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EXHIBIT 10.1
    

    
      SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE
    

    
                THIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE (this “Agreement”)
      is made and entered into by and between Cavalier Homes, Inc., a Delaware
      corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned employee
      of the Company, David A. Roberson (the “Employee”) (each a “Party,”
      and collectively, the “Parties”), and for the benefit of
      the Company and its subsidiaries, related or affiliated companies, and
      each of their respective partners, shareholders, representatives,
      officers, directors, subsidiaries, employees, members, managers,
      supervisors, advisors, attorneys, insurers, affiliates, executors,
      administrators, and other agents, successors and assigns (collectively,
      the “Released Parties”).  In consideration of the premises,
      promises and other items contained herein, the receipt and sufficiency
      of which are hereby acknowledged, Employee and Company agree as follows:
    

    
      1.  Employee has been employed by Company and is hereby resigning his
      employment effective as of August 15, 2008.  Employee also has served
      and is currently serving as a director of the Company, and is hereby
      resigning as a director of the Company effective as of August 15,
      2008.  In addition to his resignation of his employment with the
      Company, Employee also hereby resigns from any and all fiduciary
      positions, committees and any other offices or agencies which Employee
      holds with the Company.
    

    
      2.  The Company now wishes to offer, and Employee wishes to accept, a
      severance package as outlined herein below.  Employee agrees that this
      Agreement shall be in lieu of any other severance, compensation or
      benefits of any type to which Employee might be or have been entitled
      under any severance or compensation arrangement or benefit arrangement
      under any employment policy, contract, agreement or otherwise, and that
      this Agreement shall terminate, replace and supersede any other
      contract, agreement, arrangement or policy of any sort between Employee
      and the Released Parties relating to severance, compensation or benefits.
    

    
      3.  As a material part of this Agreement, Employee and the Company
      desire to settle and resolve any and all claims that relate to or in any
      way arise out of Employee’s employment and affiliation with the Company
      and/or the cessation/termination of said employment.
    

    
      4.  In consideration of Employee’s acceptance of this Agreement, the
      Company agrees to the following: the Company agrees to pay Employee a
      gross amount of $475,000 to be payable in 26 gross installments of
      $18,269.23 each, and those payments will be subject to applicable tax
      withholdings.  The first payment will occur on August 29, 2008.  The
      successive bi-monthly payments under this Paragraph will occur on the
      next regular pay dates.  In addition, Employee agrees to cooperate and
      consult in ongoing Company litigation, for which the Company will pay to
      Employee a per diem rate of $2,000, plus reasonable travel expenses
      incident thereto.  In connection with any such Company litigation, the
      Company’s legal counsel, at the Company’s expense, shall furnish
      Employee with any trial preparation, deposition preparation or other
      assistance that Company’s legal counsel deems reasonably necessary to
      prepare Employee for such litigation.  
    

    
      5.  The Company will take the appropriate steps to cause the immediate
      vesting of any and all unvested shares of restricted stock previously
      awarded to Employee.  Additionally, the Company will take appropriate
      steps to amend the exercise term of any and all stock options previously
      granted to Employee to the greater of 12 months after the date hereof or
      the original
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        
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      exercise period under such options.  At the option of the Employee, the
      Company will transfer any or all term life insurance policies on the
      life of the Employee at the next renewal date.  The Company will provide
      Employee reasonable notice of the renewal date.
    

    
      6.  The Company agrees that, upon presentation by Employee to the
      Company’s transfer agent of common stock of the Company owned by the
      Employee, the Company shall not delay or otherwise impede any action
      required to be taken by the Company under federal securities laws to
      allow such shares of common stock to be transferred.  The Company will
      facilitate the transfer of record of approximately 500 shares of common
      stock (which the Company’s prior transfer agent had inadvertently
      recorded in Employee’s name rather than the estate planning entity
      intended as the record holder) into the Roberson Investment Partnership
      LP.
    

    
      7.  The Company will take appropriate steps to maintain for 12 months
      Employee’s health insurance coverage (including dental coverage and
      other insurance coverage and benefits generally available to company
      employees) under the Company’s insurance policy and pay the employer’s
      portion of such coverage; provided, further, that Employee shall have
      the right to elect COBRA health insurance coverage at the end of the 12
      month period.  
    

    
      8.  Any reimbursable business expenses accrued prior to the
      cessation/termination of Employee’s employment and due to Employee must
      be submitted to the Company for approval for reimbursement no later than
      September 30, 2008.  Employee will promptly return the automobile which
      has been provided by the Company for Employee’s use, including all sets
      of keys for such automobile, and all other sets of keys and access
      devices in Employee’s possession for the various offices and facilities
      of the Company. The Company will make reimbursement for approved
      expenses as soon as commercially reasonable, but no later than 30 days
      after their acceptance.
    

    
      9.  The Company will take appropriate steps to provide Employee with
      insurance coverage as a retired director of the Company, in amounts and
      for a time period consistent with the coverage the Company recently
      authorized for retired directors of the Company.
    

    
      10.  The Company confirms that Employee, as a former director and
      executive officer, will be entitled to indemnification by the Company in
      the manner and to the extent provided for under the Company’s
      Certificate of Incorporation and the Company’s Amended and Restated
      By-Laws, each as amended through the date hereof.  In addition, and not
      as a limitation or qualification of the foregoing, the Company will
      indemnify, defend and hold harmless Employee with respect to any matter
      arising from any meetings or other actions taken by the Company’s board
      of directors without knowledge of the Employee prior to the date of this
      Agreement.
    

    
      11.  Employee agrees to deliver promptly to the Company all proprietary
      information of the Company, all tangible things that contain proprietary
      information or from which proprietary information of the Company may
      become known or knowable, including, but not limited to, all forms of
      electronic media, including computer programs, compact discs, DVDs,
      computers, source code listings, notebooks, manuals, models, drawings,
      reports, laboratory and other records, notes, contracts, lists,
      blueprints, and other documents and all personal property furnished to
      or prepared by Employee in the course of, as a result of, or incident to
      Employee’s employment with the Company.  Without limiting the foregoing,
      Employee agrees that he will
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        
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      return all Company owned or licensed computers and software that
      Employee has used during the term of his employment or over which
      Employee has control or custody, and that he will inspect his personal
      computers for Proprietary Information and will provide all such
      information to the Company and then delete all copies from his personal
      computers.  Employee will cooperate with the Company by providing access
      to all Company owned or licensed computers and software, including, but
      not limited to providing passwords and other assistance as may be
      requested.  Employee agrees not to retain any written or other tangible
      material containing any proprietary information of the Company.
    

    
      12.  Except as provided in Paragraphs 4 through 10, inclusive, above,
      Employee acknowledges and agrees that he will neither receive nor be
      entitled to any other compensation, payments, salary or benefits from
      Company under this Agreement or otherwise.  Nothing herein, however,
      shall abrogate or in any manner impair the rights, if any, Employee may
      have to benefits provided by an employee benefits plan that might have
      already vested in the ordinary course.
    

