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EX-10.28

 Exhibit 10.28 

EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 6th day of October, 2014, by and between NN,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation with its principal place of business in Johnson City, Tennessee (the “Company”), and Ludovic Jeffrey Manzagol (the “Executive”). 

WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive mutually desire that their employment relationship be set forth under the terms of this written
Employment Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the promises, covenants and mutual agreements set
forth below, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree that the terms of their employment relationship are as follows: 

 

	1.	Employment. The Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, on the terms and conditions set forth herein. All capitalized terms that are not defined
elsewhere in this Agreement have the meanings in Section 27. 

  

	2.	Term of Employment. The term of this Agreement shall commence on October 6, 2014 (the “Commencement Date”), and shall end on the first anniversary of such Commencement Date unless further
extended or sooner terminated as hereinafter provided. On such first anniversary and on each subsequent anniversary, the term of the Executive’s employment hereunder shall be extended automatically one (1) additional year, unless at least
90 days prior to the date of such automatic extension the Company shall have delivered to the Executive or the Executive shall have delivered to the Company written notice that the term of the Executive’s employment hereunder shall not be
extended. In the event that the Company provides at least 90 days written notice that the term of Executive’s employment hereunder shall not be extended at the end of the then current term, then Executive’s separation at the expiration of
the then current term shall be treated as a Separation from Service by Company not for Cause pursuant to paragraph 6(a) of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision in this Agreement, nothing in this paragraph 2 will
affect either party’s ability to terminate Executive’s employment during the term of this Agreement by delivery of a Notice of Termination and, in such event, Executive will not be paid for the remainder of the then existing term, and said
separation shall be evaluated pursuant to the applicable provisions of paragraph 6. 

  

	3.	 Position and Duties. The Executive shall serve as the Metal Bearing Components Group Senior Vice President of the Company with
responsibilities and authority as may from time to time be assigned by the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors of the Company. Executive agrees to perform faithfully and industriously the duties which the Company may assign to him.
The Executive shall devote substantially all of his working time and efforts to the business affairs of the Company, to the exclusion of all other employment or business interest other than passive personal investments,

  
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charitable, religious or civic activities. Executive may not engage, directly or indirectly, in any other business or businesses, whether or not similar to that of the Company, except with the
consent of the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Board of Directors of the Company. 

  

	4.	Compensation and Benefits. In consideration of the Executive’s performance of his duties hereunder, the Company shall provide the Executive with the following compensation and benefits during the term
of this Agreement. 

  

	 	(a)	Base Salary. The Company shall pay to the Executive an aggregate base salary at a rate of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars (USD $300,000.00) per annum, payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll
practices. Such base salary may be changed from time to time in accordance with the normal business practices of the Company. 

  

	 	(b)	Annual Bonus. The Executive shall be given the opportunity to earn an annual incentive bonus for each fiscal year of the Company in accordance with the annual bonus plan and payment policies generally applicable
to the Company’s officers, as the same may be in effect from time to time. The Executive’s target annual incentive bonus opportunity shall be no less than 50% of his base salary for such year, but shall be dependent upon the achievement of
the applicable performance goals established for such year. 

 In lieu of paying a pro-rata bonus for the 2014 year, and in
consideration of other sums that Executive may have forfeited by joining the Company, Company will pay a one-time bonus of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for the year. Payment of this sum will be made in accordance with the timing of
other annual bonus amounts. 
  

	 	(c)	Other Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to participate in all Company employee benefit plans, policies and programs generally applicable to the Company’s officers (including, but not limited to,
life, disability, health insurance, vacation or other paid time off, and savings plans and programs), as such plans, policies and programs may continue or be altered by the Company from time to time. 

 

	5.	Termination. Except for the provisions of Paragraphs 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11, which shall continue in full force and effect, this Agreement shall terminate upon the first to occur of the following with respect
to the Executive: 

  

	 	(a)	Death; 

  

	 	(b)	Disability; 

  

	 	(c)	Separation from Service. 

  
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	6.	Compensation and Benefits in the Event of Separation from Service. In the event of the Executive’s Separation from Service during the term of this Agreement or any renewal thereof, compensation and
benefits shall be paid as set forth below. 

  

	 	(a)	Qualifying Termination Prior To A Change In Control. If the Executive has a Qualifying Termination after the Commencement Date and prior to a Change in Control, then upon such Qualifying Termination the Executive
shall be entitled to receive the following: 

  

	 	(i)	The Executive’s annual salary provided under paragraph 4(a) through the effective date of Separation from Service, at the annual rate in effect at the time the Notice of Termination is given (or death occurs), to
the extent unpaid prior to such Separation from Service. 

  

	 	(ii)	If employed twelve (12) years or less, Executive shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to twelve (12) months of his annual base salary in effect on the date of his Separation from Service. For each full
year of service Executive has completed over twelve (12) years of service, Executive shall receive an additional amount equal to one month of such annual base salary, up to a maximum additional six (6) months if employed for eighteen
(18) years or more. These amounts shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll procedures over the 12 to 18 month period following the Executive’s Separation from Service; the duration of the payout period
for this sum shall equal the number of months to be paid, as indicated in this section. 

