Document:

Executive Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10 (p) 
 Alberto-Culver Company 
 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan 

 Table of Contents 
  

					
	 I.
	  	 Preamble, Definitions and Purpose
	  	1
			
	 1.1
	  	 Preamble
	  	1
	 1.2
	  	 Definitions
	  	1
	 1.3
	  	 Purpose
	  	3
	 1.4
	  	 Bonus Deferrals
	  	3
			
	 II.
	  	 Participation
	  	4
			
	 2.1
	  	 Participation, Notification and Election
	  	4
	 2.2
	  	 Deferral Procedure
	  	4
	 2.3
	  	 Intentionally Omitted
	  	5
	 2.4
	  	 Establishment of Accounts
	  	5
	 2.5
	  	 Account Valuation and Earnings
	  	5
	 2.6
	  	 Benefit Payments
	  	5
	 2.7
	  	 Intentionally Omitted
	  	6
	 2.8
	  	 Additional Company Contributions
	  	6
	 2.9
	  	 Change in Control
	  	8
			
	 III.
	  	 General Provisions
	  	8
			
	 3.1
	  	 Funding
	  	8
	 3.2
	  	 Vesting
	  	8
	 3.3
	  	 In-Service Withdrawals
	  	9
	 3.4
	  	 Beneficiary Designation
	  	9
	 3.5
	  	 Death Benefits
	  	10
	 3.6
	  	 Administration
	  	10
	 3.7
	  	 Administrative Fees and Expenses
	  	10
	 3.8
	  	 Claims Procedure
	  	10
	 3.9
	  	 Tax Liability
	  	11
			
	 IV.
	  	 Exempt Status
	  	12
			
	 V.
	  	 Indemnification
	  	12
			
	 VI.
	  	 Amendment and Termination
	  	12
			
	 VII.
	  	 Miscellaneous
	  	12
			
	 7.1
	  	 Nonassignability
	  	12
	 7.2
	  	 No Contract of Employment
	  	12
	 7.3
	  	 Participant Litigation
	  	13

					
	 7.4
	  	 Participant and Beneficiary Duties
	  	13
	 7.5
	  	 Governing Law
	  	13
	 7.6
	  	 Validity
	  	13
	 7.7
	  	 Notices
	  	13
	 7.8
	  	 Successors
	  	13

	 I.
	 Preamble, Definitions and Purpose 

  

	 1.1
	 Preamble 

 Pursuant
to this plan document, Alberto-Culver Company will maintain an unfunded deferred compensation plan, to be established as of the date that the Delaware corporation having the name or previously having the name New Sally Holdings, Inc. (“New
Sally”) distributes the then outstanding Common Stock of the Company to holders of common stock $.01 par value per share of New Sally (“Effective Date”), and to be known as the Alberto-Culver Company Executive Deferred Compensation
Plan (“Plan”). Under the terms of the Plan, eligible employees of the Alberto-Culver Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries are allowed to defer a portion of their Compensation. Participants and their beneficiaries shall have no
interest in any Company assets as a source of funds to satisfy the benefit obligations under the Plan. The Plan constitutes an unsecured promise by the Company to make benefit payments in the future and Participants shall have the status of general
unsecured creditors of the Company. 
 The Plan was approved by the stockholders of the Company on November 13, 2006. At the time of
approval by the stockholders of the Company, the name of the Company was New Aristotle Holdings, Inc. Following the time of adoption, the name of the Company will be changed to Alberto-Culver Company. At the time of adoption of the Plan by the
Company, a plan with the same name was maintained by Alberto-Culver Company, as then constituted (EIN: 36-2257936) (the “Prior Plan”). As of the Effective Date, (i) all amounts that were deferred or became vested under the Prior Plan
on or after January 1, 2005 with respect to current or former employees of the Company shall be credited to Participant accounts and be paid pursuant to the terms of this Plan, and (ii) all amounts that were deferred or became vested prior
to January 1, 2005 with respect to current or former employees of the Company shall continue to be governed by the Prior Plan. 
  

	 1.2
	 Definitions 

 Capitalized terms are generally defined in the Section where used. The following terms appear in several Sections and are defined below for convenient reference: 
  

	 (a)
	 “Beneficiary” -One or more individuals, trusts or other entities that are designated in the most recent writing by the Participant to receive a benefit
in the event of the Participant’s death. If more than one Beneficiary survives the Participant, such benefit payments shall be made equally to all such Beneficiaries, unless otherwise indicated by the Participant on the beneficiary form.

  

	 (b)
	 “Code” -The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

  

	 (c)
	 “Compensation” -The salary and commissions, where applicable, and bonuses of an employee as set by the Company for a Plan Year, exclusive of any
amounts payable under severance plans, option plans, and any other benefit or welfare plan of the Company now or hereafter existing; provided, that Compensation shall also include incentive pay under the Company’s management incentive plans,
middle management bonus plans and sales incentive plans, but expressly excluding any incentive pay under the Company’s 1994 Shareholder Value Incentive Plan. The Plan Administrator shall have the discretion to determine which type of incentive
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Compensation under the foregoing definition, which includes the authority to add or delete incentive plans of the Company. 

  

	 (d)
	 “Compensation Committee” -the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors of Alberto-Culver Company.

  

	 (e)
	 “Company” -Alberto-Culver Company and any direct or indirect domestic subsidiaries which, with the consent of Alberto-Culver Company, adopts this Plan
by resolution of its board of directors. On the date hereof , Alberto-Culver (P.R.) Inc., Alberto-Culver USA, Inc., St. Ives Laboratories, Inc., Pro-Line International, Inc., Alberto-Culver Overseas, Inc., and Alberto-Culver International, Inc. have
adopted this Plan with the consent of Alberto-Culver Company. 

  

	 (f)
	 “Deferral Agreement Form” -A written agreement between a Participant and the Company to defer receipt of future Salary Compensation and/or Bonus
Compensation. The Plan Administrator may amend this form from time to time. The Plan Administrator may adopt procedures providing for the Deferral Agreement Form to consist of elections made by a Participant using a website, telephone voice response
system, or other electronic means. 

