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Employment Agreement, Drew Walker

 Exhibit 10.9 
 EXECUTION VERSION 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) made and entered into by and between KAGY Holding Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “Company”), AGY Holding Corp. (the “Principal Subsidiary”), a Delaware corporation, with its principal place of business at 2558 Wagener Road, Aiken, South Carolina, and Drew Walker, of 131 West Woodglen Rd, Spartanburg, SC
29301 (the “Executive”), effective as of the 17th day of January, 2012. 
 WHEREAS, the operations of the Company are
a complex matter requiring direction and leadership in a variety of arenas, including financial, strategic planning, regulatory, community relations and others; 
 WHEREAS, the Executive is possessed of certain experience and expertise that qualify him to provide the direction and leadership required by the Company and its Affiliates; and 

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the Company and the Principal Subsidiary therefore wish to continue
to employ the Executive as President and the Executive wishes to accept a continuation of such employment; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual promises, terms, provisions and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree: 
 1. Employment. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company and the Principal Subsidiary hereby agree to continue the employment of the Executive and the Executive
hereby agrees to continue in the service of the Company and the Principal Subsidiary. 
 2. Term. The term of the
Executive’s employment hereunder shall commence as of the date hereof (the “Employment Date”) and shall continue until terminated in accordance with Section 5 hereof. The term of this Agreement is hereafter referred to as
“the term of this Agreement” or “the term hereof”. 
 3. Capacity and Performance. 

(a) During the term hereof, the Executive shall serve the Company as its President and as a member of the Board of Directors of the
Company (the “Board”); provided, however, that if the Executive’s employment with the Company terminates for any reason, then concurrently with such termination, the Executive will resign from the Board unless otherwise agreed in
writing by the Board and the Executive. In addition, and without further compensation, the Executive shall serve as a director and/or officer of one or more of the Company’s Affiliates if so elected or appointed from time to time. 

(b) During the term hereof, the Executive shall be employed by the Company on a full-time basis and shall perform the duties and
responsibilities of his position and such other duties and responsibilities on behalf of the Company and its Affiliates as reasonably may be designated from time to time by the Board, a committee thereof, or by its designees. The Executive’s
reporting responsibilities shall be identical to those responsibilities he held prior to 

 
his appointment to the position of President, provided that he will additionally have the direct reporting responsibility for the Company’s Science & Technology function and for AGY
Shanghai. 
 (c) During the term hereof, the Executive shall devote his full business time (except for permitted vacation
periods and reasonable periods of illness or other incapacity) and his best efforts, business judgment, skill and knowledge exclusively to the advancement of the business and interests of the Company and its Affiliates and to the discharge of his
duties and responsibilities hereunder. The Executive shall not engage in any other business activity or serve in any industry, trade, professional, governmental or academic position during the term of this Agreement, except as may be expressly
approved in advance by the Board in writing. 
 (d) The foregoing restrictions shall not limit or prohibit the Executive from
engaging in passive investment, inactive business ventures, and community, charitable, and social activities, in each case, so long as such activities do not interfere with the Executive’s performance and obligations hereunder. 

(e) During the term hereof, the Executive shall comply with all Company policies, practices and procedures and all codes of ethics or
business conduct applicable to the Executive’s position, as in effect from time to time. 
 4. Compensation and
Benefits. As compensation for all services performed by the Executive hereunder during the term hereof and subject to performance of the Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company and its Affiliates, pursuant to this Agreement or
otherwise: 
 (a) Base Salary. During the term hereof, the Company shall pay the Executive a base salary at the rate of
Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) per annum, payable in accordance with the payroll practices of the Company for its executives and subject to review from time to time by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its sole and
unreviewable discretion. The Board will review the Executive’s base salary on or about the anniversary date of this Agreement of each year. Such base salary, as from time to time increased, is hereafter referred to as the “Base
Salary”. 
 (b) Annual Bonus Compensation. During the term hereof, the Executive will be eligible to earn an annual
bonus of up to one hundred percent (100%) of Base Salary actually paid to the Executive (the “Target Bonus”), subject to the achievement of the performance targets (the “Performance Targets”) set forth in the Company’s
management incentive plan (the “Bonus Plan”) and the other terms and conditions of such Bonus Plan. The Executive shall not receive a bonus in any fiscal year in which the Executive has not exceeded ninety percent (90%) (the
“Base Percentage”) of the Performance Target for such fiscal year. In the event that the Executive achieves one hundred ten percent (110%) or more of the Performance Target for any fiscal year during the term hereof, the Executive
shall receive a bonus equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Base Salary actually paid to the Executive for such fiscal year (the “Maximum Bonus”). In the event that the Executive achieves greater than ninety percent (90%) of
the Performance Target for any fiscal year during the term hereof, but less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Performance Target for such fiscal year, then the Executive shall receive a bonus for such fiscal year equal to the product
of (i) the Maximum Bonus and (ii) five 