  

	 	(iii)	Any vested rights of Executive in accordance with the Company’s plans, programs or policies. 

  

	 	(iv)	Prompt reimbursement for any and all reimbursable business expenses (to the extent not already reimbursed) upon Executive’s properly accounting for the same. 

 

	 	(v)	$12,000.00 payable in a single lump sum to assist with the Executive’s transition from employment. 

Payments under (ii) and (v) above shall commence or shall be paid within 60 days following the Executive’s Separation from
Service; provided, however, the Company’s obligation to pay the Executive such amounts is expressly conditioned upon the Executive’s execution, delivery to the Company, and expiration of all revocation periods of a final and complete
release of claims in a form that is acceptable and approved by Company within 21 days following the Executive’s Separation from Service, and the Company’s good faith belief that the Executive is in full compliance with the covenants under
paragraphs 7, 8, 9, or 11 of this Agreement. If the period for execution, delivery and non-revocation of the release described above spans two taxable years, payments will not commence until the second taxable year. 

  
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	 	(b)	Termination By The Company For Cause Or By The Executive Without Good Reason. In the event Executive’s Separation from Service is terminated (A) by action of the Company for Cause; (B) by action of
the Executive without Good Reason; or (C) by reason of the Executive’s death, Disability or retirement, the following compensation and benefits shall be paid and provided the Executive (or his beneficiary): 

 

	 	(i)	The Executive’s annual salary provided under paragraph 4(a) through the effective date of Separation from Service, at the annual rate in effect at the time the Notice of Termination is given (or death occurs), to
the extent unpaid prior to such Separation from Service. 

  

	 	(ii)	Any vested rights of Executive in accordance with the Company’s plans, programs or policies. 

  

	 	(iii)	Prompt reimbursement for any and all reimbursable business expenses (to the extent not already reimbursed) upon Executive’s properly accounting for the same. 

 

	 	(c)	Qualifying Termination Following a Change in Control. 

  

	 	(i)	In the event that Executive has a Qualifying Termination within 24 months following a Change in Control, Executive shall receive the following, subject to paragraph 6(c)(ii): 

 

	 	(1)	The annual salary due to the Executive through the date of his Separation from Service. 

  

	 	(2)	A lump sum payment equal to an amount set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement (the “Severance Payment”). The Severance Payment shall be made by wire transfer or immediately available funds to an
account designated by Executive following the date of the Separation from Service. 

  

	 	(3)	A payment equal to the target annual bonus to which Executive would have been entitled but for Executive’s Separation from Service, for the year of Executive’s termination; pro-rated for the portion of the
year during which he was employed by the Company (“Pro-rated Bonus”). 

  

	 	(4)	Any vested rights of Executive in accordance with the Company’s plans, programs or policies. 

  

	 	(5)	Prompt reimbursement for any and all reimbursable business expenses (to the extent not already reimbursed) upon Executive’s properly accounting for the same. 

 

	 	(6)	$12,000.00 payable in a single lump sum to assist with the Executive’s transition from employment. 

  
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 Payments under (2), (3) and (6) above shall commence or shall be paid within 60 days
following the Executive’s Separation from Service; provided, however, the Company’s obligation to pay the Executive such amounts is expressly conditioned upon the Executive’s execution, delivery to the Company, and expiration of all
revocation periods of a final and complete release of claims in a form that is acceptable and approved by Company within 21 days following the Executive’s Separation from Service, and the Company’s good faith belief that the Executive is
in full compliance with the covenants under paragraphs 7, 8, 9, or 11 of this Agreement. If the period for execution, delivery and non-revocation of the release described above spans two taxable years, payments will not commence until the second
taxable year. 
  

	 	(ii)	Excise Tax. 

  

	 	(1)	If it is determined that any payment or distribution in the nature of compensation (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code) to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or
distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (the “Change in Control Payment”), would constitute an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, then the
Company shall pay to the Executive whichever of the following gives the Executive the highest net after-tax amount (after taking into account all applicable federal, state, local and social security taxes): (i) the Change in Control Payment, or
(ii) the amount that would not result in the imposition of excise tax on the Executive under Section 4999 of the Code. Any required reduction in the Change in Control Payment pursuant to the foregoing shall be accomplished solely by
reducing the amount of severance payment payable pursuant to paragraph 6(c)(i)(1) of this Agreement and then, to the extent necessary, paragraph 6(c)(i)(2) of this Agreement. 

 

	 	(2)	All determinations to be made under this paragraph 6(c)(ii) shall be made by an independent public accounting firm selected by the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control (the “Accounting Firm”),
which shall provide its determinations and any supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within ten (10) days of the Change in Control. Any such determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the
Executive. All of the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm in performing the determinations referred to in this paragraph 6(c)(iii) shall be borne solely by the Company. 

  
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	 	(d)	Continuation of Benefits. Following Executive’s Separation from Service, the Executive shall have the right to continue in the Company’s group health insurance plan or other Company benefit program, at
his or her own cost and without any contribution by the Company, as may be required by COBRA or any other federal or state law or regulation. 

