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 *
MUELLER CHARLES W
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANGELICA CORP /NEW/ [AGL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/04/2008
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63103		 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 07/29/2008   G V 507 D $ 0 28,433 (1) I Spouse's Living Trust (2)
Common Stock 07/30/2008   G V 2,525 D $ 0 25,908 (1) I Spouse's Living Trust (2)
Common Stock 08/04/2008   D   25,908 (3) D $ 22 0 I Spouse's Living Trust (2)

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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
Director Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.25 08/04/2008   D     2,000   (4)(8) 05/23/2009 Common Stock 2,000 $ 0 (8) 0 D  
Director Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.935 08/04/2008   D     2,000   (5)(8) 05/30/2010 Common Stock 2,000 $ 0 (8) 0 D  
Director Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.675 08/04/2008   D     2,000   (6)(8) 05/29/2011 Common Stock 2,000 $ 0 (8) 0 D  
Director Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.82 08/04/2008   D     2,000   (7)(8) 05/28/2012 Common Stock 2,000 $ 0 (8) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MUELLER CHARLES W
1901 CHOUTEAU AVENUE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63103		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Charles W. Mueller   08/04/2008
**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) Includes 147 shares acquired pursuant to Angelica Corporation Dividend Reinvestment since the reporting person's last ownership report.
(2) Reporting person is co-trustee of spouse's living trust; spouse is sole beneficiary.
(3) In connection with the merger of Clothesline Acquisition Corporation with and into the Issuer, shares of the Issuer's common stock were converted into the right to receive $22.00 per share, without interest.
(4) This option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning May 23, 2001.
(5) This option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning May 30, 2002.
(6) This option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning May 29, 2003.
(7) This option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning May 28, 2004.
(8) The above options were tendered by the Reporting Person to the Issuer in connection with the Offer to Purchase for Cash All Outstanding Options to Purchase Shares of Common Stock with an Exercise Price of Less than $22.00 per Share (such Offer, an exhibit to the Schedule TO initially filed by the Issuer with the Commission on July 3, 2008), which Offer expired on August 4, 2008. All tendered options were cancelled and the Issuer paid to the Reporting Person with respect to each separate option grant a cash amount, without interest and less any applicable tax withholdings, of the "spread value" of such option grant, which is the product of (a) the excess of $22.00 over the per share exercise price of such option multiplied by (b) the aggregate number of shares of the Issuer's common stock issuable upon exercise of such option.

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