 
(5) multiplied by the difference between (A) the percentage amount of the Performance Target achieved by the Executive for such fiscal year and (B) the Base Percentage; provided that
under no circumstances shall the Executive receive a bonus for any fiscal year in excess of the Maximum Bonus. By way of example, if the Executive achieves 100% of the Performance Target for a fiscal year during the term hereof, then the Executive
would receive fifty percent (50%) of the Maximum Bonus as a bonus for such fiscal year. To the degree that the calculation of the amount of any annual bonus payments set forth in this Agreement conflict with or vary from those set forth in the
Bonus Plan, the calculations set forth in this Agreement shall control and under no circumstances shall the Executive be entitled to receive any bonus compensation other than as set forth in this Agreement. The Executive’s annual bonus for 2012
shall be no less than the Target Bonus. The annual bonus compensation shall be paid no later than May 1 in the year following the year with respect to which the bonus is payable. In order to receive an annual bonus under this Section 4(b)
for any year, the Executive must be employed by the Company on the last day of such year. 
 (c) Life Insurance. During
the term hereof, the Company will reimburse the Executive for the amount of the premium for a $1,000,000 life insurance policy on the life of the Executive. 
 (d) Stock Options. Subject to the approval of the Board, the Executive shall be granted options to purchase a total of 280,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Options”),
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in any applicable award agreement, in the 2006 Stock Option Plan and in any other applicable plan. The Options will be exercisable at a price equal to fair market value of a share of common stock of the
Company on the date of the grant, as reasonably determined by the Board. Subject to applicable terms and conditions, the Options shall vest ratably over a period of four (4) years following December 27, 2011 (the “Appointment
Date”). Upon the occurrence of a sale of the Company or an initial public offering of the Company’s common stock (both as defined in the applicable award agreement and/or plan) within four years of the Appointment Date, such Options shall
vest and become immediately exercisable as provided for therein. In addition, the options to purchase a total of 40,000 shares of common stock of the Company that were granted to the Executive on April 7, 2006 have, to the extent not previously
vested, vested and become immediately exercisable as of the Appointment Date, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable award agreement and the 2006 Stock Option Plan. 

(e) Vacations. During the term hereof, the Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks of vacation per annum, to be taken
at such times and intervals as shall be determined by the Executive, subject to the reasonable business needs of the Company and such scheduling procedure as the Company may from time to time require. Vacation shall otherwise be governed by the
policies of the Company, as in effect from time to time. The Executive shall be entitled to cash compensation for vacation time not taken during the term hereof only to the extent approved by the Board or its designee in writing. 

(f) Other Benefits. During the term hereof and subject to any contribution therefor generally required of executives of the
Company, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in any and all Employee Benefit Plans from time to time in effect for executives of the Company generally, except to the extent such plans are in a category of benefit otherwise

 
provided to the Executive. Such participation shall be subject to (i) the terms of the applicable plan documents, (ii) generally applicable Company policies and (iii) the
discretion of the Board or any administrative or other committee provided for in or contemplated by such plan. For purposes of this Agreement, “Employee Benefit Plan” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 3(3) of
ERISA, as amended from time to time. The Executive shall have no recourse against the Company under this Agreement in the event that the Company should alter, modify, add to or eliminate any or all of its Employee Benefit Plans. 

(g) Automobile. During the term hereof, the Company will provide the Executive with a mid-range equipped Lexus LS430 or Mercedes
E500 (or such other automobile that is substantially equivalent in price). All reasonable maintenance, insurance, and operating costs for such automobile incurred by the Executive during the term hereof will be reimbursed by the Company, provided
that the Executive shall be liable for any income tax liability with respect to such reimbursement. To the extent the Executive chooses to continue to drive his current automobile instead of a Company automobile, the Company will reimburse the
Executive for gas, reasonable maintenance, and insurance up to the equivalent cost of the Company automobile offered, provided that the Executive shall be liable for any income tax liability with respect to such reimbursement. 

(h) Business Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive for reasonable, customary and necessary business expenses
incurred or paid by the Executive in the performance of his duties and responsibilities hereunder, subject to maximum annual limits or other restrictions established by the Board and such reasonable substantiation and documentation as may be
specified by the Board or Company policy from time to time. 
 (i) Apartment. During the term hereof, the Company shall
pay the reasonable cost of an apartment in the Aiken, SC area. 
 (j) Club Membership. During the term hereof, the
Company will pay (i) dues for the Executive’s membership in a country club of his choosing not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per year and (ii) a one-time initiation fee for the Executive’s membership in such country
club not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00). 
 5. Termination of Employment and Severance Benefits. The
Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate under the following circumstances: 
 (a) Death. In the event of
the Executive’s death during the term hereof, the date of death shall be the date of termination, and the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive’s designated beneficiary or, if no beneficiary has been designated by the Executive in
a notice received by the Company, to his estate: (i) any Base Salary earned but not paid through the date of termination, (ii) subject to the timing rules of Section 4(b) above, any bonus compensation awarded for the year preceding
that in which termination occurs, but unpaid on the date of termination, and (iii) any business expenses incurred by the Executive but unreimbursed on the date of termination, provided that such expenses and required substantiation and
documentation are submitted within sixty (60) days following termination, that such expenses are reimbursable under Company policy, and that any such expenses subject to the last sentence of Section 5(g)(iv) shall be paid not later than
the deadline specified therein (all of the foregoing, 

