Exhibit 10.14
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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This First Amendment to Employment Agreement is entered into on September
17, 2004 by and between ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, an individual ("Executive"), and Autocam
Corporation (the "Company").
Whereas the Company and Executive have entered into that certain
Employment Agreement dated January 21, 2002 (The "Employment Agreement"); and
Whereas Section 2(d) of the Employment Agreement provides for a benefit to
Executive in the form of collateral assignment split-dollar life insurance plans
(the "Plans"); and
Whereas the Company will be filing a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to long term notes it has
issued; and
Whereas upon the filing of such registration statement, the loans that are
deemed to be outstanding by Company to Executive pursuant to the Plans may be
illegal; and
Whereas the Company and Executive wish to amend the Employment Agreement
to terminate each of the Plans and to substitute a benefit to Executive that
will be the approximate equivalent.
NOW THEREFORE, Executive and Company agree that Section 2(d) of the
Employment Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as
follows:
(d) Life Insurance. The Company agrees that with respect to each of
Northwestern Life Insurance Company Policies of life insurance No. 15993788, (i)
all amounts due from the Executive in respect of premiums paid prior to the date
hereof pursuant to the Plans are hereby forgiven and become a bonus to the
Executive on the date hereof, (ii) Company will continue to pay the premiums due
on each of the Policies as they become due until the termination of this
Agreement and (iii) the Company will pay to Executive a cash bonus in calendar
2004 and each calendar year thereafter in an amount intended to compensate
Executive for the tax consequences of the forgiveness of debt under (i) above
and the payment of premiums under (ii) above at times and in amounts as has been
agreed upon by Company and Executive and as calculated by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company and approved by Company's management. All such payments
shall be treated as compensation to the Executive in the year paid and are not
subject to any reimbursement to Company by the Executive at any time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment to Employment
Agreement effective as of the date first above written.
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Autocam Corporation
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, President
