Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

8-K 1 b406002_8k.htm CURRENT REPORT Prepared and filed by St Ives Burrups

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): April 7, 2005

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.)

2165 Technology Drive

Schenectady, NY 12308

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(518) 346-7799
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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Item 1.01	Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 8.01	Other Events

	On April 13, 2005, Authentidate Holding Corp. (“Authentidate”), announced that it had entered into an agreement with Liberty Healthcare Group Inc., a national medical products company for the use of a new authentication service to enable clients and other authorized parties to verify Doctor Orders that are received via fax. Authentidate’s service enables the faxed records to be verified online for compliance and audit purposes by utilizing the United States Postal Service Electronic Postmark Service (USPS® EPM®). It is anticipated that the Liberty implementation will utilize 1.5 to 2 million EPMs annually. A Doctor Order supports the medical need for issuance of supplies and services that are reimbursed under the Medicare Program. A copy of the press release dated April 13, 2005 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)	Exhibits

	The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith:


		99.1			Press Release dated April 13, 2005

SIGNATURE

		AUTHENTIDATE HOLDING CORP.

		By: /s/ Surendra Pai

		Name: Surendra Pai
		Title: Chief Executive Officer
		Date: April 13, 2005

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description


99.1		Press Release dated April 13, 2005