseline Materials, Updated Baseline Materials, or technical information (even if incorporated into other products) except in

 

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compliance with such export regulations. Each party shall cooperate with the other parties and provide reasonable supporting information under its control that is necessary or useful for such party to comply with such regulations to export the Baseline EHC Products and the Updated EHC Products.

18.7 Entire Agreement . The Agreement is the final and entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous discussions, statements, representations, warranties, correspondence, conditions, negotiations, understandings, promises and agreements, oral and written, with respect to such subject matter.

18.8 No Reliance . The parties each acknowledge that, in entering into this Agreement, they have not relied upon any statements, representations, warranties, correspondence, negotiations, conditions, understandings, promises and agreements, oral or written, not specifically set forth in this Agreement. All of the parties represent that they are represented by legal counsel and have been fully advised as to the meaning and consequence of all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

18.9 Waiver; Modifications . No provision of this Agreement shall be waived unless set forth in writing and signed by the party effecting such waiver. No waiver of the breach of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement shall be a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach of this Agreement or any other provisions thereof. No waiver of any default, express or implied, made by any party hereto shall be binding upon the party making such waiver in the event of a subsequent default. This Agreement may only be modified or amended by a written agreement executed by each of the parties.

18.10 Notices . Any notices permitted or required under the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, mailed by certified mail, postage prepaid or by facsimile transmission (with proof of transmission) or shall be sent by overnight courier service to the address of the relevant party as first set forth above. Cybercare, ECSL or Licensee may direct notices to be sent to such other address or Person as any party may have specified in a notice duly given to the other party as provided herein. Such notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval or other communication will be deemed to have been given as of the date so delivered.

18.11 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, void, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, voidness, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force.

18.12 Cooperation . Each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver any and all additional papers, documents, and other assurances, and shall do any and all acts and things reasonably necessary in connection with the performance of their obligations hereunder and to carry out the intent of the parties hereto.

18.13 Titles . Some Sections of this Agreement have titles and some do not. The fact that some Sections hereof do not have titles shall have no significance. The titles are included for ease of reference only, and shall not be used to construe the meaning of this Agreement.

 

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18.14 Authority . All parties and authorized representatives signing this Agreement represent and warrant that they have authority to execute and enter into this Agreement.

18.15 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, all of which shall constitute a single agreement binding on the parties. Facsimile signatures shall be binding for all purposes.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Patent and Technology License Agreement through their duly authorized representatives on the date set forth above.

 

CYBERCARE     AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.
By:  

/s/ John Stanton

    By:  

/s/ O’Connell Benjamin

Name: John Stanton, President     Name: O’Connell Benjamin
Title: President     Title: Chief Executive Officer
ENCOUNTERCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.      
By:  

/s/ Ronald W. Mills, Sr.

     
Name: Ronald W. Mills, Sr.      
Title: Chief Executive Officer      

 

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Exhibit 10.2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of November 21, 2011 by and between Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and EncounterCare Solutions, Inc. (the “ Holder ”). This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Joint Venture Termination Agreement by and among the Company, the Holder and Express MD Solutions, LLC dated as of the date first set forth above (the “ Termination Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Termination Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.

The parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Certain Definitions .

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Business Day ” means any day except Saturday, Sunday, any day which shall be a federal legal holiday in the United States or any day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close.

Common Stock ” means the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value, and any securities into which such shares may hereinafter be reclassified.

Effectiveness Date ” means, with respect to the Registration Statement required to be filed hereunder, the 120 th calendar day following the Closing Date (or the 150 th calendar day following the Closing Date in the case of a Commission review of such Registration Statement).

Effectiveness Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Holders ” means the Holders of the Registrable Securities identified in the Termination Agreement and any Affiliate or permitted transferee of any Holder who is a subsequent holder of any Registrable Securities.

Prospectus ” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and by all other amendments and supplements to the prospectus, including post-effective amendments and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

Register ,” “ registered ” and “ registration ” refer to a registration made by preparing and filing a Registration Statement or similar document in compliance with the 1933 Act (as defined below), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such Registration Statement or document.