    
      13.  Employee acknowledges that during the course of his employment, he
      has had access to the Company’s confidential information.  Employee
      agrees not to use or disclose to any third party or entity, at any time,
      any confidential information of the Company without first obtaining the
      Company’s written consent; provided, however, that Employee may utilize
      any such confidential information that is not trademarked, patented or
      otherwise legally reserved for use by the Company under federal or state
      law in any business in which Employee is directly engaged as an owner,
      director or officer following expiration of the one year period
      beginning on the execution date of this Agreement stated below and
      ending at 12:01 A.M., EST time, on the first anniversary of the
      execution date of this Agreement or in preparation or anticipation of
      engaging in business following the expiration of the one year
      period.  Nothing herein shall restrict Employee’s ability to use at any
      time any confidential information, that’s not trademarked, patented or
      otherwise legally reserved for us by the Company under federal or state
      law so long as such use does not violate Paragraph 14.  The term
      “confidential information” means (a) All marketing techniques,
      practices, methods, plans, systems, databases, processes, financial
      information, and other materials or information relating to the manner
      in which the Company and its affiliates conduct business; (b) All
      information relating to current and prospective clients of the Company
      and its affiliates, including without limitation, all client contact,
      financial, and investment-related information; (c) All proprietary
      information and trade secrets of the Company and its affiliates; (d) All
      other materials or information related to the business or activities of
      Company or its affiliates which are not generally known to others
      engaged in similar businesses or activities; and (e) All inventions and
      ideas which are derived from or relate to the Employee's access to or
      knowledge of any of the above enumerated materials and information.
      Confidential Information shall not include any materials or information
      to the extent they are publicly known or generally utilized by others
      engaged in the same business or activities.  Employee furthermore agrees
      that nothing in this Agreement is intended to supersede or nullify any
      agreement Employee has with the Company regarding confidentiality and
      non-solicitation.  Employee acknowledges the continued validity, if any,
      of those obligations to the Company.
    

    
      14.  Employee acknowledges that in his position as a high-level
      executive with the Company he has had access to confidential and
      proprietary information of the Company and that he has developed
      contacts and goodwill with the Company’s customers and employees on
      behalf of the Company.  He agrees, for a period of one year beginning on
      the execution date of this
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        
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      Agreement stated below and ending at 12:01 A.M., EST time, on the first
      anniversary of the execution date of this Agreement, that he will not,
      directly or indirectly, in any capacity, either for himself or on behalf
      of any other person or entity, do any of the following in the Territory
      as herein defined:
    

    
      (a)    Offer, induce, recruit, solicit, influence, or attempt to
      influence any employee of the Company or any affiliate or subsidiary of
      the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company or any
      affiliate or subsidiary of the Company for the purpose of working for
      Employee or any other person or entity, whether or not a competitor of
      the Company or any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company;
    

    
      (b)    Engage in business with, perform services for or with, seek,
      solicit or accept,  business from, divert, or solicit any person or
      entity who is an existing customer of Company or any affiliate or
      subsidiary of the Company or has been a customer of Company or any
      affiliate or subsidiary of the Company at any time within the
      preceding year for the purpose of engaging in any Business competitive
      with the Company;
    

    
      (c)    Offer, induce, influence, persuade or attempt to persuade any
      agent, vendor, supplier, customer, contractor, consultant, independent
      contractor, or other person who has a business relationship with Company
      or any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company to cease to do business
      with Company or any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, to reduce
      the amount of business that it historically has done with Company or any
      affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, or otherwise adversely alter its
      business relationship with Company or any affiliate or subsidiary of the
      Company;
    

    
      (d)    Discuss or disclose Company customers or prospects with any
      agent, employee or representative of any competitor of the Company or
      refer such customers to any competitors of the Company;
    

    
      (e)    Directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join, control or
      engage or participate in, assist or be employed by or give consultation
      or advice to or extend credit to or otherwise be connected in any
      manner, directly or indirectly, with any business, firm, person, sole
      proprietorship, partnership, corporation, company or other entity that
      competes with the Business (defined below) of the Company in the
      Territory (defined below); provided, however, that nothing in this
      Subsection shall prohibit Employee from owning less than one percent
      (1%) of the outstanding shares of any company whose common stock is
      publicly traded on any national securities exchange;
    

    
      (f)   Take any action or engage in any practice the purpose of which is
      to disparage the Company or any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company,
      or their products or employees and which would impair the relationships
      of the Company or any affiliate or subsidiary of the Company, with any
      customers, potential customers, vendors, employees or other persons
      having any business dealings or relationships with the Company or any
      affiliate or subsidiary of the Company;
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        
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      (g)     Take any action, directly or indirectly, alone or with any other
      person or group to acquire or offer, propose or agree to acquire, by
      purchase or otherwise, any voting securities of the Company for the
      purpose of acquiring control of the Company, make or in any way
      participate in, any solicitation of proxies with respect to any voting
      securities of the Company, become a participant in any election contest
      with respect to the Company, or seek or offer to control or influence in
      any manner, the management, board of directors or policies of the
      Company.
    

    
               Nothing in the foregoing covenants shall preclude the Employee
      from taking any action, either alone or with any other person or group,
      in preparation or anticipation of engaging in business that may be
      competitive with the Business (as defined below) of the Company
      following the expiration of the one year term set forth in this
      Paragraph 14, provided that Employee shall not use another group or
      person to engage in actions or activities that if Employee were to
      engage in such actions directly would breach Paragraphs 13 or
      14.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing restrictions, it is explicitly
      understood and agreed that Employee shall have the right and ability to
      accept employment or provide consulting or similar services to any
      manufactured housing company, or company engaged in the manufactured
      housing industry, that is not a direct competitor of the Company in the
      Territory during the one year term set forth in this Paragraph 14.  As
      used in this Agreement, the term Business shall mean the design,
      manufacture, production, sale and financing of manufactured homes, and
      the term Territory shall mean the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
      Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina,
      Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
    

    
      15.  Employee hereby represents to the Company that, to the best of his
      knowledge, Employee has not, directly or indirectly, incurred or caused
      to be incurred any liability or obligation for which the Company is
      liable that is not clearly reflected in the Company’s books and records.
    

    
      16.  The Employee acknowledges that the restrictions contained in
      Paragraphs 13 and 14 of this Agreement will not prevent him from
      obtaining other gainful employment or cause him any undue hardship and
      are reasonable and necessary in order to protect the legitimate
      interests of Company
    

    
      17.  In consideration of the above described promises and payments,
      Employee agrees on behalf of Employee and all persons who may claim
      through or under Employee to irrevocably and unconditionally release,
      acquit and forever discharge the Released Parties from any and all
      complaints, claims, liabilities, agreements, controversies, damages,
      causes of actions, suits, demands, costs, wages and salary, benefits,
      compensation, debts or expenses of any kind whatsoever, known or
      unknown, suspected or unsuspected, except for the claims, rights and
      agreements created expressly under this Agreement, (hereafter “Claims”)
      which Employee now has or which Employee at any time heretofore had, or
      may have in the future, arising out of or relating to any act or
      omission occurring prior to Employee’s execution of this Agreement,
      including but not limited to, arising out of or relating to Employee’s
      employment with Company and/or the termination thereof or
      otherwise.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Claims released by
      Employee include, but are not limited to, all Claims based on alleged or
      actual rights arising under federal, state, or local laws prohibiting
      race, sex, age, ethnicity, national origin, religion, disability, or
      other forms of discrimination or retaliation, or any other federal,
      state or local laws
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        
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      relating to or otherwise regulating Employee’s employment with Company
      (these claims include, but are not limited to, claims arising under the
      Alabama Age Discrimination Act, the federal Age Discrimination in
      Employment Act, ERISA, COBRA, the Americans with Disabilities Act and
      Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, all as amended), any Claims
      of any nature based on or arising out of Employee’s employment with
      Company, the termination of that employment, any Claims based on
      contract, tort, negligence, recklessness or intent of any nature
      whatsoever and any and all Claims of unlawful retaliation or
      interference associated with or related to these federal statutes or any
      other federal, state or local law.  Employee expressly waives and
      releases and promises never to assert any such Claims, even if he does
      not believe that he has such Claims.  
    

