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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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

o	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Name and Address of Reporting
Person*

Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol

I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

Tooker, Stephen L.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

The Dial Corporation (DL)

15501 North Dial Boulevard
Suite 2212

(Street)

Statement for Month/Day/Year

If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

10/15/2002

Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)

Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)

Scottsdale, AZ 85260-1619

(City) (State) (Zip)
United States

Director

10% Owner

Form Filed by One Reporting Person

Officer (give title below)

Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Other (specify below)

Vice President & General Manager- Laundry Care

Reminder:		Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*		If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)

2A.

Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

Securities Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Amount of Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)

Ownership
Form:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

3,000.00

The Dial Corporation Common Stock (401(K) Stock Holdings)

939.12

2,524.61(1)

401(k) Savings Plan

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Title of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 3)

Conversion or Exercise
Price of Derivative
Security

Transaction
Date
(Month/Day/Year)

3A.

Deemed Execution
Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction
Code
(Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative Securities
Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

(A)

(D)

Options - Right to Buy

14.8438

Options - Right to Buy

11.1531

Options - Right to Buy

11.9108

Options - Right to Buy

12.8750

Options - Right to Buy

20.8125

Options - Right to Buy

29.7188

Options - Right to Buy

13.4688

Phantom Stock Units

1-for-1

1.51

Phantom Stock Units

1-for-1

6.05

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

Price of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 5)

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)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

(2)

03/01/2010

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

9,100.00

(3)

08/17/2004

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

5,774.00

(3)

08/16/2005

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

5,980.00

(4)

09/24/2006

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

3,766.00

(4)

12/31/2007

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

3,500.00

(5)

08/04/2009

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

7,000.00

(2)

01/25/2011

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

100,000.00

(6)

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

1.51

118.32

(7)

The Dial Corporation Common Stock

6.05

791.25

Explanation of Responses:

1. Between January 1 and September 30, 2002, the reporting person acquired 939.12 shares of The Dial Corporation Common Stock under The Dial Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan.

2. 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 options 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 in an amount equal to the amount by which the Change in Control Price per share of stock shall exceed the exercisable price per share of stock under the stock option multiplied by the number of shares of stock granted under the stock option.

3. Granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan. The Corporation may permit a participant exercising an option to surrender stock to which participant is entitled as a result of such exercise to satisfy a tax withholding requirement. 50% of the options are exercisable one year after grant and 100% exercisable two years after grant.

4. Granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan. Options vest 1/3 after the stock price increases 33% over the grant price, 1/3 after the stock price increases 66 2/3%, and the final 1/3 after the stock price doubles with no vesting in less than 12 months. All options vest in the event of a change in control or 5 years from the date of grant. 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 in an amount equal to the amount by which the Change in Control Price per share of stock shall exceed the exercisable price per share of stock under the stock option multiplied by the number of shares of stock granted under the stock option.

5. Granted pursuant to the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan. Options vest 1/3 after the stock price increases 20% over grant price, but only if 1 year has passed since grant date; 1/3 after the stock price increases 40%, but only if 2 years have passed since grant date; and the final 1/3 after the stock price increases 60%, but only if 3 years have passed since grant date. All options vest in the event of a change in control or 5 years form the grant date. 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 in an amount equal to the amount by which the Change in Control Price per share of stock shall exceed the exercisable price per share of stock under the stock option multiplied by the number of shares of stock granted under the stock option.

6. Between January 1 and October 15, 2002, the reporting person acquired 1.51 discount phantom stock units at a price range of $16.35 to $21.44 as a result of dividend payments paid under the Corporation's Management Deferred Compensation Plan, but which vest at the end of the second plan year following the plan year in which such units were acquired.

7. Between January 1 and October 15, 2002, the reporting person acquired 6.05 phantom stock units at a price range of $16.35 to $21.44 as a result of dividend payments paid under the Corporations's Management Deferred Compensation Plan.

/s/ Lucinda K. Stewart		10-17-02
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Attorney-In-Fact

**		Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:		File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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SECTION 16 POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Christopher J. Littlefield, Lucinda K. Stewart and Dianne B. Stoehr, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

		(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as an officer and/or director of The Dial Corporation (the “Company”), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

		(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

		(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 19 day of August 2002.


/s/ Stephen L. Tooker
Signature

Stephen L. Tooker
Print Name

TOOKER STEPHEN L 4