Registrable Securities ” means (i) the shares of Common Stock issued by the Company to the Holders pursuant to the Termination Agreement and (ii) any other securities issued or issuable with respect to or in exchange for Registrable Securities, whether by merger, charter amendment or otherwise; provided, that, a security shall cease to be a Registrable Security upon (A) sale pursuant to a Registration Statement or Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (B) such security becoming eligible for sale without restriction by the Holders pursuant to Rule 144.


Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed under the 1933 Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.

Required Holders ” means the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities.

SEC ” or the “ Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

1933 Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

1934 Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2. Registration .

(a) Registration Statement . Promptly following the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Termination Agreement (the “ Closing Date ”) but no later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (the “ Filing Deadline ”), the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC one Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on such form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities), covering the resale of the Registrable Securities. Subject to any SEC comments, such Registration Statement shall include the plan of distribution attached hereto as Exhibit A . Such Registration Statement also shall cover, to the extent allowable under the 1933 Act and the rules promulgated thereunder (including Rule 416), such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the Registrable Securities. The Registration Statement (and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each request for acceleration of effectiveness thereof) shall be provided in accordance with Section 3(c) to the Holders and their counsel prior to its filing or other submission.

(b) Expenses . The Company will pay all expenses associated with each registration, including filing and printing fees, the Company’s counsel and accounting fees and expenses, costs associated with clearing the Registrable Securities for sale under applicable state securities laws, and listing fees. In no event shall the Company be responsible for any discounts, commissions, fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals with respect to the Registrable Securities being sold, or any legal fees or other costs or expenses of the Holders.

(c) Effectiveness .

(i) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as possible after the filing thereof, but in any event prior to the applicable Effectiveness Date, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective during the Effectiveness Period. The Company shall notify the Holders by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within two Business Days, after any Registration Statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide the Holders with copies of any related Prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.

 

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(ii) For not more than twenty (20) consecutive days or for a total of not more than forty-five (45) days in any twelve (12) month period, the Company may suspend the use of any Prospectus included in any Registration Statement contemplated by this Section in the event that the Company determines in good faith that such suspension is necessary to (A) delay the disclosure of material non-public information concerning the Company, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of the Company, in the best interests of the Company or (B) amend or supplement the affected Registration Statement or the related Prospectus so that such Registration Statement or Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the case of the Prospectus in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (an “ Allowed Delay ”); provided, that the Company shall promptly (a) notify each Holder in writing of the commencement of and the reasons for an Allowed Delay, but shall not (without the prior written consent of a Holder) disclose to such Holder any material non-public information giving rise to an Allowed Delay, (b) advise the Holders in writing to cease all sales under the Registration Statement until the end of the Allowed Delay and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate an Allowed Delay as promptly as practicable.

(d) Rule 415; Cutback . If at any time the SEC takes the position that the offering of some or all of the Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement is not eligible to be made on a delayed or continuous basis under the provisions of Rule 415 under the 1933 Act or requires any Holder to be named as an “underwriter”, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to persuade the SEC that the offering contemplated by the Registration Statement is a valid secondary offering and not an offering “by or on behalf of the issuer” as defined in Rule 415 and that none of the Holders is an “underwriter”. The Holders shall have the right to participate or have their counsel participate in any meetings or discussions with the SEC regarding the SEC’s position and to comment or have their counsel comment on any written submission made to the SEC with respect thereto. No such written submission shall be made to the SEC to which the Holders’ counsel reasonably objects. In the event that, despite the Company’s commercially reasonable efforts and compliance with the terms of this Section 2(d), the SEC refuses to alter its position, the Company shall (i) remove from the Registration Statement such portion of the Registrable Securities (the “ Cut Back Shares ”) and/or (ii) agree to such restrictions and limitations on the registration and resale of the Registrable Securities as the SEC may require to assure the Company’s compliance with the requirements of Rule 415 (collectively, the “ SEC Restrictions ”). Any cut-back imposed on the Holders pursuant to this Section 2(d) shall be allocated among the Holders on a pro rata basis and shall be applied first to any Conversion Shares, unless the SEC Restrictions otherwise require or provide or the Holders otherwise agree.

