AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 11, 2007
Registration Statement No. 333-_______
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 43-1162835
(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
One Busch Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
(Address of principal executive offices)
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR ELECTIVE STOCK ACQUISITION PLAN
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
2006 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
(Full title of Plans)
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JoBeth G. Brown, Esq. Copies to:
Vice President and Secretary Geetha Rao Sant, Esq.
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. The Stolar Partnership LLP
One Busch Place 911 Washington Avenue, 7th Fl
St. Louis, Missouri 63118 St. Louis, Missouri 63101
(Name and address of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Amount Proposed Proposed Amount of
class of to be maximum maximum registration
securities Registered offering aggregate fee
to be registered (1) price offering (3)
per share price
(2) (2)
Common Stock,
$1 Par Value Per Share 300,000 Shares $51.72 $15,516,000 $476.34
Less Registration
Fee Carried Forward $(476.34)
Total 300,000 Shares $51.72 $15,516,000 $-0-
(1) Represents (i) 200,000 shares of Registrant's Common Stock previously issued or reserved for
future issuance under the Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. Non-Employee Director Elective Stock
Acquisition Plan (the "Elective Stock Plan") and (ii) 100,000 shares of Registrant's Common
Stock previously issued or reserved for future issuance under the Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc.
2006 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Restricted Stock Plan"). In
accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to cover any additional securities that may from time to time be
offered or issued pursuant to the Elective Stock Plan and the Restricted Stock Plan to prevent
dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalization or similar transactions.
(2) Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. In accordance with
Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, the proposed offering price of shares
was based on the average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange for
July 6, 2007.
(3) In connection with the filing of the Form S-8 Registration Statement (Registration No.
333-124589) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 3, 2005
(the "2005 Registration Statement"), the Registrant paid a total fee of $176,514.24, of which
$76,764.54 was paid with respect to 13,916,528 shares which were subsequently deregistered (the
"Deregistered Shares") from the 2005 Registration Statement by a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to Form S-8 Registration Statement filed with the Commission on May 3, 2007. Pursuant to rule
457(p) under the Securities Act of 1933, $69,724.31 of said previous registration fee paid in
connection with registration of the Deregistered Shares under the 2005 Registration Statement
was offset against the total registration fee that otherwise would have been due with respect to
45,000,000 shares registered under the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 2007 Equity and Incentive
Plan on the Form S-8 Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-142571) filed with the
Commission on May 3, 2007, leaving $7,040.23 remaining to be offset against future registration
fees. Pursuant to rule 457(p) under the Securities Act of 1933, an additional $476.34 of said
$76,764.54 previous registration fee paid in connection with registration of the Deregistered
Shares under the 2005 Registration Statement is being offset against the total registration fee
that otherwise would have been currently due with respect to the 300,000 shares being registered
under this Registration Statement. Therefore, no additional registration fee is required with
respect to the 300,000 shares to be registered hereunder.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed to register shares of common stock,
par value $1.00 per share, of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (the "Company"),
consisting of (i) shares previously issued, or that will be issued, pursuant to
the Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. Non-Employee Director Elective Stock
Acquisition Plan and (ii) shares previously issued, or that will be issued,
pursuant to the Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. 2006 Restricted Stock Plan for
Non-Employee Directors.
This Registration Statement includes a "reoffer" prospectus, prepared in
accordance with Part I of Form S-3 (pursuant to Instruction C of the General
Instructions to Form S-8), which is included below immediately prior to Part I
of this Registration Statement. The reoffer prospectus permits reoffers and
resales of only those previously issued shares referred to above that
constitute "restricted securities" within the meaning of Form S-8, by certain
of the Company's stockholders, as more fully set forth therein.
REOFFER PROSPECTUS
ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
46,962 Shares of Common Stock
Acquired by the Selling Stockholders Under the
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR ELECTIVE STOCK ACQUISITION PLAN
AND
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
2006 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS
This Reoffer Prospectus (the "Prospectus") relates to an aggregate of up
to 46,962 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), which may be offered and sold from time to time by certain
stockholders of the Company (the "Selling Stockholders") who have previously
acquired such Shares pursuant to the Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. Non-
Employee Director Elective Stock Acquisition Plan (the "Elective Stock Plan")
and the Anheuser Busch Companies, Inc. 2006 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-
Employee Directors (the "Restricted Stock Plan") (the Elective Stock Plan and
the Restricted Stock Plan collectively referred to hereinafter as the "Plans").
