Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of May 4, 2021, by and between the Company and Michael Ellis

(b)    Long-Term Incentive Compensation. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in the equity compensation plan and programs in place at the Company for 2021. For the avoidance of doubt, the Executive will not be entitled to participate in the 2022 equity compensation plan or otherwise participate in any plan or program except as specifically outlined in this Agreement.

(i)    For the 2021 fiscal year, the Executive shall participate in the Company’s long-term incentive compensation program, with a target award determined by the Compensation Committee based on applicable benchmarked data. The 2021 award shall be comprised of restricted stock units which shall vest in full on December 31, 2022, subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company.

(ii)    Notwithstanding his separation from the Company at the end of the Term, or anything in the agreement evidencing such equity grant to the contrary, if the Executive remains with the Company in good standing through the end of the Term, the Executive will be entitled to any equity, either referenced herein or previously granted, which he is otherwise entitled to but for his separation from the Company and which by its terms vests through March 31, 2023, including, but not limited to, the 2020 NWOW PSU grant and the 2020 RSU grant. The equity grants shall be paid at the dates specified in the applicable grant agreements.

    The foregoing severance benefits shall be subject to the Executive’s execution and non-revocation of the Release and the Executive’s continued compliance with the provisions of Section 14 below, and the Restrictive Covenant Agreements, as applicable.

(i)    Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive’s continuing or future participation in or rights under any benefit, plan or program provided by the Company and for which the Executive may qualify; provided, however, that, the Executive hereby waives the Executive’s right to receive payments under any severance plan or similar program applicable to employees of the Company.

(ii)    If the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, the Executive shall immediately resign from all boards of directors of the Company, any affiliates of the Company and any other entities for which the Executive serves as a representative of the Company and any committees thereof.

(iii)    The Executive agrees that the Executive will be subject to any compensation claw back, recoupment and anti-hedging policies that may be applicable to the Executive as an executive of the Company, as in effect from time to time and as approved by the board of directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof.

In furtherance of Paragraph 2 of the Agreement, on or before January 15th of each year during the Term, the treasury department of the Company shall establish the exchange rate (FX), employing a six-month look back, which shall be used to convert the Executive’s Base Salary, and Annual Bonus, if any, from US dollars (USD) to pound sterling (GBP) for the ensuing

This Agreement is made by and between Covetrus, Inc. a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to collectively with its subsidiaries as the “Company”) and Michael Ellis (the “Employee”).    In consideration of the employment or the continued employment of the Employee by the Company, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:

1.    Condition of Employment. The Employee’s employment and the continuance of that employment with the Company is contingent upon Employee’s agreement to sign and adhere to the provisions of this Agreement. The Employee further acknowledges that the nature of the Company’s business is such that protection of its proprietary and confidential information is critical to the business’ survival and success.

2.    Proprietary and Confidential Information.

a.    The Employee understands and acknowledges during the course of employment by the Company, he/she will have access to and learn about confidential, strategic, secret, and proprietary documents, materials, data, and other information, in tangible and intangible form, of and relating to the Company and its businesses and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors, and other associated third parties (referred to herein as “Proprietary Information”), which Proprietary Information is and shall be the exclusive property of the Company. By way of illustration, but not limitation, Proprietary Information may include discoveries, inventions, products, product improvements, product enhancements, processes, methods, techniques, formulas, compositions, compounds, negotiation strategies and positions, projects, developments, plans (including sales costs, profits, pricing methods), personnel data, computer programs (including software used pursuant to a license agreement), customer, prospect and supplier lists and contacts. The Employee understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and that Proprietary Information also includes any information that is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary, or that would otherwise appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. Proprietary Information also includes trade secrets (whether owned by the Company or a third party) as defined under the United States Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 90.

b.    Employee covenants, both during and after his/her employment with the Company: (i) to treat all Proprietary Information as strictly confidential and use best efforts to safeguard and prevent unauthorized access, use or disclosure of Proprietary Information; (ii) not to directly or indirectly disclose, publish, communicate or make available any Proprietary Information to any person or entity other than employees of the Company (on a need-to-know basis) or use the same for any purpose other than in the performance of his/her duties as an employee of the Company) without prior written approval of the Company; and (iii) not to copy any documents, records,

files, media, or other resources containing any Proprietary Information, or remove any such documents, records, files, media, or other resources from the premises or control of the Company except in the performance of his/her duties as an employee of the Company.

