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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BAKER W RANDOLPH   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. [BUD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP and CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE BUSCH PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/14/2008 (Street) ST. LOUIS, MO 63118-1852 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 ($1 par value) 05/14/2008   M   3,336 A $ 29.9688 239,035 D   Common Stock ($1 par value) 05/14/2008   F   1,922 D $ 52.025 237,113 D   Common Stock ($1 par value) 05/14/2008   M   196,664 A $ 29.9688 433,777 D   Common Stock ($1 par value) 05/14/2008   F   146,785 (1) D $ 52.025 286,992 D   Common Stock ($1 par value)               41,200 I TR UA Spouse's trusts FBO daughters Common Stock ($1 par value)               5,360 I By daughters Common Stock ($1 par value)               33,520 (2) I 401(k) plan

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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

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) - ISO

$ 29.9688

05/14/2008

M

3,336

(3)

11/24/2008

Common Stock

3,336

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) - NQ

$ 29.9688

05/14/2008

M

196,664

(4)

11/24/2008

Common Stock

196,664

$ 0

0

D

Phantom Stock Units

(5)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

(6)

7,961 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BAKER W RANDOLPH ONE BUSCH PLACE ST. LOUIS, MO 63118-1852			VP and CFO

Signatures

W. Randolph Baker		05/16/2008
**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 33,497 shares withheld to pay taxes.
(2)	Based on the latest plan statement as of March 31, 2008.
(3)	Options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on 11/25/1999.
(4)	Options vested as follows: 65,555 on 11/25/1999; 65,555 on 11/25/2000; 65,554 on 11/25/2001.
(5)	Each phantom share represents the value of one actual share of Common Stock.
(6)	Represents reporting person's interest in phantom shares of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. resulting from participation in the Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Restoration Plan. Phantom shares have no exercise feature nor any expiration date.

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