See "Selling Stockholders" below. This Prospectus does not relate to any shares
of Common Stock issued under the Plans after the date of this Prospectus. The
Company's Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under
the symbol "BUD". On July 6, 2007, the last reported sales price of the
Company's Common Stock on the NYSE was $51.63 per share.
The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from sales of the Shares
by any of the Selling Stockholders. The Shares may be offered from time to
time by any or all of the Selling Stockholders (and their donees and pledgees)
only in one or more transactions on or through the New York Stock Exchange (or
any successor stock exchange), at such prices as the Selling Stockholder may
determine, which may relate to market prices prevailing at the time of sale.
See "Plan of Distribution". All costs, expenses and fees in connection with
the registration of the Shares will be borne by the Company. Brokerage
commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, attributable to the offer or
sale of the Shares will be borne by the Selling Stockholder (or their donees
and pledgees).
Each Selling Stockholder and any broker executing selling orders on behalf
of a Selling Stockholder may be deemed to be an "underwriter" as defined in the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Any commissions
paid to broker-dealers and, if broker-dealers purchase any of the Shares as
principals, any profits received by such broker-dealers on the resale of the
Shares, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the
Securities Act. In addition, any profits realized by the Selling Stockholders
may be deemed to be underwriting commissions.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED
UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus is July 9, 2007.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS 1
RISK FACTORS 1
USE OF PROCEEDS 1
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS 2
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 5
LEGAL MATTERS 6
EXPERTS 6
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE 7
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION 8
No person is authorized to give any information or represent anything not
contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or any prospectus
supplement. This Prospectus and any prospectus supplement do not constitute an
offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities in any
jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation in such jurisdiction. The information contained in this
Prospectus or any prospectus supplement, as well as information incorporated by
reference, is current only as of the date of that information. The Company's
business, financial condition and results of operations may have changed since
that date.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This Prospectus relates to 46,962 Shares of the Company's Common Stock
previously acquired by the Selling Stockholders under the Plans. This
Prospectus does not relate to any shares of Common Stock issued under the Plans
after the date of this Prospectus. The Selling Stockholders described in this
Prospectus may sell the Shares until the Company terminates this offering.
Most of the information about the Company that you need to know before you
invest in the Shares is not included in this Prospectus, but rather is
incorporated by reference into this Prospectus. You should obtain and read the
information described below under the headings "Incorporation of Certain
Documents by Reference" and "Where You Can Find More Information" in order to
have all the important information about the Company.
RISK FACTORS
The information included and incorporated by reference in this Prospectus
contains "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. These statements describe the Company's plans and beliefs
concerning future business conditions and the outlook for the Company based on
currently available information. The Company's actual results could differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements due to a
number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the
risks discussed in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and in our more recent
filings with the SEC which are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus.
See "Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference" below.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares by
the Selling Stockholders.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
This Prospectus relates to Shares that are being registered for reoffers
and resales by the Selling Stockholders, all of whom are non-employee directors
of the Company who have acquired Shares pursuant to the Plans prior to the date
of this Prospectus. The information in the table below sets forth, for each
Selling Stockholder, based upon information available to us as of July 6, 2007,
the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock beneficially owned before
and after the sale of the Shares (assuming the sales of all Shares) and the
percentage of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common Stock beneficially
owned after the sale of the Shares.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the
Commission, is based upon 747,213,894 shares of the Company's Common Stock
outstanding as of July 6, 2007, and generally includes voting or investment
power with respect to securities. Options to purchase shares of the Company's
Common Stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of
the date of this Prospectus are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially
owned by the person holding such options for the purpose of computing the
percentage ownership of such person but are not treated as outstanding for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Shares of
restricted stock, whether vested or unvested, are deemed to be outstanding and
to be beneficially owned by the person holding such restricted stock for the
purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such person and are treated as
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of each other
person. After the resale of all Shares that may be so offered for resale
pursuant to this Prospectus, and assuming no other changes in beneficial
ownership of the Company's Common Stock after the date of this Prospectus, with
the exception of Mr. August A. Busch III, whose beneficial ownership of the
Company's Common Stock would represent 1.3% of the Company's Common Stock
outstanding, each Selling Stockholder would own less than 1% of the Company's
Common Stock outstanding.
