X0201 42004-01-22 0000003327 ALBERTO CULVER CO ACV 0001221841 AG ATWATER 225 EAST ONWENTSIA LAKE FOREST IL 60045 1000Common Stock10504DDirector Stock Option (Right To Buy)62.2352004-01-224A02500A2014-01-21Common Stock25002500DThe option, which was granted under the 2003 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 21, 2005./James M. Spira/Attorney-in-fact for A.G. Atwater2004-01-23