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Trademark License Agreement

 Exhibit 4.16 
 [English Translation] 
 Trademark License Agreement 
 This Trademark License Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into between the following parties as of January 1, 2008: 
  

			
	Licensor:	  	China Mobile Communications Corporation, a state-owned enterprise incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 29 Jin Rong Avenue, Xi Cheng
District, Beijing, the PRC (hereinafter referred to as “Party A”); and
		
	Licensee:	  	China Mobile Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with Hong Kong laws with its legal address at 60/F., The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central,
Hong Kong (hereinafter referred to as “Party B”).

 The Licensee also includes the following subsidiaries of Party B: 
  

	1.	China Mobile Group Guangdong Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 208, Yue Xiu Nan
Lu, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, the PRC; 

  

	2.	China Mobile Group Zhejiang Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 288 Huan Cheng Bei
Lu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the PRC; 

  

	3.	China Mobile Group Jiangsu Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 81 Hu Ju Lu,
Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, the PRC; 

  

	4.	China Mobile Group Fujian Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 140 Hu Dong Lu,
Fuzhou, Fujian Province, the PRC; 

  

	5.	China Mobile Group Henan Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 48, Jing San Lu,
Zhengzhou, Henan Province, the PRC; 

  

	6.	China Mobile Group Hainan Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 88 Jin Long Lu, Jin
Mao District, Haikou, Hainan Province, the PRC; 

  

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	7.	China Mobile Group Beijing Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 58 Dong Zhong Jie,
Dong Cheng District, Beijing, the PRC; 

  

	8.	China Mobile Group Shanghai Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 668 Beijing Dong
Lu, Shanghai, the PRC; 

  

	9.	China Mobile Group Tianjin Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 64 M Zone, Bonded
Area, Tianjin Port, Tianjin, the PRC; 

  

	10.	China Mobile Group Shandong Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 84 Da Wei Er Lu,
Shi Zhong District, Jinan, Shandong Province, the PRC; 

  

	11.	China Mobile Group Hebei Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 136 Dong Feng Lu,
Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, the PRC; 

  

	12.	China Mobile Group Liaoning Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 6 Xin Long Jie, Hun
Nan Xin District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, the PRC; 

  

	13.	China Mobile Group Guangxi Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 55 Jin Hu Lu,
Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the PRC; 

  

	14.	China Mobile (Shenzhen) Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at No. 9023, Bing He Da Dao,
Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, the PRC; 

  

	15.	China Mobile Group Anhui Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 609 Huang Shan Lu,
Hefei, Anhui Province, the PRC; 

  

	16.	China Mobile Group Hunan Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 169 Fu Rong Nan Lu,
Tian Xin District, Changsha, Hunan Province, the PRC; 

  

	17.	China Mobile Group Hubei Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 66 Chang Qing San Lu,
Jiang Han District, Wuhan, Hubei Province, the PRC; 

  

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	18.	China Mobile Group Jiangxi Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 58 Zi An Lu,
Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, the PRC; 

  

	19.	China Mobile Group Sichuan Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 10 Gao Peng
Building, Gao Xin District, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, the PRC; 

  

	20.	China Mobile Group Chongqing Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 2 Xing Guang San
Lu, Yu Bei District, Chongqing, the PRC; 

  

	21.	China Mobile Group Shaanxi Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 3 Gao Xin Yi Lu,
Xian, Shaanxi Province, the PRC; 

  

	22.	China Mobile Group Shanxi Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 69 Fu Xi Jie,
Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, the PRC; 

  

	23.	China Mobile Group Neimenggu Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 61 Hu Lun Nan Lu,
Huhhot, Neimenggu Autonomous Region, the PRC; 

  

	24.	China Mobile Group Jilin Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 2899 Jie Fang Da Lu,
Changchun, Jilin Province, the PRC; 

  

	25.	China Mobile Group Heilongjiang Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 70 Wen Chang
Jie, Nan Gang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, the PRC; 

  

	26.	China Mobile Group Guizhou Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 19 Beijing Lu,
Guiyang, Guizhou Province, the PRC; 

  

	27.	China Mobile Group Yunnan Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 39 Huan Cheng Nan Lu,
Kunming, Yunnan Province, the PRC; 

  

	28.	China Mobile Group Xizang Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 84 Jin Zhu Zhong Lu,
Lhasa, Xizang Autonomous Region, the PRC; 

  

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	29.	China Mobile Group Gansu Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 201 Min Zhu Dong Lu,
Cheng Guan District, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, the PRC; 

  

	30.	China Mobile Group Qinghai Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 56 Xi Guan Da Jie,
Xining, Qinghai Province, the PRC; 

  

	31.	China Mobile Group Ningxia Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 217 Xin Chang Dong
Lu, Jin Feng District, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the PRC; 

  

	32.	China Mobile Group Xinjiang Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 78 Nan Hu Nan Lu,
Shui Mo Gou District, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the PRC; 

  

	33.	China Mobile Group Design Institute Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 126 Xi Zhi
Men Nei Avenue, Xi Cheng District, Beijing, the PRC; 

  

	34.	China Mobile Communication Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with the PRC laws with its legal address at 29 Jin Rong Avenue,
Xi Cheng District, Beijing, the PRC; and 

  

	35.	China Mobile Peoples Telephone Company Limited, a limited liability company incorporated and duly existing in accordance with Hong Kong laws with its legal address at 8/F, Manhattan
Centre, 8 Kwai Cheong Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong. 

 WHEREAS 
  

	A.	Party A is the lawful owner of the Licensed Trademarks (as defined herein). Party A obtained a total of five Trademark Registration Certificates for the Licensed Trademarks issued
by the Trademark Bureau under the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of China (hereinafter referred to as the “State Trademarks Bureau”) on October 14, 2000 and February 28, 2002; 

  

	B.	Party B is a company whose common shares are listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Approximately 25% of its outstanding shares are owned by
overseas investors and Party A is the indirect controlling shareholder of Party B; 

  

	C.	 Party A and Party B entered into a Trademark License Agreement on October 8, 1999, and a Supplemental Agreement in Connection with the Spectrum/(Telephone)
Number Resources Usage Agreement, Trademark License Agreement, the Sharing 

  

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of Inter-Provincial Transmission Line Leasing Fees Agreement, and the Inter-Provincial Network Roaming, Domestic and International Roaming Settlement
Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Supplemental Agreement”) on September 19, 2000, to memorialize the agreements among and between the parties with respect to the authorization by Party A to Party B, Party B’s
subsidiaries and all of its Affiliates governing their use of the Licensed Trademarks; 

  

	D.	Party A, Party B and Party B’s subsidiaries entered into Trademark License Agreements on April 24, 2002 and April 23, 2004, respectively, under which Party A agreed
to grant Party B and Party B’s subsidiaries the right to use the Licensed Trademarks within their respective operating regions and business scope, and the right to authorize Third Parties engaging in related business activities to use the
Licensed Trademarks in specific geographic and operating areas; and 

  

	E.	Party A, Party B and Party B’s subsidiaries hereby wish to reiterate the contents contained in the Trademark License Agreement executed on April 24, 2002 and
April 23, 2004, and agree to further extend the scope of the Licensed Trademarks. 

