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Exhibit 10.9

    Ply
      Gem Prime Holdings, Inc.

    600
      West Major Street 

    Kearney,
      Missouri 64060

    September
      25, 2006

    

    Mark
      Montgomery

    1928
      Tucker Lane

    Salem,
      VA
      24153

    

    Re: Phantom
      Plan - Award Agreement Amendment

    

    Dear
      Mr.
      Montgomery:

    

    As
      you
      know, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ply Gem Prime Holdings, Inc. (the
“Company”) has determined that it is desirable to amend and shorten the lifespan
      of the nonqualified deferred compensation arrangement represented by your
      Phantom Incentive Unit Award and your Phantom Additional Unit Award under the
      Ply Gem Prime Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Phantom Stock Plan (the
“Phantom Plan”). The primary reason for this determination is the significant
      uncertainty regarding the proper application of new Internal Revenue Code
      Section 409A, particularly as applied to phantom equity arrangements of private
      companies. Any Section 409A compliance mistake can result in phantom equity
      holders having to pay substantial penalty taxes in addition to regular income
      taxes. (Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter shall have the
      meaning ascribed to such terms in the Phantom Plan, or, if not defined therein,
      in the Phantom Incentive Unit Award Agreement or the Phantom Additional Unit
      Award Agreement, as applicable.)

     

    Phantom
      Common Equity Converted to Dollars and Paid Out on January 31,
      2007.
      On the
      date of this letter, the portion of your Account that is represented by Phantom
      Incentive Units and the portion of Phantom Additional Units that represents
      shares of Common Stock (collectively, “Common Units”), shall be assigned a cash
      value, calculated by multiplying $10.00 by the number of Common Units credited
      to your Account on the date of this letter, and, at all times after the date
      of
      this letter, denominated in U.S. dollars rather than Common Stock or any other
      form of real or phantom equity. This portion of your Account shall be referred
      to in this letter as the “Common Account.” After the date of this letter, and
      until January 31, 2007, the value of the Common Account shall be updated as
      if
      interest was credited on the value of the Common Account, and compounded at
      December 31, 2006, at a rate equal to the applicable federal rate for short-term
      loans. 

     

    On
      January 31, 2007, the Company shall pay you a one-time, lump-sum cash payment
      equal to the value of your Common Account on such date, calculated as described
      in the preceding paragraph, even if your employment is terminated
      earlier.

     

    Phantom
      Preferred Equity Converted to Dollars and Paid Out Over
      Time.
      On the
      date of this letter, the portion of your Account that is represented by
      Preferred Strip Units shall be assigned a cash value equal to the face amount
      of
      the shares of Preferred Stock represented by such Preferred Strip Units and
      shall be credited with deemed earnings, as if with interest, at an annual rate
      of 10%, compounded semi-annually as of each June 30 and December 31, from the
      date of issuance of the Phantom Additional Unit Award through the date of
      payment. This portion of your Account shall be paid to you, in cash, in
      accordance with the following schedule: one-third of the original face amount
      shall be paid on each of August 31, 2009, 2010, and 2011, in each case together
      with deemed earnings (accrued to the date of payment) on the portion of the
      Account then being paid; provided, that the full unpaid amount of the account
      including deemed earnings thereon accrued to the date of payment shall be
      payable upon the earliest of your (i) death, (ii) Disability (as defined in
      the
      Plan) and (iii) the occurrence of an event which is both a Realization Event
      (as
      defined in the Plan) and a Change of Control as defined in section 409A of
      the
      Internal Revenue Code.

     

    Despite
      any reference to an “Account” in this letter, in the Phantom Plan, in your
      Phantom Incentive Unit Award Agreement or in your Phantom Additional Unit Award
      Agreement, the arrangements represented by your Awards under the Phantom Plan,
      as modified by this letter, remain nonqualified deferred compensation
      arrangements. To the extent that any provisions of the Phantom Plan, the Phantom
      Incentive Unit Award Agreement or your Phantom Additional Unit Award Agreement
      are inconsistent with the terms of this letter, including, without limitation,
      any provisions regarding the payment of your Account in the form of, or
      valuation of your Account by reference to, equity effective on and after the
      date of this letter or any provision regarding the payment of your Account
      following termination of employment or any IPO or Realization Event, such
      provisions shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to be consistent
      with
      this letter and, if they cannot be read to be consistent with this letter,
      then
      they shall be void and of no further force and effect as applied to your
      Awards.