  

	 (g)
	 “Disability” – A medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a
continuous period of not less than 12 months, and which entitles the Participant to receive disability benefits for a period of not less than 3 months under the Alberto-Culver Company Long Term Disability Plan or any other plan maintained by the
Company. 

  

	 (h)
	 “Eligible Compensation” -The salary and commissions, where applicable, of an employee as set by the Company for a Plan Year, exclusive of any amounts
payable under bonus and incentive plans, severance plans, option plans, and any other benefit or welfare plan of the Company now or hereafter existing. 

  

	 (i)
	 “Excess Compensation” -Compensation that cannot be taken into account under the 401(k) Plans or the Profit-Sharing Plan because such Compensation
exceeds the limit on maximum includable compensation established under Section 401(a)(17) of the Code. 

  

	 (j)
	 “ERISA” -The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 

  

	 (k)
	 “401(k) Plan” -The Alberto-Culver 401(k) Savings Plan and, if so determined by the Compensation Committee, any other plan sponsored by a participating
Company that provides a cash or deferred election under Section 401(k) of the Code. 

  

	 (l)
	 “Highly Compensated Employee” -an employee of the Company whose Eligible Compensation is greater than the dollar amount set forth in Code
Section 414(q) (or any successor provision), as adjusted by the Internal Revenue Service from time to time. 

  

	 (m)
	 “Key Employee” – A Participant who is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Code. The status of Participants as
Key Employee shall be determined as of the last day of each Plan Year, and shall apply for the 12-month period beginning on the following April 1. 

  

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	 (n)
	 “Bonus Compensation” – The annual cash bonus paid under either the Alberto-Culver Company Management Incentive Plan (“MIP”) or
Management Bonus Plan (“MBP”). 

  

	 (o)
	 Intentionally Omitted 

  

	 (p)
	 “Salary Compensation” – Salary and commissions, where applicable, of any employee as set by the Company for a Plan Year.

  

	 (q)
	 “Participant” -A Highly Compensated Employee who meets the participation requirements set forth in Section 2.1 and either elects to participate in
the Plan in accordance herewith or is credited with additional contributions pursuant to Section 2.8. 

  

	 (r)
	 “Plan Administrator” -An individual selected from time to time by the Compensation Committee to administer the Plan and perform all accounting and
administrative functions in connection therewith. All or a portion of the accounting and administrative functions may be delegated by the Plan Administrator to a third party. 

  

	 (s)
	 “Plan Year” -Each 12 consecutive month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31. 

  

	 (t)
	 “Profit-Sharing Plan” -The Alberto-Culver Company Employees’ Profit Sharing Plan. 

  

	 (u)
	 “Termination of Employment” –Any “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

  

	 1.3
	 Purpose 

 Alberto-Culver Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries sponsor the 401(k) Plans for the benefit of their U.S. employees and their beneficiaries. Each of the 401(k) Plans operate as a “qualified plan”, as defined under the
Code, and therefore are subject to deferral limitations contained therein. The Plan is established to mitigate the effect of these limitations by allowing Participants to defer a greater portion of their Compensation and the earnings thereon than is
permitted solely under the 401(k) Plans, and to provide for certain other forms of deferred compensation for Participants. 
  

	 1.4
	 Bonus Deferrals 

 Participants under the MIP and MBP will be entitled to defer a portion of their Bonus Compensation under the terms of this Plan, provided such participants qualify as a Highly Compensated Employee. All such amounts deferred hereunder shall
be governed by the terms of this Plan and not by the terms of the MIP or MBP. In no event shall any deferral of Bonus Compensation exceed the actual cash bonus paid under the MIP or MBP, less all amounts withheld therefrom. 
  

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	 II.
	 Participation 

  

	 2.1
	 Participation, Notification and Election 

 The Plan Administrator shall provide notification to the Highly Compensated Employees of their eligibility to participate in the Plan. The determination of whether an employee is a Highly Compensated Employee will be
calculated based upon such employee’s applicable Eligible Compensation in the preceding calendar year. The determination of whether a new hire is a Highly Compensated Employee will be calculated based upon such new hire’s initial annual
salary (without regard to commissions, if any) at the time of hire. The Plan Administrator shall further provide eligible employees with a Deferral Agreement Form. Eligible employees shall elect on the Deferral Agreement Form for the applicable Plan
Year, the (i) percentage of Salary Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation to be deferred in that Plan Year, (ii) commencement date of distributions with respect to deferrals made in such Plan Year, (iii) method of distribution which
may be either a single-sum distribution or annual distribution installments which can be no more than ten, and (iv) any other elections required by the Plan Administrator and set forth on the Deferral Agreement Form. In the case of annual
installments, each installment shall be equal to the balance in the Participant’s account immediately prior to the installment divided by the number of remaining installments, and if any distribution to a Key Employee is required to be deferred
until six months after his termination of employment, such deferral shall apply only to the first installment and the remaining installments shall be paid in accordance with the original schedule. A Participant is not permitted to (i) defer
Salary Compensation or Bonus Compensation for a pay period which has commenced prior to the date on which the Deferral Agreement Form is signed by the Participant and delivered to the Plan Administrator and (ii) with the exception of the
Participant’s termination of employment with the Company or a Change in Control as set forth in Section 2.9, defer Salary Compensation or Bonus Compensation for a period of time less than three years from the commencement date of such
deferrals. 
  

