This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same Amendment, and shall become effective when one counterpart has been signed by each Party and delivered to the other Party hereto. This Amendment and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Amendment and any amendments or waivers hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or by email delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.