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 <DIV ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Registration No. 333- </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington,
D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"
COLOR="#000000"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>UNDER </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>36-2257936</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>of incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2525 Armitage Avenue </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Melrose Park, Illinois 60160 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="21%"
COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2003 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Full title
of the plan) </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>GARY P. SCHMIDT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Alberto-Culver Company </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>2525 Armitage Avenue </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><B>Melrose Park, Illinois 60160-1163 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(708) 450-3262 </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><B>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="21%" COLOR="#000000"><DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION
FEE </B></FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><DIV ALIGN="center">
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="36%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Class B Common Stock,</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">$.22 par&nbsp;value</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">150,000&nbsp;shares</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$51.765</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$7,764,750</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$715</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">This registration statement also includes an indeterminable number of additional shares that may become issuable pursuant to antidilution adjustments, such as
stock splits, stock dividends and other adjustments. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">In accordance with Rule 457(c), calculated on the basis of the average of the reported high and low prices for the Class B Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Tape on January 17, 2003. </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left">

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 <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>PART II </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</U>
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The following documents are incorporated by reference in the registration statement: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a) The registrant&#146;s latest annual report on Form 10-K, or, if the audited financial statements therein are more current, the
registrant&#146;s latest prospectus, other than the prospectus of which this document is a part, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b) All other reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of
the fiscal year covered by the annual report or the prospectus referred to in (a) above. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(c) The description of
the registrant&#146;s Class B Common Stock which is contained in the registrant&#146;s registration statements filed under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the registration statement which indicates that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>Item 4. Description of Securities.</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><U>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">As of January 22, 2003, Gary P. Schmidt,
Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the registrant, owned 7,743 shares of the registrant&#146;s Class B common stock, 9,511 shares of the registrant&#146;s Class A common stock, 3,500 shares of which are subject to
restrictions, and options to purchase 50,250 shares of the registrant&#146;s Class A common stock. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><U>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Section 145 of the General Corporation
Law of Delaware authorizes indemnification of directors, officers and employees of Delaware corporations. Article VIII of the registrant&#146;s by-laws (i) authorizes the indemnification of directors and officers (the &#147;Indemnitees&#148;) under
specified circumstances to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, (ii) provides for the advancement of expenses to the Indemnitees for defending any proceedings related to specified circumstances, (iii) gives the
Indemnitees the right to bring suit against the registrant to enforce the foregoing rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, and (iv) authorizes the registrant to maintain certain policies of insurance to protect itself and any of its
directors, officers or employees. The registrant currently maintains policies of insurance under which the directors and officers of registrant are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against certain expenses
in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having been such directors or
officers. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable. </FONT></DIV>

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STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The exhibits to the registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index to the registration statement and are incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><U>Item 9. Undertakings.</U> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:8%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1) To file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement; </FONT></DIV> </TD></TR></TABLE> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:13%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><I>Provided, however,</I> that paragraph
(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3 and if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV
STYLE="text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:8%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(h) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 (other than policies of insurance), or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></DIV>
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 <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Melrose Park, State of Illinois on January 23, 2003. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="3%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Howard B. Bernick &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" WIDTH="43%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Howard B. Bernick</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President and Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
 </TABLE> </DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV STYLE="text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Leonard H. Lavin, Howard B. Bernick, William J. Cernugel and Gary P. Schmidt, or any of them, such person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV> <DIV ALIGN="center">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">Signature</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="54" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">Title</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="25" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">Date</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="26" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chairman of the Board and Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Leonard H. Lavin</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ Howard B. Bernick</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Howard B. Bernick</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ Bernice E. Lavin</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice&nbsp;Chairman,&nbsp;Secretary,&nbsp;Treasurer&nbsp;and&nbsp;Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Bernice E. Lavin</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ Carol L. Bernick</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice Chairman, President Alberto-Culver Consumer</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Carol L. Bernick</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Products Worldwide, Assistant Secretary and Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ William J. Cernugel</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Senior&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;President&nbsp;and&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Officer</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">William J. Cernugel</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(Principal Financial &amp; Accounting Officer)</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ A. G. Atwater, Jr.</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">A. G. Atwater, Jr.</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ James G. Brocksmith, Jr.</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">James G. Brocksmith, Jr.</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ Jim Edgar</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Jim Edgar</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ King Harris</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="93%" COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="49%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="17%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="32%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">King Harris</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">Signature</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="54" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">Title</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="25" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">Date</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="26" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>