 After due consideration, in order to protect Party
A’s legal right in the Licensed Trademarks and the Licensee’s legal rights in the use of the Licensed Trademarks, Party A and the Licensees agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE ONE    DEFINITIONS 
 Except as otherwise provided herein, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below: 
  

	1.1.	Affiliates: with respect to any person, means any individual, company, partnership, association or other entity or organization that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled
by, or under the common control of, such person. 

  

	1.2.	Licensed Trademarks: Party A’s trademarks set forth in Appendix 1 hereto (including the trademarks in the Chinese language and the English language, the graphic trademarks and
the trademarks formed by a combination of the foregoing trademarks), including the registered and non-registered trademark rights in and outside of China appertaining to such trademarks, and the “China Mobile” trademarks registered by
Party A at the State Trademarks Bureau, with respect to which Party A was issued a Trademark Registration Certificate (Ref No.: 1459995) on October 14, 2000, and four Trademark Registration Certificates (Ref Nos.: 1723536, 1723537, 1723538 and
1723539, respectively) on February 28, 2002. The photocopies of the five Trademark Registration Certificates mentioned above are attached in Appendix 1 to this Agreement. 

  

	1.3.	Licensees: means Party B, Party B’s subsidiaries and all the branches of Party B’s subsidiaries. 

  

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	1.4.	Third Parties: means any individuals, legal persons, companies, enterprises, governmental departments or other economic entities or organizations other than the parties to this
Agreement. 

  

	1.5.	Force Majeure: means all unforeseeable, unavoidable events or the effect of which are insurmountable, that materially affect a party’s capability to perform its obligations
under this Agreement, in whole or in part. 

 ARTICLE TWO    GRANT OF LICENSE 
  

	2.1.	Party A hereby agrees that it shall grant the Licensees the non-exclusive right to use the Licensed Trademarks in Mainland China and allow the Licensees to use the Licensed
Trademarks within their respective operating regions and business scope in China in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. Therefore, the Licensees shall have the right to use the Licensed Trademarks within their respective operating
regions and business scope in China in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. 

  

	2.2.	In addition, Party A hereby agrees that it shall grant the Licensees the non-exclusive right to use the Licensed Trademarks in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(“HKSAR”) and to use the Licensed Trademarks within its respective operating regions and business scope in HKSAR in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof during the term of this Agreement. Therefore, the Licensees shall have the
right to use the Licensed Trademarks within its respective operating regions and business scope in HKSAR in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. 

  

	2.3.	The Licensees shall not assign any of their rights or obligations hereunder to any Third Parties without the written consent of Party A. 

 ARTICLE THREE    GRANT OF THIRD PARTY LICENSE 
  

	3.1.	Party A hereby agrees that it shall authorize the Licensees to separately enter into a China Mobile Communications Trademark License Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the
“Third Party Agreement”) with Third Parties engaging in the relevant business activities (including and limited to business activities such as sales, marketing, promotions, sales by authorized dealers of mobile phones and maintenance by
authorized dealers) within the respective areas of operation and operating regions based on its own business development needs. The Third Party Agreement shall authorize Third Parties to reasonably use the Licensed Trademarks within the specific
operating and geographic areas. 

  

	3.2.	Third Party Agreements shall be jointly executed by Party A (in the capacity as the Licensor), the corresponding Licensee hereunder (in the capacity as the agent) and the Third
Parties (in the capacity as the Authorized Licensees) engaging in the relevant business activities. The corresponding Licensee hereunder shall have the right and obligation to supervise the reasonable use of the Licensed Trademarks within the
specific operating and geographical areas specified by such Third Parties that engage in the relevant business activities. 

  

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	3.3.	Party A hereby authorizes the Licensees to file the Third Party Agreements with the State Trademark Bureau and relevant regulatory authorities in the name and on behalf of Party A.

  

	3.4.	The Licensees shall submit an estimated number of Third Party Agreements to be entered into with any local Third Parties for the next year in accordance with its own business
development needs (hereinafter referred to as the “Annual Plans”). The Licensees shall only enter into a Third Party Agreement with any Third Party if Party A has examined and approved the Annual Plans. The Licensees shall file an executed
copy of such agreement following its execution with Party A and be responsible for filing the Third Party Agreement with the State Trademark Bureau and the relevant regulatory authorities within the time limit as required by the relevant PRC laws
and regulations. 

  

	3.5.	If the Licensees have a genuine need to permit new Third Parties engaging in the relevant activities to use the Licensed Trademarks that were not included in the Annual Plans, the
Licensees may file applications with Party A for a specific number of additional Third Party Agreements. Party A may approve such applications filed from time to time by the Licensees in its discretion. 

 ARTICLE FOUR    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
  

	4.1.	Each party to this Agreement shall make the following representations and warranties to the other parties: 

  

	 	a.	It is a legal person duly organized and existing under the PRC laws or Hong Kong laws; 

  

	 	b.	It has the full power and authority to execute this Agreement, to perform all the obligations and to grant all the authorizations under this Agreement; 

  

	 	c.	Its representative, who executes this Agreement, has been granted with the right and power to execute this Agreement by valid power of attorney, resolutions of its Board of
Directors, or any other valid authorizations; and 

  

	 	d.	This Agreement and its appendix shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each party to this Agreement upon execution. 

  

	4.2.	Party B agrees that it will be responsible in supervising and monitoring each of its subsidiaries in performing their respective obligations under this Agreement in accordance with
the terms and conditions hereof. 