 
payable subject to the timing limitations described herein, “Final Compensation”). The Company shall have no further obligation or liability to the Executive, except as expressly
provided under the KAGY Holding Company, Inc. Severance Plan dated as of April 7, 2006, as amended from time to time (the “Severance Plan”). Other than business expenses described in Section 5(a)(iii), Final Compensation shall be
paid to the Executive’s designated beneficiary or estate within thirty (30) days following the date of death. 
 (b)
Disability. 
 (i) The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder, upon written notice to the
Executive, in the event that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the Executive becomes disabled during his employment hereunder through any illness, injury, accident or condition of either a physical or psychological nature and, as a result,
is unable to perform substantially all of his duties and responsibilities hereunder (notwithstanding the provision of any reasonable accommodation) for one hundred twenty (120) days during any period of three hundred and sixty-five
(365) consecutive calendar days. The Board may designate another employee to act in the Executive’s place during any period of the Executive’s disability. While receiving disability income payments under the Company’s disability
income plan, the Executive shall not be entitled to receive any Base Salary under Section 4(a) hereof, but shall continue to participate in the Employee Benefit Plans in accordance with Section 4(f) and the then-current terms of such
plans, until the termination of his employment hereunder. In the event of such termination, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability to the Executive, other than for payment of any Final Compensation due the Executive or as
otherwise expressly provided in the Severance Plan. Other than business expenses described in Section 5(a)(iii), Final Compensation shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment.

 (ii) If any question shall arise as to whether during any period the Executive is disabled through any illness, injury,
accident or condition of either a physical or psychological nature so as to be unable to perform substantially all of his duties and responsibilities hereunder, the Executive may, and at the request of the Company shall, submit to a medical
examination by a licensed physician with the appropriate specialty selected by the Company and practicing within a 100-mile radius of the city or township nearest to the Executive’s place of residence to whom the Executive or his duly appointed
guardian, if any, has no reasonable objection to determine whether the Executive is so disabled and such determination shall for the purposes of this Agreement be conclusive of the issue. If such question shall arise and the Executive shall fail to
submit to such medical examination, the Company’s determination of the issue shall be binding on the Executive. 
 (c)
By the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause at any time upon written notice to the Executive setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such Cause. For purposes of this
Agreement, “Cause” shall have the meaning set forth in the Severance Plan. Upon the giving of notice of termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause, the Company shall have no further obligation or liability to the
Executive, other than for any Final Compensation due to the Executive. Other than business expenses described in Section 5(a)(iii), Final Compensation shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) days following the date of termination
of employment. 

 (d) By the Company without Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s
employment hereunder without Cause at any time upon written notice to the Executive. In the event of such termination, the Executive shall be eligible for severance payments and benefits in accordance with the Severance Plan, subject to the terms
and conditions provided therein. In addition, other than business expenses described in Section 5(a)(iii), Final Compensation shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment.

 (e) By the Executive. 
 (i) Other than in connection with a termination for “Good Reason,” the Executive may terminate his employment hereunder at any time upon sixty (60) days’ notice to the Company. In the
event of termination of employment by the Executive pursuant to this Section 5(e)(i), the Board may elect to waive the period of notice, or any portion thereof, and, if the Board so elects, the Company will pay the Executive his Base Salary for
the first sixty (60) days of the notice period (or for any remaining portion of the sixty (60) day period). The Company shall have no further obligation or liability to the Executive other than for any Final Compensation due him. Other
than business expenses described in Section 5(a)(iii), Final Compensation shall be paid to the Executive within thirty (30) days following the date of termination of employment. 

(ii) The Executive may terminate his employment at any time for Good Reason by delivering written notice to the Company setting forth in
reasonable detail the nature of such Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall have the meaning set forth in the Severance Plan. In the event of such termination, the Executive shall be eligible for severance
payments and benefits in accordance with the Severance Plan, subject to the terms and conditions provided therein. 
 (f)
Timing of Payments and Section 409A. 
 (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if at the
time of the Executive’s termination of employment, the Executive is a “specified employee,” as defined below, any and all amounts payable under this Section 5 on account of such separation from service that constitute deferred
compensation and would (but for this provision) be payable within six (6) months following the date of termination, shall instead be paid on the next business day following the expiration of such six (6) month period or, if earlier, upon
the Executive’s death; except (A) to the extent of amounts that do not constitute a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(b) (including without limitation by reason of the safe harbor set
forth in Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii), as determined by the Company in its reasonable good faith discretion); (B) benefits that qualify as excepted welfare benefits pursuant to Treasury regulation Section 1.409A-1(a)(5); or
(C) other amounts or benefits that are not subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (including the regulations thereunder, “Section 409A”). 

