BANKERS TRUST COMPANY
One Bankers Trust Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Damian P. Reitemeyer Mailing Address:
Vice President P.O. Box 318
Telephone: 212-250-4599 Church Street Station
New York, NY 10008
February 14, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC Document Control
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Filing Desk
Dear Sirs:
Re: Filing of Schedule 13G on
The Dial Corp.
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the following is
one copy of the Schedule 13G with respect to the common
stock of the above referenced corporation.
Please acknowledge your receipt of the Schedule 13G filing
submission through the EDGAR-Link System software, by E-Mail
confirmation.
Sincerely,
Damian P. Reitemeyer
Enclosures
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 2 )*
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The Dial Corp.
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NAME OF ISSUER:
Common Stock (Par Value $1.50)
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TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
252470109
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CUSIP NUMBER
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement [ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing
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.)
*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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).
(Continued on following page(s))
CUSIP No. 252470109 Page 1 of 5 Pages
1.NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Bankers Trust New York Corporation and its wholly owned
Subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, as Trustee for various
employee benefit plans and investment advisor.13-6180473.
2.CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(A) [ ]
(B) [ ]
3.SEC USE ONLY
4.CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Both Bankers Trust New York Corporation and Bankers Trust
Company are New York Corporations.
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
9.AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
10.CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
CUSIP No. 252470109 Page 2 of 5 Pages
11.PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
12.TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
Bankers Trust New York Corporation - HC
Bankers Trust Company - BK
Item 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER:
The Dial Corp.
Item 1(b) ADDRESS OF ISSUER S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
Dial Tower
Phoenix, AZ 85077
Item 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation, and its wholly-
owned subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company, as
Trustee for various employee benefit plans, and
investment advisor.
Item 2(b) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:
280 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Item 2(c) CITIZENSHIP:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation and Bankers
Trust Company, as Trustee for various employee
benefit plans, and investment advisor, are both
corporations incorporated in the State of New York
with their principal business offices located in
New York.
CUSIP No. 252470109 Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 2(d) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Common Stock (Par Value $1.50) of The Dial Corp.,
a Delaware corporation.
Item 2(e) CUSIP NUMBER:
252470109
Item 3 THE PERSON FILING IS A:
For Bankers Trust New York Corporation,
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with
Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
For Bankers Trust Company
(b) [X] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
Item 4 OWNERSHIP:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
(b) Percent of Class:
(c) Number of shares as to which the Bank has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:
[X]
CUSIP No. 252470109 Page 4 of 5 Pages
Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF
ANOTHER PERSON:
Not applicable.
Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE
SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING
REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:
See Item 3 above.
Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF
THE GROUP:
Not applicable.
Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not applicable
CUSIP No. 252470109 Page 5 of 5 Pages
Item 10 CERTIFICATION:
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of
and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE:
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: as of December 31, 1995
Signature: Bankers Trust New York Corporation
By: /s/James T. Byrne, Jr.
Name: James T. Byrne, Jr.
Title: Secretary
EXHIBIT TO ITEM 7
The chain of ownership from Bankers Trust New York
Corporation to Bankers Trust Company is shown below:
Bankers Trust New York Corporation
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100%
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Bankers Trust Company
