Badger Meter Beacon MAM Managed Solution Master Agreement

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BADGER METER Badger Meter BEACONAMA MANAGED SOLUTION • MASTER AGREEMENT Arbitration and Mediation Services ("JAMS"), or its successor ("Mediation") in Seattle, Washington. If the mediator is unable to amicably resolve the Dispute, then the mediator will refer the matter to a JAMS arbitrator to resolve the Dispute. Neither party shall seek, nor shall be entitled to seek, binding outside resolution of the Dispute unless and until the parties have been unable to amicably resolve the dispute as set forth in this Section, and then only in compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section. Except for Disputes relating to issues of (i) proprietary rights, including, but not limited to, intellectual property and confidentiality, and (ii) any provision of this Agreement which expressly or implicitly provides for the parties to reach mutual agreement as to certain terms, any Dispute not resolved by amicable resolution as set forth in this Section shall be governed exclusively and finally by arbitration described below. (iii) Arbitration. Either party may initiate arbitration with respect to a Dispute by submitting a written demand at any time following Mediation. Arbitration shall be administered by JAMS, or its successor, pursuant to the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures. Either party may commence arbitration by notifying the other in writing that arbitration is desired and setting forth the topics to be arbitrated. Within thirty (30) days of mailing a notice of arbitration, the party receiving the notice may specify additional topics of arbitration in writing to the other party. Within forty- five (45) days of the mailing of the notice of arbitration, the parties will confirm and attempt to identify an arbitrator associated with JAMS to resolve the Dispute. If the parties cannot agree, JAMS will appoint an arbitrator who is a lawyer familiar with software as a service and information technology support services agreements. ■ Except to the extent, if any, that law applicable to the dispute requires that arbitrators retain authority to award punitive damages, the arbitrators shall not have such authority. Each party will bear its own costs of the arbitration. The resulting award may be confirmed and reduced to judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. With respect to any such post -arbitral judicial proceedings, the parties consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction over them by the state and federal courts sitting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and waive any objection that they would otherwise have to venue in such courts. • The duty to arbitrate does not preclude either party from pursuing interlocutory or provisional relief pending arbitration in any court of competent jurisdiction if such relief is necessary in order to preserve the practical ability of the arbitrator to ©2015 Badger Meter, Inc. Confidential and Proprietary to the extent permitted by law Page 19 of 32