  

	 	(e)	Non-Duplication of Benefits. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is entitled to any benefits from the Company under any other plan or agreement that are similar to
the benefits described in this paragraph 6, the benefits described in this paragraph 6 shall be reduced to avoid duplication of benefits. 

  

	 	(f)	Limit on Company Liability. Except as expressly set forth in this paragraph 6, the Company shall have no obligation to Executive under this Agreement following Executive’s Separation from Service. Without
limiting the generality of the provision of the foregoing sentence, the Company shall not, following Executive’s Separation from Service, have any obligation to provide any further benefit to Executive or make any further contribution for
Executive’s benefit except as provided in this paragraph 6. 

  

	7.	Disclosure of Confidential Information. The Company has developed confidential information, strategies and programs, which include customer lists, prospects, lists, expansion and acquisition
plans, market research, sales systems, marketing programs, computer systems and programs, product development strategies, manufacturing strategies and techniques, budgets, pricing strategies, identity and requirements of national accounts, customer
lists, methods of operating, service systems, training programs and methods, other trade secrets and information about the business in which the Company is engaged that is not known to the public and gives the Company an opportunity to obtain an
advantage over competitors who do not know of such information (collectively, “Confidential Information”). In performing duties for the Company, Executive regularly will be exposed to and work with Confidential Information of the Company.
Executive may also be exposed to and work with Confidential Information of the Company’s affiliates and subsidiaries. Executive acknowledges that Confidential Information of the Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries is critical to the
Company’s success and that the Company and its affiliates and subsidiaries have invested substantial sums of money in developing the Confidential Information. While Executive is employed by the Company and after such employment ends for any
reason, Executive will never reproduce, publish, disclose, use, reveal, show or otherwise communicate to any person or entity any Confidential Information of Company, its affiliates, and/or its subsidiaries unless specifically directed by the
Company to do so in writing. Executive agrees that whenever Executive’s employment with the Company ends for any reason, all documents containing or referring to Confidential Information of the Company, its affiliates, and/or its subsidiaries
may be in Executive’s possession or control will be delivered by Executive to the Company immediately, with no request being required. 

  
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	8.	Non-Interference with Personnel Relations. While Executive is employed by the Company and for the Restrictive Period after such employment ends for any reason, Executive acting either directly or
indirectly, or through any other person, firm, or corporation, will not hire, contract with or employ any employee of the Company, and/or any employee of an affiliate or subsidiary of the Company with which Executive interacted or about which
Executive gained Confidential Information during his employment with Company (“Restricted Employees”). Further, Executive will not induce or attempt to induce or influence any of the Restricted Employees to terminate employment with the
Company, affiliate, and/or subsidiary. However, this provision shall not apply to Executive in the case of the solicitation of his immediate family members. 

  

	9.	Non-Competition. While Executive is employed by the Company and for the Restrictive Period after such employment ends, Executive will not, directly or indirectly, or through any other person, firm or
corporation (i) be employed by, consult for, have any ownership interest in or engage in any activity on behalf of any Company that engages in a Competing Business, as defined below, or (ii) call on, solicit or communicate with any of
the Company’s customers or suppliers (whether actual or potential), for any purpose related to a Competing Business, as defined below. A “Competing Business” is one that engages in the production, sale, or marketing of a product or
service that is substantially similar to, or serves the same purpose as, any product or service produced, sold or marketed by the Company or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company with which Executive interacted or about which Executive
gained Confidential Information during his employment with the Company. The term “customer” or “supplier” means any customer or supplier (whether actual or potential) with whom Executive or any other employee of the Company
or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company had business contact during the eighteen (18) months immediately before Executive’s employment with the Company ended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this paragraph shall not be
construed to prohibit Executive from owning less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding securities of a corporation which is publicly traded on a securities exchange or over-the-counter. 

 

	10.	Notification to Subsequent Employers. Executive grants the Company the right to notify any future employer or prospective employer of Executive concerning the existence of and terms of this Agreement and
grants the Company the right to provide a copy of this Agreement to any such subsequent employer or prospective employer. 

  

	11.	Company Proprietary Rights. 

  

	 	(a)	Company to Retain Rights. Executive agrees that all right, title and interest of every kind and nature whatsoever in and to copyrights, patents, ideas, business or strategic plans and concepts, studies,
presentations, creations, inventions, writings, properties, discoveries and all other intellectual property conceived by Executive during the term of this Agreement and pertaining to or useful in or to (directly or indirectly) the activities of the
Company and/or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company (collectively, “Company Intellectual Property”) shall become and remain the exclusive property of the Company and/or such parent, subsidiary or affiliate, and Executive
shall have no interest therein. 

  
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	 	(b)	Further Assurances. At the request of the Company, Executive shall, at the Company’s expense but without additional consideration, execute such documents and perform such other acts as the Company may deem
necessary or appropriate to vest in the Company or its designee such title as Executive may have to all Company Intellectual Property in which Executive may be able to claim any rights by virtue of his employment under this Agreement.