	 2.2
	 Deferral Procedure 

 Upon receipt of a properly completed and timely executed Deferral Agreement Form, the Company will withhold from each paycheck, the designated percentage of the Participant’s Salary Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation. Changes in
salary during the Plan Year shall be subject to the same Compensation deferral percentage as previously elected and indicated on the Deferral Agreement Form. Subject to applicable law, the deferral amount shall not be included as wages subject to
federal income tax on the Participant’s federal income tax withholding statement. Participant deferrals shall be subject to employment taxes, including Federal Insurance Contributions Act contributions, and any state or local taxes as required.
The Participant must elect to defer not less than 1% and not more than 100% of his/her Salary Compensation and/or Bonus Compensation, provided that under no circumstances shall the amount of (i) Bonus Compensation deferred exceed 100% of the
Participant’s Bonus Compensation less all amounts withheld therefrom or (ii) Salary Compensation deferred exceed 100% of the Participant’s Salary Compensation less all amounts withheld therefrom. Such deferral percentages must be in
1% increments. 
 All elections shall be made before the beginning of the Plan Year in which the services are to be performed with the
exception of a new hire. A new hire will be allowed to participate in the Plan 

  

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provided such employee submits a Deferral Agreement Form within 30 days of the date of hire. In such an event, the new employee shall become a Participant on
the first day of the first payroll period beginning in the next calendar quarter following the date on which the Deferral Agreement Form is submitted to the Plan Administrator. If the new employee is eligible to receive, and elects to defer, Bonus
Compensation for the year in which he is hired, the deferral election shall apply only to the portion of his Bonus Compensation attributable to the period after the date of the Deferral Agreement Form, determined by daily proration. If a new
employee fails to submit a Deferral Agreement Form within such 30 day period, the new employee will not be allowed to participate in the Plan until the beginning of the next Plan Year. Each Plan Year, Participants will be required to complete a new
Deferral Agreement Form prior to the commencement of such Plan Year if they wish to defer income for that Plan Year. 
 If in any Plan Year
the Company determines that incentive pay, or any portion thereof, cannot be included in Compensation under the Profit-Sharing Plan or any 401(k) Plan without adversely affecting the tax qualified status of such Plan, the Plan Administrator may
adopt procedures consistent with Section 409A of the Code to permit each Participant who is otherwise a Highly Compensated Employee to elect to defer a percentage of the net amount of such incentive pay. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, deferrals under this Plan for the 2006 Plan Year shall be governed by deferral elections made for the 2006 plan year under
the Prior Plan. 
  

	 2.3
	 Intentionally Omitted. 

  

	 2.4
	 Establishment of Accounts 

 Each Participant shall have an account established by the Plan Administrator and Participant statements will be distributed to Participants in the Plan on not less than a quarterly basis. The Company will maintain an accrual for the
aggregate amount of deferred benefits under the Plan on the Company’s accounting records. A Participant’s account may be divided into subaccounts as necessary to reflect different payment or vesting terms, or for other purposes as the Plan
Administrator may determine. 
  

	 2.5
	 Account Valuation and Earnings 

 The account established for each Participant under Section 2.4 will be valued on not less than a quarterly basis. Such account shall be adjusted quarterly to reflect a reasonable fixed annual rate of interest as
determined by the Compensation Committee. This rate may be prospectively adjusted on an annual or more frequent basis as deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee. The rate chosen by the Compensation Committee from time to time shall apply to
the entire balance of all Participants’ accounts. 
  

	 2.6
	 Benefit Payments 

 Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.7 and 2.8, the account established for each Participant under Section 2.4 shall be payable to the Participant as provided in the Deferral Agreement Form (or, in the case of a Participant who
is allocated a contribution without having entered into a Deferral Agreement Form, in such manner as the Participant may elect upon commencing participation in accordance with procedures established by the Plan Administrator). The Plan Administrator
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Deferral Agreement Form with respect to the timing of deferred payments thereunder, provided such amendments to the timing of deferred payments are in
accordance with Section 409A of the Code, and provided further that for purposes of Section 409A of the Code all installment payments shall be treated as a single payment. In the event of any of the following occurrences, the vested
portion of the account established for each Participant under Section 2.4 shall be payable to the Participant or Beneficiary no later than 90 days after the last day of the month in which the Plan Administrator receives notification that:

  

	 (a)
	 The Participant’s employment with the Company has terminated and the Participant has not elected a future deferral payment date in his Deferral Agreement
Form, provided that if the Participant is a Key Employee and the termination of employment did not result from death or Disability, payment shall be deferred until six months after the date of termination; 

 or 
  

	 (b)
	 a Change in Control occurs as set forth in Section 2.9 (at which time the entire account shall vest). In addition, upon liquidation of the Company, the Plan
shall be terminated and the vested portion of the accounts established for each Participant under Section 2.4 shall be payable to each Participant or Beneficiary as soon as reasonably practicable following such liquidation.

  

	 2.7
	 Intentionally Omitted. 

  

	 2.8
	 Additional Company Contributions. 

 In addition to the contributions described in Section 2.7, for each Plan Year the Company shall credit the following amounts to Participants’ accounts: 
  

	 (a)
	 With respect to Participants who receive Excess Compensation in any Plan Year, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of matching
contributions that would have been contributed to the Participant’s account in the 401(k) Plan for such Plan Year if the Participant’s Excess Compensation had been taken into account under the 401(k) Plan and the Participant had elected to
defer the maximum percentage of his Compensation (including the Excess Compensation) permitted under the 401(k) Plan (disregarding any limits imposed on maximum contributions under the Code, and regardless of whether the Participant actually elects
to defer any portion of his Compensation under this Plan), over (ii) the amount of matching contributions actually contributed to such Participant’s 401(k) Plan account for the Plan Year. Such amounts shall be credited as of the date on
which the matching contributions are made under the applicable 401(k) Plan. 

  

	 (b)
	 With respect to Participants in the Profit-Sharing Plan who receive Excess Compensation in the plan year of the Profit-Sharing Plan that ends during the Plan
Year (the “Profit-Sharing Year”), an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of employer contributions that would have been contributed to the Participant’s account in the Profit-Sharing Plan for such Profit-Sharing
Year if the Participant’s Excess Compensation had been taken into account under the Profit-Sharing Plan, over (ii) the amount of employer contributions actually contributed to such Participant’s Profit-Sharing Plan account for 

  

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such Profit-Sharing Year. Such amounts shall be credited as of the date on which the employer contributions are made under the Profit-Sharing Plan.