(ii) For purposes of this Agreement, all references to “termination of employment” and correlative phrases shall be construed
to require a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury regulations after giving effect to the 

 
presumptions contained therein), and the term “specified employee” means an individual determined by the Company to be a specified employee under Treasury regulation
Section 1.409A-1(i). 
 (iii) Each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and the right
to a series of installment payments under this Agreement is to be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. 
 (iv)
Any reimbursement for expenses that would constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A shall be subject to the following additional rules: (i) no reimbursement of any such expense shall affect the Executive’s
right to reimbursement of any such expense in any other taxable year; (ii) reimbursement of the expense shall be made, if at all, promptly, but not later than the end of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the expense was
incurred; and (iii) the right to reimbursement shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for any other benefit. 

(v) In no event shall the Company have any liability relating to the failure or alleged failure of any payment or benefit under this
Agreement to comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A. 
 6. Effect of Termination. The
provisions of this Section 6 shall apply to termination pursuant to Section 5 or otherwise. 
 (a) Provision by the
Company of Final Compensation and any severance payments and benefits in accordance with the Severance Plan that are due the Executive in each case under the applicable termination provision of Section 5 shall constitute the entire obligation
of the Company to the Executive. The Executive shall not be eligible for severance payments or benefits under the AGY Senior Leadership Team severance policy, or any other policy or plan of the Company or Principal Subsidiary providing for such
benefits. The Executive shall promptly give the Company notice of all facts necessary for the Company to determine the amount and duration of its obligations in connection with any termination pursuant to Section 5 hereof. 

(b) Except for any right of the Executive to continue medical and dental plan participation in accordance with applicable law, the
Executive’s participation in all Employee Benefit Plans shall terminate pursuant to the terms of the applicable plan documents based on the date of termination of the Executive’s employment without regard to any Base Salary for notice
waived pursuant to Section 5(e)(i) hereof or to any severance, benefits or other payment made to or on behalf of the Executive following such date of termination. 
 (c) Provisions of this Agreement shall survive any termination of the Executive’s employment if so provided herein or if necessary or desirable fully to accomplish the purposes of other surviving
provisions, including without limitation the obligations of the Executive under Sections 7 and 8 hereof. The obligation of the Company to provide severance or benefits in accordance with the Severance Plan, and Executive’s right to retain
such severance or benefits, is expressly conditioned on the Executive’s continued full performance in accordance with Sections 7 and 8 hereof. The Executive recognizes that, except as expressly

 
provided in Sections 5(d) and 5(e)(ii), or with respect to Base Salary paid for notice waived pursuant to Section 5(e)(i) hereof, no compensation is earned after termination of
employment. 
 7. Confidential Information, Non-Solicitation, Non-Competition. The Executive acknowledges and affirms his
obligations under the Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Competition Agreement dated as of April 7, 2006 (the “Employee Agreement”), provided, however, that the Executive agrees that the restrictions will apply not only in the
geographic areas detailed in the Employee Agreement, but also in the Restricted Territory, as defined in this Paragraph 7. “Restricted Territory” means (i) any state in the continental United States; (ii) Alaska and Hawaii;
(iii) any other territory or possession of the United States; and (iv) any other country in which any Product has been manufactured, provided, sold or offered or promoted for sale by the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time during
the Employment Period or with respect to which the Company or any of its Affiliates has devoted substantial expense in anticipation of launching into such geographic area a portion of their business. 

8. Assignment of Rights to Intellectual Property. The Executive shall promptly and fully disclose all Intellectual Property to the
Company. The Executive hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company (or as otherwise directed by the Company) the Executive’s full right, title and interest in and to all Intellectual Property. The Executive agrees to execute any and all
applications for domestic and foreign patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights and to do such other acts (including without limitation the execution and delivery of instruments of further assurance or confirmation) requested by the Company to
assign the Intellectual Property to the Company and to permit the Company to enforce any patents, copyrights or other proprietary rights to the Intellectual Property. The Executive will not charge the Company for time spent in complying with these
obligations. All copyrightable works that the Executive creates shall be considered “work made for hire” and shall, upon creation, be owned exclusively by the Company. 

9. Conflicting Agreements. The Executive hereby represents and warrants that the execution of this Agreement and the performance
of his obligations hereunder will not breach or be in conflict with any other agreement to which the Executive is a party or is bound and that the Executive is not now subject to any covenants against competition or similar covenants or any court
order or other legal obligation that would affect the performance of his obligations hereunder. The Executive will not disclose to or use on behalf of the Company any proprietary information of a third party without such party’s consent.

 10. Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify the Executive to the extent provided in its then current certificate
of incorporation or by-laws. The Executive agrees to promptly notify the Company of any actual or threatened claim arising out of or as a result of his employment with the Company. 