  

	 	(c)	Return of Material. Upon the termination of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement, the Executive will promptly return to the Company all copies of information protected by paragraph 11(a) hereof
which are in his possession, custody or control, whether prepared by him or others, and the Executive agrees that he shall not retain any of same. 

  

	12.	Representation and Warranty of Executive. Executive represents and warrants to the Company that he is not now under any obligation, of a contractual nature or otherwise, to any person, partnership, company
or corporation that is inconsistent or in conflict with this Agreement or which would prevent, limit or impair in any way the performance by him of his obligations hereunder. 

 

	13.	Withholding. Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, all payments made by the Company hereunder to the Executive or his estate or beneficiaries shall be subject to the withholding
of such amounts, if any, relating to tax and other payroll deductions as the Company may reasonably determine should be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation. In lieu of withholding such amounts, the Company may accept other
provisions, provided that it has sufficient funds to pay all taxes required by law to be withheld in respect of any or all such payments. 

  

	14.	Mitigation. The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counterclaim,
recoupment, defense or other claim, right or action which the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to
Executive under any of the provisions of this agreement and such amounts shall not be reduced whether or not Executive obtains other employment. 

  

	15.	Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sufficiently given if and when mailed in the continental United States by
registered or certified mail, or personally delivered to the party entitled thereto, at the address stated below or to such changed address as the addressee may have given by a similar notice: 

 

			
	To the Company:		NN, Inc.
			Attn: William C, Kelly, Jr.
			2000 Waters Edge Drive
			Johnson City, TN 37604
		
	To the Executive:		L. Jeffrey Manzagol
			2000 Waters Edge Drive
			Johnson City, TN 37604

  
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	16.	Successors: Binding Agreement. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or
assets of the Company, by agreement in the form and substance satisfactory to the Executive, to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no
such succession had taken place. Failure of the Company to obtain such agreement prior to the effectiveness of any such succession shall be a breach of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “Company” shall include any successor
to its business and/or assets as aforesaid which executes and delivers the agreement provided for in this paragraph or which otherwise becomes bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by operation of law. 

This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors,
administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to him hereunder if he had continued to live, all such amounts, except to the extent otherwise provided under
this Agreement, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee, or if there be no such designee, to the Executive’s estate. 

 

	17.	Modification, Waiver or Discharge. No provision of this Agreement may be modified or discharged unless such modification or discharge is authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and is agreed to
in writing, signed by the Executive and by an officer of the Company duly authorized by the Board. However, the Company may unilaterally revise the provisions of this Agreement governed by the provisions of Section 409A of the Code in order to
make the Agreement compliant therewith, and as necessary under any provision of the Code or any other federal or state statute or regulation to prevent the imposition of any federal or state fine, tax, or penalty upon Company or Executive that would
result from the performance of any provisions of this Agreement. No waiver by either party hereto of any breach by the other party hereto of any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party will be deemed a waiver of
similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the time or at any time or at any prior or subsequent time. 

  

	18.	Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties hereto with respect to
its subject matter, including, but not limited to, all employment agreements, change of control agreements, non-competition agreements or any other agreement related to Executive’s employment with the Company; provided, however, nothing herein
shall affect the terms of any indemnification agreement by and between the Company and Executive or any general indemnification policy in favor of Executive, which shall continue and remain in full force and effect. 

  
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	19.	Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee to the extent federal law does not apply.

  

	20.	Resolution of Disputes. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be settled by final and binding arbitration in Johnson City, Tennessee in accordance with the Commercial
Arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The fees and expenses of the arbitration panel shall be equally borne by the
Company and Executive. Each party shall be liable for its own costs and expenses as a result of any dispute related to this Agreement. 

  

	21.	Validity. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement, which latter provisions shall
remain in full force and effect. 

  

	22.	Compliance with Section 409A. 

  

	 	(a)	General. It is intended that the Agreement will comply with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations and other guidance thereunder (“Section 409A”), and the Agreement shall be interpreted
consistent with such intent. As permitted by Section 409A, each installment or other payment made or benefit provided hereunder shall be treated as “separate payment” for purposes of Section 409A and the available exemptions
under Section 409A shall be stacked to the maximum extent possible. The Agreement may be amended in any respect deemed necessary (including retroactively) by the Company in order to pursue compliance with Section 409A. The foregoing shall
not be construed as a guarantee of any particular tax effect for benefits under this Agreement. The Executive or any beneficiary, as applicable, is solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on
the Executive or any beneficiary in connection with any payments to the Executive or beneficiary under the Agreement, including any taxes, interest and penalties under Section 409A, and neither the Company nor any director, officer or affiliate
shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold the Executive or a beneficiary harmless from any and all of such taxes and penalties. To the extent Executive is entitled to be paid or reimbursed for any taxable expenses under this
Agreement, and such payments or reimbursements are includible in Executive’s federal gross taxable income, the amount of such expenses reimbursable in any one calendar year shall not affect the amount reimbursable in any other calendar year,
and the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made no later than December 31 of the year after the year in which the expense was incurred. Executive’s right to reimbursement of expenses under this Agreement shall not be subject to
liquidation or exchange for another benefit. 