The table below also sets forth "Shares Available to be Sold" which
represents the maximum number of Shares that could be sold under this
Prospectus by the Selling Stockholder. The amounts listed under "Shares
Available to be Sold" do not constitute commitments to sell any or all of the
stated number of Shares. The actual number of Shares to be sold, if any, will
be determined from time to time by each Selling Stockholder in his or her
discretion. We have not been informed whether any Selling Stockholders intend
to sell any Shares. The inclusion in the table of the individuals named
therein shall not be deemed to be an admission that any such individuals are
"affiliates" of the Company.
Each of the Selling Stockholders is a member of the Board of Directors of
the Company. Other than the position as a director and as otherwise indicated
below, none of the Selling Stockholders has held any position with the Company
or its subsidiaries over the past three years.
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Number of
Shares to be
Number of Number of Beneficially
Shares Beneficially Shares Available Owned/Percentage
Selling Shareholder (1) Owned to be Sold After Completion
of Offering
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August A. Busch III 9,921,181 (2) 500 9,920,681 / 1.3%
(former Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Company
from 1977 through November 30,
2006)
Carlos Fernandez G. 57,264 (3) 5,914 51,350/*
James J. Forese 26,001 (4) 1,000 25,001/*
John E. Jacob 1,313,557 (5) 500 1,313,057/*
(former Executive Vice
President Global
Communications of the
Company from 2002 through
November 30, 2006)
James R. Jones 37,883 (6) 1,000 36,883/*
Charles F. Knight 66,001 (7) 1,000 65,001/*
Vernon R. Loucks, Jr. 38,001 (8) 1,000 37,001/*
Vilma S. Martinez 34,612 (9) 1,000 33,612/*
William Porter Payne 39,411 (10) 5,010 34,401/*
Joyce M. Roche' 35,257 (11) 1,656 33,601/*
Henry Hugh Shelton 33,198 (12) 8,197 25,001/*
Patrick T. Stokes 6,940,549 (13) 500 6,940,049/*
(Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company since
December 1, 2006 and former
President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company from
2002 through November 30, 2006)
Andrew C. Taylor 75,686 (14) 17,685 58,001/*
Douglas A. Warner III 48,001 (15) 1,000 47,001/*
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. 25,001 (16) 1,000 24,001/*
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* Less than 1%
(1) Each of the Selling Stockholders is a non-employee director of the Company.
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(2) The number of shares includes 5,378,462 shares that are subject to currently exercisable
stock options, of which 200,000 are held in trusts for the benefit of children of Mr. Busch III,
and 7,028 shares of unvested restricted stock. Of the shares shown, Mr. Busch III has shared
voting and shared investment power as to 1,059,836 shares and 2,048,064 shares are held in
trusts of which Mr. Busch III is income beneficiary and as to which he has certain rights, but
as to which he has no voting or investment power. 84,898 shares beneficially owned by members
of his immediate family are not included.
(3) The number of shares includes 20,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(4) The number of shares includes 15,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(5) The number of shares includes 1,214,638 shares that are subject to currently exercisable
stock options, of which 80,000 are held in a trust for the benefit of the child of Mr. Jacob,
and 1,359 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(6) The number of shares includes 33,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock. Mr. Jones has shared voting and shared
investment power with respect to 2,214 of these shares.
(7) The number of shares includes 33,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(8) The number of shares includes 33,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock. 4,000 of the shares held by Mr. Loucks
have been pledged as security.