    
      18.  The release in this Agreement is given by Employee in consideration
      of the promises and undertakings contained herein and Employee hereby
      acknowledges and agrees that such consideration is being paid or
      performed on behalf of each of the persons and entities within the
      definition of Company and the Released Parties, as set forth herein
      above, and that this release shall run in favor of and fully release
      each such person and entity and that this Agreement constitutes a
      complete and general release of all claims.  This release is not to be
      construed as barring Employee from filing charges with the Equal
      Employment Opportunity Commission or any other agency pertaining to any
      matter covered by this release and within the jurisdiction of the
      agency, nor shall this release be construed as interfering with
      Employee's right to testify, assist or participate in an administrative
      hearing or proceeding in connection with the subject matters covered by
      this release.  However, Employee agrees that Employee will not accept
      any monetary or non-monetary benefit (excepting standard witness fees
      and mileage), including but not limited to, back pay, front pay,
      benefits, damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, reinstatement or any
      other type of equitable or legal relief, as a result of any such charge,
      lawsuit or claim.  Employee further acknowledges that the severance
      and/or benefits provided to Employee pursuant to this Agreement
      represents full and complete satisfaction of any and all monetary and
      non-monetary claims Employee has or might have against the Released
      Parties.
    

    
      19.  With this Settlement Agreement, Employee knowingly and voluntarily
      is waiving and generally releasing all rights and claims that Employee
      has or might have against the Released Parties. In exchange for this
      general release, (a) Employee acknowledges that Employee has received
      separate consideration beyond that which Employee is otherwise entitled
      to under Employer’s policy or applicable law; (b) Employee is releasing,
      among other rights, all claims and rights under the Age Discrimination
      in Employment Act (“ADEA”), the Alabama Age Discrimination Act and the
      Older Workers' Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”), 29 U.S.C. §621, et
      seq.; (c) Employee possesses sufficient education and experience
      to fully understand the terms of this Agreement as it has been written,
      the legal and binding effect of the Agreement, and the exchange of
      benefits and promises herein; (d) Employee understands and agrees that
      the Company’s obligation to perform under this Agreement is conditioned
      upon the Employee’s performance of all agreements, releases and
      covenants to the Company; (e) Employee has read this Agreement fully and
      completely and Employee understands its significance; (f) Employee
      enters into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily and on Employee’s
      own free will and choice; and (g) Employee has been encouraged and given
      opportunity to consult with an attorney of Employee’s choice.
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        
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      20.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement is
      not intended to, and does not, release the Released Parties of and from
      any right or claim which Employee may have, as a shareholder or
      otherwise, which arises after the date of this Agreement.
    

    
      21.  Employee and the Company agree to handle Employee’s separation from
      the Company in a professional and friendly manner.  Employee agrees to
      depart from the Company’s business premises following his resignation in
      a peaceful and professional manner.  The Company agrees to characterize
      the separation of Employee as a resignation in all public statements,
      including, without limitation, the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K.
    

    
      22.  This Agreement is not and cannot be construed as an admission by
      Employee or the Company that either has acted wrongfully with respect to
      the other or that either of them has any claim whatsoever against the
      other.  Furthermore, nothing herein shall be construed as an
      acknowledgement that Company or Employee are covered by any particular
      law or statute.  This Agreement is governed by and is to be construed in
      accordance with the laws of the State of Alabama.  The language of all
      parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as a whole,
      according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either
      Employee or any or all of the Released Parties. The provisions of this
      Agreement are severable and, if any part of it is found to be
      unenforceable, the other paragraphs and or provisions shall remain fully
      valid and enforceable.  
    

    
      23.  Each and all of the obligations of the Parties are expressly
      contingent upon compliance with the terms of this Agreement by the other
      Party, including, but not limited to, the payments provided for in
      Paragraph 4, the provisions regarding confidentiality, non-solicitation
      and non-competition, and cooperation and consultation with the
      Company.  In the event that either Party (as determined by the court)
      should bring any action in any court to enforce this Agreement or any
      provision thereof, it is agreed that the courts located in Alabama will
      have exclusive jurisdiction of such action.  The successful Party in any
      such action shall be entitled to reimbursement from the other Party for
      any and all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees,
      incurred in enforcing or defending the rights and obligations hereunder.
    

    
      24.  THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE
      ANY RIGHT THAT ANY PARTY MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY
      PROCEEDING, LITIGATION OR COUNTERCLAIM BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF,
      UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,
      COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF
      ANY PARTY. IF THE SUBJECT Matter OF ANY LAWSUIT IS ONE IN WHICH THE
      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL IS PROHIBITED, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
      PRESENT AS A NONCOMPULSORY COUNTERCLAIM IN ANY SUCH LAWSUIT ANY CLAIM
      BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
      FURTHERMORE, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL SEEK TO CONSOLIDATE ANY
      SUCH ACTION IN WHICH A JURY TRIAL CANNOT BE WAIVED
    

    
      25.  Employee represents, acknowledges and agrees that, in executing
      this Agreement, Employee does not rely and has not relied upon any
      representation or statement not set forth herein made by the Company or
      any of its respective agents or representatives with regard to the
      subject matter, basis or effect of this Agreement or otherwise and
      Employee further represents,
    

    
      
        

        

      

      
        
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      acknowledges and agrees that there have been no such representations,
      promises, or statements made by the Company or its respective agents or
      representatives, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement.
    

    
      26.  Employee further represents and warrants that Employee has not
      heretofore assigned to any other person or entity all or any portion of
      any claim whatsoever that Employee may have or may have had or may have
      in the future against the Released Parties.  Employee further agrees
      that Employee’s heirs, administrators, executors, successors and assigns
      shall be fully bound by each and every provision of this Agreement, just
      as Employee is bound.  Employee also agrees that each and every
      provision of this Agreement inures to the benefit of the Released
      Parties and their heirs, administrators, executors, successors and
      assigns.
    

    
      27.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement
      constitutes and contains the entire understanding of the Parties with
      respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes any
      prior or contemporaneous negotiations, representations, agreements, and
      understanding of the Parties with respect to such matters, whether
      written or oral.  The Parties declare and represent that they have not
      relied on any promise, representation or warranty, express or implied,
      not contained in this Agreement.  No amendment or modification of this
      Agreement shall be of any force or effect unless in writing and signed
      by the Party or Parties hereto against whom such amendment or
      modification is sought to be enforced.
    

    
      28.  Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein
      shall be construed or resolved against either of the Parties, whether
      under any rule of construction or otherwise.  Neither of the Parties to
      this Agreement shall be considered the draftsman.  The Parties
      acknowledge and agree that this Agreement has been reviewed, negotiated
      and accepted by all Parties and their attorneys and shall be construed
      and interpreted according to the ordinary meeting of the words used so
      as fairly to accomplish the purposes and intentions of the Parties.
    

