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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                                                                       EXECUTION

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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                  by and among

                          ASSET ACCEPTANCE HOLDINGS LLC

                                       and

                          PREMIUM ASSET RECOVERY CORP.

                                       and

                                ADAM O. HOLZHAUER

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                           Dated as of April 28, 2006

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.    Employment; Term.................................................     1
2.    Position and Duties..............................................     1
3.    Compensation; Benefits...........................................     2
4.    Exclusivity......................................................     4
5.    Reimbursement for Expenses.......................................     4
6.    Termination......................................................     4
7.    Confidentiality and Non Competition.  ...........................     4
8.    Remedies.........................................................     4
9.    Deductions from Compensation.....................................     4
10.   Termination Benefits.............................................     4
11.   Extension of Restricted Periods..................................     4
12.   Successors; Binding Agreement....................................     4
13.   Waiver and Modification..........................................     4
14.   Severability.....................................................     4
15.   Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue................................     4
16.   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.............................................     4
17.   Blue Pencilling..................................................     4
18.   Notices.:........................................................     4
19.   Captions and Paragraph Headings..................................     4
20.   Entire Agreement.................................................     4
21.   Counterparts.....................................................     4
22.   Acknowledgment and Independent Legal Advice......................     4
23.   Governing Law....................................................     4
24.   Tax Matters......................................................     4
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                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

      This Employment Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of this 28th day of April, 2006, by and among Asset Acceptance Holdings LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), Premium Asset Recovery
Corp., a Florida corporation ("PARC"), and Adam O. Holzhauer (the "Executive").

                                   BACKGROUND

      A. The Company acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the
capital stock of PARC, pursuant to a certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as
of April 26, 2006, among the Company, the Executive, and PARC's other
stockholders (the "Stock Purchase Agreement").

      B. The Executive is currently a stockholder and has served PARC
continuously during the past five (5) years as its senior vice president of
medical business development and the Executive's services have constituted a
material factor in the successful growth and development of PARC.

      C. The Company desires to retain the unique experience, ability and
services of the Executive and to prevent any other competitive business from
securing his services and utilizing his experience, background and know-how.

      D. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement.

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows.

                                    AGREEMENT

      1. EMPLOYMENT; TERM. PARC hereby agrees to employ the Executive and the
Executive hereby accepts employment with PARC, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Executive's employment hereunder
shall commence on the date hereof and shall end on the third anniversary of the
date hereof unless otherwise terminated or extended pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement (the "Employment Period"). In the event the Executive continues
to be employed after the expiration of the Employment Period, the Executive
shall be an "at-will" employee of PARC who may terminate his employment with
PARC at any time, or the Executive may be terminated by PARC or the Company, at
any time, with or without Cause (as hereinafter defined).

      2. POSITION AND DUTIES. Subject to the terms and conditions contained
herein, the Executive shall serve as Sr. Vice President - Business Development
of PARC and, in such capacity, shall provide such services and perform such
functions, consistent with the nature of such position, as shall be determined
from time to time by, or pursuant to authority of, the board of directors of
PARC (the "Board of Directors") and such other reasonable duties as are from
time to time designated by the President of PARC. The Executive shall be
authorized to make purchases related to charged off consumer receivables in the
healthcare industry ("Medical

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Purchases") pursuant to PARC's policies and procedures governing the purchase of
receivables as determined by the Company's Board of Directors, from time to
time, which policies and procedures may be subject to the approval of Asset
Acceptance Capital Corp.'s ("AACC") Board of Directors. The Executive shall
observe all directives, rules, policies, regulations, customs and practices now
or hereafter established by PARC or the Company for the conduct of its business
to the extent the foregoing are not materially inconsistent with the terms of
this Agreement. The Executive understands and agrees that he may be required to
undertake normal business travel from time to time.

      3. COMPENSATION; BENEFITS.

            (a) As compensation for the performance of the Executive's services
      hereunder, PARC shall pay to the Executive an annual salary (the "Regular
      Base Salary") of $65,000 (less deductions required by law) payable in
      arrears on a bi-weekly basis. So long as this Agreement is in effect, the
      Regular Base Salary shall be subject to annual review, but shall not be
      reduced below $65,000.

            (b) In addition to the Regular Base Salary, beginning May 1, 2006
      and subject to subsection (d), the Executive shall be entitled to a
      monthly commission (the "Commission") equal to 10% of all contingency fees
      received by PARC for all existing clients, whose names are set forth on
      Schedule 1, and for all future clients for which the Executive is solely
      responsible for negotiating and obtaining the accounts on which PARC
      receives a contingent fee, without the assistance or involvement of
      independent sales consultants, current sales employees of PARC or
      non-employees.

            (c) Subject to subsection (d) below, the Executive shall also be
      entitled to receive a monthly bonus (the "Monthly Bonus") equal to 3.5% of
      the aggregate collections with regard to each Medical Purchase owned by
      PARC as of the date of this Agreement (as set forth on Schedule 2) and
      each additional Medical Purchase acquired by PARC from and after the date
      hereof, to the extent that the aggregate collections for each such Medical
      Purchase exceed the actual purchase price for each such Medical Purchase.
      In any month in which the aggregate collections by PARC with respect to
      particular Medical Purchase owned by PARC do not exceed the actual
      purchase price of such Medical Purchase, the Executive shall not be
      entitled to receive the Monthly Bonus for such Medical Purchase.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Monthly Bonus shall only be applicable
      to those Medical Purchases negotiated and obtained solely by the Executive
      that did not require or include the involvement of independent sales
      consultants, current sales employees of PARC or any other non-employee.

            (d) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Sales Deduction" shall
      mean (i) for any month in which the Executive receives two Regular Base
      Salary payments, $5,000, and (ii) for any month in which the Executive
      receives three Regular Base Salary payments, $7,500. The amount of the
      Commission payment plus the Monthly Bonus payment, if any, for each month
      shall be reduced by the applicable Sales Deduction for each month;
      provided, however, that the aggregate amount of the Commission and

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      Monthly Bonus shall in no event be reduced below $0. Notwithstanding the
      foregoing, the Sales Deduction shall be subject to appropriate adjustment
      by PARC should the Regular Base Salary be converted to bi-monthly
      payments.