  

	 (c)
	 With respect to each Participant who is a participant in the Company’s 1994 Shareholder Value Incentive Plan as of October 1, 2003, a supplemental
amount in an amount to be determined by the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. Unless otherwise determined by the Compensation Committee, each such Participant shall be entitled to a supplemental contribution for the number of Plan
Years, beginning with 2004, equal to the integer determined by dividing the Participant’s full years of employment with the Company as of December 31, 2003, by three (disregarding any fractional period). The supplemental contribution for
each Plan Year shall be equal to the total additional Company contributions allocated to the Participant under Sections 2.8(a) and 2.8(b) above for such Plan Year. Such amount (the “Section 2.8(c) Credit”) shall be credited no later than
five business days following the date on which the matching contributions are made under the applicable 401(k) Plan only to Participants entitled to a supplemental contribution for the Plan Year and still employed on the last day of the applicable
Plan Year, and no Participant shall be entitled to more than five such payments. The Plan Administrator may divide the Section 2.8(c) Credit into two credits, provided the full amount of the Section 2.8(c) Credit is made on or before five
business days following the date on which matching contributions are made under the applicable 401(k) Plan. 

  

	 (d)
	 Payment of Company contributions (or the first installment thereof depending on the Participant’s election) credited to a Participant’s account in
accordance with Section 2.8(a), (b) and (c) must be deferred until the earliest of (i) the Participant’s termination of employment other than by reason of death or Disability (or six months following the termination of
employment in the case of a Key Employee), (ii) the Participant’s death or Disability, or (iii) a Change in Control as set forth in Section 2.9. 

  

	 (e)
	 If in any Plan Year the Company determines that any incentive pay compensation that is deferred under this Plan, or any other similar type of compensation
designated by the Plan Administrator, or any portion thereof (“Disqualified Compensation”) cannot be included in Compensation under the Profit-Sharing Plan or any 401(k) Plan without adversely affecting the tax qualified status of such
Plan, each effected Participant shall receive contributions to his account calculated under Section 2.8(a) or (b) as if such Disqualified Compensation were Excess Compensation; provided that if Disqualified Compensation, if included in
Compensation, would have been Excess Compensation, such Participant shall not receive contributions under this Section 2.8(e) which duplicate those received under Section 2.8(a) or (b). 

  

	 (f)
	 The Compensation Committee may, on an individual basis, provide for additional amounts to be credited to the account of certain Participants, which amounts may,
without limitation, compensate a Participant for deferred compensation or retirement income that cannot be provided under a tax qualified plan. Such amounts may be subject to such conditions and limitations, including vesting, as the Compensation
Committee may provide. Any such amounts shall be described in a written agreement between such Participant and the Company (which may be a portion of an employment agreement referencing this Plan), and no person shall have any rights to any such
additional contributions in the absence of such a written agreement. 

  

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	 2.9
	 Change in Control 

 Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, the entire balance of each Participant’s account shall be distributed to such Participant as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the occurrence of a Change in Control with
respect to such Participant. Such distribution shall be in the form of a single lump sum cash payment. For purposes of this Section 2.9, the definition of a Change in Control shall be as defined by Section 409A. 
  

	 III.
	 General Provisions 

  

	 3.1
	 Funding 

 All
amounts paid under the Plan shall be paid in cash from the general assets of the Company. Such amounts shall be reflected on the accounting records of the Company, but shall not be construed to create or require the creation of a trust, custodial
account or escrow account. No Participant shall have any right, title, or interest in any assets, accounts or funds that the Company may establish to aid in providing benefits under the Plan or otherwise. The Plan does not create a trust or
establish any fiduciary relationships between the Company and any Participant or Beneficiary of the Plan, nor will any interest other than that of an unsecured creditor exist. 
 Alberto-Culver Company may, but shall not be obligated to, establish one or more trusts and contribute, or cause Companies to contribute, amounts to such trusts to be used for the payment of
benefits under this Plan. Any such trust shall be of the type commonly referred to as a “rabbi trust”, and each Company shall be treated as the owner of the portion of assets of such trust contributed by such Company for tax purposes in
accordance with Section 671-Section 678 of the Code. The assets of any such trust shall remain subject to the claims of creditors of the Company contributing such assets, and no Participant or any other person shall have any beneficial
interest in or other claim to the assets of any such trust beyond that of a general creditor as provided above. Any payments made to or on behalf of a Participant from any such trust shall fully discharge the liability of the Company to such
Participant under the Plan to the extent of the amount so paid. If Alberto-Culver Company elects to establish one or more such trusts, the Plan Administrator shall have the right to select, remove, and replace the trustee thereof at any time in its
sole discretion, and shall enter into one or more agreements governing such trust containing such terms as it determines, and may modify, amend or revoke any such agreements, all in his sole discretion. Anything else to the contrary notwithstanding,
in no event shall any amount be deposited on or after August 17, 2006, into any trust, or otherwise set aside in an arrangement designated by the Internal Revenue Service, for the payment of benefits to any Participant who either is, or at the
time of his termination of employment was, either subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or an executive officer whose compensation is required to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement, during any
“restricted period” as defined in Section 409A(b)(3) of the Code, as amended by Section 116 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. 
  

	 3.2
	 Vesting 

 A
Participant is always 100% vested in such Participant’s own contributions and the earnings thereon. Except as otherwise provided in a separate agreement pursuant to Section 2.8(f), 

  

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Participants will vest in all Company contributions upon the earliest to occur: (i) Participant’s completion of five Years of Service (as defined
in the Profit Sharing Plan), (ii) Participant’s Retirement (as defined in the 2003 ACSOP), (iii) Change in Control occurs as set forth in Section 2.9, and (iv) Participant’s death or Disability. 
  