    
      Agreed to and executed this 15th day of August, 2008.
    

    
    	

        	
           
        	

        	

        
	

        	

        	

        	
           
        
	
          
            /s/ David A. Roberson
          

        	

        	
          
             
          

        	

        
	
          David A. Roberson, Employee
        	

        	
          Cavalier Homes, Inc., Company
        	

        
	

        	

        	
           
        
	
          
            /s/ Shirley Barnett
          

        	

        	

        	

        	

        
	
          Witness
        	

        	
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      8The Clorox Company 2005 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan

 Exhibit 10.18 
 THE CLOROX COMPANY 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED 
 2005 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN 
 (Effective January 1, 2005, Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2008) 
 ARTICLE I. 
 PURPOSE 
 This Plan is designed to
restore to selected employees of The Clorox Company and its Affiliates certain benefits that cannot be provided under The Clorox Company’s tax-qualified retirement plans. In addition, this Plan permits selected employees to defer bonuses and
regular pay. 
 This Plan is the successor plan to The Clorox Company Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended through
March 3, 1997 (the “Prior Plan”). Effective December 31, 2004, the Prior Plan shall be frozen and no new contributions or deferrals shall be made to it; provided, however, that any vested contributions, vested accruals and
deferrals made under the Prior Plan before January 1, 2005 shall continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Prior Plan as in effect on December 31, 2004. 
 Any contributions, accruals and deferrals made under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2004 and any contributions or accruals that were unvested on
December 31, 2004 shall be deemed to have been made under this Plan and all such contributions, accruals and deferrals shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this Plan as it may be amended from time to time. 
 This Plan is intended to be a plan that is unfunded and that is maintained by The Clorox Company primarily for the purpose of providing deferred
compensation for a select group of management or highly compensated employees within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. This Plan also is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. 

ARTICLE II. 
 DEFINITIONS 

 In this Plan, the following terms have the meanings indicated below. 
 2.01 “401(k) Plan” means The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan, as amended from time to time. 
 2.02 “Account” means a bookkeeping entry used to record deferrals and contributions made on a Participant’s behalf under
Article III of the Plan and gains and losses credited to these deferrals and contributions under Article IV of the Plan. The Account may have sub-accounts, including the Elective Deferral Sub-Account and the Company Contribution
Sub-Account. 

 2.03 “Affiliate” means an entity other than the Company whose employees participate in
The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan and/or The Clorox Company Pension Plan. 
 2.04 “Beneficiary” means the person or persons,
natural or otherwise, designated in writing, to receive a Participant’s vested Account if the Participant dies before distribution of his or her entire vested Account. A Participant may designate one or more primary Beneficiaries and one or
more secondary Beneficiaries. A Participant’s Beneficiary designation will be made pursuant to such procedures as the Committee may establish, and delivered to the Committee before the Participant’s death. The Participant may revoke or
change this designation at any time before his or her death by following such procedures as the Committee may establish. If the Committee has not received a Participant’s Beneficiary designation before the Participant’s death or if the
Participant does not otherwise have an effective Beneficiary designation on file when he or she dies, the Participant’s vested Account will be distributed to the Participant’s spouse if surviving at the Participant’s death, or if
there is no such spouse, the Participant’s children in equal shares, or if none, the Participant’s estate. 
 2.05
“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 2.06 “Bonus” means one or more cash bonuses
designated from time to time by the Committee as eligible for deferral under this Plan, including Cash-or-Deferred Value Sharing Bonus, and/or an award under The Clorox Annual Incentive Plan and/or The Clorox Executive Incentive Compensation Plan
and/or a Sales Added Compensation Bonus. 
 2.07 “Change in Control” means: 
 (a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a
“Person”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of (i) 50% of either the total fair market value or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting
securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Company Voting Securities”), or (ii) during a 12 month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person,
30% of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (i) any acquisition directly from the Company, (ii) any
acquisition by the Company, including any acquisition which by reducing the number of shares outstanding, is the sole cause for increasing the percentage of shares beneficially owned by any such Person to more than the applicable percentage set
forth above, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company or (iv) any acquisition by any corporation pursuant to a transaction
which complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this Section 2.07; or 
 (b)
Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason within any period of 12 months to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming
a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, shall be considered as though
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excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with
respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or 
 (c) Consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company or the acquisition of assets of another corporation (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (i) more than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination (including
without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) is represented by Outstanding Company Common Stock
and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, respectively, that were outstanding immediately prior to such Business Combination (or, if applicable, is represented by shares into which such Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company
Voting Securities were converted pursuant to such Business Combination) and such ownership of common stock and voting power among the holders thereof is in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
Combination of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities, as the case may be, (ii) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such
Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 20% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of such corporation except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting from such
Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination. 
 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 2.07, any transaction defined in Section 2.07(a) through (c) above that does not constitute a “change in the ownership or effective control”
of the Company, or “change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets” of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations 1.409A-3(a)(5) and 1.409A-3(i)(5) shall not be treated as a Change in Control. 
 2.08 “The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan” means The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan, as amended from time to time. “Value Sharing Plan
Year” means the plan year defined in The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan and “Value Sharing Contribution” means a Value Sharing Contribution (including forfeitures) as described in The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan. 
 2.09 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 2.10 “Committee” means the Company’s Employee Benefits Committee or another group appointed by the Management Development and
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and interpret the Plan, to determine eligibility for Plan benefits, to select employees for Plan participation, and to correct errors. The Committee may
delegate its duties and responsibilities and, unless the Committee expressly provides to the contrary, any such delegation will carry with it the Committee’s full discretionary authority to accomplish the delegation. Decisions of the Committee
and its delegate will be final and binding on all persons. 
 2.11 “Company” means The Clorox Company, a Delaware
corporation. 
 2.12 “Company Contribution Sub-Account” means (i) the sum of amounts credited to Participant’s
Company Contribution Sub-Account pursuant to Section 3.02, plus (ii) amounts credited (net of amounts debited) in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of this Plan that relate to the Participant’s Company
Contribution Sub-Account, less (iii) all distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to the Participant’s Company Contribution Sub-Account. 
 2.13 “Compensation Limit” means the indexed dollar limit of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code (which is $225,000 for 2007 and $230,000
for 2008), which limits the compensation that can be taken into account when determining benefits under a tax-qualified retirement plan. 
 2.14 “Disability” means the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any 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, or is, by reason of any 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, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under the Company’s insurance plans. 
 2.15 “Eligible Employee” means an employee of the Company or of an Affiliate who has been selected by the Committee, and notified by the Company of eligibility, for Plan participation and who, except as provided in
Section 3.01(c), has confirmed his or her participation in writing with the Committee before the specified time in which deferrals and/or restoration contributions under this Plan are made on that employee’s behalf. An individual will
cease to be an Eligible Employee on the earliest of (i) the date the individual ceases to be employed by the Company and all Affiliates, (ii) the date the Plan is terminated, or (iii) the date the individual is no longer an Eligible
Employee. In addition to the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, deny eligibility to any employee or group of employees who may previously have been Eligible Employees. 
 2.16 “Elective Deferral Sub-Account” means (i) the amounts a Participant’s elects to defer under Section 3.01 that are
credited to his or her Elective Deferral Sub-Account, plus (ii) amounts credited in accordance with all the applicable crediting provisions of this Plan that relate to the Participant’s Elective Deferral Sub-Account, less (iii) all
distributions made to the Participant or his or her Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan that relate to his or her Elective Deferral Sub-Account. 
 2.17 “Employer” means the entity for whom services are performed and with respect to whom the legally binding right to compensation arises, and all entities with whom such entity 

