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
Thomas L. Gossage
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
4/17/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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| | | | | | | |2000 |D | |
Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | |
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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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Phantom Stock|1-for-1 |4/17/ 2| |A | |48.529064 |A |1 | |The Dial Cor|48.5291|19.4550|23645.991247|D | |
Units | |003 | | | | | | | |poration Com| | |6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|14.4250 | | | | | | |2 |06/07|The Dial Cor| | |6200 |D | |
ht To Buy | | | | | | | | |/2011|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|14.4250 | | | | | | |3 |06/07|The Dial Cor| | |6200 |D | |
ht To Buy | | | | | | | | |/2011|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|11.9108 | | | | | | |2 |08/16|The Dial Cor| | |11961 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2005|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|13.3750 | | | | | | |2 |08/15|The Dial Cor| | |13400 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2006|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|16.5313 | | | | | | |2 |08/08|The Dial Cor| | |5500 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2007|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|23.1563 | | | | | | |2 |08/20|The Dial Cor| | |3900 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2008|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|27.0000 | | | | | | |2 |8/19/|The Dial Cor| | |3300 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |2009 |poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|10.8438 | | | | | | |2 |08/17|The Dial Cor| | |8300 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2010|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|9.1225 | | | | | | |2 |11/23|The Dial Cor| | |11961 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2003|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|11.1531 | | | | | | |2 |08/17|The Dial Cor| | |9899 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |/2004|poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Options - Rig|19.7800 | | | | | | |2 |6/6/2|The Dial Cor| | |4600 |D | |
ht to Buy | | | | | | | | |012 |poration Com| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | |mon Stock | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. On April 17, 2003, the reporting person acquired 48.53 phantom stock units
at a price of $19.455 as a result of the dividend payment under the
Corporations Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.
2. Annual stock option award granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan.
50% of the options are exercisable one year after grant and 100% exercisable
two years after grant.
3. Refresher stock option award granted after each successive five years of
service pursuant to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan. 50% of the options are
exercisable one year after grant and 100% exercisable two years after grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Thomas L. Gossage
/s/ Dianne B. Stoehr, Attorney-In-Fact