11. Definitions. Words or phrases which are initially capitalized or are within quotation marks shall have the meanings provided
in this Section 11 and as provided elsewhere herein. For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions apply: 

 (a) “Affiliates” means all Persons directly or indirectly controlling, controlled
by or under common control with the Company, where control may be by either management authority, contract or equity interest. 

(b) “Intellectual Property” means inventions, discoveries, developments, methods, processes, compositions, works, concepts and
ideas (whether or not patentable or copyrightable or constituting trade secrets) conceived, made, created, developed or reduced to practice by the Executive (whether alone or with others, whether or not during normal business hours or on or off
Company premises) during the Executive’s employment and during the period of six (6) months immediately following termination of his employment that relate to either the Products or any prospective activity of the Company or any of its
Affiliates. 
 (c) “Person” means an individual, a corporation, an association, a partnership, an estate, a trust and
any other entity or organization, other than the Company or any of its Affiliates. 
 (d) “Products” mean all products
planned, researched, developed, tested, manufactured, sold, licensed, leased or otherwise distributed or put into use by the Company or any of its Affiliates, together with all services provided or planned by the Company or any of its Affiliates,
during the Executive’s employment. 
 12. Withholding. All payments made by the Company or the Principal Subsidiary
under this Agreement shall be reduced by any tax or other amounts required to be withheld by the Company or the Principal Subsidiary under applicable law. 
 13. Assignment. Neither the Company, the Principal Subsidiary, nor the Executive may make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest herein, by operation of law or otherwise, without the
prior written consent of the other; provided, however, that the Company and/or the Principal Subsidiary may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the Executive in the event that the Executive is transferred to
a position with any of the Company’s subsidiaries or in the event that the Company and/or Principal Subsidiary shall hereafter affect a reorganization, consolidate with, or merge into, any other Person or transfer all or substantially all of
its properties or assets to any other Person. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Company, the Principal Subsidiary and the Executive, their respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted
assigns. 
 14. Severability. If any portion or provision of this Agreement shall to any extent be declared illegal or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected
thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 15. Waiver. No waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the waiving party. The failure of either party to require the performance of any term or
obligation of this Agreement, or the waiver by either party of any breach of this 

 
Agreement, shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach. 

16. Notices. Any and all notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be effective when delivered in person or deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified, and addressed to the Executive at his last known address on the books of the Company or, in the case of the Company, at
its principal place of business, attention of the Chief Financial Officer, with a copy to Ropes & Gray LLP, Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02199-3600, attention of Craig E. Marcus or to such other address as either party
may specify by notice to the other actually received. 
 17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior communications, agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect to the terms and conditions of the Executive’s employment (including without limitation that certain employment
offer letter, dated as of December 10, 2004 and amended as of April 7, 2006 and that certain employment offer letter dated as of December 19, 2011), excluding only the Employee Agreement, the Severance Plan, any applicable option
award agreements, the 2006 Stock Option Plan and any other applicable plan, all of which will shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms hereof. 
 18. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Executive and by an expressly authorized representative of the Company. 

19. Obligations of the Company and the Principal Subsidiary. Each of the Company and the Principal Subsidiary shall be jointly and
severally liable for any payment obligation of the Company or the Principal Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement. 
 20.
Headings. The headings and captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define or describe the scope or content of any provision of this Agreement. 
 21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

22. Governing Law. This is a Delaware contract and shall be construed and enforced under and be governed in all respects by the
laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed as a sealed instrument by the Company,
by its duly authorized representative, and by the Executive, as of the date first above written. 
  

									
	THE EXECUTIVE:	 		 	KAGY HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
				
	/s/ Drew Walker	 		 	By:	 	/s/ Seth H. Hollander
	Drew Walker	 		 		 	 Name: Seth H. Hollander

Title: VP

			
		 		 	AGY HOLDING CORP.
				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Seth H. Hollander
		 		 		 	 Name: Seth H. Hollander

Title: VPSeparation Agreement, Douglas Mattscheck

 Exhibit 10.10 
 December 23, 2011 
 By Federal Express 

Douglas J. Mattscheck 
 403 Lakestone Way

 Martinez, GA 30907 
 Dear Doug:

 As we have discussed, your employment with KAGY Holding Company, Inc. (the “Company”) and AGY Holding Corp.
(the “Principal Subsidiary”) has terminated, effective as of December 20, 2011 (such date, the “Separation Date” and this letter agreement, the “Agreement”). Reference is made to the Amended
and Restated Employment Agreement between you, the Company and the Principal Subsidiary dated as of April 7, 2006 (the “Employment Agreement”). All capitalized terms used in this letter will have the meaning ascribed to them in
the Employment Agreement unless otherwise expressly provided herein. The purpose of this letter is to confirm the agreement between you, the Company and the Principal Subsidiary concerning your separation from employment and severance benefits, as
follows: 
 1. Resignation. You hereby resign from your employment, from any and all positions and offices you
hold with the Company, the Principal Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates, and from any and all memberships you hold on any boards of directors or other governing boards of the Company, the Principal Subsidiary and those Affiliates and any and all
memberships you hold on any of the committees of any such boards (together, the “Resignations”), such Resignations to be effective as of the Separation Date. The Company and the Principal Subsidiary, on their own behalf and on
behalf of their Affiliates, hereby accept the Resignations as of the Separation Date. It is understood and agreed that the Company, the Principal Subsidiary and their Affiliates will take actions in reliance on the Resignations and that the
Resignations will become irrevocable on the Separation Date. You agree to sign and return such documents confirming the Resignations as the Company, the Principal Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates may reasonably request. 

2. Final Wages and Vacation Pay. On or before the next regular payday following the Separation Date, you will receive pay,
at your final base rate of pay, for all work performed for the Company from the end of the last payroll period through the Separation Date, to the extent not previously paid. In addition, the Company will continue to pay you your base salary, at the
annual rate of $373,171.68 (the “Base Salary”), from the day immediately following the Separation Date through December 31, 2011. 

 3. Severance Benefits. In consideration of your acceptance of this Agreement
and subject to your fully meeting your obligations under it, and in full satisfaction of any rights you may have under the Employment Agreement, the Company will provide you with the following pay and benefits: 

(a) The Company will continue to pay you your Base Salary for a period of twelve (12) months following the Separation Date (the
“Severance Pay Period”). Payments (which will be in addition to the payments described in Section 2) will be made in the form of salary continuation, and will begin on the next regular Company payday which is at least five
(5) business days following the later of the effective date of this Agreement or the date this Agreement, signed by you, is received by the Company. (As indicated below, this Agreement will take effect on the eighth (r) day following the
date of your signing, provided you do not timely revoke it.) The first payment, however, will be retroactive to the next business day following the Separation Date. 
 (b) The Company will pay you a portion of your Target Bonus equal to $111,951.50, which amount represents thirty percent (30%) of the Base Salary, on the date when annual bonuses in respect of 2011
would normally be paid (and in all events no later than May 1, 2012). 
 (c) If you are enrolled in the Company’s
medical, dental and vision plans on the Separation Date, you may elect to continue your participation and that of your eligible dependents in those plans for a period of time under the federal law commonly known as “COBRA.” The Company
will provide you, under separate cover, with additional information concerning your COBRA rights, which are available to you whether or not you sign this Agreement. If you elect coverage under COBRA by signing and returning the COBRA election form
no later than the date you are required to sign and return this Agreement, then, until the conclusion of the Severance Pay Period, provided you remain eligible for coverage under COBRA and Company plans, you will pay the full monthly premium cost
for such coverage and the Company will pay you a cash amount equal, on an after-tax to you basis, to the Company’s portion of the premium cost of your coverage and that of your eligible dependents under the Company’s medical, dental and
vision plans as of the Separation Date. The Company shall make such payments to you on the first regular Company payday of each month, commencing with the month immediately following the Separation Date, provided that the first payment shall be made
on the next regular Company payday which is at least five (5) business days following the later of the effective date of this Agreement or the date this Agreement, signed by you, is received by the Company. To be eligible for these payments,
however, you must notify the Company immediately if you begin new employment during the period when the Company is making such payments. 

 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the payment by the Company of the payments described herein will subject or expose the Company to taxes or penalties, you and the Company agree to renegotiate
the provisions of this Section 3(c) in good faith and enter into a substitute arrangement pursuant to which the Company will not be subjected or exposed to taxes or penalties and you will be provided you with payments or benefits with an
economic value that is no less than the economic value of the payments described herein. 
 (d) You currently hold an option to
purchase 400,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Option”), pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2006 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan) and your option award dated as of April 7, 2006 (your “Option
Award”). As of the Separation Date, the Option is vested as to 267,000 shares subject to the Option (the “Vested Option”). The remaining portion of the Option is unvested and, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and your Option
Award, is forfeited and terminated without the payment of any consideration therefor effective as of the Separation Date. In respect of the Vested Option, (i) the Company and the Investors (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement referenced
below) each agree not to exercise the call option provided for in Section 2(e) of the Option Award as to 100,000 shares of common stock subject to the Vested Option (the “Continuing Option”), which Continuing Option shall remain
outstanding as to such 100,000 shares in accordance with the terms of the Option Award and the Plan, and (ii) you agree to forfeit, as of the Separation Date, the remaining Vested Option to purchase 167,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock. The Continuing Options will remain exercisable for up to 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock until April 7, 2016, subject to the terms of the Plan and your Option Award. 