  

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would be considered a single employer under Section 414(b) of the Code; provided that in applying Section 1563(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Code
for purposes of determining a controlled group of corporations under Section 414(b) of the Code, the language “at least 50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Section 1563(a)(1),
(2), and (3) of the Code, and in applying Treasury Regulation § 1.414(c)-2 for purposes of determining trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) that are under common control for purposes of Section 414(c) of the Code,
“at least 50 percent” is used instead of “at least 80 percent” each place it appears in Treasury Regulation § 1.414(c)-2; provided, however, “at least 20 percent” shall replace “at least 50 percent” in
the preceding clause if there is a legitimate business criteria for using such lower percentage. 
 2.18 “Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 2.19 “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended. 
 2.20 “Identification Date” means each December 31. 
 2.21 “Mid-Year Entrant” means an Eligible Employee (i) who is first notified that he or she has been selected for Plan
participation during the calendar year in which his or her Plan participation will begin, and (ii) who has not been a Participant for twenty-four (24) months preceding the date such Eligible Employee is so notified. 
 2.22 “Participant” means a current or former Eligible Employee who retains an Account. 
 2.23 “Pension Plan” means The Clorox Company Pension Plan, as amended from time to time. “Pension Plan Year” means the
plan year defined in the Pension Plan and “Cash Balance Contribution” means a cash balance contribution as defined in the Pension Plan. 
 2.24 “Plan” means The Clorox Company 2005 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time. 
 2.25 “Plan Year” means a calendar year. 
 2.26 “Prior Plan” means The
Clorox Company Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan as in effect on December 31, 2004. 
 2.27 “Regular Pay” means
the pre-tax amount of an Eligible Employee’s base salary. Regular Pay is determined on a “paycheck by paycheck” basis. 
 2.28
“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, as the same may be amended from time to time, and any successor statute to such section of the Code. References to Section 409A or any requirement under Section 409A, as
the same may be interpreted, construed or applied to this Plan at any particular time, shall be deemed to mean and include, to the extent then applicable and then in force and effect (but not to the extent overruled, limited or superseded),
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under or interpreting Section 409A, decisions by any court of competent jurisdiction involving a Participant or a Beneficiary and any closing agreement
made under Section 7121 of the Code that is approved by the Internal Revenue Service and involves a Participant, all as determined by the Board in good faith, which determination may (but shall not be required to) be made in reliance on the
advice of such tax counsel or other tax professional(s) with whom the Board from time to time may elect to consult with respect to any such matter. 
 2.29 “Separation from Service” means termination of employment with the Employer, other than by reason of death. A Participant shall not be deemed to have Separated from Service if the Participant continues to provide
services to the Company or any of its Affiliates in a capacity other than as an employee and if the former employee is providing services at an annual rate that is fifty percent or more of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately
preceding thirty-six months of employment with the Employer (or if employed by the Employer less than thirty-six months, such lesser period); provided, however, that a Separation from Service will be deemed to have occurred if a Participant’s
service with the Employer is reduced to an annual rate that is less than twenty percent of the services rendered, on average, during the immediately preceding thirty-six months of employment with the Employer (or if employed by the Employer less
than thirty-six months, such lesser period). 
 2.30 “Specified Employee” means a Participant who, on an Identification
Date, is a “Specified Employee” as such term is defined in Section 409A. As of the date hereof, a Specified Employee is: 
 (a) An officer of the Company having annual compensation greater than the compensation limit in Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i) of the Code, provided that no more than fifty officers of the Company shall be determined to
be Specified Employees as of any Identification Date; 
 (b) A five percent owner of the Company regardless of compensation;
or 
 (c) A one percent owner of the Company having annual compensation from the Company of more than $150,000. 
 If a Participant is identified as a Specified Employee on an Identification Date, then such Participant shall be considered a Specified Employee for purposes of the Plan
during the period beginning on the first April 1 following the Identification Date and ending on the next March 31. 
 2.31
“Unforeseeable Emergency” shall have the meaning given to it in Section 409A. As of the date hereof, the term means a severe financial hardship to the Participant or Beneficiary resulting from: 
 (a) An illness or accident of the Participant or Beneficiary, the Participant’s or Beneficiary’s spouse, or the
Participant’s or Beneficiary’s dependent (as defined in Section 152(a) of the Code); or 
 (b) Loss of the
Participant’s property due to casualty (including the need to rebuild a home following damage to a home not otherwise covered by insurance); or 
  

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 (c) Other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of
events beyond the control of the Participant. 
 Hardship shall not constitute an Unforeseeable Emergency under the Plan to the extent that it is, or may be,
relieved by: 
 (x) Reimbursement or compensation, by insurance or otherwise; 
 (y) Liquidation of the Participant’s assets to the extent that the liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship. Such
assets shall include but not be limited to stock options, Company stock, and 401(k) plan balances; or 
 (z) Cessation of deferrals under the
Plan. 
 An Unforeseeable Emergency under the Plan does not include (among other events): 
 (A) Sending a child to college; or 
 (B) Purchasing a home. 
 ARTICLE III. 
 DEFERRALS AND CONTRIBUTIONS 
 3.01 Deferrals. An Eligible Employee may
elect to defer up to 50% of his or her Regular Pay and up to 100% of each Bonus for which he or she is eligible, in the case of a deferral of a Bonus, net of any applicable withholding taxes to the extent required so that such applicable withholding
taxes shall be satisfied from the Bonus), by submitting a written election to the Committee that satisfies such requirements, including such minimum deferral amounts, as the Committee may determine. Participants will be 100% vested in these
deferrals. 
 (a) Elections. For each calendar year, an Eligible Employee may make three separate deferral elections:
an election to defer Regular Pay, an election to defer his or her Cash-or-Deferred Value Sharing Bonus (if any), and an election to defer all other types of Bonus (if any). In connection with an Eligible Employee’s commencement of participation
in the Plan, the Eligible Employee shall make an election to defer compensation within 30 days after date the individual first becomes eligible to participate, and such date may fall within the calendar year in which his participation
commences. For each succeeding year, however, elections must be made before the calendar year in which the Regular Pay and/or applicable Bonus is earned or, if later, with respect to a Bonus that qualifies as performance-based compensation under
Section 409A of the Code, no less than 6 months before the end of the applicable bonus performance period. An election is irrevocable after it is made and shall remain in effect for the next calendar year (except in the case of an election
by a Mid-Year Entrant, in which case the election shall remain in effect during the calendar year in which the election is made); provided, however, that a Participant’s election shall be cancelled for the remainder of any calendar year in
which such Participant receives a distribution on account of an Unforeseeable Emergency and thereafter the Participant must submit a new election to resume participation in the Plan at a time prescribed by the Company in its sole discretion.