  

	4.3.	 Party A undertakes to the Licensees that Party A has not created or allowed, and will not create or allow, the existence of any guarantee, pledge or encumbrance
otherwise relating to the Licensed Trademarks prior to the execution of this Agreement and 

  

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during the term of this Agreement. Party A further undertakes that in the event that any third party disputes or takes any legal actions against the
Licensees in respect of their use of the Licensed Trademarks, it will perform its legal obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, including but not limited to, to appear before court, to defend and to indemnify. Party A agrees
to compensate and indemnify the Licensees for and against any losses arising from their use of the disputed Licensed Trademarks. 

  

	4.4.	Party A shall maintain and renew the registration of the Licensed Trademarks and pay the relevant fees as well as file all necessary applications so that the Licensees may lawfully
use the Licensed Trademarks and become the legal licensee of the Licensed Trademarks. 

  

	4.5.	Party A shall take all necessary actions to protect its proprietary right with respect to the registered Licensed Trademarks, and it agrees that it will not take any actions
intentionally to harm such proprietary right. If Party A intentionally gives up its proprietary right or any part of the registered Licensed Trademarks or fails to register or renew the Licensed Trademarks in any way, Party A shall deliver a written
notice to the Licensees with respect to its decision sixty days before the date of such decision and obtain the prior consent of the Licensees. 

  

	4.6.	This Agreement shall not grant any other rights to any Licensee except for the right to use the Licensed Trademarks in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
Party A shall not be deemed to have sold or transferred the Licensed Trademarks to the Licensees. Without affecting the use of the Licensed Trademarks by the Licensees in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Licensees
acknowledge Party A’s proprietary rights in the Licensed Trademarks (such rights include but not limited to the rights with respect to the entitlement, registration and renewal and all of the rights relevant to such rights). The Licensees shall
not have the right to file any registration application for the Licensed Trademarks, any trademarks, service logos, other names, marks or languages, or any packages, commercial exteriors, color graphics or designs that bear resemblance to the
Licensed Trademarks in any country or region without obtaining the prior written consent of Party A. 

  

	4.7.	The Licensees agree to provide reasonable assistance to Party A (or to any Affiliates of Party A at the request of Party A) to protect the Licensed Trademarks, including providing
any materials or documents and not taking actions that will prevent or adversely affect the registration or renewal of the Licensed Trademarks in China or other places. 

  

	4.8.	Each party to this Agreement agrees to unconditionally execute any other legal documents and take any other actions required for consummating this Agreement, including but not
limited to following the filing procedures at the State Trademark Bureau. 

  

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 ARTICLE FIVE    LICENSE FEE 
  

	5.1.	Party A agrees that the Licensees shall have the right to use the Licensed Trademarks without compensation before December 31, 2012. 

  

	5.2.	Upon the expiry of this Agreement, the license fee for the Licensed Trademarks shall be negotiated by the parties and specified in a supplemental contract (hereinafter referred to
as the “Supplemental Contract”), but in no event such license fee for using the Licensed Trademarks shall be more than the license fee paid by any other Affiliates of Party A at that time. Each party to this Agreement agrees that the
Supplemental Contract shall only come into effect upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: 

  

	 	a.	If necessary, an exemption shall be obtained for Party B in connection with the Supplemental Contract from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange with respect to the connected transactions in
accordance with the Listing Rules of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; and 

  

	 	b.	If necessary, the Supplemental Contract shall be approved by the independent shareholders of Party B who are not connected with Party B pursuant to the Listing Rules of the Hong
Kong Stock Exchange. 

 ARTICLE SIX    SUPERVISION 
  

	6.1.	The Licensees shall comply with all of the relevant applicable laws and regulations and obtain the relevant governmental approvals relating to the use of the Licensed Trademarks.

  

	6.2.	The Licensees shall not use the Licensed Trademarks in a way that will damage or adversely affect Party A, its business or its reputation nor combine the Licensed Trademarks with
any trademarks of the Licensees or any third party or any other languages, marks or designs to create a new logo containing the Licensed Trademarks or bearing resemblance thereto. 

  

	6.3.	Party A may supervise any products, packages, labels, advertisements or any promotional materials or marketing activities that use the Licensed Trademarks, provided or sponsored by
the Licensees and shall have the right to withhold its permission for such promotional or marketing activities if it deems such use harmful to its business, reputation or trademarks. The Licensees agree to comply with all of Party A’s requests
in this regard in a timely manner. 

 The Licensees shall maintain the following files (for one year), so that Party A may be
able to determine whether the Licensees have complied with the relevant requirements set forth in this Article Six: 
  

	 	a.	Sample packages, labels, advertisements, or originals or photos of other literature for products containing the Licensed Trademarks that are used in promotional or marketing
activities; 

  

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	 	b.	All of the files of any appeals or claims with respect to the Licensed Trademarks that have been filed by consumers, competitors, governmental departments, actual users or other
entities; and 

  

	 	c.	Form, letterheads or other samples or copies containing the Licensed Trademarks set forth in this Article Six. 

  

	6.4.	Upon the execution of this Agreement, Party A shall provide to the Licensees the most recent manual for the corporate logo (and any updated or amended version) relevant to the use
of the Licensed Trademarks by the Licensees in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The Licensees shall strictly implement the relevant standards set forth in the most recent manual for identification of the corporate logo provided by
Party A. 

 ARTICLE SEVEN    INFRINGEMENT AND DAMAGES 
  

	7.1.	In the event that Party A breaches any obligations, responsibilities, undertakings or covenants under this Agreement, Party A shall indemnify the Licensees against any financial
loss incurred by the Licensees attributable to such breaches. In the event that the Licensees breach any obligations, responsibilities, undertakings and covenants under this Agreement, the corresponding Licensee shall indemnify Party A against any
financial loss incurred thereby attributable to such breaches. 

  

	7.2.	In the event of the failure of any party to this Agreement to perform the obligations and duties under this Agreement due to a force majeure event, the affected party shall not be
held liable for any breach arising from such event. 

  

	7.3.	If the Licensees know of any infringement or threatened infringement of Party A’s right in the Licensed Trademarks, the Licensees shall immediately notify Party A and provide
to Party A a report detailing all of its knowledge [about the foregoing matter]. Upon receipt of the foregoing notice and report from the Licensees, Party A shall take all appropriate actions, including instituting legal proceedings or otherwise
stopping the actual or threatened infringement. The Licensees shall cooperate with Party A in connection with Party A’s actions, and any expenses incurred by the Licensees in connection with such cooperation shall be reasonably compensated out
of the fees paid by the infringing person. 