3. Company Obligations . The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms hereof, and pursuant thereto the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:

(a) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain continuously effective for a period that will terminate upon the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement as amended from time to time, have been sold, and (ii) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 (the “ Effectiveness Period ”) and advise the Holders in writing when the Effectiveness Period has expired;

(b) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and to comply with the provisions of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act with respect to the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby;

 

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(c) provide copies to and permit counsel designated by the Holders to review each Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto no fewer than five (5) days prior to their filing with the SEC and not file any document to which such counsel reasonably objects;

(d) furnish to the Holders and their legal counsel (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly distributed, filed with the SEC, or received by the Company (but not later than two (2) Business Days after the filing date, receipt date or sending date, as the case may be) one (1) copy of any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto, and each letter written by or on behalf of the Company to the SEC or the staff of the SEC, and each item of correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC, in each case relating to such Registration Statement (other than any portion of any thereof which contains information for which the Company has sought confidential treatment), and (ii) such number of copies of a Prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, and all amendments and supplements thereto and such other documents as each Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder that are covered by the related Registration Statement;

(e) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of effectiveness and, (ii) if such order is issued, obtain the withdrawal of any such order at the earliest possible moment;

(f) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the Holders and their counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions requested by the Holders and do any and all other commercially reasonable acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the distribution in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (i) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(f), (ii) subject itself to general taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be so subject but for this Section 3(f), or (iii) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction;

(g) use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange, interdealer quotation system or other market on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

(h) immediately notify the Holders, at any time prior to the end of the Effectiveness Period, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing, and promptly prepare, file with the SEC and furnish to such holder a supplement to or an amendment of such Prospectus as may be necessary so that such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing; and

(i) otherwise use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, including, without limitation, Rule 172 under the 1933 Act, file any final Prospectus, including any supplement or amendment thereof, with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act, promptly inform the Holders in writing if, at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Company does not satisfy the conditions specified in Rule 172 and, as a result thereof, the Holders are required to deliver a Prospectus in

 

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connection with any disposition of Registrable Securities and take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate the registration of the Registrable Securities hereunder; and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, but not later than the Availability Date (as defined below), an earnings statement covering a period of at least twelve (12) months, beginning after the effective date of each Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder (for the purpose of this subsection 3(i), “Availability Date” means the 45th day following the end of the fourth fiscal quarter that includes the effective date of such Registration Statement, except that, if such fourth fiscal quarter is the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year, “Availability Date” means the 90th day after the end of such fourth fiscal quarter).

4. Obligations of the Holders .

(a) Required Information . Each Holder shall furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it, as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. At least five (5) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of any Registration Statement, the Company shall notify each Holder of the information the Company requires from such Holder if such Holder elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. A Holder shall provide such information to the Company at least two (2) Business Days prior to the first anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement if such Holder elects to have any of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement. Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company a completed Questionnaire in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B (a “ Selling Shareholder Questionnaire ”) not less than two Business Days prior to the Filing Date or by the end of the fourth Business Day following the date on which such Holder receives draft materials in accordance with this Section. The Company shall not be required to include the Registrable Securities of a Holder in a Registration Statement and shall not be required to pay any damages to such Holder who fails to furnish to the Company a fully completed Selling Shareholder Questionnaire at least two Business Days prior to the Filing Date. The Company may require each selling Holder to furnish to the Company a certified statement as to the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Holder and, if required by the Commission, the natural persons thereof that have voting and dispositive control over the Shares.

(b) Each Holder, by its acceptance of the Registrable Securities agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement hereunder, unless such Holder has notified the Company in writing of its election to exclude all of its Registrable Securities from such Registration Statement.

(c) Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of either (i) the commencement of an Allowed Delay pursuant to Section 2(c)(ii) or (ii) the happening of an event pursuant to Section 3(h) hereof, such Holder will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities, until the Holder is advised by the Company that such dispositions may again be made.

(d) Compliance . Each Holder covenants and agrees that it will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act as applicable to it in connection with sales of Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement.

 

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5. Indemnification .