  

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 (b) Late Election. If an Eligible Employee does not make a timely election for an
upcoming calendar year, no deferral will be made on behalf of that Eligible Employee with regard to that election for that upcoming calendar year. 
 (c) Initial Election. Notwithstanding the timing provisions in paragraph (a) above, a Mid-Year Entrant who is first notified that he is eligible to participate in the Plan on or before September 30 of
any calendar year may elect within 30 days after the date the Mid-Year Entrant is notified of his or her eligibility to defer (i) Regular Pay for services to be performed subsequent to the date the election is made and (ii) Bonus
earned after the effective date of the initial election. An initial election made pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall remain in effect until the end of the calendar year in which it is made. 
 3.02 Restoration Contributions. Subject to paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) below, Accounts will be credited with restoration contributions
as described below. 
 (a) Value Sharing. The amount of an Eligible Employee’s value sharing restoration
contribution for a Value Sharing or Profit Sharing Plan Year shall be equal to the amount by which such Eligible Employee’s Value Sharing or Profit Sharing Contribution (including any Cash-or-Deferred Value Sharing) for that Value Sharing or
Profit Sharing Plan Year was reduced due to (i) the Compensation Limit and (ii) amounts (excluding any Cash-or-Deferred Value Sharing) voluntarily deferred under this Plan. 
 (b) Pension. The amount of an Eligible Employee’s pension restoration contribution for a Pension Plan Year shall be equal to
the amount by which the Eligible Employee’s Cash Balance Contribution for that Pension Plan Year was reduced due to (i) the Compensation Limit and (ii) amounts voluntarily deferred under this Plan. 
 (c) Crediting. Restoration contributions will be credited to Eligible Employees’ Accounts as of the date that the Value
Sharing Contributions or the Cash Balance Contributions to which the restoration contributions relate are credited to The Clorox Company 401(k) Plan or the Pension Plan, as the case may be. 
 (d) Vesting. Participants will vest in their restoration contributions at the same percentage rate that they vest in the Value
Sharing Contributions or the Pension Plan allocations to which the restoration contributions relate. 
 (e)
Restrictions. 
 (i) Participation. If an Eligible Employee is not credited with an actual Pension Plan accrual
for a given calendar quarter during a Pension Plan Year, that Eligible Employee will not receive a pension restoration contribution under this Plan for that calendar quarter. Similarly, if an Eligible Employee does not receive an actual Value
Sharing Contribution for a given Value Sharing Plan Year, that Eligible Employee will not receive a value sharing restoration contribution under this Plan for that year. 
 (ii) Eligible Employee. In order to receive a restoration contribution under this Plan with respect to a given Value Sharing Plan
Year or calendar quarter of a Pension Plan Year, an individual must have been an Eligible Employee during that Value Sharing Plan Year or during the calendar quarter of the Pension Plan Year, as the case may be, but the individual need not be an
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 ARTICLE IV. 
 EARNINGS 
 4.01 Elections. The Committee may permit Participants to request that earnings on
their Accounts be credited as though the Accounts were invested in one or more investments approved by the Committee. 
 4.02
Interest. To the extent that earnings are not credited as described in Section 4.01 above, the Committee will credit interest to each Account. Interest will be credited quarterly in accordance with procedures approved by the Committee.
The interest rate used to credit the Account shall be the same rate of interest then in effect to for crediting a Participant’s account under the Pension Plan, until such time the Committee adopts a new interest crediting rate with respect to
the Plan. 
 ARTICLE V. 
 DISTRIBUTIONS 
 5.01 Distribution Elections. 
 (a) Initial Election. Any election made under this subparagraph (a) shall be irrevocable as of the first day of the Plan
Year. 
  

	 	(i)	Effective for 2005, 2006 and 2007 Plan Years: Each calendar year, a Participant will elect, in writing, which of the distribution options described in Section 5.02 of the Plan
will govern payment of the Participant’s vested Account attributable to contributions and deferrals made to the Plan in the subsequent calendar year. 

  

	 	(ii)	Effective for the 2008 Plan Year and Subsequent Plan Years: Each year preceding the Plan Year, a Participant will elect, in writing, which of the distribution options
described in Section 5.02 of the Plan will govern payment of the deferrals and applicable earnings credited to Participant’s Account for the following Plan Year. The election made under this subparagraph (a)(ii) shall be irrevocable as of
the first day of the Plan Year. If a Participant elects to receive an in-service distribution (as described in Section 5.02(b)), the year in which such distribution is elected to be made must be at least three years after the Plan Year to which
the election pertains. 

 (b) Subsequent Elections. A Participant may change the time and form of an
in-service distribution election (as described in Section 5.02(b)) with respect to all or a portion of his or her Elective Deferral Sub-Account by submitting the change to the Committee, in writing, at least one calendar year before the
originally scheduled in-service distribution date, provided that the new in-service distribution date is at least five years after the originally scheduled in-service distribution date. A change election made under this subparagraph (b) shall
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irrevocable as of the date that is one year prior to the scheduled in-service distribution date. If such a subsequent election is not valid because, for
example, it is not made in a timely manner, the Participant’s most recent effective in-service distribution election made under paragraph (a) above will govern the payment of the Participant’s vested Account. A Participant may not
change the time and form of a Separation from Service distribution (as described in Section 5.02(a)); thus, the Participant’s Separation from Service distribution election made under paragraph (a) above is irrevocable for the Plan
Year for which it is made. 
 (c) Special Distribution Election on or before December 31, 2007. Certain
Participants, including Participants who are no longer eligible to participate in this Plan, who are identified by the Committee in its sole discretion may make a special distribution election to receive a distribution of their vested Accounts in
calendar year 2008 or later, provided that distribution election is made no later than December 31, 2007. An election made pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be subject to any special administrative rules imposed by the Committee
including rules intended to comply with Section 409A and Notice 2005-1 and rules limiting the portion of the Participants’ Accounts to be distributed to that portion attributable to deferrals made in 2005 and 2006. No election under this
paragraph (c) shall (i) change the payment date of any distribution otherwise scheduled to be paid in 2007 or cause a payment to be paid in 2007, or (ii) be permitted after December 31, 2007. 
 5.02 Distribution Options. 
 (a) Separation from Service. All or a portion of a Participant’s vested Account may be distributed to the Participant on the date of the Participant’s Separation from Service or on January 1 of the calendar year
immediately following the Participant’s Separation from Service. A Participant may elect a distribution upon his or her Separation from Service in one of the following forms, subject to the timing requirements outlined in paragraph (c)
below: 
  

	 	(i)	Lump Sum. Payment in one lump sum. 

  

	 	(ii)	Installments. Payment in up to ten annual installments. For purposes of this Plan, installment payments shall be treated as a single distribution under Section 409A of
the Code. 

 (b) In-Service Distributions. For the 2005, 2006 and 2007 Plan Years, all or a portion of a
Participant’s vested Account, and for the 2008 Plan Year and subsequent Plan Years Elective Deferral Sub-Accounts may be distributed to the Participant on a specified date elected by the Participant in one of the following forms, subject to the
timing requirements outlined in paragraph (c) below: 
  

	 	(i)	Lump Sum. Payment in one lump sum. 