     

    *
      *
      *

     

    By
      signing this letter in the space below, you indicate your consent to the
      amendments to your Phantom Incentive Unit Award and Phantom Additional Unit
      Award on the terms set forth in this letter.

     

    Ply
      Gem
      Prime Holdings, Inc.

     

    

    By:
      ___________________________

    Name:
      Shawn K. Poe

    Title:
      Chief Financial Officer

     

    Accepted
      and Agreed to:

    

    

    By:
      __________________________

    Mark
      MontgomeryExhibit 10.10

    Ply
      Gem Industries, Inc.

    600
      West Major Street 

    Kearney,
      Missouri 64060

     

    

    September
      25, 2006

    

    John
      Wayne

    1235
      West
      61st street

    Kansas
      City, MO 64113

    

    Re: Special
      2006 Cash Bonus Award

    

    Dear
      Mr.
      Wayne:

    

    Ply
      Gem
      Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) has decided to provide you with a special cash
      bonus award in respect of fiscal 2006 that will both reward your historical
      service to the Company and its subsidiaries and provide you with an incentive
      for continued service. This letter agreement sets forth the terms and conditions
      of the payment by the Company to you of this special bonus.

     

    Bonus
      Award

     

    On
      January 31, 2007, the Company shall pay you a one-time, lump-sum cash bonus
      equal to $76,000 (the “Bonus”), subject to your continued employment with the
      Company through that date; however, the requirement of being employed on
      January 31, 2007 shall be waived if, before such date, you either die in
      service or your employment is terminated without “Cause” (as defined in the Ply
      Gem Prime Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated Phantom Stock Plan), in either
      of
      which cases you shall be entitled to receive the Bonus as soon as reasonably
      practicable following the date of such death or termination.

     

    General

     

    Nothing
      in this letter agreement shall limit your right to participate in or receive
      compensation, including any bonuses or equity-based compensation awards, under
      any compensation or other employee benefit plan, program, policy or arrangement
      of the Company or its parents or subsidiaries, including any annual or quarterly
      bonuses in respect of 2006. 

     

    The
      terms
      of this letter agreement may not be amended or modified other than by a written
      agreement executed by the parties hereto or their respective successors and
      legal representatives.

     

    This
      letter agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute
      an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
      agreement.

     

    This
      letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
      laws
      of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles which
      could cause the laws of another jurisdiction to apply.

     

    The
      Company may withhold from the Bonus such federal, state and local income and
      employment taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable
      law or regulation.

     

    This
      letter agreement contains the sole and entire agreement between the parties
      with
      respect to the subject matter hereof. The parties acknowledge that any
      statements or representations that may have been made heretofore regarding
      the
      terms and matters dealt with in this letter agreement are void and have no
      effect and that neither party has relied thereon.

     

    Your
      rights to the Bonus may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise
      alienated, other than by will or the laws of descent and
      distribution.

     

    Nothing
      in this letter agreement shall be deemed to entitle you to continued employment
      with the Company.

     

    Any
      dispute in connection with, arising out of or asserting breach of this letter
      agreement shall be exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. Such dispute
      shall be submitted to arbitration in New York, before a panel of three neutral
      arbitrators in accordance with the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration
      Association then in effect, and the determination of the arbitrators resulting
      from any such submission shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto.
      Judgment upon any arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent
      jurisdiction.

     

    Kindly
      sign this letter agreement in the space indicated below at which time this
      letter agreement shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company,
      enforceable in accordance with its terms.

     

    Ply
      Gem
      Industries, Inc.

     

    

     

    By:
      ___________________________

    Name:
      Shawn K. Poe

    Title:
      Chief Financial Officer

     

    Accepted
      and Agreed to:

    

    

    By:
      __________________________

    John
      Wayne

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