Summary of Fiscal Year 2006 Award Opportunities Under The
Exhibit 10(b)
Summary of Fiscal Year 2006 Award Opportunities Under The
Alberto-Culver Company Management Incentive Plan, As Amended,
For Certain Executive Officers
Pursuant to Alberto-Culver Companys (the Company) Management Incentive Plan (the MIP), on September 20, 2005, the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the CLD Committee) established financial performance criteria for fiscal year 2006 for Carol L. Bernick, Chairman and a Director; Howard B. Bernick, President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director; William J. Cernugel, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Michael H. Renzulli, Chairman of Sally Beauty Company; and V. James Marino, President of Alberto-Culver Consumer Products Worldwide. Under the MIP, the CLD Committee may base a participants annual bonus upon one or more financial criteria set forth in the MIP, allocating the percentage weight that each such criterion has on the annual bonus. For the officers listed above, the financial criteria and percentage allocation were established by the CLD Committee as follows:
| Mrs. Bernicks award opportunity is weighted 50% on sales and 50% on operating earnings of the Company; |
| Mr. Bernicks award opportunity is weighted 50% on sales and 50% on operating earnings of the Company; |
| Mr. Cernugels award opportunity is weighted 50% on sales and 50% on operating earnings of the Company; |
| Mr. Renzullis award opportunity is weighted 5% on sales and 5% on operating earnings of the Company and 45% on sales and 45% on operating earnings of Sally Beauty Company; |
| Mr. Marinos award opportunity is weighted 5% on sales and 5% on operating earnings of the Company and 45% on sales and 45% on operating earnings of Alberto-Culver Consumer Products Worldwide; and |
Under the MIP, operating earnings means pre-tax earnings before non-recurring and other unusual items reported separately in the Companys income statement.