As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 17, 1999
Registration No. 333-43711
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under The Securities Act of 1933
ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-2257936
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2525 Armitage Avenue
Melrose Park, Illinois 60160
(708) 450-3000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive
offices)
Gary P. Schmidt Copies to:
Vice President and General Counsel Willard G. Fraumann, P.C.
Alberto-Culver Company Kirkland & Ellis
2525 Armitage Avenue 200 East Randolph Drive
Melrose Park, IL 60160 Chicago, IL 60601
(708) 450-3262 (312) 861-2000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Withdrawing Unsold Shares from Registration
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
The registrant files this post-effective amendment, pursuant to its
undertaking, for the purpose of withdrawing from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 174,947 shares of Class A Common Stock, $.22
par value, of the registrant previously registered under this registration
statement and remaining unsold upon the termination of the sales of shares
covered by this registration statement.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration
statement, or amendment thereto, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in Melrose Park, Illinois on February 8, 1999.
ALBERTO-CULVER COMPANY
By: /s/ Gary P. Schmidt
Name: Gary P. Schmidt (Agent for Service of Process)
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
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