	 3.3
	 In-Service Withdrawals 

 Except as described in this Section 3.3 (or procedures established by the Plan Administrator pursuant to Section 2.6), the date upon which deferral distributions commence and the number of equal annual installments payable
starting on such commencement date shall be irrevocable. Participants may request to receive an early distribution of all or a portion of the vested balance of the account owed to the Participant, except that a Participant may only receive an early
distribution of an amount deferred after December 31, 2004, or the income thereon, to the extent necessary to satisfy an “Unforeseeable Emergency” as provided below A single-sum payment shall be paid to Participants who request such
distribution. An early distribution paid to a Participant shall result in a penalty equal to 10% of such early distribution. The Participant will forfeit all right, title and interest to an amount equal to such penalty. The early distribution shall
be paid to the Participant net of the 10% penalty and any required withholding taxes pursuant to Section 3.9. 
 Notwithstanding the
preceding paragraph, any request for an early distribution of all or a portion of the vested balance of the account owed to the Participant on account of an “Unforeseeable Emergency” shall not bear the 10% early distribution penalty and
may be requested for any amounts deferred hereunder. For purposes of this Section 3.3, an Unforeseeable Emergency is a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from a sudden and unexpected illness or accident of the Participant or
of a dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code) of the Participant, loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances beyond the control of the Participant. The
determination of whether a request for an early distribution is on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be made by the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator who shall apply the standards prescribed under Section 409A of the Code.

 Any early distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency may not be made to the extent such hardship is or may be relieved by
(i) reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise, (ii) liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship, (iii) obtaining a loan
either within the provisions of the 401(k) Plans or from a third Party lender or (iv) cessation of deferrals under the Plan. Early distributions because of an Unforeseeable Emergency will only be permitted to the extent reasonably needed to
satisfy the emergency need in addition to any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state or local income taxes reasonably anticipated to result from the early distribution. 
  

	 3.4
	 Beneficiary Designation 

 Each Participant shall have the right to designate a Beneficiary to receive death benefits under the Plan. If no Beneficiary designation is made or if no such designated Beneficiary survives the Participant, the Plan Administrator shall
direct benefit payments to be made to the Participant’s spouse or to the Participant’s estate if no spouse is living. 
  

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	 3.5
	 Death Benefits 

 Death benefits shall be paid as a single-sum to the Participant’s Beneficiary within 90 days after the last day of the month in which the later event occurs (i) written notice is given to the Plan Administrator of
Participant’s death and an official copy of the death certificate and (ii) a proper Beneficiary has been determined by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section 3.4. 
  

	 3.6
	 Administration 

 Alberto-Culver Company shall be the “administrator” of the Plan for purposes of Section 3(16)(A) of ERISA. The Plan shall be administered on behalf of Alberto-Culver Company by the Plan Administrator, subject to the oversight
of the Compensation Committee; provided, however, that if at any time no individual has been appointed as Plan Administrator, the Plan shall be administered under the oversight of the Compensation Committee by the Vice President, Worldwide Human
Resources of Alberto-Culver Company or persons acting under his authority and supervision, who shall have all authority of the Plan Administrator hereunder. The Plan Administrator shall have full power to construe, administer and interpret the Plan
and full power to adopt such rules and regulations as he/she may deem necessary or desirable to administer the Plan. Any rule, regulation or procedure adopted by the Plan Administrator that is inconsistent with any provision of the Plan that is
administrative or ministerial in nature shall be deemed an amendment to the Plan to the extent of the inconsistency. Subject to Compensation Committee review, which decision to review shall be in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee,
the Plan Administrator’s decisions are final and binding on all parties. 
  

	 3.7
	 Administrative Fees and Expenses 

 All fees and expenses incurred by the Plan in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be paid by the Company. 
  

	 3.8
	 Claims Procedure 

 Any Participant or Beneficiary, or any other person asserting the right to receive a benefit under this Plan by virtue of his relationship to a Participant or Beneficiary (the “Applicant”), who believes that he has the right to a
benefit that has not been paid, must file a written claim for such benefit in accordance with the procedures established by the Plan Administrator. All such claims shall be filed not more than one year after the Applicant knows, or with the exercise
of reasonable diligence should have known, of the basis for such claim. The preceding sentence shall not be construed to require a Participant or Beneficiary to file a formal claim for the payment of undisputed benefits in the normal course, but any
claim that relates to the amount of any benefit shall in any event be filed not more than one year after payment of such benefit commences. The Plan Administrator may retain third party Plan Administrators and recordkeepers for the purpose of
processing routine matters relating to the payment of benefits, but correspondence between a Participant, Beneficiary or other person and such third parties shall not be considered claims for purposes of this Section, and a person shall not be
considered a Applicant until he has filed a written claim for benefits with the Plan Administrator. 
 All claims for benefits shall be
processed by the Plan Administrator, and the Plan Administrator shall furnish the Applicant within 90 days after receipt of such claim a written notice that specifies the reason for the denial, refers to the pertinent provisions of the Plan on which
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denial is based, describes any additional material or information necessary for properly completing the claim and explains why such material or information
is necessary, and explains the claim review procedures of this Section 3.8, and the Applicant’s right to bring an action under Section 502 of ERISA, subject to the restrictions of paragraph 502(e) if the request for review is
unsuccessful. The 90 day period may be extended by up to an additional 90 days if the Plan Administrator so notifies the Applicant prior to the end of the initial 90 day period, which notice shall include an explanation of the reason for the
extension and an estimate of when the processing of the claim will be complete. If the Plan Administrator determines that additional information is necessary to process the claim, the Applicant shall be given a period not less than 45 days to
furnish the information, and the time for responding to the claim shall be tolled during the period of time beginning on the date on which the Applicant is notified of the need for the additional information and the day on which the information is
furnished (or if earlier the end of the period for furnishing the information). 
 If the claim is denied in whole or in part, or if the
decision on the claim is otherwise adverse, the Applicant may, within 60 days after receipt of such notice, request a review of the decision in writing. If the Applicant requests a review, the Compensation Committee (or such other fiduciary as the
Compensation Committee may appoint for such purpose) shall review such decision. The Compensation Committee’s decision on review shall be in writing and furnished not more than five days after the meeting at which the review is completed, and
shall include specific reasons for the decision, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the Applicant, shall include specific references to the pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the decision is based, and shall advise the
Applicant of his right to bring an action under Section 502 of ERISA, subject to the limitations set forth below. 
 The Compensation
Committee’s decision on review shall be delivered to the Applicant not more than 60 days after the request for review is received, which may be extended to not more than 120 days if special circumstances require and Applicant is notified of the
extension by the end of the initial 60 day period, which notice shall explain the reason for the delay and include an estimate of the time at which the review will be complete 
 As additional consideration for receipt of benefits hereunder, each Participant agrees and covenants, on behalf of himself, his Beneficiaries, and all persons claiming through him, not to
initiate any action before any court, under Section 502 of ERISA or otherwise, or before any administrative agency or quasi-judicial tribunal, for any benefit under the Plan, without having first filed a claim for such benefit and requested
review of any adverse decision on such claim in accordance with this Section and the procedures established by the Plan Administrator pursuant to this Section, and in any event not more than 180 days after receipt of the decision on review of the
adverse claim decision. 
  