 ARTICLE EIGHT    TERM, EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION

  

	8.1.	This Agreement shall come into effect on the date the authorized representatives or legal representatives of the relevant parties execute this Agreement and expire on
December 31, 2012. Unless the parties hereto have executed the Supplemental Contract in accordance with Article 5.2 of this Agreement before the expiry of this Agreement, this Agreement shall be extended automatically for another year with no
limitation on the number of extensions, until either party gives a written notice to terminate this Agreement. 

  

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	8.2.	Party A shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in any of the following events: 

  

	 	a.	The Licensees breach this Agreement or any of the representations and warranties and the Licensees fail to cure such breach within thirty days after the receipt of a written notice
from Party A with a detailed account of the Licensees’ acts of breach; 

  

	 	b.	Party A no longer directly or indirectly holds any interest in Party B; or 

  

	 	c.	Party B goes bankrupt, becomes the subject under any liquidation and dissolution proceedings, discontinues its operations, or fails to pay its debts on schedule.

  

	8.3.	Party B shall have the right to terminate this Agreement in any of the following events: 

  

	 	a.	Party A breaches this Agreement or any of the representations and warranties and fails to cure such breach within thirty days after the receipt of a written notice of Party B with a
detailed account of the Licensor’s acts of breach; or 

  

	 	b.	Party A no longer has any proprietary right in the registered Licensed Trademarks. 

  

	8.4.	If any party wishes to terminate this Agreement in accordance with Article 8.2 or Article 8.3 of this Agreement, it shall notify the other party in writing with a 60-day advance
notice. Such notice shall provide its reasons for termination and this Agreement will be terminated upon expiration of such 60-day period. 

  

	8.5.	After the termination of this Agreement: 

  

	 	a.	The right to use the Licensed Trademarks by the Licensees shall be immediately terminated and the Licensees shall not continue their use of the Licensed Trademarks and the Licensees
shall not attempt to register or use any trademarks, service logos, other names, marks, languages, package profiles, color, design or graphics same as or similar to the Licensed Trademarks; 

  

	 	b.	The Licensees shall provide to Party A or its designated Affiliates any materials under their custody with respect to or containing a Licensed Trademark, or make alterations to such
materials so that they no longer incorporate any Licensed Trademark; and 

  

	 	c.	Each party to this Agreement shall notify all of the relevant local administration for industry and commerce and the Trademark Administration of the termination of this Agreement.

 The provisions of this Article 8.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE NINE    DISPUTE RESOLUTION, APPLICABLE LAWS AND OTHERS 
  

	9.1.	 For any disputes between the parties that arise from the effect, interpretation or performance of this Agreement, each party shall endeavor to resolve in a friendly
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submit such disputes to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Committee for arbitration in Beijing in accordance with its arbitration rules
then in effect. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on each party to this Agreement. Except for the matters under dispute submitted for arbitration, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in effect.

  

	9.2.	The PRC laws govern the making, effect, interpretation and implementation of this Agreement and the dispute resolution. 

  

	9.3.	This Agreement is severable. If any provision is rendered illegal or unable to be implemented by the competent arbitration committee but has no fundamental effect on the
effectiveness of this Agreement, such provision shall not affect the validity and performance of the remaining provisions of this Agreement. 

  

	9.4.	This Agreement is written in Chinese and the original of this Agreement will be prepared in forty copies. Each of Party B and its subsidiaries shall hold one originals and Party A
shall hold the remaining originals for purposes of registration or filing. All the originals of this Agreement shall have equal force and effect. 

  

	9.5.	This Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the agreed matters relating to this Agreement and supersede any intentions or understanding
of the parties with respect to such matters or any previously executed agreements, contracts or written documents. 

  

	9.6.	Any amendments to this Agreement shall only become effective upon the execution of a written agreement between the respective authorized representative of each party to this
Agreement, and such amendments shall be filed with the State Trademarks Bureau and the relevant local administration for industry and commerce. 

  

	9.7.	The failure of any party to exercise or postpone exercising its rights, powers or preemptive rights under this Agreement shall not be deemed that it has waived such rights, powers
or preemptive rights and a partial exercise of such rights, powers or preemptive rights shall not preclude the future exercise of such rights, powers or preemptive rights. 

  

	9.8.	This Agreement may be made in counterparts for execution by each party. Counterparts bearing respective signatures shall constitute a binding contract. In the event that this
Agreement shall be executed in counterparts, the date each party successfully exchanges its signed counterpart with the other party by facsimile shall be the date of execution. 

  

	9.9.	Party A shall assist Party B in obtaining all approvals required for the effectiveness and performance of this Agreement. Party A shall submit a copy of this Agreement to the State
Administration for Industry and Commerce and the State Trademarks Bureau for filings within three months upon execution of this Agreement. Each of Party B’s domestic subsidiaries shall deliver a copy of this Agreement to its respective local
administration for industry and commerce for filing purposes. 

  

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	9.10.	Any matters that are not addressed under this Agreement shall be dealt with by each of the Parties to this Agreement separately. 

 This Agreement is executed by the duly authorized representative of each party to this Agreement as of the date set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement for
faithful compliance. 
 SIGNATURE PAGE 
  

			
	China Mobile Communications Corporation	  	China Mobile Limited
	Authorized Representative	  	Authorized Representative
		
	 /s/ WANG Jianzhou
	  	 /s/ XIN Fanfei

  

 13Employment Agreement between the Company and O'Connell Benjamin.