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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ John A. Miller</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">John A. Miller</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ Allan B. Muchin</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Allan B. Muchin</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ Robert H. Rock</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Robert H. Rock</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ Sam Susser</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Sam Susser</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ William W. Wirtz</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="44%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="19%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">January 23, 2003</FONT></DIV> </TD> </TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="35%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">William W. Wirtz</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">No.</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="20" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="81%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">Description</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="65" ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <DIV ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000">Where&nbsp;Exhibit Can Be Found</FONT></DIV> <HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE WIDTH="81" COLOR="#000000"></TD> </TR>
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<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="6%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">4.1</FONT></DIV> </TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="81%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference from the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement for its annual meeting of
stockholders on January 23, 2003 [File No. 1-5050])</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD> </TR>
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<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD> <FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="6%"> <DIV STYLE="margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">4.2</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="81%"> <DIV><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">By-laws of the Company, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2000
[File No. 1-5050])</FONT></DIV> </TD>
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FORM S-8
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-2257936
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
2525 Armitage Avenue
Melrose Park, Illinois 60160
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2003 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors
(Full title
of the plan)
GARY P. SCHMIDT
Alberto-Culver Company
2525 Armitage Avenue
Melrose Park, Illinois 60160-1163
(708) 450-3262
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION
FEE
Title Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered (1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price (2)
Amount of
Registration Fee (2)
Class B Common Stock,
$.22 par value
150,000 shares
$51.765
$7,764,750
$715
(1)
This registration statement also includes an indeterminable number of additional shares that may become issuable pursuant to antidilution adjustments, such as
stock splits, stock dividends and other adjustments.
(2)
In accordance with Rule 457(c), calculated on the basis of the average of the reported high and low prices for the Class B Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Tape on January 17, 2003.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents are incorporated by reference in the registration statement:
(a) The registrant's latest annual report on Form 10-K, or, if the audited financial statements therein are more current, the
registrant's latest prospectus, other than the prospectus of which this document is a part, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933.
(b) All other reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of
the fiscal year covered by the annual report or the prospectus referred to in (a) above.
(c) The description of
the registrant's Class B Common Stock which is contained in the registrant's registration statements filed under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents subsequently filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the registration statement which indicates that all of the securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all of such shares then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
As of January 22, 2003, Gary P. Schmidt,
Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of the registrant, owned 7,743 shares of the registrant's Class B common stock, 9,511 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock, 3,500 shares of which are subject to
restrictions, and options to purchase 50,250 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the General Corporation
Law of Delaware authorizes indemnification of directors, officers and employees of Delaware corporations. Article VIII of the registrant's by-laws (i) authorizes the indemnification of directors and officers (the "Indemnitees") under
specified circumstances to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, (ii) provides for the advancement of expenses to the Indemnitees for defending any proceedings related to specified circumstances, (iii) gives the
Indemnitees the right to bring suit against the registrant to enforce the foregoing rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, and (iv) authorizes the registrant to maintain certain policies of insurance to protect itself and any of its
directors, officers or employees. The registrant currently maintains policies of insurance under which the directors and officers of registrant are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against certain expenses
in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities which might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having been such directors or
officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The exhibits to the registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index to the registration statement and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar
value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however,
that paragraph
(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3 and if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 6 (other than policies of insurance), or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Melrose Park, State of Illinois on January 23, 2003.
ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY
By
/s/    Howard B. Bernick
Howard B. Bernick
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Leonard H. Lavin, Howard B. Bernick, William J. Cernugel and Gary P. Schmidt, or any of them, such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Signature
Title
Date
Chairman of the Board and Director
January 23, 2003
Leonard H. Lavin
/s/ Howard B. Bernick
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
January 23, 2003
Howard B. Bernick
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Bernice E. Lavin
Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Director
January 23, 2003
Bernice E. Lavin
/s/ Carol L. Bernick
Vice Chairman, President Alberto-Culver Consumer
January 23, 2003
Carol L. Bernick
Products Worldwide, Assistant Secretary and Director
/s/ William J. Cernugel
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
January 23, 2003
William J. Cernugel
(Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)
/s/ A. G. Atwater, Jr.
Director
January 23, 2003
A. G. Atwater, Jr.
/s/ James G. Brocksmith, Jr.
Director
January 23, 2003
James G. Brocksmith, Jr.
/s/ Jim Edgar
Director
January 23, 2003
Jim Edgar
/s/ King Harris
Director
January 23, 2003
King Harris
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ John A. Miller
Director
January 23, 2003
John A. Miller
/s/ Allan B. Muchin
Director
January 23, 2003
Allan B. Muchin
/s/ Robert H. Rock
Director
January 23, 2003
Robert H. Rock
/s/ Sam Susser
Director
January 23, 2003
Sam Susser
/s/ William W. Wirtz
Director
January 23, 2003
William W. Wirtz
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EXHIBIT INDEX
No.
Description
Where Exhibit Can Be Found
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference from the Company's Proxy Statement for its annual meeting of
stockholders on January 23, 2003 [File No. 1-5050])
4.2
By-laws of the Company, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2000
[File No. 1-5050])
5.1
Opinion of Gary P. Schmidt, Esq., General Counsel of the Company.
Page 6
23.1
Consent of Gary P. Schmidt, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
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23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP
Page 7
24.1
Power of Attorney located on the signature page to this Registration Statement
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