X0201 42003-10-29 0000003327 ALBERTO CULVER CO ACV ACVA 0001223210 CERNUGEL WILLIAM J 8111 LAKE RIDGE DRIVE BURR RIDGE IL 60527 0100Senior V-P & CFOClass B common Stock2003-10-294S0300062.25D55224DFN1 Class B Common Stock2003-10-294S0158462.62D53640DFN1 Class B Common Stock2003-10-304S0200062.60D51640DFN1 Class B Common Stock15393IProfit Sharing PlanOn October 22, 2003, the Board of Directors of Alberto-Culver Company (the "Company") approved the conversion of all of the issued shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-share-for-one-share basis into Class B Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Conversion"). The Conversion will become effective November 5, 2003. The sales reported on this form were sales of Class A Common Stock. Because the only condition remaining to complete the Conversion is the passage of time, all of the reported sales have been reported as Class B Common Stock./William J. Cernugel/2003-10-31