UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Stephen Blum
15501 North Dial Boulevard
Suite 2212
AZ, Scottsdale 85260-1619
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Dial Corporation (DL)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
4/21/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President-Investor Relations
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security|2. |2A. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Trans-|Exec- |Trans | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|action|ution |action| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | | A/| | Owned Following |Indir | |
|Date | Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | Reported Trans(s)|ect(I)| |
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The Dial Corporation| | | | | | | |656.954 |I |By 401(k) Savings Plan |
Common Stock (401(K| | | | | | | | | | |
) Stock Holdings) | | | | | | | | | | |
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The Dial Corporation|4/21/ | |I | |3.325 |A |19.41 |1615.779828 |D | |
Common Stock (Emplo|2003 | | | | | | | | | |
yee Stock Purchase P| | | | | | | | | | |
lan) | | | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |3A. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Derivative |version |Trans- |Deemed|Trans-| rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
Security |or Exer |action | |action| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | |Execu-| | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| |ution | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned Follow|ire| |
|Secu- |(Month/|(Month| | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |ing Reported|ct | |
|rity |Day/ |/Day/ |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Trans- |(I)| |
| |Year) |Year) | | | | | | | | |action(s) | | |
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Options - Rig|10.9375 | | | | | | |1 |09/11|The Dial Cor| | |60000 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2010|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|17.9850 | | | | | | |1 |03/28|The Dial Cor| | |16667 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2012|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|17.7700 | | | | | | |1 |03/12|The Dial Cor| | |60000 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2010|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options-Right|13.4688 | | | | | | |1 |01/25|The Dial Cor| | |60000 |D | |
To Buy | | | | | | | | |/2011|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Phantom Stock|1-for-1 | | | | | | |2 | |The Dial Cor| | |1327.2626514|D | |
Units | | | | | | | | | |poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Phantom Stock|1-for-1 | | | | | | |3 | |The Dial Cor| | |5309.0606526|D | |
Units | | | | | | | | | |poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan. 1/3 of the options vest
on the first anniversary of the grant date; 1/3 vest after the second
anniversary of the grant date; and the final 1/3 vest after the third
anniversary of the grant date. All op
tions vest in the event of a change in control. Each option contains a Change
in Control Cash-Out whereby, in the event of a change in control, the
participant may elect to surrender all or part of the stock option to the
Corporation and to receive cash i
2. Discount stock units accrued under the Corporation's Management Deferred
Compensation Plan.
3. Phantom stock units accrued under the Corporation's Management Deferred
Compensation Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Stephen Blum
/s/ Dianne B. Stoehr Attorney-In-Fact