  
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	 	(b)	Six Month Delay for Specified Employees. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, if the Executive is determined to be a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A) for the
year in which the Executive incurs a Separation from Service, any payment due under the Agreement that is not permitted to be paid on the date of such separation without the imposition of additional taxes, interest and penalties under
Section 409A shall be paid on the first business day following the six-month anniversary of the Executive’s date of separation or, if earlier, the Executive’s death. 

 

	23.	No Adequate Remedy At Law; Costs to Prevailing Party. The Company and the Executive recognize that each party may have no adequate remedy at law for breach by the other of any of the agreements contained
herein, and particularly a breach of paragraphs 7, 8, 9, or 11, and, in the event of any such breach, the Company and the Executive hereby agree and consent that the other shall be entitled to injunctive relief or other appropriate remedy to enforce
performance of such agreements. 

  

	24.	Non-Assignability. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder, are personal and neither this Agreement, nor any right, benefit or obligation of either party hereto, shall be
subject to voluntary or involuntary assignment, alienation or transfer, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the Company may assign this Agreement in connection with
a merger or consolidation involving the Company or a sale of substantially all of its assets to the surviving corporation or purchaser, as the case may be, so long as such assignee assumes the Company’s obligations hereunder. 

 

	25.	Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and will not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.
Reference to Paragraphs are to Paragraphs in this Agreement. 

  

	26.	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

  

	27.	Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

  

	 	(a)	“Cause” means any of the following: 

  

	 	(i)	the failure of the Executive to perform the Executive’s duties under this Agreement (other than as a result of physical or mental illness or injury), which failure, if correctable, and provided it does not
constitute willful misconduct or gross negligence described in subparagraph (ii) below, remains uncorrected for 10 days following written notice to Executive by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company of such
breach; 

  
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	 	(ii)	willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Executive, in either case that results in material damage to the business or reputation of the Company; 

 

	 	(iii)	a material breach by Executive of this Agreement which, if correctable, remains uncorrected for 10 days following written notice to Executive by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of the Company of
such breach; or 

  

	 	(iv)	the Executive is convicted of a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude (whether or not in connection with the performance by Executive of his duties under this Agreement). 

 

	 	(b)	“Change in Control” means, and shall occur on the date that any of the following occurs: 

  

	 	(i)	A person, corporation, entity or group (1) makes a tender or exchange offer for the issued and outstanding voting stock of NN, Inc., (“NN”) and beneficially owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the
issued and outstanding voting stock of NN after such tender or exchange offer, or (2) acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such person, corporation, entity or group), directly
or indirectly, the beneficial ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the issued and outstanding voting stock of NN in a single transaction or a series of transactions (other than any person, corporation, entity or group for which a
Schedule 13G is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, so long as such person, corporation, entity or group has beneficial ownership of less than fifty percent (50%) of the issued and outstanding voting stock of NN); or

  

	 	(ii)	NN is a party to a merger, consolidation or similar transaction and following such transaction, fifty percent (50%) or more of the issued and outstanding voting stock of the resulting entity is not beneficially
owned by those persons, corporations or entities that constituted the stockholders of NN immediately prior to the transaction; or 

  

	 	(iii)	NN sells fifty percent (50%) or more of its assets to any other person or persons (other than an affiliate or affiliates of NN); or 

 

	 	(iv)	 Individuals who, during any 12-month period, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least
seventy-five percent (75%) of the Board of Directors of NN; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director whose election or nomination was approved by a majority of the directors than comprising the Incumbent Board, shall be
considered a member of the Incumbent Board, but not including any individual whose initial board membership is a result of an actual or threatened election contest (as that term is used in Rule 14a-11

  
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promulgated under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended) or an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a party other than the Board. 

It is not intended that a Change in Control will serve as an event which entitles Executive to any payment hereunder. 

 

	 	(c)	“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended. 

  

	 	(d)	“Disability” means the Executive: (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death
or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months; or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees or directors of the Company. Executive
will be deemed Disabled if he is determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration, or if Executive is determined to be disabled in accordance with a disability insurance program maintained by the Company if the definition of
“disability” applied under such disability insurance program complies with the requirements of the preceding sentence. Upon the request of the plan administrator, the Executive must submit proof to the plan administrator of the Social
Security Administration’s or the provider’s determination. 

  

	 	(e)	“Good Reason” means any of the following events if not remedied by the Company within 30 days after receipt of notice thereof from the Executive: (i) assignment to the Executive of any duties inconsistent
with Executive’s position duties, responsibilities, office, or any other action by the Company that results in a material diminution in the Executive’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities; (ii) any material failure by the
Company to comply with this Agreement; (iii) a material adverse change in Executive’s annual compensation and benefits; or (iv) a requirement to relocate in excess of fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s then current place
of employment. 