	 3.9
	 Tax Liability 

 The
Company will withhold all required taxes from any payment of benefits. Any tax which is payable upon an amount deferred under the Plan at the time of deferral or subsequent vesting shall be withheld from other current compensation payable to the
Participant, and if no current compensation is otherwise payable the Company shall require such Participant to pay the amount of such tax to the Company. In the event a Participant is subject to tax under Section 409A of the Code, payment of
his vested balance may be accelerated to the extent necessary to pay such tax. 
  

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	 IV.
	 Exempt Status 

 The Plan
constitutes an unfunded supplemental retirement plan and is fully exempt from Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA. The Plan shall be governed and construed in accordance with Title I of ERISA. 
  

	 V.
	 Indemnification 

 The Plan
Administrator, employees, officers and directors of the Company shall not be held liable for, and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against, any loss, expense or liability relating to the Plan which arises from any action or
determination made in good faith. 
  

	 VI.
	 Amendment and Termination 

 The Company has established the Plan with the intention and expectation to maintain the Plan for an indefinite period of time. However, Alberto-Culver Company, through action by either the Compensation Committee or the Board of Directors of
the Alberto-Culver Company, reserves the right to amend or to terminate the Plan at any time without Participant or Beneficiary consent. No amendment, however, may reduce the balance in a Participant’s account. Participants and Beneficiaries
shall be notified of such amendment or termination as soon as reasonably practical, but any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the effectiveness of the amendment or termination. The Company shall have the absolute right to pay each
Participant his/her entire vested interest in the Plan in a single-sum upon termination of the Plan. 
  

	 VII.
	 Miscellaneous 

  

	 7.1
	 Nonassignability 

 Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any,
payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are, expressly declared to be nonassignable and nontransferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to garnishment, seizure or
sequestration for the payment of any debts owed by a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company shall have the right to offset any amount owed to it against the amount payable to a Participant or his Beneficiary, or to defer payment until any dispute with respect to any amount owed has been resolved. 
  

	 7.2
	 No Contract of Employment 

 The terms and conditions of this Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract of employment between the Company and the Participant, and neither the Participant nor the Participant’s Beneficiary shall have any rights against the
Company except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein. Moreover, nothing in this Plan shall be deemed to give a Participant the right to be retained in the service of the Company or to interfere with the right of the Company to discipline
or discharge him/her at any time. 
  

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	 7.3
	 Participant Litigation 

 In any action or proceeding regarding the Plan, Participants, employees or former employees of the Company, their Beneficiaries or any other persons having or claiming to have an interest in this Plan shall not be necessary parties and
shall not be entitled to any notice or process. Any final judgment which is not appealed or appealable and may be entered in any such action or proceeding shall be binding and conclusive on the parties hereto and all persons having or claiming to
have any interest in this Plan. 
  

	 7.4
	 Participant and Beneficiary Duties 

 Persons entitled to benefits under the Plan shall file with the Plan Administrator from time to time such person’s post office address and each change of post office address. Each such person entitled to benefits
under the Plan also shall furnish the Plan Administrator with all appropriate documents, evidence, data or information which the Plan Administrator considers necessary or desirable in administering the Plan. 
  

	 7.5
	 Governing Law 

 The
provisions of this Plan shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Illinois to the extent not pre-empted by the laws of the United States. 
  

	 7.6
	 Validity 

 In case
any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provision had never
been inserted herein. 
  

	 7.7
	 Notices 

 Any notice
or filing required or permitted to be given to the Plan Administrator or the Company under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail to the Alberto-Culver Company at its principal
executive offices attention Plan Administrator with a copy to the General Counsel of Alberto-Culver Company. Notices shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery or, if delivery is made by mail, as of the date shown on the postmark on the
receipt for registration or certification. Any notice required or permitted to be given to a Participant shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered or sent by first class mail to the Participant at the last address listed on the records of
the Company. 
  

	 7.8
	 Successors 

 The
provisions of this Plan shall bind and inure to the benefit of Company and its successors and assigns. The term successors as used herein shall include any corporate or other business entity which shall, whether by merger, consolidation, purchase or
otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the business and assets of the Company, and successors of any such corporation or other business entity.Deferred Compensation Plan  for Non-Employee Directors

 EXHIBIT 10 (q) 
 ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY 
 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS 
 1.    Purpose. The principal purposes of the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (“Plan”)
are to (i) benefit Alberto-Culver Company (“Company”) and its subsidiaries by offering its non-employee directors an opportunity to become holders of common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”), in order to
enable them to represent the viewpoint of other stockholders of the Company more effectively and (ii) permit non-employee directors to defer all or a portion of the fees that they receive as directors of the Company in the investments listed
from time to time on Annex A hereto (the “Investments”). At the time of approval by the stockholders of the Company, the name of the Company was New Aristotle Holdings, Inc. Following the time of approval, the name of the Company will be
changed to Alberto-Culver Company. 
 At the time of approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company, a plan with the same name was
maintained by Alberto-Culver Company, as then constituted (EIN: 36-2257936) (the “Prior Plan”). As of the Effective Date, as defined in Section 8(c), (i) all amounts that were deferred or became vested under the Prior Plan on or
after January 1, 2005 with respect to current or former directors of the Company shall be credited to Participant accounts and be paid pursuant to the terms of this Plan, and (ii) all amounts that were deferred or became vested prior to
January 1, 2005 with respect to current or former directors of the Company shall continue to be governed by the Prior Plan. 
 2.    Plan Participants. Each director who is not an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall be a participant under the Plan (“Participant”). 
 3.    Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company (“Board”). The
Board shall have full power to construe, administer and interpret the Plan. The Board’s decisions are final and binding on all parties. All fees and expenses incurred by the Plan in connection with its administration shall be paid by the
Company, except for investment management and other fees charged by advisors for managing the Investments. 
 4.    Director Fee Elections. 
 (a)    Each Participant shall
make one of the following elections in accordance with Section 4(b) and/or 4(c) with respect to his or her annual retainer and meeting fees (collectively, “Director Fees”): 
 (i)    The Participant may elect to have the Director Fees paid to him or her in cash. Director Fees
payable with respect to meetings will be paid as soon as reasonably practicable on or after the date of each such meeting and the annual retainer shall be paid in equal installments on a quarterly basis; or 
 (ii)    Each Participant may elect to defer receipt of all of the Director Fees in an account (the
“Deferred Account”) until (a) one month after the date on which his or her service on the Board terminates for any reason or (b) any specific date selected by the Participant. Participants may also elect to receive one lump sum
payment or substantially equal annual installments (which may fluctuate during this period depending on the performance of the Investments in the Deferred 