 Exhibit 10.1 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 AGREEMENT made as of
the 1st day of January, 2008 by and between O’Connell Benjamin, residing at _____________________ (hereinafter referred to as the
“Employee”) and Authentidate Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation with principal offices located at 300 Connell Drive, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922. 
 WITNESSETH: 
 WHEREAS, Authentidate Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) are
engaged in the business of providing Internet and software-based document authentication services and related business enterprises; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue the employment of the Employee for the purpose of securing for the Company the experience, ability and services of the Employee; and 
 WHEREAS, the Employee desires to continue employment with the Company pursuant to the terms and conditions herein set forth, superseding all prior oral
and written employment agreements and term sheets and letters between the Company, its subsidiaries and/or predecessors and Employee. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS 
 1.1 Accrued
Compensation. “Accrued Compensation” shall mean an amount which shall include all amounts earned or accrued through the “Termination Date” (as defined below) but not paid as of the Termination Date, including (i) Base
Salary, (ii) reimbursement for business expenses incurred by the Employee on behalf of the Company, pursuant to the Company’s expense reimbursement policy in effect at such time, (iii) expense allowance, (iv) vacation pay per
Company Policy, and (v) bonuses and incentive compensation earned and awarded prior to the Termination Date. 
 1.2 Cause.
“Cause” shall mean: (i) willful disobedience by the Employee of a reasonable, material and lawful instruction of the Board of Directors of the Company consistent with the duties and functions of Employee’s position;
(ii) conviction of the Employee of any misdemeanor involving fraud or embezzlement or similar crime, or any felony; (iii) fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of any material duties to the Company; or
(iv) excessive absences from work, other than for illness or Disability; provided that the Company shall not have the right to terminate the employment of Employee pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i), (iii) or (iv) above unless
written notice specifying such breach shall have been given to the Employee and, in the case of breach which is capable of being cured, the Employee shall have failed to cure such breach within thirty (30) days after his receipt of such notice.

  

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 1.3 Change in Control. “Change in Control” shall mean any of the following events:

 a.(i) An acquisition (other than directly from the Company) of any voting securities of the Company (the “Voting Securities”) by
any “Person” (as the term person is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”)) immediately after which such Person has “Beneficial Ownership”
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities; provided, however, that in determining whether a Change in
Control has occurred, Voting Securities which are acquired in a “Non-Control Acquisition” (as defined below) shall not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in Control. A “Non-Control Acquisition” shall mean an
acquisition by (1) an employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (x) the Company or (y) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its voting power or its equity securities or equity interest
is owned directly or indirectly by the Company (a “Subsidiary”), or (2) the Company or any Subsidiary. 
 (ii)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because a Person (the “Subject Person”) gained Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the outstanding Voting Securities as a result
of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of Voting Securities outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, provided that if a Change in Control would
occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of Voting Securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional Voting Securities
which increases the percentage of the then outstanding Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur. 
 b. The individuals who, as of the date this Agreement is approved by the Board, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least two-thirds of the Board;
provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Incumbent Board, such new director shall, for purposes of this
Agreement, be considered and defined as a member of the Incumbent Board; and provided, further, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of either an actual
“Election Contest” (as described in Rule 14a-11 promulgated under the 1934 Act) or other solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board (a “Proxy Contest”); or 
 c. Approval by stockholders of the Company of: 
 (i) A merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the Company, unless: (1) the stockholders of the Company, immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly
immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least sixty percent (60%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger or consolidation or reorganization
(the “Surviving Corporation”) in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Voting Securities immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, (2) the individuals who were members of the Incumbent
Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for such merger, consolidation or reorganization constitute at least two-thirds of the members of the board of directors of the Surviving Corporation, and (3) no Person (other
than the Company, any Subsidiary, any employee benefit plan (or any trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the Company, the Surviving Corporation or any Subsidiary) becomes Beneficial Owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the combined
voting power of the Surviving Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities as a result of such merger, consolidation or reorganization, a transaction described in clauses (1) through (3) shall herein be referred to as a
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 (ii) An agreement for the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Company, to any Person, other than 1) a transfer to a Subsidiary, in one transaction or a series of related transactions; or 2) the sale, spin-off or divestiture of a subsidiary or business unit other than the US security software
business unit. 
 (iii) The stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the
Company. 
 d. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Employee’s employment is terminated prior to
a Change in Control and the Employee reasonably demonstrates that such termination (i) was at the request of a third party who has indicated an intention or taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control (a “Third
Party”) or (ii) otherwise occurred in connection with, or in anticipation of, a Change in Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement, the date of a Change in Control with respect to the Employee shall mean the date immediately prior
to the date of such termination of the Employee’s employment. 
 1.4 Continuation Benefits. “Continuation Benefits”
shall be the continuation of the Benefits, as defined in Section 5.1, for the period from the Termination Date to either (i) the later of the Expiration Date, or the end of the month in which the one-year anniversary of the Termination
Date occurs, or (ii) such other period as specifically stated by this Agreement (the “Continuation Period”), at the Company’s expense, less any normal payroll deductions, on behalf of the Employee and his dependents; provided,
however, if any of the Benefits required to be provided by the Company during the Continuation Period under the Company’s benefit plans are, pursuant to the terms of such plans, not available to non-employees of the Company, the Company, at its
sole cost and expense, less any normal payroll deductions, shall be required to provide such benefits as shall be reasonably available and substantially similar to the benefits provided to employees of the Company. The Company’s obligation
hereunder with respect to the foregoing benefits shall also be limited to the extent that if the Employee obtains such benefits pursuant to a subsequent employer’s benefit plan, the Company may reduce the coverage of any benefits it is required
to provide the Employee hereunder as long as the aggregate coverage and benefits of the combined benefit plans is no less favorable to the Employee than the coverage and benefits required to be provided hereunder. This definition of Continuation
Benefits shall not be interpreted so as to limit any benefits to which the Employee, his dependents or beneficiaries may be entitled under any of the Company’s employee benefit plans, programs or practices following the Employee’s
termination of employment, including, without limitation, retiree medical and life insurance benefits. 
 1.5 Disability.
“Disability” shall mean a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Employee’s ability to substantially perform his duties with the Company for a period of three consecutive months, and the Employee has not returned to his full
time employment prior to the Termination Date as stated in the “Notice of Termination” (as defined below). 
  

