X0101 42003-07-2400001016179DIAL CORP /NEW/ DL0001173421THOMAS BARBARA S 1000Phantom Stock Units02003-07-242003-07-244A016.1719.085A1988-08-081988-08-08The Dial Corporation Common Stock16.177888.12DSecurity converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.On July 24, 2003, the reporting person acquired 16.17 phantom stock units at a price of $19.085 as a result of a dividend paid under the Corporations Directors Deferred Compensation Plan./s/ Dianne B. Stoehr, Attorney-in-Fact2003-07-25