Exhibit 10.10
(PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS LOGO) [l17979al1797900.gif]
P.O. BOX 91129 • CLEVELAND, OHIO 44101 • (440) 461-5200
December 19, 2005          
Mr. Robert Hazenfield
2900 Huntington Way
Aurora, OH 44202
     Re: Retirement Agreement
Dear Bob:
     This will confirm the agreement and arrangements relative to your
retirement from Preformed Line Products Company (“Company”), which is effective
January 1, 2006 (“Retirement Date”) in accordance with your request.

  1.   Term — The term of this agreement commences on the Retirement Date, and
continues for five years or until your death, whichever is earlier (“Term”).    
2.   Compensation — You are entitled to a supplement retirement of $35,000 per
year, which the Company will make via monthly payments by direct deposit to the
bank account you designate. The payments will be treated as ordinary income with
applicable payroll taxes, withholdings and deductions consistent with the
Company’s regular payroll practices.     3.   Insurance — Medical and dental
insurance, if continued by the Company, will be available to you should you
elect our coverage during the Term. You will be responsible for the normal
employee contribution, as it may change from time to time. Such election must be
made by December 31, 2005. Life insurance in the amount of $10,000 will also be
provided to you, without charge, for the Term.

 

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  4.   Laptop/Cell Phone — You shall be entitled to take the laptop computer
supplied by the Company, with you. Also, the Company will pay for your cell
phone for 90 days after the Retirement Date.     5.  
Noncompetition/Confidential — You shall continue to hold in a fiduciary capacity
for the benefit of the Company, and as such, all secret or confidential
information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated
companies, and their respective businesses (including all information, knowledge
or data relating to developments, inventions, know-how, customers or clients or
potential customers or clients of the Company or any of its affiliated
companies), which shall have been obtained by you during your employment by the
Company or any of its affiliated companies and which shall not be or become
public knowledge (other than by your acts in violation of this Agreement)
(collectively, “Confidential Information”), must be kept in strict confidence.
You shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may
otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any
Confidential Information to anyone other than the Company and those designated
by it or to an attorney retained by you. You shall also not use any Confidential
Information absent the Company’s prior written approval.     6.   Approval —
This agreement and your retirement, effective January 1, 2006, were approved by
the Board of Directors at its meeting on November 2, 2005.

     If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please so
indicate by signing and returning the attached copy of this letter.

     
 
  Sincerely yours,
 
  -s- Rebert G. Ruhlman [l17979al1797903.gif]
 
  Robert G. Ruhlman
 
  President and CEO

     
/s/ Robert C. Hazenfield
   
 
Robert C. Hazenfield
   
 
   
Dec. 21, 2005
   
 
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