            (e) The Executive shall be entitled to receive a percentage of the
      actual purchase price of Medical Purchases made by PARC (the "Sales
      Incentive"). The Sales Incentive shall be determined and paid as follows.

                  (i) 1% of the actual purchase price for all Medical Purchases
            by PARC negotiated and obtained by the Executive that required and
            included the involvement of independent sales consultants, current
            sales employees of PARC or non-employees.

                  (ii) 2.5% of the actual purchase price for all Medical
            Purchases by PARC negotiated and obtained by the Executive that did
            not require or include the involvement of independent sales
            consultants, current sales employees or non-employees.

                  (iii) In the event that aggregate buybacks relating to
            particular Medical Purchases in this subsection (e) exceed 2% of the
            actual purchase price of such Medical Purchase (the "Buyback
            Amount"), the total Sales Incentive paid by PARC to the Executive
            relating to the Buyback Amount of such Medical Purchases shall be
            credited against subsequent Sales Incentive payments owed to the
            Executive.

                  (iv) The Sales Incentive shall be payable upon the closing of
            each new Medical Purchase and shall not be subject to the Sales
            Deduction. Each Medical Purchase under any forward flow agreement or
            arrangement for monthly Medical Purchases, shall constitute a
            separate and individual Medical Purchase in which the Executive
            shall be entitled to receive the appropriate Sales Incentive as set
            forth in Sections 3(c)(i) and (ii).

            (f) Upon termination of employment, all rights to receive any
      Commission, Sales Incentive or Monthly Bonus for any period shall also
      terminate; provided that, if the Executive's employment is terminated
      under the circumstances contemplated by Section 6(d), the Executive shall
      be entitled to receive the Commission, Sales Incentive or Monthly Bonus,
      if any, until the third anniversary of the date hereof that would have
      been paid to the Executive pursuant to this Section 3 at the time the
      Commission, Sales Incentive or Bonus would have been paid had the
      Executive's employment not been terminated under the circumstances
      contemplated by Section 6(d).

            (g) During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to
      receive such other benefits and conditions of employment, including,
      without limitation, participation in such group health, life and
      disability plans provided by PARC (such benefits collectively, the
      "Welfare Benefits"), as are generally afforded from time to time hereafter
      to the other senior executives of PARC. The Executive acknowledges and

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      agrees that neither the Company nor PARC guarantees the adoption of any
      particular employee benefit plan or program or other fringe benefit during
      the Employment Period, and participation by the Executive in any such plan
      or program shall be subject to the rules and regulations applicable
      thereto.

            (h) During the Employment Period the Executive shall be entitled to
      four (4) weeks' paid vacation during each full calendar year to be
      scheduled at the mutual convenience of the Executive and the Company. Any
      vacation not taken during a calendar year shall be forfeited. For 2006,
      the Executive's four (4) weeks of paid vacation shall include paid
      vacation time taken in 2006 prior to the date hereof.

            (i) The monthly bonuses and commissions payable to Executive
      hereunder shall be payable within thirty (30) days after the end of each
      month with respect to amounts earned during the prior calendar month and
      shall be accompanied by a written report, prepared by the Board of
      Directors, substantiating the amounts due (the "Monthly Bonus Reports").
      The Executive shall review the Monthly Bonus Report and shall have thirty
      (30) days to provide the Board of Directors with written notice of any
      objections to the Monthly Bonus Report, which notice shall specify the
      disputed portions of the Monthly Bonus Reports (the "Disputed Bonus
      Amounts") and shall state the basis of the objection (the "Objection
      Notice"). If the Executive fails to deliver the Objection Notice to PARC
      during such thirty day period, then the Executive shall be deemed to have
      accepted the Monthly Bonus Report in full and such report shall not be
      subject to further adjustment.

            (j) If the Executive timely delivers an Objection Notice to the
      Board of Directors, then the Board of Directors shall have thirty (30)
      days to review such notice and attempt to resolve the Disputed Bonus
      Amounts with the Executive. If the Board of Directors and Executive fail
      to resolve all of the Dispute Bonus Amounts before the end of such thirty
      (30) day period, then the Executive shall have the right, one (1) time per
      calendar year while this Agreement is in effect, to request that a
      nationally or regionally recognized accounting firm, independent of, and
      approved by, PARC, the Company, and the Executive (which approval shall
      not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (the "Independent Accountants"),
      review PARC's books and records with regard to the Disputed Bonus Amounts
      and determine whether the Monthly Bonus Report accurately reflects the
      amount of the monthly bonuses and commissions due to the Executive for
      such month pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. If the Independent
      Accountants determine that any Disputed Bonus Amounts are due to the
      Executive pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, PARC shall promptly pay
      to the Executive any and all such Disputed Bonus Amounts. If the Disputed
      Bonus Amounts as finally determined result in (i) PARC being required to
      make a payment to the Executive in an amount greater than $2,500, then
      PARC shall pay all fees and expenses of the Independent Accountants with
      respect to such review and such review shall not be counted as the
      Executive's one review permitted per calendar year, and (ii) PARC being
      required to make a payment to the Executive in an amount equal to or less
      than $2,500, then the Executive shall pay all

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      fees and expenses of the Independent Accountants with respect to such
      review. In any event, any determination as to the Disputed Bonus Amounts
      made by the Independent Accountants shall be final, binding and conclusive
      on the parties, and shall not be subject to any appeal by any party.

      4. EXCLUSIVITY. During the Employment Period, and excluding any periods of
vacation and sick leave to which the Executive is entitled, the Executive shall
devote his full attention and time during normal business hours to the business
and affairs of PARC, and at all times use his best efforts to carry out such
responsibilities faithfully and efficiently and to advance the business of PARC
and the Company. During the Employment Period, the Executive will not be engaged
in any other business activity which, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of
Directors or its designee, conflicts with the duties of the Executive hereunder,
whether or not such activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary
advantage. It shall not be considered a violation of the foregoing for the
Executive to (a) serve on civic or charitable boards or committees, or (b)
manage personal investments, so long as such activities do not (i) compete with
or are not provided to or for any entity that competes with or intends to
compete with PARC, the Company or any of their subsidiaries and affiliates, or
(ii) interfere in any material respect with the performance of the Executive's
responsibilities as an employee of PARC in accordance with this Agreement.

