Negotiation in Event of Dispute. In the event of any dispute or disagreement between any of the Parties as to the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement or any agreement incorporated herein, the performance of obligations hereunder or thereunder, or any other disputed matter relating hereto or thereto, such matter, upon the written request of any Party, will be referred to an executive of each Party. Such executives will promptly meet in good faith to resolve the dispute. If the executives do not agree upon a decision within thirty calendar days after the reference of the matter to them, any Party will be free to exercise any remedies available to it. 10.15 Rules of Construction. As used in this Agreement, the words "include", "includes" and "including" means "including without limitation", and no inferences or conclusions of any sort shall be drawn from the fact that in some instances in this Agreement the words "include", "includes" and "including" are actually followed by the phrase "without limitation" or the equivalent while in other instances they are not. Except where the context expressly requires otherwise, the use of any gender herein will be deemed to encompass references to any gender, and the use of the singular will be deemed to include the plural (and vice versa). 30 Source: CONFORMIS INC, 10-Q, 11/1/2019 [Signature Page Follows] 31 Source: CONFORMIS INC, 10-Q, 11/1/2019 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Development Agreement to be duly executed as of the respective dates written below. HOWMEDICA OSTEONICS CORP. CONFORMIS, INC. By: /s/ Spencer Stiles By: /s/ Mark A. Augusti Name: Spencer Stiles Name: Mark A. Augusti Title: President Title: President and CEO Date: September 26, 2019 Date: 9-30-2019 [Signature Page to Development Agreement] Source: CONFORMIS INC, 10-Q, 11/1/2019 Execution Version Certain identified information has been