c.    All files, documents, letters, memoranda, reports, records, data, sketches, drawings, models, laboratory notebooks, program listings, computer equipment or devices, computer programs or other written, photographic, or other tangible or intangible material containing Proprietary Information, whether created by the Employee or others, which shall come into his/her custody or possession, shall be Proprietary Information and are the exclusive property of the Company to be used by the Employee only in the performance of his/her duties for the Company and shall not be copied or removed from the Company premises except in the pursuit of the business of the Company. All such materials or copies thereof and all tangible property of the Company in the custody or possession of the Employee shall be delivered to the Company, upon the earlier of the (i) a request by the Company or (ii) termination of his/her employment. After such delivery, the Employee shall not retain any such materials or copies thereof or any such tangible property.

d.    Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent disclosure of Proprietary Information as may be required by applicable law or regulation, or pursuant to the valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that the disclosure does not exceed the extent of disclosure required by such law, regulation or order. If allowed by law, the Employee shall promptly provide written notice of any such order to an authorized officer of the Company.

e.    Employee’s obligations under this Agreement with regard to any particular Proprietary Information will commence immediately upon the Employee first having access to such Proprietary Information (whether before or after he/she begins employment by the Company) and shall continue during and after employment by the Company until such time as such Proprietary Information has become public knowledge other than as a result of the Employee's breach of this Agreement or breach by those acting in concert with the Employee or on the Employee's behalf.

3.    Developments.

a.    The Employee will make full and prompt disclosure to the Company of all discoveries, inventions, improvements, enhancements, processes, methods, techniques, research, developments, ideas, concepts, software, works of authorship, and all other work product of any nature whatsoever, whether patentable or not, which are created, made, authored, amended, conceived, or reduced to practice by him/her or under his/her direction or jointly with others during his/her employment by the Company, whether or not during normal working hours or on the premises of the Company (all of which are collectively referred to in this Agreement as “Developments”).

b.    The Employee acknowledges that the Company is and shall be the owner of all right, title and interest in and to the Developments, including all patents, trademarks, trade secrets,

copyrights and other intellectual property rights or proprietary rights embodied therein or related thereto (“IP Rights”). In any event, for no additional consideration, Employee agrees to assign and does hereby assign to the Company (or any person or entity designated by the Company) all of his/her right, title, and interest throughout the world in and to all Developments, including all IP Rights, effective as of the date and time of creation of such Developments, and including any goodwill and the right to sue for damages and other relief for any past, present, and future infringement of the foregoing.

c.    Paragraph 3(b) shall not apply to Developments which do not relate to the business or contemplated business, products, or research and development conducted or planned to be conducted by the Company at the time such Development is created, made, conceived or reduced to practice and which are made and conceived by the Employee not during normal working hours, not on the Company’s premises and not using the Company’s tools, devices, equipment or Proprietary Information. The Employee understands that, to the extent this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of any state which precludes a requirement in an employee agreement to assign certain classes of inventions made by an employee, paragraph 3(b) shall be interpreted not to apply to any invention which a court rules and/or the Company agrees fall within such classes. Employee hereby irrevocably waives, to the extent permitted by applicable law, or otherwise agrees not to enforce, any and all claims the Employee may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction to all rights of paternity, integrity, disclosure, and withdrawal and any other rights that may be known as "moral rights" with respect to all Developments and all IP Rights therein. Employee understands that this Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, grant to Employee any license or right of any nature with respect to any Developments or IP Rights or any Proprietary Information, materials, software, or other tools made available to him/her by Company.

d.    The Employee has attached as Schedule I to this Agreement a list describing with particularity any IP Rights owned by the Employee, whether solely or jointly with any third party, that were created or invented by the Employee prior to the period of his/her employment with the Company and that relate in any way to the business or contemplated business, products, activities, or research and development of the Company (the “Pre-Existing IP Rights”). The Pre- Existing IP Rights shall be retained by the Employee and shall not be owned by or assigned to the Company under this Agreement. If no list of Pre-Existing IP Rights is attached as Schedule I, the Employee represents that there are no Pre-Existing IP Rights. To the extent that the Employee incorporates any Pre-Existing IP Rights into any Developments during the period of his/her employment with the Company, the Employee hereby irrevocably grants to the Company a royalty-free, fully paid-up, perpetual, transferable, worldwide non-exclusive license (with the right to sublicense) to make, have made, copy, modify, make derivative works of, use, offer to sell, sell, import, and otherwise distribute such Pre-Existing IP Rights as part of or in connection with such Developments and the operation of the Company’s business, and to practice any method related thereto. Employee shall not incorporate any Pre-Existing IP Rights or any IP Rights that are owned by any third party, including any previous employer, into any Developments without obtaining the prior written consent of the Company.