4. Acknowledgement of Full Payment, Status of Benefits and Tax Withholding. You acknowledge and agree that the payments
provided under paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Agreement are in complete satisfaction of any and all compensation or benefits due to you from the Company, the Principal Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates, whether for services provided, under the
Employment Agreement or otherwise, through the Separation Date and that, except as expressly provided under this Agreement, no further compensation or benefits are owed or will be paid to you. Except as otherwise expressly provided in
Section 3(c), your participation in all employee benefit plans and programs of the Company will end as of the Separation Date, in accordance with the terms of those plans and programs. You will not continue to earn vacation or other paid time
off after the Separation Date. All payments made by the Company under this Agreement will be reduced by all taxes and other amounts that the Company is required to withhold under applicable law. 

5. Equity Ownership. As of the Separation Date, you hold (i) 100,000 shares of common stock of the Company, pursuant
to the Management Investor Subscription Agreement dated as of April 7, 2006, (ii) an additional 100,000 shares of common stock of 

 
the Company, free of any vesting restrictions, pursuant to the terms of the restricted stock award agreement dated as of April 7, 2006 (your “Restricted Stock Award”), and
(iii) the Continuing Option, in each case subject to the terms of the applicable award or other agreements and the Stockholders Agreement between the Company, KAGY Acquisition Corp. and certain stockholders of the Company dated as of
April 7, 2006 (the “Stockholders Agreement”). You agree to waive, from and after the Separation Date, your information rights under Section 6.1.1(c) of the Stockholders Agreement, and acknowledge and agree that you will not be
provided with the information described in such section following the end of each month ending after the Separation Date. Except as described above you remain subject to the terms of the Stockholder Agreement in all respects, including without
limitation with respect to the delivery by the Company of quarterly and annual information under Section 6.1.1(a) and Section 6.1.1(b). 
 6. Return of Documents and Other Property. In signing this Agreement, you represent and warrant that you have returned to the Company any and all documents, materials and information
(whether in hardcopy, on electronic media or otherwise) related to Company business (whether present or otherwise) and all keys, access cards, credit cards, computer hardware and software, telephones and telephone-related equipment and all other
property of the Company in your possession or control. Further, you represent and warrant that you will not retain copies of any Company documents, materials or information (whether in hardcopy, on electronic media or otherwise). Recognizing that
your employment with the Company has ended as of the Separation Date, you agree that you will not, for any purpose, attempt to access or use any Company computer or computer network or system, including without limitation its electronic mail system.
Further, you acknowledge that you will disclose to the Company all passwords necessary or desirable to enable the Company to access all information which you have password-protected on any of its computer equipment or on its computer network or
system. 
 7. Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement. 

(a) You acknowledge and agree that you remain bound by Sections 7, 8 and 9 of the Employment Agreement, and hereby affirm your obligations
under such provisions with respect to confidentiality, non-competition, non-solicitation, assignment of rights to intellectual property and notification to the Company of new business activities. 

(b) In exchange for the severance pay, benefits and other promises set forth herein, you agree and affirm as of the Separation Date,
that: 
 (i) You shall comply with the policies and procedures of the Company and its Affiliates for the protection of
Confidential Information and shall never disclose to any Person (except as required by applicable law), or use for your own benefit or gain, any Confidential Information obtained by you incident to your employment or other association with the
Company or any of its Affiliates. 
  

 (ii) Until the date that is twelve (12) months after the Separation Date (the
“Non-Competition Period”), you shall not, directly or indirectly, whether as owner, partner, investor, consultant, agent, employee, co-venturer or otherwise, compete with the Company or any of its Affiliates or undertake any planning for
any business competitive with the Company or any of its Affiliates within the Restricted Territory. For purposes of this Agreement, “Restricted Territory” means (i) any state in the continental United States; (ii) Alaska and
Hawaii; (iii) any other territory or possession of the United States; and (iv) any other country in which any Product has been manufactured, provided, sold or offered or promoted for sale by the Company or any of its Affiliates at any time
during the period of your employment or with respect to which the Company or any of its Affiliates has devoted substantial expense in anticipation of launching into such geographic area a portion of their business. Specifically, but without limiting
the foregoing, you agrees not to engage in any manner in any activity that is directly or indirectly competitive or potentially competitive with the business of the Company or any of its Affiliates as conducted or under consideration at any time
during your employment. Restricted activity includes without limitation accepting employment or a consulting position with any Person who is, or at any time within twelve (12) months prior to termination of your employment has been, a customer
of the Company or any of its Affiliates. For the purposes of this Section 7, the business of the Company and its Affiliates shall include all Products and your undertaking shall encompass all items, products and services that may be used in
substitution for Products. 
 (ii) During the Non-Competition Period, you will not hire or attempt to hire any employee of the
Company or any of its Affiliates, assist in such hiring by any Person, encourage any such employee to terminate his or her relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates, or solicit or encourage any customer or vendor of the Company or any
of its Affiliates to terminate its relationship with them, or, in the case of a customer, to conduct with any Person any business or activity which such customer conducts or could conduct with the Company or any of its Affiliates. 