(a) Indemnification by the Company . The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder and its officers, directors, members, partners, employees and agents, successors and assigns, and each other person, if any, who controls such Holder within the meaning of the 1933 Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they may become subject under the 1933 Act or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement, any preliminary Prospectus or final Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof; (ii) any blue sky application or other document executed by the Company specifically for that purpose or based upon written information furnished by the Company filed in any state or other jurisdiction in order to qualify any or all of the Registrable Securities under the securities laws thereof (any such application, document or information herein called a “Blue Sky Application”); (iii) the omission or alleged omission to state in a Blue Sky Application a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (iv) any violation by the Company or its agents of any rule or regulation promulgated under the 1933 Act applicable to the Company or its agents and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with such registration; or (v) any failure to register or qualify the Registrable Securities included in any such Registration Statement in any state where the Company or its agents has affirmatively undertaken or agreed in writing that the Company will undertake such registration or qualification on a Holder’s behalf and will reimburse such Holder, and each such officer, director or member and each such controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided , however , that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon (i) a Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act, (ii) the use by a Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective, or (iii) an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Holder or any such controlling person in writing specifically for use in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or Blue Sky Application.

(b) Indemnification by the Holders . Each Holder agrees, severally but not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors, officers, employees, stockholders and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the 1933 Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) resulting from (i) such Holder’s failure to comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the 1933 Act; (ii) the use by such Holder of an outdated or defective Prospectus after the Company has notified such Holder in writing that the Prospectus is outdated or defective; or (iii) any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or in any Blue Sky Application or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (A) to the extent, but only to the extent that (1) such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto or Blue Sky Application or (2)such information relates to such Holder or such Holder’s proposed method of distribution of Registrable Securities and was reviewed and expressly approved in writing by such Holder expressly for use in a Registration Statement (it being understood that the Holder has approved Annex A hereto for this purpose), such Prospectus or such form of Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto. In no event shall the liability of a Holder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expense paid by such Holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue statement or omission) received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement giving rise to such indemnification obligation, except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by such Holder.

 

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(c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such person unless (a) the indemnifying party has agreed to pay such fees or expenses, or (b) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such person or (c) in the reasonable judgment of any such person, based upon written advice of its counsel, a conflict of interest exists between such person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such person); and provided , further , that the failure of any indemnified party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that such failure to give notice shall materially adversely affect the indemnifying party in the defense of any such claim or litigation. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any time for all such indemnified parties. No indemnifying party will, except with the consent of the indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation.

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, all reasonable fees and expenses of an indemnified party (including reasonable fees and expenses to the extent incurred in connection with investigating or preparing to defend such proceeding in a manner not inconsistent with this Section) shall be paid to the indemnified party, as incurred; provided, that the indemnified party shall promptly reimburse the indemnifying party for that portion of such fees and expenses applicable to such actions for which it is finally judicially determined (not subject to appeal) such indemnified party is not entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(d) Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided for in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient to hold it harmless, other than as expressly specified therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act shall be entitled to contribution from any person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In no event shall the contribution obligation of a Holder of Registrable Securities be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of all expenses paid by such holder in connection with any claim relating to this Section 5 and the amount of any damages such holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission) received by it upon the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by such Holder.

6. Miscellaneous .

(a) Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement may be amended only by a writing signed by the Company and the Required Holders. The Company may take any action herein

 

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prohibited, or omit to perform any act herein required to be performed by it, only if the Company shall have obtained the written consent to such amendment, action or omission to act, of the Required Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of certain Holders and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by Holders of all of the Registrable Securities to which such waiver or consent relates; provided , however , that the provisions of this sentence may not be amended, modified, or supplemented except in accordance with the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence.

(b) Notices . Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via e-mail to the e-mail address provided on the signatures pages attached hereto or via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day, (b) the next Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Business Day or later than 5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, (c) the second (2 nd ) Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

(c) Assignments and Transfers by Holders . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Holders and their respective successors and assigns. A Holder may transfer or assign, in whole or from time to time in part, to one or more persons its rights hereunder in connection with the transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to such person, provided that such Holder complies with all laws applicable thereto and provides written notice of assignment to the Company promptly after such assignment is effected.

(d) Assignments and Transfers by the Company . This Agreement may not be assigned by the Company (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Holders, provided, however, that in the event that the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction in which the Common Stock is converted into the equity securities of another Person, from and after the effective time of such transaction, such Person shall, by virtue of such transaction, be deemed to have assumed the obligations of the Company hereunder, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to such Person and the term “Registrable Securities” shall be deemed to include the securities received by the Holders in connection with such transaction unless such securities are otherwise freely tradable by the Holders after giving effect to such transaction.