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 1.6 Good Reason. “Good Reason” shall mean without the written consent of the Employee:
(A) a material breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Company; (B) failure by the Company to pay when due any compensation to the Employee; (C) a reduction in the Employee’s Base Salary; (D) failure by the Company
to maintain the Employee in the positions referred to in Section 2.1 of this Agreement, unless such change was due to a Change of Control; (E) assignment to the Employee of any duties materially and adversely inconsistent with the
Employee’s positions, authority, duties, responsibilities, powers, functions, reporting relationship or title as contemplated by Section 2.1 of this Agreement or any other action by the Company that results in a material diminution of such
positions, authority, duties, responsibilities, powers, functions, reporting relationship or title, unless such change was due to a Change of Control; (F) relocation of the principal office of the Company or the Employee’s principal place
of employment to a location outside a 15 (fifteen) mile radius of the present location in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, without the Employee’s written consent; or (G) a Change in Control, provided the event on which the Change of Control
is predicated occurs not less than 90 nor more than 150 days of the service of the Notice of Termination by the Employee, it being understood that Employee shall have the right to terminate his employment under this Section 1.6 (G) for any
reason or no reason within such 60 day period; and provided further, however, that the Employee agrees not to terminate his employment for Good Reason pursuant to clauses (A) through (F) unless (a) the Employee has given the Company
at least 30 days’ prior written notice of his intent to terminate his employment for Good Reason, which notice shall specify the facts and circumstances constituting Good Reason; and (b) the Company has not remedied such facts and
circumstances constituting Good Reason to the reasonable and good faith satisfaction of the Employee within a 30-day period after receipt of such notice. 
 1.7 Notice of Termination. “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written notice from the Company, or the Employee, of termination of the Employee’s employment which indicates the specific
termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, if any, and which sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Employee’s employment under the provision so indicated.

 1.8 Severance Payment. “Severance Payment” shall mean an amount equal to 12 months of Employee’s Base Salary in
effect on the Termination Date. 
 1.9 Termination Date. Termination Date shall mean (i) in the case of the Employee’s
death, his date of death; (ii) in the case of Good Reason, 30 days from the date the Notice of Termination is given to the Company, provided the Company has not remedied such facts and circumstances constituting Good Reason to the reasonable
and good faith satisfaction of the Employee; (iii) in the case of termination of employment on or after the Expiration Date, the last day of employment; and (iv) in all other cases, the date specified in the Notice of Termination;
provided, however, if the Employee’s employment is terminated by the Company for any reason except Cause, the date specified in the Notice of Termination shall be at least 30 days from the date the Notice of Termination is given to the
Employee, and provided further that in the case of Disability, the Employee shall not have returned to the full-time performance of his duties during such period of at least 30 days. 
  

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 ARTICLE II 
 EMPLOYMENT 
 2.1 Subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company hereby
agrees to continue the employment of the Employee, and the Employee hereby accepts such continued employment in his capacity as President. 
 ARTICLE III 
 DUTIES 
 3.1 The Employee shall, during the term of his employment with the Company, and subject to the direction and control of the Board, report directly to the Board and shall exercise such authority, perform such executive
duties and functions and discharge such responsibilities as are reasonably associated with his executive position or as may be reasonably assigned or delegated to him from time to time by the Board, consistent with his position as President. In
general, Employee shall have management authority with respect to, and responsibility for, the overall operations and day-to-day business and affairs of the Company and all major operating units. 
 3.2 During the term of this Agreement and excluding periods of vacation and sick leave to which the Employee is entitled, the Employee agrees to devote
substantially all of his business time and attention to the affairs of the Company and, to the extent necessary to discharge the responsibilities assigned hereunder, use his best efforts in the performance of his duties for the Company and any
subsidiary corporation of the Company. During the term of this Agreement the Employee may, so long as it does not materially interfere with his duties hereunder: (i) subject to Article VII hereof, serve on the board of directors (or equivalent
bodies) of civic, non-profit, or charitable organizations or entities unaffiliated with the Company, (ii) deliver lectures or otherwise participate in speaking engagements, and (iii) manage his personal investments and affairs. 

3.3 Employee shall undertake regular travel to the Company’s executive and operational offices, and such other occasional travel within or
outside the United States as is or may be reasonably necessary in the interests of the Company. All such travel shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Company and all airplane travel shall be first or business class, or otherwise fully
reimbursed at cost, to the extent that such reimbursements do not exceed the approximate equivalent published fare for first or business class travel. 
  

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 ARTICLE IV 
 COMPENSATION 
 4.1 During the term of this Agreement, Employee shall be compensated at the rate of
$290,000 per annum, subject to such increases to be determined by the Board, or if the Board so designates, the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, at the commencement of each of the Company’s fiscal years during the term of this
Agreement (the “Base Salary”). Base Salary shall be paid to the Employee in regular installments on each of the Company’s regular pay dates for executives, but no less frequently than monthly. 
 4.2 Employee shall be eligible to receive a bonus (the “Bonus”) in the discretion of the Board, or if the Board so designates, the Compensation
Committee of the Board based on the annual performance of the Company. Employee will have an opportunity to earn a Bonus targeted at 50% of Employee’s Base Salary for each fiscal year of employment. The Bonus will be based on Employee’s
achievement of revenue and income targets and other key objectives established at the commencement of each fiscal year by the Board or if the Board so designates, the Compensation Committee of the Board and reasonably acceptable to the Employee.

 4.3 The Bonus shall be paid to the Employee on the earlier to occur of (x) the first pay period after the filing of the
Company’s report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission or (y) at such time as the amount of the Bonus for such period can reasonably be audited by the Company’s independent accountants. The Company shall deduct from
Employee’s compensation all federal, state, and local taxes which it may now or may hereafter be required to deduct under applicable law. 
 4.4 Employee may receive such other additional compensation as may be determined from time to time by the Board including bonuses and other long term compensation plans. Nothing in this subparagraph 4.4 shall be deemed or construed to
require the Board to award any bonus or additional compensation. 
 ARTICLE V 
 BENEFITS 
 5.1 During the term hereof, the Company shall provide Employee with
the following benefits, as such benefits may change from time to time (the “Benefits”): (i) group health care and insurance benefits as generally made available to the Company’s senior management; and (ii) such other
benefits (including insurance related benefits, holiday, sick leave, personal days, etc.) obtained by the Company or made generally available to the Company’s senior management; 
 5.2 The Company shall reimburse Employee, upon presentation of the Company’s standard expense report accompanied by appropriate vouchers and other
suitable documentation, incurred by Employee on behalf of the Company, provided such expenditure is consistent with Company policy. 
 5.3 In
the event the Company wishes to obtain Key Man life insurance on the life of Employee, Employee agrees to cooperate with the Company in completing any applications necessary to obtain such insurance and promptly submit to such physical examinations
and furnish such information as any proposed insurance carrier may request. 
 5.4 For the term of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled
to paid vacation at the rate of (4) weeks per annum. 
  

