On January 11, 2017, Ronald C. Oklewicz, a member of the board of directors of Authentidate Holding Corp., delivered a letter notifying the Company of his decision to resign from the board of directors effective immediately. In his letter, Mr. Oklewicz made statements expressing his disagreements with the Company on matters relating to its operations, policies or practices. Specifically, Mr. Oklewicz stated he had concerns arising from an alleged lack of transparency, candor and effective business processes. He further alleged his exclusion from certain meetings of the board or committees. The Company strongly disagrees with a number of the statements and assertions made by Mr. Oklewicz and submits the following in response to Mr. Oklewicz's resignation letter. The company strongly disputes Mr. Oklewicz's allegations of a lack of transparency and candor which led to difficulties for the combined board to establish trust and cooperation. The company's board of directors has held numerous formal, and other informal, meetings during the course of the past year, at which Mr. Oklewicz had mostly attended and was an active participant. In August 2016, the board considered terminating its relationship with its then Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Richard Hersperger, who was initially introduced to the Company by Mr. Oklewicz. The board was concerned that Mr. Oklewicz's relationship with Mr. Hersperger would cause either a real or apparent conflict and therefore sought to remove him from these deliberations. Further, both during and subsequent to the events surrounding Mr. Hersperger's termination, Mr. Oklewicz's actions as a board member became increasingly adversarial and, invariably, his positions were more aligned with those of Mr. Hersperger rather than the company.