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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Busch IV, August A.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
One Busch Place
(Street)
St. Louis, MO 63118-1852
(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD)
3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) |
4. Statement for (Month/Year) October 31, 2002
5. If Amendment,
Date of Original (Month/Year) |
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable) Director
10% Owner
X Officer
Other
Officer/Other
Description
Vice President and Group Executive
7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Individual Filing
Joint/Group Filing
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
3. Transaction Code and Voluntary Code (Instr. 8) Code | V
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount | A/D | Price
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5. Amount of
Securities Beneficially Owned at End ofMonth (Instr. 3 and 4) |
6. Owner-
ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. Nature of
Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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COMMON STOCK ($1 par value)
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34,695 |
D (1)
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COMMON STOCK ($1 par value)
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5,389 (2) |
I (1)
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401(k) plan
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COMMON STOCK ($1 par value)
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10/31/2002
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S |
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49,616 | D | $53.0200
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0 |
I
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(3)
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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). (over)
SEC 1474 (3-99) |
| Busch IV, August A. - October 31, 2002 |
| Form 4 (continued) |
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3) |
2. Conver-
sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security |
3. Transaction
Date (Month/ Day/ Year) |
4. Transaction
Code and Voluntary (V) Code (Instr.8) Code | V
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3,4 and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) (DE) | (ED)
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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 at End of Month (Instr.4) |
10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4) |
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** 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. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. |
/s/ August A. Busch IV ________________________________ 11-04-2002 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Page 2
SEC 1474 (3-99) |
| Busch IV, August A. - October 31, 2002 |
| Form 4 (continued) |
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FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD) Form 4 - October 31, 2002 August A. Busch IV
One Busch Place St. Louis, MO 63118-1852 Explanation of responses: (1) In connection with the Rights Agreement adopted by the Company, Preferred Stock Purchase Rights were distributed to shareholders and are deemed to be attached to the shares of Common Stock of the Company listed on this Form. One-quarter of a Preferred Stock Purchase Right is attached to each share of common stock. If and when the Rights become exercisable, the holder of each Right initially would be entitled to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Series Junior B Participating Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $195 (both the number of fractional shares and the purchase price are subject to adjustment). (2) Based on plan statement as of October 1, 2002. (3) As trustee of trust FBO reporting person's sister. Beneficial ownership is disclaimed. |
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