Electronic Signature Disclaimer

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE AND TRANSACTION DISCLAIMER: Unless expressly stated otherwise in a written communication in other than electronic form, or unless the author EXPRESSLY designates herein a written portion of this electronic message to be an “electronic signature” and clearly and unequivocally specifies the writing to which that electronic signature applies, nothing contained herein or in any communication in connection herewith shall satisfy the requirements for a writing, nor constitute a contract, an amendment of existing agreements, or electronic signature, as those terms are defined in or contemplated by the Electronic Signatures In Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001 et seq, or the Uniform Electronic Transaction Act as adopted by any state or any other statute governing electronic transactions.