SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4 )*
ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY
(Name of Issuer)
CLASS B COMMON STOCK, $.22 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
013068101
(CUSIP Number)
Marshall E. Eisenberg (312)269-8020 Bernice E. Lavin (708)450-3101
NEAL GERBER & EISENBERG 2525 Armitage Avenue
Two North LaSalle St., Suite 2200 Melrose Park, IL 60160
Chicago, IL 60602
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
December 8, 1994
(Date of Event which Requires
Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following
box.
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this Statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are
to be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosure provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
13D CUSIP NO. 013068101
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BERNICE E. LAVIN
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(a)
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS *
Not applicable
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. citizen
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,859,689
NUMBER
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OF SHARES
1,275,959
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH 1,859,689
REPORTING
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
1,275,959
WITH
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,135,648
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
Excluded are 3,148,908 shares held by Lavin's spouse. Lavin has no
beneficial interest in such shares and beneficial interest in them
is disclaimed.
x
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11).
18.70%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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13D CUSIP NO. 013068101
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
BEL April, 1994 Grantor Annuity Trust
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(a)
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS *
Not applicable
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
2(d) OR 2(e)
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Illinois Trust
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER -0-
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
OF SHARES
1,113,659
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
EACH
-0-
REPORTING
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
1,113,659
WITH
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,113,659
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES *
Not applicable.
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11).
6.64%
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
00
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
Title of Class of Securities: Class B Common Stock, $.22
par value per share
Name and Address of Issuer: Alberto-Culver Company ("Alberto")
2525 Armitage Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160
Item 2. Identity and Background.
(a) Name of Person Filing:(1) Bernice E. Lavin ("Lavin")
(2) BEL April, 1994 Grantor Annuity
Trust ("BEL Trust")
(b) Address: c/o Bernice E. Lavin
2525 Armitage Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160
(c) Principal Business:
1) Lavin is a Director, Vice Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer
of Alberto.
2) Trust Administration
(d) Prior Criminal Convictions: None
(e) Prior Civil Proceedings With
Respect to Federal or State
Securities Laws: None
(f) Place of Organization: (1) U.S. citizen
(2) Illinois trust
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Not applicable. On December 8, 1994, 525,678 shares were transferred
by Carol L. Bernick ("Bernick"), as trustee of the BEL Grantor
Annuity Trust, dated 10/1/93, for the benefit of Lavin, to Lavin
individually. On December 8, 1994, Bernick and Lavin, as co-
trustees of the BEL April, 1994 Grantor Annuity Trust, dated
4/11/94, for the benefit of Lavin, transferred 486,341 shares to
Lavin individually.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The transfers and transactions were for the Lavin family's estate
planning rather than corporate purposes. The transfers were not
undertaken for purposes of effecting any of the actions listed in
this item.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) Amount of Class B Common Stock Beneficially Owned: 3,135,648
shares total as of December 8, 1994: 1,532,825 shares directly;
1,113,659 as co-trustee of the BEL Trust; 12,000 shares by
Lavin Family Foundation (a charitable foundation of which
Lavin is the Treasurer and a Director); and 150,300 shares
and 326,864 shares, respectively, as co-trustee of a trust and
sole trustee of trusts, respectively, for the benefit of
Lavin's children and grandchildren.
Percentage of Class B Common Stock: 18.70% total: 9.14%
directly; 6.64% as co-trustee of the BEL Trust; .1% by Lavin
Family Foundation (a charitable foundation of which Lavin is
the Treasurer and a Director); and .9% and 1.9%,
respectively, as co-trustee of a trust and sole trustee of
trusts, respectively, for the benefit of Lavin's children and
grandchildren (based upon 16,767,240 Class B shares
outstanding as of September 30, 1994).
(b) Number of Shares as to Which Such Person Has:
Lavin BEL Trust
(i) Sole power to vote: 1,859,689<F1> -0-
(ii) Shared power to vote: 1,275,959<F2> 1,113,659
(iii) Sole power to dispose: 1,859,689<F1> -0-
(iv) Shared power to dispose 1,275,959<F2> 1,113,659
<F1> 1. 1,532,825 shares directly owned and 326,864 shares held as sole
trustee of trusts for the benefit of Lavin's children and grand-
children.
<F2> 2. 1,113,659 held as co-trustee of the BEL Trust; 12,000 shares held
in the name of Lavin Family Foundation (a charitable foundation
of which Lavin is the Treasurer and a Director); and 150,300 shares
held as co-trustee of a trust for the benefit of one of Lavin's
adult children.
Lavin shares the power to vote the 12,000 shares held by Lavin
Family Foundation with her husband, Leonard H. Lavin, and one of her adult
children, Carol L. Bernick. Lavin is co-trustee together with Carol L. Bernick
of a trust for the benefit of Carol L. Bernick which holds 150,300 shares and
the BEL Trust which holds 1,113,659 shares. The following information is
presented with respect to Leonard H. Lavin and Carol B. Bernick, respectively.
(a) Name of Person: Leonard H. Lavin
Carol L. Bernick
(b) Address: 2525 Armitage Avenue
Melrose Park, Illinois 60160
(c) Principal Business: Leonard H. Lavin, an individual, is a
Director, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Alberto. Carol L. Bernick,
an individual, is a Director and
Executive Vice President and Assistant
Secretary of Alberto and the President
of Alberto-Culver USA, Inc., a
subsidiary of Alberto.
(d) Prior Criminal
Convictions: None
(e) Prior Civil Proceedings
with Respect to Federal
or State Securities Laws: None
(f) Place of Organization: U.S. Citizen
An additional 3,148,908 shares of Alberto Class B Common Stock and 412,852
shares of Alberto Class A Common Stock (which are not included above)
are held by Lavin's husband. Lavin has no beneficial interest in such
shares and beneficial ownership of them is disclaimed.
The Class B shares owned by Lavin and the percentage holdings specified
herein also do not reflect the 278,044 shares of Alberto Class A Common
Stock held in the name of Lavin Family Foundation, or 50,100 shares and
184,664 shares of Alberto Class A Common Stock, respectively, held by
Lavin solely in her capacity as co-trustee of a trust and sole trustee
of trusts, respectively, for the benefit of Lavin's children and grand-
children.
(c) None, except as indicated in Item 3.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with
Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
None.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
None.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: January 11, 1995
Signature: /s/ Bernice E. Lavin
Name/Title: Bernice E. Lavin, individually,
and as co-trustee of the BEL April,
1994 Grantor Annuity Trust and
another trust and as sole trustee
of trusts for the benefit of her
children and grandchildren