 Notwithstanding anything in this definition to the contrary, an alleged act by the Company shall not
constitute a “Good Reason” event for purposes of this Agreement unless Executive gives written notice of the same to the Company within 30 days of the initial existence of such act. Further, for avoidance of doubt, nothing in this
Agreement shall preclude the Company from reducing Executive’s annual base salary and/or incentive opportunity as part of an across-the-board compensation adjustment to other employees at Executive’s level of employment. 

 

	 	(f)	 “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which shall include the specific termination provision under this Agreement relied upon, and
shall set forth in 

  
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reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment. Any purported termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder
by action of either party shall be communicated by delivery of a Notice of Termination to the other party. Any termination by Executive of his employment without Good Reason shall be made on not less than 14 days’ notice. 

 

	 	(g)	“Qualifying Termination” means a Separation from Service by action of the Company that is not for Cause, or a Separation from Service by action of the Executive that is for Good Reason. 

 

	 	(h)	“Restrictive Period” means (i) a period of 12 to 18 months following Executive’s termination of employment pursuant to paragraph 6(a) above, or a period of 12 months following Executive’s
termination of employment pursuant to paragraph 6(b) above, prior to a Change in Control; or (ii) a period of 24 months following Executive’s termination of employment pursuant to paragraph 6(c) after a Change in Control.

  

	 	(i)	“Separation from Service” means Executive’s “separation from service” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h). 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and the Company (by action of its duly authorized officers) have executed this Agreement as of the date first above
written. 
  

			
	NN, INC.
	
	 /s/ William C. Kelly, Jr.

	By:		William C. Kelly, Jr.
	Title:		Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
	
	EXECUTIVE
	
	 /s/ Ludovic Jeffrey Manzagol

	Ludovic Jeffrey Manzagol

  
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 Schedule A 

Executive’s Severance Payment subsequent to a Change in Control as provided in paragraph 6(c)(i) shall be a lump sum payment equal to:

 1. 2.0 times Executive’s base salary (as of the date of Executive’s termination); plus 

2. 1.0 times Executive’s median bonus available at the following bonus target percentage: 50% 

  
 15EX-10.29

 Exhibit 10.29 

NN, INC. 
 INCENTIVE
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT 
 pursuant to the 

2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 
 THIS
AGREEMENT, dated as of                      by and NN, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the “Company”), and
                     of 2000 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 12, Johnson City, TN 37604 

WITNESSETH THAT: 
 WHEREAS, the
Grantee is an employee of NN, Inc. and serves as the thereof; 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to reward the Grantee’s superior
performance and to provide the Grantee with inducements to continue in the employ of the Company and to continue to perform in a superior manner; 

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the NN, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), authorizing the grant of Awards by the Company
to officers and key employees; 
 WHEREAS, the Committee referred to in the Plan (the “Committee”), pursuant to authority vested
in it by the Company’s Board of Directors, has approved the granting to the Grantee of an Incentive Stock Option (the “Option”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Shares”), upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth hereinafter and in the Plan; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant the Option to
the Grantee and to memorialize the terms and conditions thereof; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above-mentioned premises and the covenants and agreements
contained herein, the Company and the Grantee, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 
 SECTION 1: Incentive Stock
Option 
 1.1 Pursuant to the Plan and this Incentive Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”), the Company hereby grants to
the Grantee, effective as of the date of this Agreement, an Option to purchase an aggregate of                  shares at the Option price per Share described in
Section 1.2 hereof and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan and this Agreement. Any capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. 

1.2 The Option exercise price per share with respect to the Shares covered by this Agreement shall be equal to
        , such amount equaling one hundred percent of the Fair Market Value of each Share on the date of grant of the Option. Upon exercise of the option, in whole or in part, this Option price shall be
payable to the Company in accordance with Section 2.1 hereof. 
 1.3 The date of grant of the Option is
            . 
 1.4 Subject to the provisions of Section 1.7 hereof, the
Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of section 422 of the Code. 

  
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 1.5 Subject to Sections 1.6 and 3 hereof, the Option shall be exercisable from and after each
initial exercisability date set forth below with respect to the indicated number of Shares: 
  

			
	 Initial Exercisability Date
	  	 Number of Shares for Which

the Option Becomes First Exercisable on

Such Date

		  	
		  	
		  	

 The Grantee at any time may purchase less than the full number of Shares for which the option is then exercisable. Shares not
purchased in earlier periods shall accumulate and be available for purchase in later periods within the Term of the Option. 
 1.6
Notwithstanding the application of any limitation on the exercise of the Option, the Option shall be exercisable in full immediately following the date on which a Change in Control has occurred if the Grantee’s employment with the Company and
its Subsidiaries has not terminated prior to the date on which the Change in Control occurred; provided, however, that the Option shall not be exercisable at any time during the six-month period following the date of this Agreement; and further
provided, that nothing in this Section 1.6 shall extend the Term of the Option or have any effect other than to accelerate the date on which the Option becomes exercisable in full. 

