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): July 16, 2015
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, 5th 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. |
Authentidate Holding Corp. (“Authentidate” or the “Company”) entered into agreements, dated July 16, 2015, with the holders of outstanding promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,450,000 that were due on July 16, 2015 (the “Prior Notes”) in order to further extend the maturity date of the Prior Notes to July 31, 2015. No other terms of the Prior Notes were modified. The holders of the Prior Notes are Lazarus Investment Partners LLLP, which is the beneficial owner of approximately 29.4% of the Company’s common stock and which holds a Prior Note in the principal amount of $500,000, and an entity controlled by Douglas B. Luce, the brother of J. David Luce, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, which holds a Prior Note in the principal amount of $950,000. In addition, the Company intends to hold further discussions with the holders of the Prior Notes regarding a further extension of the maturity of these obligations.
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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/ William A. Marshall | |||||
| Name: | William A. Marshall | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||
| Date: July 22, 2015 | ||||||
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