      5. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES. Upon the presentation of itemized vouchers
and receipts to the reasonable satisfaction of PARC, PARC shall reimburse the
Executive for travel, meals, entertainment and other expenses reasonably
incurred by the Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement
in accordance with PARC's expense reimbursement policy as the same may be
modified by PARC from time to time without prejudice to any rights of the
Executive which may have accrued prior to such notification.

      6. TERMINATION.

            (a) PARC shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement and the
      employment relationship established hereby immediately for "Cause" by
      giving written notice of termination to the Executive. As used in this
      Agreement, the term "Cause" shall mean any of the following events:

                  (i) continual or deliberate neglect by the Executive in the
            performance of his material duties under this Agreement;

                  (ii) failure by the Executive to devote substantially all of
            his working time to the business of PARC in accordance with Section
            4;

                  (iii) the Executive's willful failure to follow the lawful
            directives of the Board of Directors in any material respect;
            provided that, such directives are not materially inconsistent with
            the terms of this Agreement;

                  (iv) the Executive's engaging willfully in misconduct in
            connection with the performance of any of his duties hereunder which
            is reasonably likely to result, in the Board of Director's good
            faith judgment, in material injury to the

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            reputation of the Company, PARC or any of their respective
            subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the misappropriation of
            funds or determinations of discrimination or harassment;

                  (v) the Executive's breach of the provisions of Section 7 or
            any other noncompetition, noninterference, nondisclosure,
            confidentiality or other similar agreement executed by the Executive
            with the Company, PARC or any of their respective subsidiaries; or

                  (vi) the commission by the Executive of a felony, fraud,
            embezzlement or other crime involving moral turpitude;

provided that, with respect to the events set forth in clauses (i) through
(iii), upon the delivery of written notice to the Executive setting forth the
act, omission or event constituting Cause, the Executive shall have thirty (30)
days in which to cure such act, omission or event after the delivery of such
written notice. If the Executive's employment is terminated under the provisions
of this clause (a), all rights of the Executive to compensation and benefits
pursuant to Section 3 shall cease as of the effective date of such termination,
except for amounts due to the Executive hereunder as of such effective date, or
amounts or benefits to which the Executive may be entitled to under the terms of
any employee benefit plan of the Company or PARC.

            (b) In the event that the Executive resigns, other than upon
      Retirement or for Substantial Breach (as those terms are hereinafter
      defined), this Agreement and the employment relationship established
      hereby shall terminate immediately upon the receipt by the Company and
      PARC of written notice of the Executive's resignation. After the effective
      date of termination under this Section 6(b), neither the Company nor PARC
      shall be obligated to make any further payments under this Agreement,
      except for amounts due the Executive hereunder as of such effective date
      or for amounts or benefits to which the Executive may be entitled under
      the terms of any employee benefit plan of the Company or PARC.

            (c) In the event that the Executive dies, Retires (as hereinafter
      defined) or becomes Disabled (as hereinafter defined) during the term of
      this Agreement, this Agreement and the employment relationship established
      hereby shall terminate immediately upon the date on which the Executive
      dies, Retires or becomes Disabled, as the case may be. After the effective
      date of termination under this Section 6(c), PARC shall not be obligated
      to make any further payments under this Agreement, other than payment to
      the Executive or the Executive's heirs, devisees, executors,
      administrators, legal representatives or the trustee of a revocable trust
      of which the Executive is the grantor, as the case may be, of (i) all
      amounts due the Executive hereunder as of such effective date, including
      any amounts or benefits to which the Executive may be entitled under the
      terms of any employee benefit plan of the Company or PARC, as in effect on
      the effective date of such termination, and (ii) the amount of any Sales
      Incentive or Monthly Bonus, if any, due to the Executive in accordance
      with Sections 3(c) and (d).

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      For purposes of this Section 6(c), "Retires" or "Retirement" shall mean
      the voluntary termination of employment by the Executive after the
      Executive attains age 65 and "Disabled" shall mean, as of any date, the
      inability of the Executive to perform his essential duties hereunder with
      or without reasonable accommodation for a period of six (6) months as
      determined in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors.

            (d) In the event that (i) PARC elects to terminate the employment of
      the Executive prior to the expiration of the Employment Period (other than
      pursuant to paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section 6), or (ii) the
      Executive resigns from his employment hereunder following a Substantial
      Breach, as defined in this Section 6(d) (such Substantial Breach having
      not been corrected by PARC within thirty (30) days of a receipt of written
      notice from the Executive of the occurrence of such Substantial Breach,
      which notice shall specifically set forth the nature of the Substantial
      Breach which is the reason for such resignation), then, in either such
      event, PARC shall continue to pay the Executive as provided in Section 10.

            "Substantial Breach" shall mean any material breach by PARC of its
      obligations under this Agreement including, without limitation (i) the
      assignment of the Executive to a position or duties materially
      inconsistent with those normally assigned to a senior sales manager or
      director of the Company, (ii) a reduction in the Executive's Regular Base
      Salary below $65,000, (iii) the failure by PARC to allow the Executive to
      participate in PARC's employee benefit plans or incentive compensation
      plans generally available from time to time to senior executives of PARC
      in comparable positions, or (iv) any requirement that Executive relocate
      his principal office or residence, or principal situs for duties, outside
      of metropolitan San Antonio, Texas, without Executive's consent; provided
      that, the term "Substantial Breach" shall not include (A) an immaterial
      breach by PARC of any provisions of this Agreement, or (B) a termination
      for Cause under paragraph (a) of this Section 6.

            The date of termination of employment by the Company or PARC under
      this Section 6(d) (the "Section 6(d) Termination Date") shall, as the case
      may be, be the later of the date, if any, specified in a written notice of
      termination to the Executive or the date on which such notice is given to
      the Executive. The date of resignation under this Section 6(d) shall be
      thirty (30) days after receipt by PARC and the Company of written notice
      of resignation; provided that, the Substantial Breach specified in such
      notice shall not have been corrected by the Company during such 30-day
      period.

