Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SCHMIDT GARY P
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALBERTO CULVER CO [ACV]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SR. VP, Gen. Coun. & Sec.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
745 WHITE WILLOW BAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/16/2006
(Street)

PALATINE, IL 60067
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/16/2006   D   13,014 D (1) 0 D  
Common Stock 11/16/2006   D   2,797 D (1) 0 I Profit Sharing Plan
Common Stock 11/16/2006   D   9,901 D (1) 0 I 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 34.227 11/16/2006   D     12,000   (2) 09/30/2012 Common Stock 12,000 (3) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 39.543 11/16/2006   D     15,750   (2) 09/30/2013 Common Stock 15,750 (3) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 43.83 11/16/2006   D     19,300   (2) 09/30/2014 Common Stock 19,300 (3) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 44.4 11/16/2006   D     20,000   (2) 09/30/2015 Common Stock 20,000 (3) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 21.77 11/16/2006   D     7,875   (2) 09/30/2011 Common Stock 7,875 (3) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SCHMIDT GARY P
745 WHITE WILLOW BAY
PALATINE, IL 60067
      SR. VP, Gen. Coun. & Sec.  

Signatures

 By: /s/ James M. Spira as Attorney-in-Fact for Gary P. Schmidt   11/17/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Disposition of shares of common stock, including shares of restricted stock, in a merger of one of the issuer's subsidiaries into the issuer to effect the formation of a holding company (the "Holding Company Merger"). In the Holding Company Merger, the shares of common stock, including shares of restricted stock, of the issuer were converted, on a one-for-one basis, into shares of common stock, including shares of restricted stock, of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. ("Sally Beauty Holdings") pursuant to an Investment Agreement dated as of June 19, 2006, as amended, among the issuer and certain of its subsidiaries and CDRS Acquisition LLC.
(2) This option, to the extent unexercisable, became exercisable in full on November 16, 2006.
(3) This option was assumed by Sally Beauty Holdings in the Holding Company Merger and replaced with an option to purchase a number of shares of common stock of Sally Beauty Holdings equal to the number of shares subject to this option at an exercise price equal to the exercise price of this option.

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