Registration No. 333-72388
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
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)
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN OF 1988
(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)
Withdrawing Unsold Shares From Registration
The registrant files this post-effective amendment, pursuant to its undertaking, for the purpose of withdrawing from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 5,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $.22 par value, of the registrant previously registered under this registration statement and remaining unsold upon the termination of the sales of shares covered by this registration statement.
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, or amendment thereto, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Melrose Park, State of Illinois on October 22, 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 | ||
| /S/ LEONARD H. LAVIN Leonard H. Lavin |
Chairman of the Board and Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /s/ HOWARD B. BERNICK Howard B. Bernick |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /s/ BERNICE E. LAVIN Bernice E. Lavin |
Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /s/ CAROL L. BERNICK Carol L. Bernick |
Vice Chairman, President Alberto-Culver Consumer Products Worldwide, Assistant Secretary and Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /s/ WILLIAM J. CERNUGEL William J. Cernugel |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial & Accounting Officer) |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /S/ A. G. ATWATER, JR. A. G. Atwater, Jr. |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /S/ JAMES G. BROCKSMITH, JR. James G. Brocksmith, Jr. |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /S/ JIM EDGAR Jim Edgar |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /S/ KING HARRIS King Harris |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
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| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ JOHN A. MILLER John A. Miller |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /s/ ALLAN B. MUCHIN Allan B. Muchin |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /s/ ROBERT H. ROCK Robert H. Rock |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /s/ SAM SUSSER Sam Susser |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
| /S/ WILLIAM W. WIRTZ William W. Wirtz |
Director |
October 22, 2003 | ||
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