            (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the contrary, but
      subject to the consequences set forth in this Section 6, (i) the Company
      or PARC may terminate the Executive's employment at any time with or
      without Cause, (ii) the Executive may terminate his employment at any time
      whether or not there has been a Substantial Breach, and (iii) the
      Executive's rights in any employee benefit plans offered by PARC shall be
      governed by the rules of such plans as well as by applicable law.

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            (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6 to the contrary, the
      provisions of Sections 7 and 8 shall survive termination of this
      Agreement.

      7. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NON COMPETITION. The Executive acknowledges that
(i) the agreements and covenants contained herein are essential to protect the
Company's and PARC's business and assets, and (ii) by virtue of his past and
continued association with PARC, the Executive had access to and has obtained
and will continue to have access to and obtain such knowledge, know-how,
proprietary information, training and experience, which is known only to the
directors, officers or managers of PARC or any employees, former employees,
consultants or others in a confidential relationship with the Company, PARC or
their respective affiliates or subsidiaries, and there is a substantial
probability that such knowledge, know-how, proprietary information, training and
experience could be used to the substantial advantage of a competitor of the
Company or PARC and to the Company's or PARC's substantial detriment.

            (a) COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE.

                  (i) The Executive agrees that, for the period beginning on the
            date of this Agreement and ending on the later of (A) the fifth
            anniversary of the date of this Agreement, and (B) the third
            anniversary of the effective date of the termination of the
            Executive's employment with PARC (regardless of the reason for the
            Executive's termination) (the "Restricted Period"), the Executive
            shall not, in the Territory (hereinafter defined), directly or
            indirectly, either for himself or for, with or through any other
            Person (as defined herein), own, manage, operate, control, be
            employed by, participate in, loan money to or be connected in any
            manner with, or permit his name to be used by, any business which is
            engaged in the business of purchasing and collecting consumer
            accounts receivable of any type that have been charged off by the
            original creditor ("Charged Off Accounts") and financing sales of
            consumer product retailers or any other business whose products or
            activities compete in whole or in part with the Company or PARC.
            Subject to the provisions of Section 7(c), nothing contained in this
            Agreement shall be deemed to restrict or prohibit Executive, during
            the period from the effective date of the termination of the
            Executive's employment with PARC until the end of the Restricted
            Period, from:

                        (A) owning, participating in, or providing services to
            any provider of healthcare services or products so long as such
            provider is not primarily or substantially engaged in the accounts
            receivable management industry, including the business of purchasing
            or collecting Charged Off Accounts; or

                        (B) providing consulting or advisory or similar services
            to any originator of Charged Off Accounts (but not to any business
            or entity that is primarily or substantially engaged in the accounts
            receivable management industry, including the business of purchasing
            or collecting Charged Off Accounts), provided that if the Executive
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            such an originator with respect to Charged Off Account, then the
            Executive shall give PARC a reasonable opportunity to make a
            proposal to purchase such accounts, unless the particular originator
            specifically prohibits the Executive from providing PARC with such
            opportunity.

            In no event shall the Executive have any right to engage in any of
            the activities contemplated by subsections (A) and (B) above while
            the Executive is employed by PARC or the Company.

                  (ii) For purposes of this Agreement, the term "participate"
            includes any direct or indirect interest, whether as an officer,
            director, employee, partner, sole proprietor, trustee, beneficiary,
            agent, representative, independent contractor, consultant, advisor,
            provider of personal services, creditor or owner (other than by
            ownership of less than five (5) percent of the stock of a
            corporation that has a class of equity securities registered under
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Territory means North America,
            South America, Europe and Asia.

                  (iii) The Executive and the Company acknowledge and agree that
            the restrictions contained in this Section 7(a) are reasonable for
            the purpose of preserving the Company and PARC and their respective
            goodwill, proprietary rights and going concern value.

            (b) NONDISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

                  (i) The Executive shall not, whether during or after the
            Employment Period, disclose to any person or other entity or use,
            for his own purposes or for the benefit of any person or other
            entity (except PARC or the Company), any information relating to
            PARC or its customers or the Company, not in the public domain, in
            any form, acquired by the Executive while he was employed or
            associated with the Company or PARC or, if acquired following the
            termination of such association, such information which, to the
            Executive's knowledge, has been acquired, directly or indirectly,
            from any Person owing a duty of confidentiality to the Company or
            PARC (the "Confidential Information"). Confidential Information
            includes, but is not limited to, trade secrets, Charged Off Accounts
            supplier lists, collection methods, information regarding bulk
            purchases of Charged Off Accounts, all credit and financial data
            concerning Charged Off Accounts, employee compensation arrangements,
            business practices, plans, policies, secret inventions, processes
            and compilations of information, records and specifications, as well
            as information related to the management policies and plans for the
            Company or PARC. Confidential Information shall not include
            Executive's Know-How (as defined below).

                  (ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions in
            subsection (b)(i) of this Section 7 are not applicable to the
            disclosure or use of Confidential Information in connection with the
            following: (A) in the course of faithfully performing the
            Executive's duties as an employee of PARC; (B) with the

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            Company's or PARC's express written consent; (C) to the extent that
            any such Confidential Information is in the public domain other than
            as a result of the Executive's breach of any of his obligations
            hereunder; or (D) where required to be disclosed by court order,
            subpoena or other governmental process. In the event that the
            Executive shall be required to make disclosure pursuant to the
            provisions of clause (D) of the preceding sentence, the Executive
            promptly (but in no event more than five (5) business days after
            learning of such subpoena, court order or other governmental
            process) shall notify the Company and PARC in writing, by personal
            delivery or by facsimile, confirmed by mail or by certified mail,
            return receipt requested.

                  (iii) The Executive agrees and acknowledges that all of such
            Confidential Information in any form, and copies and extracts
            thereof, are and shall remain the sole and exclusive property of the
            Company or PARC, as applicable, and the Executive shall, upon
            request, return to the Company the originals and all copies of any
            such Confidential Information provided to or acquired by the
            Executive in connection with his association with PARC or the
            Company, and shall return to the Company all files, correspondence
            and/or other communications received, maintained and/or originated
            by the Executive during the course of such association.

