Alberto-Culver Announces Change in November Dividend Record Date

Alberto-Culver Announces Change in November Dividend Record Date 


MELROSE PARK, Ill., Oct. 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Alberto-Culver
Company  announced today that due to the pending conversion of its Class A and
Class B shares into a single class of common stock, effective after the close of
business on November 5, 2003 (as announced on October 22, 2003), that it has
been advised by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the Company must change
the record date for its next quarterly dividend from November 6, 2003 to
November 12, 2003.  The payment date will remain the same, November 20, 2003.

This press release contains forward-looking statements.  These statements are
based on Alberto-Culver management's current assessment of its markets and
businesses.  There are risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on
these statements in the future.  Some of the factors that could cause actual
results to differ from these current projections include: the pattern of brand
sales, competitive activity in each of the Company's markets, loss of
distribution rights, risks inherent in acquisitions and strategic alliances,
loss of one or more key employees, sales by unauthorized distributors in the
Company's exclusive markets, the effects of a prolonged United States or global
economic downturn or recession, changes in costs, unanticipated legal
proceedings, unanticipated effects of the conversion, health epidemics and
variations in currency exchange rates, and changes in political, economic or
other external factors over which the company has no control.  The company is
not obligated to update any forward-looking statement in this release. 

DATASOURCE: Alberto-Culver Company



CONTACT:  Wesley Davidson, [phone], or Craig Bernick,

[phone], both of Alberto-Culver Company

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