X0202 4 2007-10-01 0001368457 Alberto-Culver CO ACV 0000904530 BERNICK CAROL L C/O ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY 2525 ARMITAGE AVENUE MELROSE PARK IL 60160 1 1 1 0 Chairman Common Stock 723843 I FN7 Common Stock 224808 I FN2 Common Stock 13141 I FN8 Common Stock 5955857 I FN4 Common Stock 1357331 I FN3 Common Stock 500000 I FN10 Common Stock 500000 I FN9 Common Stock 609859 I FN11 Common Stock 150300 I FN6 Common Stock 240030 I FN1 Common Stock 316096 I FN5 Common Stock 566431 I FN13 Common Stock 247436 I FN12 Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 24.995 2007-10-01 4 A 0 142000 A 2017-09-30 Common Stock 142000 142000 D Held by the undersigned as co-trustee of three trusts dated 11/14/89 each holding 80,010 shares and each for the benefit of a different relative*** Held by the undersigned as trustee of a trust dated 4/23/93 for her benefit. Held by the undersigned as trustee of a trust dated 10/31/98 for the benefit of her sister.*** Held by the undersigned as trustee of a trust dated 4/17/02 for her benefit. Held by the undersigned as trustee of two trusts dated 2/2/06 for her benefit, which trusts are Grantor Annuity Trusts and hold an equal number of shares. Held by the undersigned as co-trustee of a trust dated 10/20/72 for her benefit. Held by the undersigned as trustee of a trust dated 9/15/93 for her benefit. Held by the undersigned as a participant in the Alberto-Culver Company Employees' Profit Sharing Plan. Held by the undersigned as co-trustee of a trust dated 12/18/87 for the benefit of her father.*** Held by the undersigned as co-trustee of a trust dated 12/18/87 for the benefit of her mother.*** Held by the undersigned as co-trustee of a trust dated 9/18/01 for her benefit. Held by the undersigned as trustee of two trusts dated 7/27/06 for her benefit, which trusts are Grantor Annuity Trusts and hold an equal number of shares. Held by the undersigned as trustee of a trust dated 8/31/07 for her benefit, which trust is a Grantor Annuity Trust. This option, which was granted under the Employee Stock Option Plan of 2006, vests in four equal annual installments beginning on September 30, 2008. ***The filing of this report shall not be deemed an admission by the undersigned that she is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. /s/James M. Spira as attorney-in-fact for Carol L. Bernick 2007-10-02