(e) Benefits of the Agreement . The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective permitted successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

(f) Execution . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such signature shall

 

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create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature page were an original thereof.

(g) Headings . The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

(h) Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

(i) Further Assurances . The parties shall execute and deliver all such further instruments and documents and take all such other actions as may reasonably be required to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and to evidence the fulfillment of the agreements herein contained.

(j) Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules hereto and thereto, contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into such documents, exhibits and schedules.

(k) Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction . All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations, enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against a party hereto or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and prosecution of such action or proceeding.

(l) WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE

 

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PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement or caused their duly authorized officers to execute this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.     Address for Notice:
        Authentidate Holding Corp.
By:  

/s/ O’Connell Benjamin

    Connell Corporate Center
  Name:   O’Connell Benjamin     300 Connell Drive, Fifth Floor
  Title:   Chief Executive Officer     Berkeley Heights, N.J. 07922
        Fax:   (908) 673-9921
        Email:   obenjamin@authentidate.com
With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):      
Becker & Poliakoff, LLP     Fax:   (212) 557-0295
45 Broadway, 8th Floor     Email:   vdigioia@becker-poliakoff.com
New York, NY 10006      
Attention: Victor J. DiGioia, Esq.      

 

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The Holder:

 

ENCOUNTERCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.     Address for Notice:
By:  

/s/ Ronald Mills

   
  Name:     Fax:
  Title:     Email:

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

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Exhibit A

Plan of Distribution

The selling stockholders, which as used herein includes donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock received after the date of this prospectus from a selling stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of common stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices.

The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

   

block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;

 

   

an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

short sales effected after the date the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part is declared effective by the SEC;

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

   

any other method permitted by applicable law.

The selling stockholders may, from time to time, pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock, from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.


In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the common stock offered by them will be the purchase price of the common stock less discounts or commissions, if any. Each of the selling stockholders reserves the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of common stock to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering. Upon any exercise of the warrants by payment of cash, however, we will receive the exercise price of the warrants.

The selling stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the shares in open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule.

The selling stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of the common stock or interests therein may be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the shares may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Selling stockholders who are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.

Each selling stockholder has advised us that they have not entered into any written or oral agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriter or broker-dealer regarding the sale of the resale shares. There is no underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with the proposed sale of the resale shares by the selling stockholders.

To the extent required, the shares of our common stock to be sold, the names of the selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealer or underwriter, any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the registration statement that includes this prospectus.

In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the common stock may be sold in these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the common stock may not be sold unless it has been registered or qualified for sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is available and is complied with.

We have advised the selling stockholders that the anti-manipulation rules of Regulation M under the Exchange Act may apply to sales of shares in the market and to the activities of the selling stockholders and their affiliates. In addition, to the extent applicable we will make copies of this prospectus (as it may be supplemented or amended from time to time) available to the selling stockholders for the purpose of satisfying the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholders may indemnify any broker-dealer that participates in transactions involving the sale of the shares against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

 

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We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and state securities laws, relating to the registration of the shares offered by this prospectus.

We have agreed with the selling stockholders to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until the earlier of (1) such time as all of the shares covered by this prospectus have been disposed of pursuant to and in accordance with the registration statement or (2) the date on which the shares may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

 

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Exhibit B

Authentidate Holding Corp.

Selling Securityholder Notice and Questionnaire

The undersigned beneficial owner of common stock (the “ Common Stock ”), of Authentidate Holding Corp., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), (the “ Registrable Securities ”) understands that the Company has filed or intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) a registration statement on Form             (the “ Registration Statement ”) for the registration and resale under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of the Registrable Securities, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of [            , 2011] (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), among the Company and the Holders named therein. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is available from the Company upon request at the address set forth below. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Certain legal consequences arise from being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus. Accordingly, holders and beneficial owners of Registrable Securities are advised to consult their own securities law counsel regarding the consequences of being named or not being named as a selling securityholder in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

NOTICE

The undersigned beneficial owner (the “ Selling Securityholder ”) of Registrable Securities hereby elects to include the Registrable Securities owned by it and listed below in Item 3 (unless otherwise specified under such Item 3) in the Registration Statement.