(c) You agree that you will not disclose this Agreement or any of its terms or provisions, directly or by implication, except to members
of your immediate family and to your legal and tax advisors, and then only on condition that they agree not to further disclose this Agreement or any of its terms or provisions to others. You also agree that you will never disparage or criticize the
Company, its business, its management or its services, and that you will not otherwise do or say anything that could disrupt the good morale of Company employees or harm its interests or reputation. 

8. Release of Claims. 
 (a) The Company and the Principal Subsidiary want to be certain that this Agreement will resolve any and all concerns that you might have and therefore requests that you carefully consider the terms of
this Agreement, including the release of claims set forth below. This Agreement, which includes the release of claims, creates legally-binding obligations and the 

 
Company and the Principal Subsidiary therefore advise you to consult an attorney before you sign this Agreement. 
 (b) In exchange for the special severance pay and benefits provided to you under this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration not otherwise due to you, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, on your own behalf and that of your heirs, executors, administrators, beneficiaries, personal representatives and assigns, you agree that this Agreement shall be in complete and final settlement of any and all causes of
action, rights and claims, whether known or unknown, that you have had in the past, now have, or might now have, in any way related to, connected with or arising out of your employment or its termination or pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the fair employment practices statutes of the state or states in
which you have provided services to the Company or the Principal Subsidiary, and/or any other federal, state or local law, regulation or other requirement, each as amended from time to time (all of the foregoing causes of action, rights and claims,
collectively, “Claims”), and you hereby release and forever discharge the Company, the Principal Subsidiary and all of their past, present and future subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, trustees, shareholders, employees,
employee benefit plans, agents, general and limited partners, members, managers, investors, joint venturers, representatives, successors and assigns, and all others connected with any of them both individually and in their official capacities, from
any and all such Claims. 
 9. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you, the Company and the Principal Subsidiary, and replaces all prior and contemporaneous agreements, communications and understandings, whether
written or oral, with respect to your employment and its termination and all related matters, excluding only Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Employment Agreement and any other provisions necessary or desirable to accomplish fully the purpose of these
provisions, the Plan, your Option Award solely as to the Continuing Option, the Stockholders Agreement, the Management Investor Subscription Agreement dated as of April 7, 2006, and your Restricted Stock Award, all of which shall continue in
full force and effect subject to the terms hereof. 
 (b) This Agreement may not be modified or amended, and no breach shall be
deemed to be waived, unless agreed to in writing by you and an expressly authorized representative of the Company and the Principal Subsidiary. The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define or describe the
scope or content of any provision of this Agreement. 
 (c) In signing this Agreement, you give the Company and the Principal
Subsidiary assurance that you have had a full and reasonable opportunity to 

 
consider its terms and to consult with an attorney, if you wished to do so, or to consult with any other of those persons to whom reference is made in the first sentence of paragraph 7(c) above;
that you have read and understood all of those terms; that your acceptance of this Agreement is freely and voluntarily given; and that, in signing this Agreement, you have not relied on any promises or representations, express or implied, that are
not set forth expressly in this Agreement. 
 (d) The obligation of the Company to make payments or provide benefits to you or
on your behalf under this Agreement, and your right to retain the same, is expressly conditioned upon your continued full performance of your obligations under this Agreement. 
 (e) This is a Delaware contract and shall be construed and enforced under and be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
In the event of any alleged breach or threatened breach of this Agreement, the parties hereby consent and submit to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts in and of the State of Delaware and to service of legal process in the State of
Delaware. 
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 If the terms of this Agreement are acceptable to you, please sign and return it to Seth M.
Hollander, Vice President no later than 21 days from the date you receive it. You may revoke this Agreement at any time during the seven-day period immediately following the date of your signing by notifying Seth M. Hollander, Vice President in
writing of your revocation within that period. If you do not timely revoke this Agreement, then, at the expiration of the seven-day period, this Agreement shall take effect as a legally binding agreement among you, the Company and the Principal
Subsidiary on the basis set forth above. The enclosed copy of this letter, which you should also sign and date, is for your records. 
  

			
	 Sincerely,
  

KAGY HOLDING COMPANY, INC.

		
	By:	 	/s/ Seth M. Hollander
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Seth M. Hollander
 Vice
President

  
  

			
	AGY HOLDING CORP.
		
	By:	 	Seth M. Hollander
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Seth M. Hollander
 Vice
President

		
	Date:	 	  

  

			
	Accepted and agreed:
		
	Signature:	 	/s/ Douglas J. Mattscheck
		 	Douglas J. Mattscheck

 Date: 12/24/11 
  

 

			
	 Solely as to Section 3(d):

 
 Kohlberg Partners V, L.P.
 Kohlberg Investors V, L.P.
 Kohlberg TE Investors V, L.P.

Kohlberg Offshore Investors V. L.P.
 By: Kohlberg
Management V, L.L.C., its general partner

		
	By:	 	 
	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Seth M. Hollander

Partner

		
	Date:

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