X0201 4 2003-08-27 0 0000006571 ANGELICA CORP /NEW/ AGL 0001190585 SHAFFER JAMES W ANGELICA CORPORATION 424 SOUTH WOODS MILL ROAD CHESTERFIELD MO 63017-3406 0 1 0 0 VP & Treasurer Common Stock 2471 D Common Stock 464 I By 401(k) Plan Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 19.36 2003-08-27 4 A 0 8000 0 A 2013-08-27 Common Stock 8000 8000 D Includes 29 shares acquired from April through July 2003 pursuant to Angelica Corporation Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Between March 14 and August 27, 2003 acquired 76 shares of common stock under the Angelica Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan). Grant of option to buy 8,000 shares of common stock exercisable in four equal annual installments of 2,000 shares each, beginning on August 27, 2004, the first anniversary date of the grant. /s/ James W. Shaffer 2003-08-29