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 ARTICLE VI 
 NON-DISCLOSURE 
 6.1 The Employee shall not, at any time during or after the termination of his
employment hereunder, except when acting on behalf of and with the authorization of the Company, or when required by law or legal process, or where appropriate in response to regulatory authorities, make use of or disclose to any person,
corporation, or other entity, for any purpose whatsoever, any trade secret or other confidential information concerning the Company’s business, finances, marketing, computerized payroll, accounting and information business, personnel and/or
employee leasing business of the Company and its subsidiaries, including information relating to any customer of the Company, or any other nonpublic business information of the Company and/or its subsidiaries learned as a consequence of
Employee’s employment with the Company, except for information available publicly or from other non-confidential sources (collectively referred to as the “Proprietary Information”). The Employee acknowledges that Proprietary
Information, as they may exist from time to time, are valuable and unique assets of the Company, and that disclosure of any such information would cause substantial injury to the Company. Proprietary Information shall cease to be Proprietary
Information, as applicable, at such time as such information becomes public other than through disclosure, directly or indirectly, by Employee in violation of this Agreement. 
 6.2 If Employee is requested or required (by oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or document subpoenas, civil investigative
demands, or similar process) to disclose any Proprietary Information, Employee shall, unless prohibited by law, promptly notify the Company of such request(s) so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order. 
 ARTICLE VII 
 RESTRICTIVE COVENANT

 7.1 In the event of the termination of Employee’s employment with the Company at any time, Employee agrees that he will not, for
a period of one (1) year following such termination, directly or indirectly, enter into or become associated with or engage in any other business (whether as a partner, officer, director, shareholder, employee, consultant, or otherwise), which
business is primarily involved in Internet and software-based document authentication services, or digital image authentication services and related business enterprises or is otherwise engaged in the same or similar business as the Company in
direct competition with the Company, or which the Company was in the process of developing during the term of Employee’s employment with the Company and such development is based on actual or demonstrative anticipated research. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (x) the ownership by Employee of less than five percent of the shares of any publicly held corporation shall not violate the provisions of this Article VII, and (y) the Employee shall not be required to comply with any
provision of this Article VII following termination of this Agreement if the amounts required to be paid under Article IX are not timely paid. 
 7.2 In furtherance of the foregoing, Employee shall not during the aforesaid period of non-competition, directly or indirectly, in connection with any business primarily involved in the Internet and software-based document authentication
services and related business enterprises, or digital image authentication services, or any business similar to the business in which the Company was engaged, or in the process of developing during Employee’s tenure with the Company and such
development is based on actual or demonstrative anticipated research, solicit any customer or employee of the Company who was a customer or employee of the Company within one year of the Termination Date. 
  

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 7.3 Except as otherwise may be agreed by the Company in writing, in consideration of the employment of
Employee by the Company, and free of any additional obligations of the Company to make additional payment to Employee, Employee agrees to irrevocably assign to the Company any and all inventions, software, manuscripts, documentation, improvements or
other intellectual property whether or not protectable by any state or federal laws relating to the protection of intellectual property, relating to the present or future business of the Company that are developed by Employee during the term of
his/her employment with the Company, either alone or jointly with others, and whether or not developed during normal business hours or arising within the scope of his/her duties of employment. Employee agrees that all such inventions, software,
manuscripts, documentation, improvement or other intellectual property shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company and shall be deemed the product of work for hire. Employee hereby agrees to execute such assignments and other
documents as the Company may consider appropriate to vest all right, title and interest therein to the Company and hereby appoints the Company Employee’s attorney-in-fact with full powers to execute such document itself in the event employee
fails or is unable to provide the Company with such signed documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this provision does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information of the Company was used and
which was developed entirely on Employee’s own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) to the business of the Company, or (ii) to the Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the
invention results from any work performed by Employee for the Company. 
 7.4 If any court shall hold that the duration of non-competition or
any other restriction contained in this Article VII is unenforceable, it is our intention that same shall not thereby be terminated but shall be deemed amended to delete therefrom such provision or portion adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable
or, in the alternative, such judicially substituted term may be substituted therefor. 
 ARTICLE VIII 
 TERM 
 8.1 This Agreement shall be
effective upon execution by both parties hereto and the employment term (the “Initial Term”) shall commence on January 1, 2008 (the “Commencement Date”) and terminate on December 31, 2008 (the “Expiration
Date”), unless sooner terminated upon the death of the Employee, or as otherwise provided herein. 
 8.2 The Company shall notify in
writing the Employee of the Company’s intention to continue Employee’s employment after the Expiration Date no less than 90 days prior to the Expiration Date. 
 8.3 Upon termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company, the Company shall pay Employee, in addition to any other payments due hereunder, the amounts due under Article IX. 
  

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 ARTICLE IX 
 TERMINATION 
 9.1 The Company may terminate this Agreement by giving a Notice of Termination to the
Employee in accordance with this Agreement: 
 a. for Disability; 
 b. for Cause 
 c. without Cause. 
 9.2 Employee may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving 30 days prior written Notice of Termination to
the Company in accordance with this Agreement. 
 9.3 If the Employee’s employment with the Company shall be terminated, the Company
shall pay and/or provide to the Employee the following compensation and benefits: 
 a. if the Employee was terminated by the
Company for Cause, or the Employee terminates without Good Reason, the Accrued Compensation; 
 b. if the Employee was
terminated by the Company for Disability, the Accrued Compensation, the Severance Payment and the Continuation Benefits; or 
 c. if termination was due to the Employee’s death, the Accrued Compensation; or 
 d. if the Employee was
terminated by the Company without Cause or the Employee terminates this Agreement for Good Reason, (i) the Accrued Compensation; (ii) the Severance Payment; and (iii) the Continuation Benefits. 
 e. In the event the Company fails to notify the Employee in accordance with Section 8.2, or after notifying the Employee fails to
reach an agreement on a new employment agreement prior to the Expiration Date, Employee’s employment shall terminate on the Expiration Date and the Company shall pay the Employee the Severance Payment; Accrued Compensation, and the Continuation
Benefits. 
 9.4 The amounts payable under this Section 9.3, shall be paid as follows: 
 a. Accrued Compensation shall be paid on the first regular pay date after the Termination Date (or earlier, if required by applicable
law). 
 b. If the Continuation Benefits are paid in cash, the payments shall be made on the first day of each month during
the Continuation Period (or earlier, if required by applicable law). 
 c. The Severance Payments shall be paid in equal
installments in accordance with the Company’s regular pay dates for executives (or earlier, if required by applicable law) during a period of one year commencing with the first regular pay date after the Termination Date; 
 9.5 The Employee shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment, including the value of any Continuation Benefit, provided for in this
Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise and no such payment shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any compensation or benefits provided to the Employee in any subsequent employment except as provided in Sections 1.4. 
  