 
Account), not to exceed five installments, of all amounts deferred. In the absence of an election to the contrary, in whole or in part, deferred amounts will
be paid in a single lump sum one month after the date on which the Participant’s service on the Board terminates for any reason. Amounts deferred pursuant to this Section 4(a)(ii) will be deferred on a quarterly basis by taking the cash
value of all Director Fees payable during the quarterly periods ending on the last day of January, April, July and October. Such amounts will be invested in one or more of the Investments pursuant to an investment form (“Investment Form”).

 (iii)    The Participant may elect to receive a distribution of the number of shares
of Common Stock equal to the cash value of all Director Fees payable during the quarterly periods ending on the last day of March, June, September, and December, divided by the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the last trading day of
each such quarterly period. Each distribution shall be evidenced by a certificate representing the applicable number of shares of Common Stock, registered in the name of the Participant, and distributed to the Participant on or as soon as reasonably
practicable after each quarterly date noted in the preceding sentence. Such quarterly distributions of Common Stock will be made only in whole-share increments. The cash value of any fractional share, based upon the Fair Market Value for the
applicable quarterly period as calculated above, shall be paid to the Participant in cash at the time of the Common Stock distribution. 
 (b)    Except as provided in the next paragraph, on or before the end of each calendar year, each Participant shall complete a form specifying the elections described above with respect to Director
Fees (“Election Form”) and deliver the Election Form to the General Counsel of the Company (“General Counsel”); provided, however, that deferrals under this Plan for Director Fees earned in 2006 shall be governed by deferral
elections made for 2006 under the Prior Plan. 
 A Participant’s elections shall be in increments of 25% with respect to
the elections available in Section 4(a) above. Amounts deferred pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) above may be allocated pursuant to an Investment Form to specific Investments in whole increments of 1% where the amount deferred pursuant to
Section 4(a)(ii) rather than the Director Fees paid shall be considered 100% for purposes of this allocation. 
 An
Election Form shall remain in effect for subsequent calendar years until a subsequent Election Form is delivered to the General Counsel before the first day of the calendar year in which the new Election Form is to become effective. Except as
provided in Section 4(c), an initial Election Form or a subsequent Election Form shall only apply to those Director Fees payable to a Participant with respect to services rendered after the end of the calendar year in which such initial or
subsequent Election Form is delivered to the General Counsel. Except as provided in the first sentence of Section 6, any Election Form delivered by a Participant shall be irrevocable with respect to any Director Fee covered by the elections set
forth therein (but may be amended by a subsequent Election Form applicable to those Director Fees payable to a Participant with respect to services rendered after the end of the calendar year in which such form was delivered to the General Counsel).
If an Election Form is not in effect for a Participant for a calendar year (e.g., the Participant has not completed an initial Election Form), he or she shall be deemed to have elected the option specified in this Section 4(a)(i) until a
completed Election Form has been delivered to the General Counsel and has become effective. 
  

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 (c)    Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this
Section 4, an election made by a Participant in the calendar year in which he or she first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan may be made pursuant to an Election Form delivered to the General Counsel within 30 days after the date on
which he or she initially becomes eligible to participate, and such Election Form shall be effective on the first day of the first quarterly period commencing January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1, as applicable,
following the date such Election Form is delivered to the General Counsel. 
 5.    Participant Accounts.

 (a)    Director Fees deferred pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) shall be credited to the
Participant’s Deferred Account within two business days of receipt by Prudential Bank & Trust, FSB (“Prudential”), the trustee. Dividends paid on the Common Stock Fund portion of the Deferred Account (the “Common Stock
Fund”) pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) shall be credited to the Guaranteed Income Fund. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, on the first business day following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the
Investment Agreement dated as of June 19, 2006 among the Company, New Aristotle Company, Sally Holdings, Inc., New Sally Holdings, Inc. and CDRS Acquisition LLC (the “Investment Agreement”), each unit in the Common Stock Fund on that
date shall represent one share of New Aristotle Holdings, Inc. In addition, an amount equal to (i) the number of units in the Common Stock Fund on that date multiplied by the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock of New Sally Holdings,
Inc. on that date plus (ii) the number of units in the Common Stock Fund on that date multiplied by $25, shall be credited to the Guaranteed Income Fund. 
 (b)    Deferred Accounts pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) shall be held in a Rabbi Trust (the “Trust”) by Prudential, as trustee. The Company shall be the
beneficiary of the Trust, which in the Company’s discretion, may contain the actual Investments. The Trust will be subject to the terms of a trust agreement between the Company and Prudential. Participants may elect to transfer between the
Investments only during the ten business days of each quarterly period beginning on the third business day of February, May, August and November. All transactions involving the transfer into or out of the Common Stock Fund must be approved in
advance by either the Chairman, CEO or Treasurer plus the General Counsel. Transfers into and out of Investments may only be done in whole increments of 1%. Transfers out of Common Stock may not be executed by selling shares to the public. In
no event shall any amount be deposited into any trust, or otherwise set aside in an arrangement designated by the Internal Revenue Service, for the payment of benefits to any Participant during any “restricted period” as defined in
Section 409A(b)(3) of the Code, as amended by Section 116 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006. 
 6.    Distributions. 
 (a)    Subject to Sections 6(b) and
6(c), the entire balance of a Participant’s Deferred Account shall be paid on the date(s) specified in the Participant’s Election Forms made pursuant to Section 4, however a Participant may change this election provided such change is
in accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). Except for the Common Stock Fund which will be payable in shares or cash at the option of the Participant, all amounts in the Deferred Account shall be
payable in cash on the dates specified in Section 4. The election to take the balance deferred in the Common Stock Fund in cash or Common Stock may be made at any time by the 