1.7 To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of the stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options (determined without regard
to this Section 1.7) are exercisable by the Grantee for the first time during any calendar year (under all stock option plans of the Company, its Parent and its Subsidiaries) exceeds $100,000, such Options are not Incentive Stock Options. For
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shall be determined as of the time the option with respect to such stock is granted. This Section 1.7 shall be applied by taking options into account in the order in which they were granted.
To the extent that the Option is to become exercisable for the first time during any calendar year with respect to a number of Shares that exceeds the foregoing limitation, the Option shall be considered to consist of (i) an Incentive Stock
Option to acquire the maximum number of Shares permitted under this Section 1.7 and (ii) a Nonqualified Stock Option to acquire the excess Shares on the same terms described in this Agreement. 

1.8 The Term of the Option shall continue until the tenth anniversary of the grant of the Option. The Option shall terminate (if not sooner
terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Plan or the other provisions hereof) and shall no longer be exercisable after such tenth anniversary. 

SECTION 2: Exercise and Withholding 

2.1 The Grantee may exercise the Option in respect of Shares on and after the appropriate dates set forth in Section 1.5 above (and
before a date or event of termination or cancellation) in whole at any time, or in part from time to time. The Grantee shall give the Company written notice to exercise the option in whole or in a specified part. Such notice shall specify the number
of Shares to be purchased and shall be accompanied by full payment for the Shares then being purchased, which payment may be made in any of the following ways: (a) delivering a money order, cashier’s check or certified check payable to the
order of the Company; (b) delivering Shares to the Company; (c) subject to limitations imposed by the Plan and the Committee, a cash payment by Grantee’s broker pursuant to the Grantee’s instruction; or

  
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(d) combination thereof. The notice also shall be accompanied by such agreement, statement, or other evidence as the Committee may require in order to satisfy itself that the issuance of the
Shares being purchased pursuant to such exercise and any subsequent resale thereof will be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations relating to the issuance and sale of securities, including the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and
regulations promulgated thereunder. Any Shares surrendered as payment in exercise of the Option shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise. The exercise shall be deemed to occur (a) on the date that the notice of
exercise and, if applicable, the money order, cashier’s check, certified check, cash and/or Shares are received at the office of the Treasurer of the Company, or at such other location as may be established in accordance with Section 4.5
hereof or (b) if such notice of exercise and payment are mailed in the United States and the United States Postal Service has stamped its postmark thereon, then on the date of such postmark. 

2.2 In each case where the Grantee shall exercise the option, in whole or in part, the Company shall notify the Grantee of the amount of
income or employment tax, if any, that must be withheld under federal and, where applicable, state and local law by reason of such exercise. It shall be a condition to any delivery of Shares hereunder that provision satisfactory to the Company shall
have been made for payment of any taxes required to be paid or withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulations. The Grantee may irrevocably elect to have any withholding tax obligation satisfied (a) by a money order, cashier’s check
or certified check payable to the order of the Company; (b) by having the Company withhold Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee with respect to the exercise of the Option; (c) by delivering Shares to the Company; (d) subject to
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payment by the Grantee’s broker pursuant to the Grantee’s instruction; or (e) by a combination thereof; provided that the Committee may disapprove, or impose conditions
upon, any such election. 
 2.3 As soon as practicable after each exercise of the Option and compliance by the Grantee with all applicable
conditions, including any payments that may be required by the Company pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.2 hereof, the Company shall mail or deliver or cause to be mailed or delivered to the Grantee a stock certificate or certificates registered in the
name of the Grantee for the number of Shares that the Grantee shall be entitled to receive upon such exercise under the provisions of this Agreement. 

2.4 If the Grantee exercises all or a portion of this Option and the Grantee sells, transfers, assigns or otherwise disposes of Shares
acquired by the exercise of this Option within two (2) years after the date the Option was granted or within one (1) year after the date of such exercise, the Grantee shall promptly notify the Company of the date of such disposition and of
the amount realized upon such disposition and shall provide (in a manner satisfactory to the Company) for payment to the Company of the amounts, if any, necessary to satisfy any applicable federal, state and local tax withholding requirements
imposed by reason of such sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition. To the extent the Grantee does not otherwise satisfy any withholding obligation with respect to the disposition, the Company and any Subsidiary shall, to the extent permitted
by law, have the right to deduct from any payment of any kind (whether or not related to the Plan) otherwise due to the Grantee any such taxes required to be withheld. 

  
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 SECTION 3: Termination of Employment 

3.1 If the Grantee’s service with the Company terminates for any reason other than Retirement (as defined in Section 3.2),
Disability (as defined in the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan) or death, the Option shall continue to be exercisable at any time within the three-month period following such termination of service, but not after such period, but shall not become
exercisable with respect to any shares for which it was not exercisable on the date of such termination of service. 
 3.2 If the
Grantee’s service with the Company terminates because of Retirement, the Option shall (a) become immediately exercisable in full as of the date of such Retirement and (b) be exercisable at any time within the 24-month period following
such Retirement, but not after such period (unless otherwise provided in Section 3.4 below). “Retirement” means termination of service after the Grantee has completed 10 years of service with the Company and has reached the age of 55.