                  (iv) Subject to Sections 7(a) and (c), nothing in this
            Agreement shall be deemed or construed to prohibit or restrict the
            Executive from utilizing his Executive Know-How. "Executive
            Know-How" means methods, techniques, concepts or know-how generally
            relating to the collection of accounts receivable or Charged Off
            Accounts or the business of collecting accounts receivable or
            Charged Off Accounts, currently known or becoming known to
            Executive, currently or formerly utilized by Executive, or developed
            by Executive during the term of this Agreement or thereafter, except
            to the extent that such methods, techniques, concepts or know-how
            are proprietary to PARC.

            (c) NO INTERFERENCE. During the Restricted Period, the Executive
      shall not, directly or indirectly through any other individual, legal
      entity, business enterprise, governmental body or unit, including any
      corporation, partnership, limited partnership or limited liability company
      ("Person"): (i) solicit, induce or attempt to induce any employee of the
      Company, PARC or any of their respective subsidiaries, to leave the employ
      of the Company, PARC or any of their respective subsidiaries, or in any
      way interfere with the relationship between the Company, PARC or any of
      their respective subsidiaries, and its subsidiaries and any employee or
      independent contractor thereof; (ii) hire or retain or attempt to hire or
      retain any Person who was an employee or independent contractor of the
      Company, PARC or any of their respective subsidiaries while the Executive
      was employed by PARC; (iii) cause, induce or attempt to cause or induce
      any supplier of Charged Off Accounts, licensee, licensor, franchisee,
      employee, consultant or other business relation of the Company, PARC or
      any of their respective subsidiaries to

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      cease doing business with the Company, PARC or any of their respective
      subsidiaries, to deal with any competitor of the Company, PARC or any of
      their respective subsidiaries, or in any way interfere with its
      relationship with the Company, PARC or any of their respective
      subsidiaries; or (iv) acquire Charged Off Accounts from any Person that
      was a seller of Charged Off Accounts to the Company, PARC or any of their
      respective subsidiaries.

      8. REMEDIES.

            (a) The Executive hereby acknowledges that the Executive's covenants
      and obligations hereunder are of special, unique, unusual, extraordinary
      and intellectual character, which gives them a peculiar value, the actual
      or threatened breach of which shall result in substantial injuries and
      damages, for which monetary relief may fail to provide an adequate remedy
      at law. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that the Company and PARC shall
      be entitled, in the event of an actual or threatened breach of this
      Agreement, to seek remedies including but not necessarily limited to (i)
      temporary or permanent injunctive relief restraining the Executive from
      engaging in activities prohibited by Section 7 or such other relief as may
      be required to specifically enforce any of the covenants in Section 7,
      (ii) specific performance, and (iii) monetary relief, to the extent that
      monetary relief may constitute an adequate remedy in whole or in part;
      provided that, the Executive does not waive the right to oppose relief on
      the grounds that no breach or threatened breach has occurred. The
      Executive hereby agrees and consents that such injunctive relief may be
      sought in any state or federal court, in the state in which such violation
      may occur, or in any other court having jurisdiction, at the election of
      the Company or PARC.

            (b) If any proceeding for injunctive relief and/or specific
      performance is brought by the Company or PARC to enforce the terms of this
      Agreement, the Executive shall be deemed to have waived, and shall not
      assert, any claim or defense that the Company or PARC has an adequate
      remedy at law or that such a remedy at law exists.

            (c) If any action at law or in equity is brought to enforce or
      interpret the terms of this Agreement, the party that prevails in such
      action, shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and
      necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief which a court of
      competent jurisdiction may order.

      9. DEDUCTIONS FROM COMPENSATION. The Executive agrees that PARC shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from any compensation payable to the Executive
hereunder any taxes in respect of the Executive that PARC is required to deduct
and withhold under federal, state or local law whether arising from compensation
hereunder or otherwise. In the event that the Executive is no longer employed by
PARC at a time when PARC otherwise would be entitled to deduct and withhold any
amount pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Executive shall remit such amount
to PARC within five (5) days after the receipt of notice from PARC specifying
such amount or otherwise in accordance with the Executive's obligations with
respect thereto.

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      10. TERMINATION BENEFITS. If the Executive's employment with PARC is
terminated pursuant to Section 6(d), the Executive shall be entitled to receive,
as his sole and exclusive remedy, the termination benefits provided under this
Section 10.

            (a) COMPENSATION-REGULAR BASE SALARY AND BONUSES. In lieu of notice,
      if any, required under applicable law which may be in force from time to
      time, upon the Section 6(d) Termination Date occurring prior to the third
      anniversary of the date hereof, (i) the Executive shall be paid bi-weekly,
      his Regular Base Salary at the rate in effect on the Section 6(d)
      Termination Date, up to the third anniversary of the date hereof, and (ii)
      the Executive shall be paid any Commission, Sales Incentive or Monthly
      Bonus due, if any, for the period ending on the third anniversary of the
      date hereof, as if his employment had continued. The Employment Period
      shall end upon the third anniversary of the date hereof, unless otherwise
      terminated, after which time the Executive shall be deemed to be an
      at-will employee and shall be entitled to severance pursuant to PARC's
      policy then in effect and required by applicable law. The Executive shall
      not be entitled to any further notice, severance pay, pay in lieu of
      notice or any compensation whatsoever, except any amounts owed to the
      Executive under this Agreement. The Executive agrees that the foregoing
      notice is deemed conclusively to be reasonable notice of termination at
      common law and the Executive is not entitled to any additional notice or
      pay in lieu of notice or severance pay. The Executive acknowledges that
      the Company and PARC has drawn his attention to the provisions contained
      herein prior to executing this Agreement.

            (b) WELFARE BENEFITS, ETC. If, after receiving timely notice from
      PARC or the Company, the Executive timely makes the appropriate COBRA
      election, PARC or the Company shall pay the costs necessary to continue
      the Executive's participation pursuant to COBRA for a period of eighteen
      (18) months following the Section 6(d) Termination Date (including
      dependent coverage) in any life, disability, group health and dental
      benefit plans provided by PARC, in effect immediately prior to the Section
      6(d) Termination Date. Following the Section 6(d) Termination Date, PARC
      shall not be obligated to (i) provide business accident insurance covering
      the Executive, and (ii) make contributions in respect of the Executive to
      any qualified retirement and pension plans or profit sharing plans.