  

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Participant (or in the event of the Participant’s death, the appropriate person determined in accordance with Section 6(b)) before the date of such
scheduled distribution. In the absence of a valid election, amounts deferred in the Common Stock Fund shall be paid in Common Stock and cash for any fractional shares. 
 (b)    If a Participant’s service on the Board shall terminate by reason of his or her death, or if he or she shall die after becoming entitled to a distribution
hereunder, but prior to receipt of his or her entire distribution, all Investments in such Participant’s Deferred Account, except the Common Stock Fund which may be distributed in Common Stock or cash at the election of the Participant’s
designated beneficiary, spouse or estate, as described below, shall be distributed in cash as soon as reasonably practicable to such beneficiary or beneficiaries as such Participant shall have designated by an instrument in writing last filed with
the General Counsel prior to his or her death, or in the absence of such designation of any living beneficiary, to his or her spouse, or if not then living, to his or her estate. 
 (c)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, (i) the entire balance of each Participant’s
Deferred Account (other than the Common Stock Fund) shall be distributed to such Participant as soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the occurrence of a Change in Control in the form of a single lump sum cash payment and (ii) shares
of Common Stock and cash for any fractional shares equal to the entire number of shares of Common Stock contained in each Participant’s Common Stock Fund shall be distributed as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of the Change
in Control. The cash value of any Director Fees earned but not yet invested or paid pursuant to Section 4(a), as of the date of a Change in Control, shall be paid to the Participant in the form of a single lump sum payment as soon as reasonably
practicable after the occurrence of a Change in Control. For purposes of this Section 6(c), the definition of a Change in Control shall be as defined by Section 409A of the Code. 
 7.    Amendment, Suspension or Termination.    The Board may, at any time and from time to time, suspend or terminate the Plan, in whole or
in part, or amend the Plan in such respects as the Board may deem proper and in the best interest of the Company or as may be advisable, provided, however, that no suspension, termination or amendment shall be made which would (i) directly or
indirectly deprive any current or former Participant or his or her beneficiaries of all or any portion of his or her Deferred Account as determined as of the effective date of such amendment, suspension or termination, (ii) directly or
indirectly reduce the balance of any Deferred Account held hereunder as of the effective date of such amendment, suspension or termination or (iii) except as permitted by Section 409A of the Code, change the timing of any distributions
under the Plan. No additional deferred Director Fees shall be credited to the Deferred Accounts of Participants after termination of the Plan. 
 8.    General Provisions. 
 (a)    No Participant shall have
any right, title, or interest in any assets, accounts or funds that the Company may establish to aid in providing benefits under the Plan or otherwise. The Plan does not create or establish any fiduciary relationships between the Company and the
Participant or his or her beneficiary under the Plan, nor will any interest other than that of an unsecured creditor exist. 
  

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 (b)    For all purposes of the Plan, the Fair Market Value of a share
of common stock as of a given date shall be the average of the high and low transaction prices of a share of common stock as reported in the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions on such date, or if there shall be no reported transaction
for such date, then on the next preceding date for which trades were reported. 
 (c)    The Plan was
approved by stockholders of the Company on November 13, 2006 and shall become effective on the date that the Delaware corporation having the name or previously having the name New Sally Holdings, Inc. (“New Sally”) distributes the
then outstanding Common Stock of the Company to holders of common stock, $.01 par value per share, of New Sally (“Effective Date”). 
 (d)    Nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guaranty by the Company or any other person or entity, that the assets of the Company will be sufficient to pay any benefit hereunder. No
Participant or beneficiary shall have any right to receive a distribution under the Plan, except in accordance with the terms of the Plan. 
 (e)    Establishment of the Plan shall not be construed to give any Participant the right to be retained as a member of the Board. 
 (f)    Neither a Participant nor any other person shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge,
anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber, hypothecate or convey in advance of actual receipt the amounts, if any, payable hereunder, or any part thereof, which are, and all rights to which are, expressly declared to be nonassignable and
nontransferable. No part of the amounts payable shall, prior to actual payment, be subject to garnishment, seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts owed by a Participant or any other person, nor be transferable by operation of law in
the event of a Participant’s or any other person’s bankruptcy or insolvency. 
 (g)    The
Board, General Counsel, employees, officers and directors of the Company shall not be held liable for, and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against, any loss, expense or liability relating to the Plan which arises from any
action or determination made in good faith. 
 (h)    The Company shall withhold from any deferred or
nondeferred Director Fee, or any distributions made pursuant to the Plan, any amounts required by applicable federal, state and local tax laws and regulations thereunder to be withheld. 
 (i)    If any provision of this Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity
shall not affect the remaining parts hereof, but this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been inserted herein. 
 (j)    Any notice under the Plan shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, mailed postage paid as first class U.S. Mail or sent by reliable overnight courier.
Notices shall be deemed given when actually received by the recipient. Notices shall be directed to the Company at its offices at 2525 Armitage Avenue, Melrose Park, Illinois 60160-1163, Attention: General Counsel; to a Participant at the address
stated in his or her Election Form; and to a beneficiary entitled to benefits at the address stated in the Participant’s beneficiary designation, or to such other addresses any party may specify by notice to the other parties. 
  

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 (k)    This Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. 
  

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 ANNEX A 
 INVESTMENTS

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