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 9.6 For a period of three years following the termination of this Agreement, Employee agrees that he will
not make any negative or derogatory statements in verbal, written, electronic or any other form about the Company, including, but not limited to, a negative or derogatory statement made in, or in connection with, any article or book, on a website,
in a chat room or via the internet except where such statement is required by law or regulation. During such three year period, none of the executive officers and directors shall make any negative or derogatory statements in verbal, written,
electronic or any other form about the Employee, including, but not limited to, a negative or derogatory statement made in, or in connection with, any article or book, on a website, in a chat room or via the internet except where such statement is
required by law or regulation 
 ARTICLE X 
 TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS 
 10.1 This Agreement, and the stock option, bonus plan and benefit
plans, sets forth the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, letters and understandings between the parties, whether oral or written prior to the effective date of this Agreement, except for the terms of employee
stock option plans and option certificates. 
 ARTICLE XI 
 STOCK OPTIONS 
 11.1 In the event of a termination of Employee’s employment with the Company
pursuant to Section 9.1(c) or 9.3(e) or by the Employee for Good Reason, notwithstanding anything herein or in any stock option agreement to the contrary, (a) the Employee’s right to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company
pursuant to any stock option or stock option plan shall immediately fully vest and become exercisable, (b) the exercise period in which Employee may exercise his options to purchase Company common stock shall be extended to the duration of
their original term, as if Employee remained an employee of the Company, and the terms of such options shall be deemed amended to take into account the foregoing provisions. For purposes of clarity, Employee and Company agree that the occurrence of
a Change in Control shall not affect the provisions of this Section 11.1. The terms of such options shall be deemed amended to take into account the foregoing provisions. In the event of a termination of Employee’s employment with the
Company pursuant to Section 9.1(b), options granted and not exercised as of the Termination Date shall terminate immediately and be null and void. In the event of a termination of Employee’s employment with the Company due to the
Employee’s death, or Disability, the Employee’s (or his estate’s or legal representative’s) right to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to any stock option or stock option plan to the extent vested as of the
Termination Date shall remain exercisable for a period of twelve (12) months following the Termination Date, but in no event after the expiration of the exercise period. In the event of a termination of Employee’s employment with the
Company by the Employee other than for Good Reason, the Employee’s right to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company pursuant to any stock option or stock option plan to the extent vested as of the Termination Date shall remain
exercisable for a period of three months following the Termination Date, but in no event after the expiration of the exercise period. 
  

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 ARTICLE XII 
 ARBITRATION AND INDEMNIFICATION 
 12.1 Any dispute arising out of the interpretation, application,
and/or performance of this Agreement with the sole exception of any claim, breach, or violation arising under Articles VI or VII hereof shall be settled through final and binding arbitration before a single arbitrator in the State of New Jersey in
accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association and shall be an attorney-at-law experienced in the field of corporate law. Any judgment upon any arbitration
award may be entered in any court, federal or state, having competent jurisdiction of the parties. 
 12.2 The Company hereby agrees to
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Employee for any and all claims arising from or related to his employment by the Company at any time asserted, at any place asserted, to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Company shall maintain such
insurance as is necessary and reasonable (with minimum coverage of not less than $5,000,000) to protect the Employee from any and all claims arising from or in connection with his employment by the Company during the term of Employee’s
employment with the Company and for a period of six (6) years after the date of termination of employment for any reason. The provisions of this Section are in addition to and not in lieu of any indemnification, defense or other benefit to
which Employee may be entitled by statute, regulation, common law or otherwise. 
 ARTICLE XIII 
 SEVERABILITY 
 If any provision of
this Agreement shall be held invalid and unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable with respect to particular circumstances, it shall remain in full force
and effect in all other circumstances. 
  

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 ARTICLE XIV 
 NOTICE 
 For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when (a) personally delivered or (b) sent by (i) a nationally recognized overnight courier service or (ii) certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid and in each case addressed to the respective addresses as set forth below or to any such other address as the party to receive the notice shall advise by due notice given in accordance with this paragraph. All notices and
communications shall be deemed to have been received on (A) if delivered by personal service, the date of delivery thereof; (B) if delivered by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, on the first business day following deposit
with such courier service; or (C) on the third business day after the mailing thereof via certified mail. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
 The current addresses of the parties are as follows: 
  

			
	 IF TO THE COMPANY:
	  	Authentidate Holding Corp.
		  	Connell Corporate Center
		  	300 Connell Drive, Fifth Floor
		  	Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
		
	 WITH A COPY TO:
	  	Victor J. DiGioia
		  	Becker & Poliakoff, LLP
		  	45 Broadway
		  	New York, NY 10006
		
	 IF TO THE EMPLOYEE:
	  	O’Connell Benjamin

 ARTICLE XV 
 BENEFIT 
 This Agreement shall inure to, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto, the
successors and assigns of the Company, and the heirs and personal representatives of the Employee. 
 ARTICLE XVI 
 WAIVER 
 The waiver by either party of
any breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of construction and validity. 
  

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 ARTICLE XVII 
 GOVERNING LAW 
 This Agreement has been negotiated and executed in the State of New Jersey. The law
of the State of New Jersey shall govern the construction and validity of this Agreement. 
 ARTICLE XVIII 
 JURISDICTION 
 Any or all actions or
proceedings which may be brought by the Company or Employee under this Agreement shall be brought in courts having a situs within the State of New Jersey, and Employee and the Company each hereby consent to the jurisdiction of any local, state, or
federal court located within the State of New Jersey. 
 ARTICLE XIX 
 ENTIRE AGREEMENT 
 This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the
parties hereto. No change, addition, or amendment shall be made hereto, except by written agreement signed by the parties hereto. 
 IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement and affixed their hands and seals the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	Authentidate Holding Corp.
		
	By:	 	/s/ David Luce
	 David Luce
 Chairman of the Compensation
Committee

  

	
	Employee
	
	/s/ O’Connell Benjamin
	 O’Connell Benjamin
 Employee

  

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