e.    The Employee agrees to cooperate fully with the Company, both during and after his/her employment with the Company, with respect to the procurement, maintenance and enforcement of copyrights, patents and other IP Rights (both in the United States and foreign jurisdictions) relating to Developments. The Employee shall sign all papers, including, without limitation, copyright applications, patent applications, declaration, oaths, formal assignments, assignments of priority rights, and powers of attorney, which the Company may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its rights and interests in any Development and such IP Rights. The Employee further agrees that if the Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure the signature of the Employee on any such papers, any executive officer of the Company shall be entitled to execute any such papers as the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Employee, and the Employee hereby irrevocably designates and appoints each executive officer of the Company as his/her agent and attorney-in-fact to execute any such papers on his/her behalf, and take any and all actions as the Company may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its rights and interests in any Development and related IP Rights, under the conditions described in this sentence. The foregoing power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall not be impacted by the Employee's subsequent incapacity.

4.    Other Agreements. The Employee represents that, except as the Employee has disclosed in writing to the Company and set forth on Schedule I, the Employee is not bound by the terms of any agreement with any previous employer or other party to refrain from using or disclosing any trade secret or confidential or proprietary information in the course of his/her employment with the Company, to refrain from competing, directly or indirectly, with the business of such previous employer or any other party or to refrain from soliciting employees, customers or suppliers of such previous employer or other party. The Employee further represents that his/her performance of all the terms of this Agreement and the performance of his/her duties as an employee of the Company do not and will not conflict with or breach any agreement with any prior employer or other party to which the Employee is a party (including without limitation any nondisclosure or non-competition agreement), that the Employee will not disclose to the Company or induce the Company to use any confidential or proprietary information or material belonging to any previous employer or others, and that the Developments will not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate the IP Rights or any other rights of any third party.

5.    Publicity. Employee hereby consents to any and all uses and displays, by the Company and its agents, of the Employee's name, voice, likeness, image, appearance, biographical information and other personal characteristics in, on or in connection with any pictures, photographs, audio, and video recordings, digital images, websites, television programs, and advertising and all other printed and electronic forms and media throughout the world, whether now known or later created, at any time during or after the period of employment by the Company, for all legitimate business purposes of the Company ("Permitted Uses"). Employee hereby forever releases the Company and its directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all claims, actions, damages, losses, costs, expenses, and liability of any kind, arising under any legal or equitable theory whatsoever at any time during or after the period of employment by the Company, in connection with any Permitted Use.

6.    Non-disparagement. Employee agrees and covenants that he/she will not at any time make, publish, or communicate to any person or entity or in any public forum any defamatory or disparaging remarks, comments, or statements concerning the Company products or services and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors, and other associated third parties, or make any maliciously false statements about the Company employees and officers.

7.    Acknowledgment. Employee acknowledges and agrees that the services to be rendered by him/her to the Company are of a special and unique character; that the Employee will obtain knowledge and skill relevant to the Company's industry, methods of doing business, and marketing strategies by virtue of the Employee's employment; and that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are reasonable under these circumstances. Employee further acknowledges that the amount of his/her compensation reflects, in part, his/her obligations and the Company's rights under this Agreement; that he/she has no expectation of any additional compensation, royalties, or other payment of any kind not otherwise referenced herein; and that he/she will not be subject to undue hardship by reason of his/her full compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the Company's enforcement thereof.

