# EXHIBIT 10(m)

# AGREEMENT

This
is an Agreement dated October 29, 2002 between Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company
(hereinafter Company) and William R. Dutmers (hereinafter
Employee).

Employee
is currently employed by the Company as its CEO. Employee is employed on an at-will basis.
The Company wishes to encourage Employee to remain with the Company, but also wishes to
retain its right to terminate his services at will.

NOW,
THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

1.       
          If the Company exercises its right to terminate Employees
          employment for any reason other than for just cause, as defined in
          this Agreement, or if the Employee is not reelected by the shareholders of the
          Company to the Companys Board of Directors and the Employee thereafter
          resigns, the Company will pay to the Employee any unused vacation in lump sum
          and will continue to provide to Employee all salary and healthcare and dental
          benefits and car expenses in effect at the time of termination, plus bonus
          calculated at 48.75% of the Employees salary, for a period of two (2)
          years following such termination, except that the period for car expenses shall
          be one (1) year following such termination. Subject to the same conditions,
          Employee shall be fully vested under the Companys 401(k) plan and profit
          sharing plan and all stock options and restricted stock held by Employee will be
          immediately vested as of the date of separation. If the Employee dies after he
          has become entitled to salary and bonus payments and healthcare and dental
          benefits under this Agreement, for the remainder of the two (2) year period,
          such salary and bonus payments shall continue to be made to his estate and
          healthcare and dental benefits shall be continued for his spouse and dependants
          but the Company shall have no further obligation for car expenses.

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2.       
          For purposes of this Agreement: (a) the term just cause shall
          include only the following: willful misconduct which has a materially adverse
          effect on the Company; willful violation of fiduciary duties which has a
          materially adverse effect on the Company; willful violation of any law, rule or
          regulation which has a materially adverse effect on the Company; conviction of a
          felony; or any act of dishonesty or fraud committed in connection with
          Employees employment for purposes of personal profit; (b) the term
          terminate will include both actual and/or constructive
          discharge. Constructive discharge means any materially adverse
          change in Employees terms and conditions of employment, including
          materially adverse change in duties, responsibilities, pay, benefits or rank.

3.       
          Nothing in this Agreement is intended to alter the employment-at-will
          relationship.

4.       
          Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if part or all
          of any amount to be paid to Employee by the Company under this Agreement or
          otherwise constitute a parachute payment (or payments) under Section
          280G or any other similar provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
          amended (the Code), the following limitation shall apply:

If
the aggregate present value of such parachute payments (the Parachute Amount)
exceeds 2.99 times Employees base amount as defined in Section 280G of
the Code, and if as a result the amounts otherwise payable to or for the benefit of the
Employee subsequent to the termination of his employment, and taken into account in
calculating the Parachute Amount (the termination payments), shall be reduced
and/or delayed, as further described below, to the extent necessary so that the Parachute
Amount is equal to 2.99 times the Employees base amount.

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Any
determination or calculation described in this Paragraph 4 shall be made by the
Companys independent accountants. Such determination, and any proposed reduction
and/or delay in termination payments shall be furnished in writing promptly by the
accountants to the Employee. The Employee may then elect, in his sole discretion, which
and how much of any particular termination payment shall be reduced and/or delayed and
shall advise the Company in writing of his election, within thirty (30) days of the
accountants determination, of the reduction or delay in termination payments. If no
such election is made by the Employee within such 30-day period, the Company may elect
which and how much of any termination payment shall be reduced and/or delayed and shall
notify the Employee promptly of such election. As promptly as practicable following such
determination and the elections hereunder, the Company shall pay to or distribute to or
for the benefit of the Employee such amounts as are then due to the Employee.

| |  | KNAPE & VOGT MANUFACTURING COMPANYBy: /s/ Thomas A. Hilborn      
      Thomas A. HilbornIts: Chairman of Executive Compensation CommitteeBy: /s/ Leslie Cummings      
      Leslie CummingsIts: Chief Financial OfficerEMPLOYEE:/s/ William R. Dutmers
William R. Dutmers
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