  

	 	(ii)	Installments. Payment in up to four annual installments. For purposes of this Plan, installment payments shall be treated as a single distribution under Section 409A of
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 If a Participant elects an in-service distribution and at the elected date of distribution a portion of the Account is
unvested, such unvested portion shall be distributed in accordance with paragraph (a). Notwithstanding an election pursuant to this paragraph (b), if a Participant Separates from Service prior to the specified in-service distribution date, the
Participant’s vested Account shall be distributed pursuant to his or her election under paragraph (a) above. 
 (c)
Timing. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) below, payments made pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above, will be made as soon as administratively practicable, but not later than 90 days after the dates properly
elected by the Participant. 
 (d) Default Distribution. If the Committee does not have a proper distribution election
on file for a portion or all of a Participant’s Account , the vested portion of that Participant’s Account will be distributed to the Participant, following the Participant’s Separation from Service, in one lump sum as soon as
administratively practicable, but not later than 90 days after the Participant’s Separation from Service. 
 (e)
Delayed Distribution to Specified Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.02 to the contrary, a distribution scheduled to be made to a Participant upon his or her Separation from Service who is identified as a
Specified Employee as of the date he Separates from Service shall be delayed for a minimum of six months following the Participant’s Separation from Service. Any payment that otherwise would have been made pursuant to this Section 5.02
during such six-month period shall be made as soon as administratively practicable, but not later than 90 days after the six-month anniversary of the Participant’s Separation from Service. The identification of a Participant as a Specified
Employee shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion in accordance with Section 2.30 of the Plan and Sections 416(i) and 409A of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 (f) Limited Cashout. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Plan to the contrary and effective August 31, 2007, to
the extent that the sum of Participant’s Account and account balance for any other plan or arrangement with respect to which deferrals of compensation are treated as having been deferred under a single nonqualified deferred compensation plan
under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(c)(2) is less than the limit under Section 402(g)(1)(A) of the Code at the time of Separation from Service, to the extent permitted by Section 409A and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the
Company may cause the Account to be paid in a lump sum. 
 5.03 Rehire. If a Participant was not 100% vested in his or her Company
Contribution Sub-Account upon Separation from Service and the Participant again becomes an Eligible Employee, unvested amounts that were forfeited (if any) from the Participant’s Company Contribution Sub-Account may be restored to the extent
required to satisfy Section 3.02(e) of the Plan; provided, however, that any unvested amounts shall be restored to the extent that any unvested amounts under the underlying qualified plan(s) are restored. 
 5.04 Subsequent Credits. Amounts, if any, that become payable to a Participant’s Account after distributions have begun from that Account,
and before the Participant is rehired or dies, will, be paid out pursuant to the distribution election in effect for that Participant upon his or her Separation from Service. 
  

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 5.05 Death or Disability. If a Participant dies or becomes Disabled with a vested amount in his or
her Account, whether or not the Participant was receiving distributions from that Account at the time of his or her death or Disability, the Participant or his or her Beneficiary will receive the entire vested amount in the Participant’s
Account in accordance with the distribution election made by the Participant. Such election must be made no later than the time of the Participant’s initial deferral election made in accordance with Article V or December 31, 2006 in
one of the following forms, subject to the timing requirements outlined in Section 5.02(c) above: 
 (a) Lump Sum. Payment in one
lump sum. 
 (b) Installments. Payment in up to ten annual installments. For purposes of this Plan, installment payments shall be
treated as a single distribution under Section 409A of the Code. 
 A Participant may change the form of a death or Disability distribution election (as
described above) with respect to his or her Account by submitting the change to the Committee, in writing, at least one calendar year before the Participant’s death or Disability and such change election shall be irrevocable one year prior to
Participant’s death or Disability, as applicable. If such a subsequent election is not valid because, for example, it is not made in a timely manner, the Participant’s most recent effective distribution election made under this
Section 5.05 will govern the payment of the Participant’s vested Account. If no valid election is on file, the vested portion of Participant’s Account shall be distributed in a single lump sum. Distributions under this
Section 5.05 shall be made as soon as administratively practicable, but not later than 90 days after Participant is determined to have a Disability or Participant’s death, as applicable. 
 5.06 Unforeseeable Emergency. In the event of a Participant’s Unforeseeable Emergency, and upon application by such Participant, the
Committee may determine at its sole discretion that payment of all, or part, of such Participant’s Account shall be made in one lump sum payment with the last payroll of the month following the month in which the distribution is approved by the
Committee. Payments due to a Participant’s Unforeseeable Emergency shall be permitted only to the extent reasonably required to satisfy the Participant’s need. 
 5.07 Prohibition on Acceleration. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, no distribution will be made from the Plan that would constitute an impermissible acceleration of payment as
defined in Section 409A(a)(3) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. 
 5.08 Withholding. The Company will
deduct from Plan distributions, or from other compensation payable to a Participant or Beneficiary, amounts required by law to be withheld for taxes with respect to benefits under this Plan. The Company reserves the right to reduce any deferral or
contribution that would otherwise be made to this Plan on behalf of a Participant by a reasonable amount, and to use all or a portion of this reduction to satisfy the Participant’s tax liabilities under this Section 5.08. 
  

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 ARTICLE VI. 
 MISCELLANEOUS 
 6.01 Limitation of Rights. Participation in this Plan does not give any
individual the right to be retained in the service of the Company or of any related entity. 
 6.02 Satisfaction of Claims. Payments
to a Participant, the Participant’s legal representative, or Beneficiary in accordance with the terms of this Plan will, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims that person may have hereunder against the Committee, the
Company, and all Affiliates, any of which may require, as a condition to payment, that the recipient execute a receipt and release in a form determined by the Committee, the Company, or an Affiliate. 
 6.03 Claims and Review Procedure. 
 (a) Informal Resolution of Questions. Any Participant or Beneficiary who has questions or concerns about its benefits under the Plan is encouraged to communicate with The Clorox Company Benefits Manager. If
this discussion does not give the Participant or Beneficiary satisfactory results, a formal claim for benefits may be made within one year of the event giving rise to the claim in accordance with the procedures of this Section 6.03. 

(b) Formal Benefits Claim — Review by Benefits Manager. A Participant or Beneficiary may make a written request for review
of any matter concerning its benefits under this Plan. The claim must be addressed to The Clorox Company 2005 U.S. Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, Attn: Benefits Manager 1221 Broadway, Oakland, California 94612-1888. The Benefits
Manager shall decide the action to be taken with respect to any such request and may require additional information if necessary to process the request. The Benefits Manager shall review the request and shall issue its decision, in writing, no later
than 90 days after the date the request is received, unless the circumstances require an extension of time. If such an extension is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the person making the request within the initial
90-day period, and the notice shall state the circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Benefits Manager expects to reach a decision on the request. In no event shall the extension exceed a period of 90 days from the end
of the initial period. 
 (c) Notice of Denied Request. If the Benefits Manager denies a request in whole or in part,
he or she shall provide the person making the request with written notice of the denial within the period specified in paragraph (b) above. The notice shall set forth the specific reason for the denial, reference to the specific Plan provisions
upon which the denial is based, a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the request, an explanation of why such information is required, and an explanation of the Plan’s appeal procedures and the time limits
applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following an adverse benefit determination on review. 
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 (i) A person whose request has been denied in whole or in part (or such person’s
authorized representative) may file an appeal of the decision in writing with the Committee within 60 days of receipt of the notification of denial. The appeal must be addressed to: The Clorox Company 2005 U.S. Non-qualified Deferred
Compensation Plan, 1221 Broadway, Oakland, California 94612-1888. The Committee, for good cause shown, may extend the period during which the appeal may be filed for another 60 days. The appellant and/or his or her authorized
representative shall be permitted to submit written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits. Upon request and free of charge, the applicant should be provided reasonable access to and copies of, all
documents, records or other information relevant to the appellant’s claim. 
 (ii) The Committee’s review shall take
into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the appellant relating to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The Committee shall
not be restricted in its review to those provisions of the Plan cited in the original denial of the claim. 
 (iii) The
Committee shall issue a written decision within a reasonable period of time but not later than 60 days after receipt of the appeal, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case the written decision
shall be issued as soon as possible, but not later than 120 days after receipt of an appeal. If such an extension is required, written notice shall be furnished to the appellant within the initial 60-day period. This notice shall state the
circumstances requiring the extension and the date by which the Committee expects to reach a decision on the appeal. 
 (iv)
If the decision on the appeal denies the claim in whole or in part written notice shall be furnished to the appellant. Such notice shall state the reason(s) for the denial, including references to specific Plan provisions upon which the denial was
based. The notice shall state that the appellant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim for benefits. The notice shall
describe any voluntary appeal procedures offered by the Plan and the appellant’s right to obtain the information about such procedures. The notice shall also include a statement of the appellant’s right to bring an action under
Section 502(a) of ERISA. 
 (v) The decision of the Committee on the appeal shall be final, conclusive and binding upon
all persons and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law. 
 (e) Exhaustion of Remedies. No legal
or equitable action for benefits under the Plan shall be brought unless and until the claimant has submitted a written claim for benefits in accordance with paragraph (b) above, has been notified that the claim is denied in accordance with
paragraph (c) above, has filed a written request for a review of the claim in accordance with paragraph (d) above, and has been notified in writing that the Committee has affirmed the denial of the claim in accordance with
paragraph (d) above; provided, however, that an action for benefits may be brought after the Benefits Manager or Committee has failed to act on the claim within the time prescribed in paragraph (b) and paragraph (d), respectively.