The undersigned hereby provides the following information to the Company and represents and warrants that such information is accurate:

QUESTIONNAIRE

 

1. Name.

 

  (a) Full Legal Name of Selling Securityholder

 

 

  (b) Full Legal Name of Registered Holder (if not the same as (a) above) through which Registrable Securities Listed in Item 3 below are held:

 

 

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  (c) Full Legal Name of Natural Control Person (which means a natural person who directly or indirectly alone or with others has power to vote or dispose of the securities covered by the questionnaire):

 

 

2. Address for Notices to Selling Securityholder:

 

 

 

 

Telephone:  

 

Fax:  

 

Contact Person:  

 

 

3. Beneficial Ownership of Registrable Securities:

 

  (a) Type and Number of Registrable Securities beneficially owned (including the Registrable Securities that are issuable pursuant to the Warrant):

 

 

 

 

4. Broker-Dealer Status:

 

  (a) Are you a broker-dealer?

Yes   ¨              No   ¨

 

  (b) If “yes” to Section 4(a), did you receive your Registrable Securities as compensation for investment banking services to the Company.

Yes   ¨              No   ¨

 

Note:   If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

  (c) Are you an affiliate of a broker-dealer?

Yes   ¨             No   ¨

 

  (d)

If you are an affiliate of a broker-dealer, do you certify that you bought the Registrable Securities in the ordinary course of business, and at the time of the

 

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  purchase of the Registrable Securities to be resold, you had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the Registrable Securities?

Yes   ¨              No   ¨

 

Note:   If no, the Commission’s staff has indicated that you should be identified as an underwriter in the Registration Statement.

 

5. Beneficial Ownership of Other Securities of the Company Owned by the Selling Securityholder.

Except as set forth below in this Item 5, the undersigned is not the beneficial or registered owner of any securities of the Company other than the Registrable Securities listed above in Item 3.

 

  (a) Type and Amount of Other Securities beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholder (please include any warrants, options or other convertible securities that you own which may be exercised or exchanged for or converted into shares of Common Stock of the Company within 60 days from the date hereof):

 

 

 

 

6. Relationships with the Company:

Except as set forth below, neither the undersigned nor any of its affiliates, officers, directors or principal equity holders (owners of 5% of more of the equity securities of the undersigned) has held any position or office or has had any other material relationship with the Company (or its predecessors or affiliates) during the past three years.

State any exceptions here:

 

 

 

 

7. Legal Proceedings with the Company:

Is the Company a party in any pending legal proceeding in which you are named as an adverse party?

Yes                        No                

 

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State any exceptions here:

 

 

 

The undersigned hereby acknowledges and is advised of the following Interpretation A.65 of the July 1997 SEC Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations regarding short selling:

“An Issuer filed a Form S-3 registration statement for a secondary offering of common stock which is not yet effective. One of the selling shareholders wanted to do a short sale of common stock “against the box” and cover the short sale with registered shares after the effective date. The issuer was advised that the short sale could not be made before the registration statement become effective, because the shares underlying the short sale are deemed to be sold at the time such sale is made. There would, therefore, be a violation of Section 5 if the shares were effectively sold prior to the effective date.”

By returning this Questionnaire, the undersigned will be deemed to be aware of the foregoing interpretation.

In the event that the Company is required to file a new or additional registration statement to register shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the undersigned, the undersigned hereby agrees to complete and return to the Company, upon the request of the Company, a new Questionnaire (in a form substantially similar to this Questionnaire).

In the event that the undersigned transfers all or any portion of the Company’s Common Stock after the date on which the information in this Questionnaire is provided to the Company, the undersigned agrees to notify the transferee(s) at the time of transfer of its rights and obligations hereunder.

By signing below, the undersigned represents that the information provided herein is accurate and complete. The undersigned agrees to promptly notify the Company of any inaccuracies or changes in the information provided herein that may occur subsequent to the date hereof at any time while the Registration Statement remains effective.

By signing below, the undersigned consents to the disclosure of the information contained herein in its answers to Items 1 through 6 and the inclusion of such information in the Registration Statement and the related prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto. The undersigned understands that such information will be relied upon by the Company in connection with the preparation or amendment of the Registration Statement and the related prospectus.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Notice and Questionnaire to be executed and delivered either in person or by its duly authorized agent.