            (c) TIMING RESTRICTIONS. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any
      provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the
      Executive is determined, by the Board of Directors in its good faith
      judgment, to be a "specified employee" within the meaning of Internal
      Revenue Code Section 409A, none of the termination benefits contemplated
      by this Section 10 shall be paid or provided to the Executive prior to the
      first day of the seventh month after the Executive's termination of
      employment, at which time such benefits shall commence; provided that all
      benefits accumulated from the date of the Executive's termination of
      employment to which Executive is entitled under this Agreement and which
      were not paid or provided sooner because of this provision, also will
      immediately become payable at that time. Subject to PARC's obligations to
      timely

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      pay the amounts due to the Executive as set forth in the preceding
      sentence, with respect to the amounts payable to the Executive pursuant to
      Section 10(a), any Regular Base Salary amounts shall be paid no later than
      the end of the calendar year to which such salary amounts relate
      (determined by dividing the Executive's annual Regular Base Salary by
      twelve and allocating such salary to each month following the Executive's
      termination of employment), and any Commission, Sales Incentive or Monthly
      Bonus or other bonus amount shall be paid no later than 2-1/2 months after
      the end of the calendar year to which such amount relates.

      11. EXTENSION OF RESTRICTED PERIODS. In addition to the remedies the
Company or PARC may seek and obtain pursuant to Section 8, the Restricted
Period, set forth therein, shall be extended by any and all periods during which
the Executive shall be found by a court to have been in violation of the
covenants contained in Section 7.

      12. SUCCESSORS; BINDING AGREEMENT. This Agreement is personal to the
Executive and, without the prior written consent of the Company and PARC, shall
not be assignable by the Executive otherwise than by will, the laws of descent
and distribution or the terms of a revocable trust of which the Executive is the
grantor. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
Executive's legal representatives. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the Company, PARC and their respective successors and
assigns.

      13. WAIVER AND MODIFICATION. Any waiver, alteration or modification of any
of the terms of this Agreement shall be valid only if made in writing and signed
by the parties hereto; provided that, any such waiver, alteration or
modification is consented to on the Company's and PARC's behalf by their
respective Boards of Directors. No waiver by any of the parties hereto of their
rights hereunder shall be deemed to constitute a waiver with respect to any
subsequent occurrences or transactions hereunder unless such waiver specifically
states that it is to be construed as a continuing waiver.

      14. SEVERABILITY. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the covenants
set forth in Section 7 are reasonable and valid in geographical and temporal
scope and in all other respects. If any of such covenants or other provisions of
this Agreement are found to be invalid or unenforceable by a final determination
of a court of competent jurisdiction (i) the remaining terms and provisions
hereof shall be unimpaired, and (ii) the invalid or unenforceable term or
provision shall be deemed replaced by a term or provision that is valid and
enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or
unenforceable term or provision.

      15. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; VENUE.

            (a) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR
      ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE
      STATE OF TEXAS OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN
      DISTRICT OF TEXAS SITTING IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AND, BY EXECUTION AND
      DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY ACCEPTS FOR
      HIMSELF, OR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF HIS OR ITS PROPERTY GENERALLY AND

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      UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS.
      EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF
      ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY
      MAILING COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID,
      TO SUCH PARTY AT HIS OR ITS ADDRESS AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 18. NOTHING IN
      THIS PARAGRAPH (a) SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN
      ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN ANY
      OTHER JURISDICTION.

            (b) EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH HE OR
      IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY OF THE
      AFORESAID ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS
      AGREEMENT BROUGHT IN THE COURTS REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (a) OF THIS
      SECTION 15 AND HEREBY FURTHER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD
      OR CLAIM IN ANY SUCH COURT THAT ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY
      SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

            (c) WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EACH OF THE
      PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES THAT, AT THE TIME OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR
      PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
      HEREBY, EACH OF THE PARTIES WILL EXECUTE SUCH INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER
      DOCUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CONSENT TO AND WAIVE ANY OBJECTION TO
      VENUE AND JURISDICTION IN THE COURTS IDENTIFIED IN SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b)
      ABOVE.

      16. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY
CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE
COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN
RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

      17. BLUE PENCILLING. In the event that, notwithstanding the first sentence
of Section 14, any of the provisions of Section 7 relating to the geographic or
temporal scope of the covenants contained therein or the nature of the business
restricted thereby shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to
exceed the maximum restrictiveness such court deems enforceable, such provision
shall be deemed to be replaced herein by the maximum restriction deemed
enforceable by such court.

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      18. NOTICES. All notices required to be given hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been given if (a) delivered personally or by
documented courier or delivery service, (b) transmitted by facsimile, or (c)
mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested and postage
prepaid) to the following listed persons at the addresses and facsimile numbers
specified below, or to such other persons, addresses or facsimile numbers as a
party entitled to notice shall give, in the manner hereinabove described, to the
others entitled to notice:

In the case of the Company:

            Asset Acceptance Holdings LLC
            28405 Van Dyke Avenue
            Warren, Michigan  48090
            Attention: Nathaniel F. Bradley IV
            Facsimile No.: 586-446-7832

In the case of the Executive:

            Adam O. Holzhauer
            328 Box Oak
            San Antonio, TX  78230
            Facsimile No.: 210-764-0478

Notice pursuant hereto shall be deemed given (i) if delivered personally, when
so delivered, (ii) if given by facsimile, when transmitted to the facsimile
number set forth above, when so transmitted if transmitted during normal
business hours at the location to which it is transmitted or upon the opening of
business on the next Business Day if transmitted other than during normal
business hours at the location to which it is transmitted and (iii) if given by
mail, on the third business day following the day on which it was posted.

      19. CAPTIONS AND SECTION HEADINGS. Captions and section headings in this
Agreement are for convenience only, are not a part hereof and shall not be used
in construing this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all
references to sections in this Agreement shall mean sections of this Agreement.

