This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute, one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective at such time as the counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signature of the Borrower, the Lenders and the Collateral Agent, shall be delivered to or be in the possession of the Lenders and the Collateral Agent. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, e-mail, facsimile transmission, electronic mail in “portable document format” (“.pdf’) form or other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of the item being sent shall be effective as a delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.