8.    Miscellaneous.

a.    Equitable Remedies. The restrictions contained in this Agreement are necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company and are considered by the Employee to be reasonable for such purpose. The Employee agrees that any breach of this Agreement is likely to cause the Company substantial and irrevocable damage which is difficult to measure. Therefore, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Employee agrees that the Company, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, shall have the right to obtain an injunction from a court restraining such a breach or threatened breach and the right to specific performance of the provisions of this Agreement without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. Employee hereby waives the adequacy of a remedy at law as a defense to such relief.

b.    Obligations to Third Parties. The Employee acknowledges and represents that this agreement and the Employee’s employment with the Company will not violate any continuing obligation the Employee has to any former employer or other third party.

c.    Disclosure of this Agreement. The Employee hereby authorizes the Company to notify others, including but not limited to customers of the Company and any of the Employee’s future employers or prospective business associates, of the terms and existence of this Agreement and the Employee’s continuing obligations to the Company hereunder.

d.    Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with which, or into which, the Company may be merged or which may succeed to the Company’s assets or business, provided, however, that the obligations of the Employee are personal and shall not be assigned by him or her. The Employee expressly consents to be bound by the provisions of this

Agreement for the benefit of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof to whose employ the Employee may be transferred without the necessity that this Agreement be re-signed at the time of such transfer.

e.    Severability. Should any provision of this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be enforceable only if modified, or if any portion of this Agreement shall be held as unenforceable and thus stricken, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Agreement, the balance of which shall continue to be binding upon the parties with any such modification to become a part hereof and treated as though originally set forth in this Agreement. The parties further agree that any such court is expressly authorized to modify any such unenforceable provision of this Agreement in lieu of severing such unenforceable provision from this Agreement in its entirety, whether by rewriting the offending provision, deleting any or all of the offending provision, adding additional language to this Agreement or by making such other modifications as it deems warranted to carry out the intent and agreement of the parties as embodied herein to the maximum extent permitted by law. The parties expressly agree that this Agreement as so modified by the court shall be binding upon and enforceable against each of them. In any event, should one or more of the provisions of this Agreement be held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and if such provision or provisions are not modified as provided above, this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provisions had not been set forth herein.

f.    Waivers. No delay or omission by the Company in exercising any right under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any one occasion is effective only in that instance and will not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right on any other occasion.

g.    Governing law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (without reference to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof). Any action, suit, or other legal proceeding which is commenced to resolve any matter arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement shall be commenced only in a court of the State of Maine (or, if appropriate, a federal court located within Maine), and the Company and the Employee each consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of such a court.

h.    Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, and Schedule I attached hereto and made part hereof, supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, between the Employee and the Company relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, changed, or discharged in whole or in part, except by an agreement in writing signed by the Employee and the Company. The Employee agrees that any change or changes in his/her duties, salary or compensation after the signing of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement.

i.    Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company and the Employee each hereby irrevocably waive any right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, or other legal proceeding arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement.

j.    Captions. The captions of sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.

k.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile, email in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document has the same effect as delivery of an executed original of this Agreement.

1.    The following is a complete list of all IP Rights that have been made or conceived or first reduced to practice by me alone or jointly with others prior to my engagement by the Company.

2.    The following is a complete list of all agreement with any previous employer or other party which restricts in any way my use or disclosure of information or my engagement in any business on behalf of the Company. I have delivered to the Company true and complete copies of any agreements listed below.

This Agreement is made between Covetrus, Inc. a Delaware corporation (hereinafter referred to collectively with its subsidiaries as the “Company”) and Michael Ellis (the “Employee”). For good consideration, including but not limited to the employment or continued employment of the Employee by the Company, the Employee and the Company agree as follows:

1.    Acknowledgements. Employee understands and acknowledges that the nature of Employee’s position gives him/her access to and knowledge of confidential, strategic, secret, and proprietary documents, materials, data, and other information, in tangible and intangible form, of and relating to the Company and its businesses and existing and prospective customers, suppliers, investors, and other associated third parties (referred to herein as “Proprietary Information” and as further defined in the Invention and Non-Disclosure Agreement between the Employee and the Company) and places him/her in a position of trust and confidence with the Company. Employee understands and acknowledges that the intellectual, artistic, proprietary, creative, or inventive services he/she provides to the Company are unique, special or extraordinary because they directly relate to the development, production, marketing, and sales of the Company’s products and services and are unknown to the Company’s competitors. Employee further understands and acknowledges that the Company’s ability to reserve its Proprietary Information, in addition to its goodwill, for the exclusive knowledge and use of the Company is of great competitive importance and commercial value to the Company, and that improper use or disclosure by Employee is likely to result in unfair or unlawful competitive activity.