      20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including the Schedules hereto,
constitutes the entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto
regarding the employment of the Executive, and supersedes all prior agreements
and understandings between the parties.

      21. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts
(including by facsimile or electronic transmittal copy), each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of

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which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

      22. ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND INDEPENDENT LEGAL ADVICE. The Executive
acknowledges that he has read and understands this Agreement and that the
Company and PARC have advised him that the foregoing alters and supersedes his
common law rights. The Executive acknowledges that the Company and PARC have
advised him to seek legal advice prior to executing this Agreement and that he
has obtained such advice.

      23. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Michigan, without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the
State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of
the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan.

      24. TAX MATTERS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
the parties to this Agreement agree to take all actions (including adopting
amendments to this Agreement) as are required to comply with or to minimize any
potential interest charges and/or additional taxes as may be imposed under
Internal Revenue Code Section 409A with respect to any payment or benefit due to
Executive under this Agreement (including a delay in payment until six months
after the date of termination of Executive's employment hereunder, in the event
Executive is a "specified employee" within the meaning of Code Section 409A).

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      The parties hereto have executed this Employment Agreement as of the day
and year first above written.

                        ASSET ACCEPTANCE HOLDINGS LLC

                        By:   /s/ Nathaniel F. Bradley IV
                              -----------------------------------
                              Nathaniel F. Bradley IV, Manager

                        PREMIUM ASSET RECOVERY CORP.

                        By:   ________________________________
                              Name: __________________________
                              Title:  ________________________

                        EXECUTIVE

                         /s/ Adam O. Holzhauer
                        -----------------------------------------
                        Adam O. Holzhauer

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                                   SCHEDULE 1

                                   CLIENT LIST

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                                   SCHEDULE 2

                           HOLZHAUER MEDICAL PURCHASES

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EXHIBIT 10.1

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Grantee:
	 	 	 	Grant Date:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Address:
	 	 	 	Option Number:	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Expiration Date:	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Number of Shares:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Exercise Price Per Share:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

2006 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

     This
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT is made this ___ day of
___, 20 ___, between FIRSTBANK
CORPORATION (the “Company”) and the grantee named above (the “Employee”), pursuant to the Firstbank
Corporation 2006 Stock Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). All capitalized defined terms in this
Agreement shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Plan, unless otherwise defined in
this Agreement.

     IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

1. Grant of Nonqualified Stock Option

     Pursuant to the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Employee the option to purchase the
number of shares of the Company’s common stock on the terms and conditions herein set forth (the
“Option”). This Option is a Nonqualified Stock Option, and is not an Incentive Stock Option.

2. Purchase Price

     The purchase price of the shares covered by this Option shall be the exercise price per share
set forth above. The “Committee” (provided for in Article 3 of the Plan) has determined that such
price represents one hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s
common stock on this date.

     3. Term of Option

     The term of this Option shall be for a period of ten (10) years from the date hereof, subject
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4. Employee’s Agreement

     In consideration of the granting of the Option, the Employee agrees to remain in the employ of
the Company for a period of at least twelve (12) months from the date hereof (the “Minimum
Employment Period”). Such employment, subject to the provisions of any written contract between
the Company and the Employee, shall be at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, and this Option
Agreement shall not impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Employee in its employ for
any period. In the event of the termination of employment of the Employee for any reason during
the Minimum Employment Period, this Option shall terminate, unless this Option becomes exercisable
as provided in paragraph 5(d) or 5(e).

5. Exercise of Option

     (a) Except as provided in paragraph 5(d) or 5(e), this Option shall not be exercisable prior
to the expiration of the Minimum Employment Period. Thereafter, this Option may be exercised in
whole or in part, at any time and from time to time. This Option may not be exercised as to less
than 100 shares at any one time, unless the number purchased is the total number at that time
purchasable under this Option. This Option shall be exercised by written notice to the Company.
The notice shall state the number of shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised,
shall be signed by the person exercising this Option, and shall be accompanied by payment of the
full purchase price of the shares in such form as the Committee may accept. This Option agreement
shall be submitted to the Company with the notice for purposes of recording the shares being
purchased, if exercised in part, or for purposes of cancellation if all shares then subject to this
Option are being purchased. In the event the Option shall be exercised pursuant to paragraph 8(e)
hereof by any person other than the Employee, such notice shall be accompanied by appropriate proof
of the right of such person to exercise the Option. To the extent determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion, payment of the purchase price shall be made by: (a) cash, check, bank draft,
or money order, payable to the order of the Company; (b) the delivery by the Employee of
unencumbered shares of common stock of the Company with a Fair Market Value on the last trading day
preceding payment equal to the total purchase price of the shares to be purchased; (c) the
reduction in the number of shares issuable upon exercise (based on the fair market value of the
shares on the date of exercise); or (d) a combination of (a), (b), and (c). Upon exercise of all
or a portion of this Option, the Company shall issue to the Employee a stock certificate
representing the number of shares with respect to which this Option was exercised.

     (b) Vesting Schedule. If this Option is for fifty (50) or fewer shares, then this
Option shall be fully vested on the first anniversary of this Agreement. If this Option is for
more than fifty (50) shares, Twenty percent (20%) of the shares subject to this Option shall vest
and be exercisable on the first anniversary of this Agreement. An additional twenty percent (20%)
of the shares subject to this Option shall vest and be exercisable on the same date of each year
thereafter, until all shares subject to this Option have vested, provided the Employee continues to
be employed by the Company or any Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option shall be
fully vested and exercisable with respect to all of the Option Shares upon the Employee’s death,
Disability or Termination of Employment by reason of Normal Retirement.

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     (c) Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, the Option
shall be fully vested and exercisable with respect to all of the Option Shares upon the
Administrator’s determination that a successor entity or its parent or subsidiary has refused to
assume or substitute an equivalent option in the event of a Change in Control of the Company.

6. Tax Withholding

     The exercise of this Option is subject to the satisfaction of withholding tax or other
withholding liabilities, if any, under federal, state and local laws in connection with such
exercise or the delivery or purchase of shares. The exercise of this Option shall not be effective
unless applicable withholding, if required, shall have been effected or obtained in a manner
acceptable to the Committee in accordance with the Plan.