 3.3 If the Grantee’s service with the Company terminates because of the Grantee’s Disability, the Option shall (a) become
immediately exercisable in full as of the date of such termination, and (b) be exercisable at any time within the 24-month period following such termination of service, but not after such period (unless otherwise provided in Section 3.4
below). 
 3.4 If Grantee’s service with the Company terminates because of the Grantee’s death, the Option shall become
immediately exercisable in full as of the date of termination of service. If the Grantee’s service with the Company terminates because of the Grantee’s death, or if the Grantee dies within 12 months after termination of service while the
Option is exercisable pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2 above, the Option shall be exercisable at any time within the 24-month period following the Grantee’s death, but not after such period. 

  
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 3.5 After the Grantee’s death, the Option may be exercised only by the Grantee’s
beneficiary (as defined in the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan); provided, however, that if the Grantee’s beneficiary dies within 24 months after the Grantee’s death, the executor or administrator of the beneficiary’s estate may
exercise the Option within such 24-month period. If the Grantee and Grantee’s beneficiary die in circumstances in which there is not sufficient evidence that the two have died otherwise than simultaneously, the beneficiary shall be deemed to
have predeceased the Grantee. 
 3.6 Any exercise by a beneficiary of the Option shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions
contained in Section 2 of this Agreement. 
 3.7 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3, in no event shall the
Option be exercisable after the expiration date specified in Section 1.8 of this Agreement. 
 SECTION 4: Miscellaneous 

4.1 The Option granted hereunder shall not be transferable (other than to a beneficiary upon the death of the Grantee) and is exercisable
during the Grantee’s lifetime only by the Grantee. 
 4.2 The Grantee shall be entitled to the privilege of stock ownership with
respect to Shares subject to this Option only with respect to such Shares as are issued or delivered to the Grantee hereunder. 

  
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 4.3 In the event of a stock dividend, stock split, combination of Shares, recapitalization or
other similar capital change, the number and kind of Shares subject to the Option, the Option price and the other relevant provisions of this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted as provided in Section 11 of the Plan. 

4.4 Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed by implication or otherwise to impose any limitation on any right of the Company or
any Subsidiary to terminate the Grantee’s employment at any time. 
 4.5 Any notice to be given hereunder by the Grantee shall be
either hand-delivered to the office of the Chief Administrative Officer of the Company or sent by mail addressed to the Company to the attention of the Chief Administrative Officer, 2000 Waters Edge Drive, Johnson City, TN 37604. Any notice by the
Company to the Grantee shall be either sent by mail addressed to the Grantee at the address shown on page 1 hereof or hand-delivered personally to the Grantee. Either party may, by written notice given to the other in accordance with the provisions
of this Section, change the address to which subsequent notices shall be sent. 
 4.6 The Option is granted pursuant to the Plan. The grant
of the Option is subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan, which are hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference and are made a part of this Agreement. For the convenience of the Grantee, certain but not all of the provisions of
the Plan also are summarized or elaborated upon in this Agreement. Each and every provision of this Agreement shall be administered, interpreted, and construed so that the Option shall conform to the provisions of the Plan. Any provisions of this
Agreement that cannot be so administered, interpreted, or construed shall be disregarded. 

  
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 4.7 The Grantee hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and further agrees to be bound
by all of the terms and provisions thereof and by all actions, pursuant to the Plan, of the Committee thereunder and of the Company’s Board of Directors. Whenever the word “Grantee” is used herein in a context where the provision
should logically be construed to apply to the Grantee’s beneficiary, the word “Grantee” shall be deemed to include such beneficiary. 

4.8 The Option shall not be exercisable in whole or in part and no certificates representing Shares subject to the Option shall be delivered
if, at any time, the Company determines, in its discretion, that it is necessary as a condition of, or in connection with, such exercise (or the delivery of Shares thereunder): 

(a) to satisfy withholding tax or other withholding liabilities; 

(b) to effect the listing, registration or qualification on any securities exchange, or any quotation system, or under any federal, state or
local law, of any Shares otherwise deliverable in connection with such exercise; or 
 (c) to obtain the consent or approval of any
regulatory body; 
 unless such withholding, listing, registration, qualification, compliance, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free
of any conditions not acceptable to the Company in its reasonable and good faith judgment. 
 The Company shall act with all reasonable
diligence to obtain any such approval or consent and to effect compliance with any such applicable law, regulation, order, withholding, or listing, registration or qualification requirement, and the Grantee or other person entitled to exercise the
Option shall take any action reasonably requested by the Company in such connection. 

  
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 4.9 This Agreement shall be governed by, and its provisions construed in accordance with, the
laws of Delaware (irrespective of the conflict of laws provisions thereof), except to the extent that such laws may be superseded by any federal law. 

4.10 Any amendment of this Agreement must be in writing and duly signed by the Company and the Grantee. This Agreement may not be modified
orally. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, NN, Inc. has caused this Agreement to be executed in its corporate name, and
the Grantee has executed the same in evidence of the Grantee’s acceptance hereof, under the terms and conditions herein set forth, as of the day and year first above written. 

 

			
	NN, Inc.
		
	By		  

			James H. Dorton
			Sr. VP, CFO
	
	GRANTEE
	
	  

  
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