 

Dated:  

 

    Beneficial Owner:  

 

      By:  

 

        Name:  
        Title:  

PLEASE FAX A COPY OF THE COMPLETED AND EXECUTED NOTICE AND QUESTIONNAIRE, AND RETURN THE ORIGINAL BY OVERNIGHT MAIL, TO:

Michael A. Goldstein, Esq.

Becker & Poliakoff, LLP

45 Broadway, 8 th Floor

New York, NY 10006

Fax: (212) 557-0295

 

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Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For: Authentidate Holding Corp.

Investor Contacts:

Robert Schatz

Wolfe Axelrod Weinberger Assoc. LLC

(212) 370-4500; (212) 370-4505 fax

AUTHENTIDATE ANNOUNCES THAT

EXPRESSMD SOLUTIONS, LLC IS NOW A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY

- Authentidate also Entered into a License Agreement for Related Intellectual Property -

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ – November 28, 2011 — Authentidate Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: ADAT), a provider of secure web-based software applications and telehealth products and services for healthcare organizations, today announced that it has completed a transaction with EncounterCare Solutions, Inc., its joint venture partner in ExpressMD Solutions, LLC, pursuant to which EncounterCare Solutions agreed to transfer its ownership interest in the joint venture to Authentidate and ExpressMD Solutions became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Authentidate. In addition, in connection with this transaction, EncounterCare Solutions and an affiliated company granted Authentidate a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-transferable (except as defined), non-exclusive license to use their intellectual property to continue to commercialize and develop the Electronic House Call remote patient monitoring device and related software sold by ExpressMD and to develop improvements and other products based on such intellectual property.

Ben Benjamin, Chief Executive Officer of Authentidate, stated “We are pleased to have completed this transaction with EncounterCare Solutions and we believe that it will allow us to increase our focus on growing our telehealth business. This transaction represents a milestone for Authentidate as we continue to commercialize our telehealth products and solutions. We believe that we have accomplished positive work in the telehealth space with our former joint venture partner, EncounterCare Solutions, and believe we will be able to enhance shareholder value for them and our other shareholders as we continue to grow our business.”

In the transaction, Authentidate agreed to pay EncounterCare Solutions $1,000,000 in cash, payable over a period of 12 months, and to issue it 1,500,000 shares of its common stock. The transaction closed on November 21, 2011.

Mr. Benjamin continued, “As a wholly owned subsidiary, we believe that ExpressMD will have greater flexibility to respond to emerging market needs in the telehealth space and will be better able to continue to offer innovative and leading-edge products and solutions to support customers seeking ways to reduce costs, enhance patient care and comply with new government requirements concerning the use of information technology. We also believe that this new structure will enable us to more effectively combine our telehealth solutions with our hospital discharge and referral and order management solutions to offer the full range of solutions healthcare providers will need to support emerging market trends focused on providing a continuum of care for patients.”

 

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About Authentidate Holding Corp.

Authentidate Holding Corp. is a provider of secure web-based software applications and telehealth products and services that enable healthcare organizations to coordinate care for patients and enhance related administrative and clinical workflows. Our products and services enable healthcare organizations to increase revenues, reduce costs and enhance patient care by eliminating paper and manual work steps from clinical and administrative processes. Our ExpressMD telehealth solution combines Electronic House Call, an FDA 510(k) cleared in-home patient vital signs monitoring system, with a web application that streamlines patient monitoring. Delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS), customers only require an Internet connection and web browser to access our web-based applications thereby utilizing previous investments in systems and technology. The company’s healthcare customers and users include leading homecare companies, health systems, physician groups and governmental entities. These organizations utilize the company’s products and services to coordinate care for patients outside of acute-care.

For more information, visit the company’s website at  www.authentidate.com

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. When used in this release, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “think,” “intend,” “plan,” “will be,” “expect,” and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. Such statements regarding future events and/or the future financial performance of the company are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or the actual future results of the company to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the availability of any needed financing, the company’s ability to implement its business plan for various applications of its technologies, the impact of competition, the management of growth, and the other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in the company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the company will be achieved.

Authentidate and Inscrybe are registered trademarks of Authentidate Holding Corp. ExpressMD is a trademark of our subsidiary ExpressMD Solutions, LLC. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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