2.    Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation. While the Employee is employed by the Company and for a period of one year after the termination or cessation of such employment for any reason, the Employee will not (i) directly or indirectly engage in, represent in any way, or be connected with, any Competing Business (as hereinafter defined) directly competing with the business of the Company, whether such engagement shall be as an officer, director, owner, employee, partner, affiliate or other participant in any Competing Business, (ii) assist others in engaging in any Competing Business in the manner described in clause (i) above, (iii) induce or solicit other employees or consultants of the Company (including any individual who was employed or engaged as an independent contractor during the three- month period immediately prior to such inducement or solicitation) with whom the Employee had material contact during the 12 months before the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company to terminate or alter their employment or service relationship with the Company or hire any such individual or (iv) induce or solicit any other entity or person with which the Company has a business relationship and with whom the Employee had material contact during the 12 months before the termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company to terminate or alter such business relationship with the Company. As used herein, “Competing Business” shall mean any (i) business in which the Company engages, including, without limitation, as a technology-enabled service and supply chain provider of veterinary solutions, veterinary software and client engagement services, veterinary pharmacy services and other animal health products and

services, and (ii) any additional substantive business activities with respect to which the Company is, at the time of termination of the Employee’s employment, taking, or has taken, steps to engage in or pursue, and, with respect to the activities described in each of (i) and (ii), which the Employee directly or indirectly oversees, or in which the Employee participates or has otherwise had material involvement, in each case during the 12 months before termination of the Employee’s employment with the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions, it shall not be a violation of this Section 2 for the Employee to own a three (3%) percent or smaller interest in any corporation required to file period reports with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, so long as the Employee performs no services for and does not lend any assistance to such corporation. If the Employee violates the provisions of this Section 2, the Employee shall continue to be bound by the restrictions set forth in such section until a period of one year has expired without any violation of such provisions.

3.    Miscellaneous.

a.    Equitable Remedies. The restrictions contained in this Agreement are necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Company and are considered by the Employee to be reasonable for such a purpose. The Employee agrees that any breach of this Agreement is likely to cause the Company substantial and irrevocable damage which is difficult to measure. Therefore, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Employee agrees that the Company, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, shall have the right to obtain an injunction from a court restraining such a breach or threatened breach and the right to specific performance of the provisions of this Agreement without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. Employee hereby waives the adequacy of a remedy at law as a defense to such relief.

b.    Obligations to Third Parties. The Employee acknowledges and represents that this agreement and the Employee’s employment with the Company will not violate any continuing obligation the Employee has to any former employer or other third party.

c.    Disclosure of this Agreement. The Employee hereby authorizes the Company to notify others, including but not limited to customers of the Company and any of the Employee’s future employers or prospective business associates, of the terms and existence of this Agreement and the Employee’s continuing obligations to the Company hereunder.

d.    Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of both parties and their respective successors and assigns, including any corporation with which, or into which, the Company may be merged or which may succeed to the Company’s assets or business, provided, however, that the obligations of the Employee are personal and shall not be assigned by him or her. The Employee expressly consents to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement for the benefit of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof to whose employ the Employee may be transferred without the necessity that this Agreement be re-signed at the time of such transfer.

e.    Interpretation. If any restriction set forth in Section 2 is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.

f.    Severability. In case any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforce ability of the remaining provisions shall in no way be affected or impaired thereby.

g.    Waivers. No delay or omission by the Com p any in exercising any right under this Agreement will operate as a waiver of that or any other right. A waiver or consent given by the Company on any one occasion is effective only in that instance and will not be construed as a bar to or waiver of any right on any other occasion.

h.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (without reference to the conflicts of laws provisions t hereof). Any action, suit, or other legal proceeding which is commenced to resolve any matter arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement shall be commenced only in a court of the State of Maine (or, if appropriate, a federal court located within Maine), and the Company and the Employee each consents to the jurisdiction of such a court.

i.    Waiver of Jury Trial. The Company and the Employee each hereby irrevocably waive any right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, or other legal proceeding arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement.

j.    Entire Agreement Amendment. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, written or oral, between the Employee and the Company relating to the subject matter of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified, changed, or discharged in whole or in part, except by an agreement in writing signed by the Employee and the Company. The Employee agrees that any change or changes in his/her duties,salary, or compensation after signing this Agreement shall not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement.

k.    Captions. The captions of the sections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and in no way define, limit or affect the scope or substance of any section of this Agreement.

I.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by facsimile, email in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document has the same effect as delivery of an executed original of this Agreement.