7. Nontransferability of Option

     Except to the extent permitted by the Plan, this Option shall not be sold, transferred,
pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated other than by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution, and shall not be subject to execution, levy, attachment or similar
process. Any attempted sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of
this Option contrary to the terms hereof, and any execution, levy, attachment or similar process
upon the Option, shall be null and void and without effect.

8. Termination of Employment

	 	(a)	 	Termination of Employment for Reasons Other Than Normal Retirement, Early
Retirement, Disability or Death

     Upon Termination of Employment for any reason other than Normal Retirement, Early
Retirement, or on account of Disability or death, this Option shall, to the extent rights to
purchase shares hereunder have accrued at the date of such Termination of Employment and
shall not have been fully exercised, be exercisable, in whole or in part, at any time within
a period of three (3) months following Termination of Employment, subject, however, to prior
expiration of the term of this Option and any other limitations upon its exercise in effect
at the date of exercise. Upon Termination of Employment for cause (as determined by the
Committee in its sole discretion), the Employee shall have no right to exercise this Option.

	 	(b)	 	Termination of Employment for Normal Retirement

     Upon Termination of Employment by reason of Normal Retirement, this Option shall be
fully vested and shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, for a period of fifteen (15)
months following such Termination of Employment, subject to any other limitations imposed by
the Plan. If the Employee dies after such Normal Retirement, this Option shall be
exercisable in accordance with paragraph 8(e) hereof.

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	 	(c)	 	Termination of Employment for Early Retirement

     Upon Termination of Employment by reason of Early Retirement, this Option shall, to the
extent rights to purchase shares hereunder have accrued at the date of such Early Retirement
and have not been fully exercised, be exercisable, in whole or in part, for a period of
fifteen (15) months following such Termination of Employment, subject to any other
limitations imposed by the Plan. Upon Termination of Employment by reason of Early
Retirement, any unvested portion of this Option shall not be exercisable. If the Employee
dies after such Early Retirement, this Option shall be exercisable in accordance with
paragraph 8(e) hereof.

	 	(d)	 	Termination of Employment for Disability

     Upon Termination of Employment by reason of Disability, this Option shall be fully
vested and shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, for a period of one (1) year following
such Termination of Employment, subject to any other limitations imposed by the Plan. If the
Employee dies after such Disability, this Option shall be exercisable in accordance with
paragraph 8(e) hereof.

	 	(e)	 	Termination of Employment for Death

     Upon Termination of Employment due to death, this Option shall be fully vested and
shall be exercisable, in whole or in part, by the personal representative of the Employee’s
estate, by any person or persons who shall have acquired this Option directly from the
Employee by bequest or inheritance, by a person designated to exercise the Option after the
Employee’s death, or a Permitted Transferee only under the following circumstances and
during the following periods: (i) if the Employee dies while employed by the Company or a
subsidiary, at any time within one (1) year after his or her death, or (ii) if the Employee
dies during the extended exercise period following termination of employment specified in
paragraph 8(b) or 8(c) or 8(d), at any time within the longer of such extended period or one
(1) year after his or her death, subject, in any case, to the earlier expiration of this
Option.

	 	(f)	 	Termination of Option

     If this Option is not exercised within whichever of the exercise periods specified in
paragraph 8(a), 8(b), 8(c), 8(d) or 8(e) is applicable, this Option shall terminate upon
expiration of such exercise period.

	9.	 	Changes in Capital Structure

     The number of shares covered by this Option, and the price per share, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of common stock of the Company
resulting from any combination of shares or the payment of a stock

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dividend on the Company’s common
stock or any other increase or decrease in the number of such shares effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company.

     In the event of a change in the common stock of the Company as presently constituted, which is
limited to a change of all its authorized shares into the same number of shares with a different
par value or without par value, the shares resulting from any such change shall be deemed to be the
shares subject to this Option.

     Except as expressly provided in the Plan or this paragraph 9, the Employee shall have no
rights by reason of: (i) any subdivision or combination of shares of stock of any class; (ii) the
payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of
any class; or (iii) any dissolution, liquidation, merger or consolidation or spinoff of assets or
stock of another corporation. Except as provided in the Plan or this paragraph 9, any issue by the
Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any
class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the
number or price of shares of stock subject to this Option.

     The grant of this Option shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make
adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or
to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or any part of its
business or assets.

10. Rights as a Shareholder

     Neither the Employee nor a transferee of this Option shall have any rights as a shareholder
with respect to any shares covered hereby until the date he or she shall have become the holder of
record of such shares. No adjustment shall be made for dividends, distributions or other rights
for which the record date is prior to the date on which he or she shall have become the holder of
record thereof, except as provided in paragraph 9 hereof.

11. Modification, Extension and Renewal

     Subject to the terms and conditions and within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee,
subject to approval of the Board of Directors, may modify or renew this Option, or accept its
surrender (to the extent not theretofore exercised) and authorize the granting of a new option or
options in substitution therefor (to the extent not theretofore exercised). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no modification shall, without the consent of the Employee, alter or impair any rights
or obligations hereunder.

12. Postponement of Delivery of Shares and Representations

     The Company, in its discretion, may postpone the issuance and/or delivery of shares upon any
exercise of this Option until completion of such stock exchange listing, or registration, or other
qualification of such shares under any applicable law, rule or regulation as the Company may
consider appropriate, and may require any person exercising this Option to make such

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representations and furnish such information as it may consider appropriate. In such event, no
shares shall be issued to such holder unless and until the Company is satisfied with the accuracy
of any such representations.

13. Plan Controls

     This Option is subject to the terms and provisions of the Firstbank Corporation 2006 Stock
Compensation Plan. If any inconsistency exists between the provisions of this Agreement and the
Plan, the Plan shall govern.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Stock Option Agreement has been executed the date first above
written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	FIRSTBANK CORPORATION
	 

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	 	Address:	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 

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Record of Exercise

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Shares Subject	 
	 	 	Number of	 	 	 	 	 	 	to Option After	 
	Date	 	Shares	 	 	Price Per Share	 	 	Exercise	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 

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