  

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 6.04 Indemnification. The Company and its Affiliates will indemnify the Committee, the Board, and
employees of the Company and its Affiliates to whom responsibilities have been delegated under the Plan for all liabilities and expenses arising from an act or omission in the management of the Plan if the person to be indemnified did not act
dishonestly or otherwise in willful violation of the law under which the liability or expense arises. 
 6.05 Assignment. 

(a) General. To the fullest extent permitted by law, rights to benefits under the Plan are not subject in any manner to
anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of a Participant or a Beneficiary. 
 (b) Domestic Relations Orders. The procedures established by the Company for the determination of the qualified status of domestic relations orders and for making distributions under qualified domestic
relations orders, as provided in Section 206(d) of ERISA, shall apply to the Plan, to the extent pertinent. Amounts awarded to an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order shall be distributed in the form of a lump sum
distribution as soon as administratively feasible following the determination of the qualified status of the domestic relations order; provided, however, that no portion of the Participant’s unvested Account may be awarded to an alternate
payee. 
 6.06 Lost Recipients. If the Committee cannot locate a person entitled to payment of a Plan benefit after a reasonable
search, the Committee may at any time thereafter treat that person’s Account as forfeited and amounts credited to that Account will revert to the Company. If the lost person subsequently presents the Committee with a valid claim for the
forfeited benefit amount, the Company will pay that person the amount forfeited. 
 6.07 Amendment. The Board may, at any time, amend
the Plan in writing. In addition, the Committee may amend the Plan (other than this Section 6.07) in writing, provided that the amendment will not cause any substantial increase in cost to the Company or to any Affiliate. No amendment may,
without the consent of an affected Participant (or, if the Participant is deceased, the Participant’s Beneficiary), adversely affect the Participant’s or the Beneficiary’s rights and obligations under the Plan with respect to amounts
already credited to a Participant’s Account, unless such amendment is required to comply with any provision of the Code, ERISA or other applicable law. 
 6.08 Suspension. The Board may, at any time, suspend the Plan. Upon such suspension, Participants’ vested Accounts shall be paid in accordance with Article V of the Plan. 
 6.09 Termination. 
 (a) General. The Board may terminate the Plan at any time and in the Board’s discretion the Accounts of Participants may be distributed within the period beginning twelve months after the date the Plan was terminated and ending
twenty-four months after the date the Plan was terminated, or pursuant to Sections 5.02(a) or 5.02(b) of the Plan, if earlier. If the Plan is terminated and Accounts are distributed, the Company shall terminate all plans and arrangements (which
would be treated as aggregated and having been deferred under a single plan under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(c)(2)(i)(A)) with respect to all participants and shall not adopt a new account balance non-qualified deferred compensation plan
for at least three years after the date the Plan was terminated. 
  

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 (b) Change in Control. The Board, in its discretion, may terminate the Plan thirty
days prior to or twelve months following a Change in Control and distribute the Accounts of the Participants within the twelve-month period following the termination of the Plan. If the Plan is terminated and Accounts are distributed, the Company
shall terminate all plans and arrangements (which would be treated as aggregated and having been deferred under a single plan under Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(c)(2)(i)(A)) sponsored by the Company and all of the benefits of the terminated
plans shall be distributed within twelve months following the termination of the plans. 
 (c) Dissolution or
Bankruptcy. The Board, in its discretion, may terminate the Plan upon a corporate dissolution of the Company that is taxed under Section 331 of the Code or with the approval of a bankruptcy court pursuant to 11 U.S.C.
Section 503(b)(1(A), provided that the Participants’ Accounts are distributed and included in the gross income of the Participants by the latest of (i) the calendar year in which the Plan terminates or (ii) the first calendar
year in which payment of the Accounts is administratively practicable. 
 6.10 Applicable Law. To the extent not governed by Federal
law, the Plan is governed by the laws of the State of California without choice of law rules. 
 6.11 Severability. If any one or more
of the provisions contained in this Plan, or any application thereof, shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and all other applications
thereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision has never comprised a part hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in
full force and effect and shall not be affected by the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom. In lieu of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions there shall be added automatically as a part hereof a
provision as similar in terms and economic effect to such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid, legal and enforceable. 
 6.12 No Funding. The Plan constitutes a promise by the Company and its Affiliates to make payments in the future in accordance with the terms of the Plan. Participants and Beneficiaries have the status of
general unsecured creditors of the Company and its Affiliates. Plan benefits will be paid from the general assets of the Company and its Affiliates and nothing in the Plan will be construed to give any Participant or any other person rights to any
specific assets of the Company or its Affiliates. In all events, it is the intention of the Company, all Affiliates and all Participants that the Plan be treated as unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA. 
 6.13 Authority to Establish a Grantor Trust. The Committee is authorized in its sole discretion to establish a grantor trust for the purpose of
providing security for the payment of Accounts under the Plan; provided, however, that no Participant or Beneficiary shall be considered to have a beneficial ownership interest (or any other sort of interest) in any specific asset of the Corporation
or of its Affiliates as a result of the creation of such trust or the transfer 

  

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of funds or other property to such trust. The Committee may establish such a trust at any time, including without limitation the time of a Change in Control.

 6.14 Code Section 409A Compliance. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Plan and any distributions hereunder
comply with the requirements of Section 409A. Any provision that would cause the Plan or any distributions granted hereunder to fail to satisfy Section 409A shall have no force or effect until amended to comply with Section 409A,
which amendment may be retroactive to the extent permitted by Section 409A. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Clorox Company has caused this
Plan to be executed by its duly authorized representative on the date indicated below. 
  

									
	THE CLOROX COMPANY	 		 	
			
	 	 		 	 
	NAME:	 		 		 	DATE	 	
	TITLE:	 		 		 		 	

  

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