(9) The number of shares includes 33,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(10) The number of shares includes 33,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(11) The number of shares includes 33,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(12) The number of shares includes 25,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(13) The number of shares includes 6,900,821 shares that are subject to currently exercisable
stock options (of which 1,366,621 are held in a family partnership), 351,252 shares that are
held in a family partnership for which Mr. Stokes' wife has shared voting and shared investment
power, and 15,645 shares that are held in a trust in which Mr. Stokes and his wife have an
economic interest, but as to which they have no voting or investment power. Also included are
13,613 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(14) The number of shares includes 33,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(15) The number of shares includes 33,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
(16) The number of shares includes 20,001 shares that are subject to currently exercisable stock
options and 833 shares of unvested restricted stock.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The purpose of the Prospectus is to permit the Selling Stockholders, if
they desire, to offer for sale and sell the Shares they previously acquired
pursuant to the Plans at such times as the Selling Stockholders choose.
The decision to sell any Shares is within the discretion of the holders
thereof, subject generally to the Company's policies affecting the timing and
manner of sale of Common Stock by certain individuals. There can be no
assurance that any Shares will be sold by the Selling Stockholders.
The Selling Stockholders may sell the Shares only for their own accounts.
The Selling Stockholders, their donees or other transferees and successors in
interest permitted to use Form S-8 under General Instruction A of Form S-8, may
sell or transfer Shares for value only in one or more transactions on or
through the New York Stock Exchange (or any successor stock exchange) at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to those market
prices.
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers that act in connection
with the sale of Shares might be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning
of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, and any commissions received by such
broker-dealers and any profit on the resale of the Shares sold by them while
acting as principals might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or
commissions under the Securities Act. The Selling Stockholders may agree to
indemnify any agent, dealer or broker-dealer that participates in transactions
involving sales of the Shares against certain liabilities, including
liabilities arising under the Securities Act. None of the Selling
Stockholders, at the date of this Prospectus, has any agreement, arrangement or
understanding with any broker or dealer to sell any of the Shares. All selling
and other expenses incurred by individual Selling Stockholders will be borne by
those Selling Stockholders.
Because the Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be "underwriters" within
the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, the Selling Stockholders
will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act,
which may include deemed delivery by brokers or dealers pursuant to Rule 153
under the Securities Act in connection with sales effected between brokers or
dealers on or through the New York Stock Exchange.
The Selling Stockholders also may resell all or a portion of the Shares in
open market transactions in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act,
provided they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of such Rule.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the shares of the Company's Common Stock being offered
hereby has been passed upon for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. by The Stolar
Partnership LLP. Attorneys and non-clerical personnel at The Stolar
Partnership LLP who have participated in the preparation of the opinion have,
collectively, a combined direct and indirect interest in the Company.
EXPERTS
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm,
has audited the Company's consolidated financial statements and the related
financial statement schedules which appear in the Company's 2006 Annual Report
to Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and management's
assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2006 as set forth in their reports,
which are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and elsewhere in the
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part. The Company's
financial statements and related financial statement schedules and management's
assessment are incorporated by reference in reliance on PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP's reports, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Registrant's independent registered public
accounting firm, has no interest in the Company.
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents are incorporated in this Prospectus by reference:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006, including information specifically incorporated by reference into the
Form 10-K from the Company's 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders, and the
amendment to such Form 10-K on Form 10-K/A filed on May 29, 2007.
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007.
(c) The Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2007 annual meeting
of stockholders.
(d) The Company's current reports on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2007,
February 1, 2007, February 14, 2007, February 28, 2007, and April 25, 2007.
(e) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since December 31, 2006.
(f) The description of the Registrant's shares of common stock contained
in the Registrant's registration statements filed under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, File No. 1-7823, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such descriptions.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company or the Plans pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to the registration
statement of which this Prospectus is a part which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents (but this shall
not include any document that is merely furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission).
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to
be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or
is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
earlier statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this
Prospectus.
The information relating to the Company contained in this Prospectus
should be read together with the information in the documents incorporated by
reference.
The Company hereby undertakes to provide without charge to each person to
whom a copy of this Prospectus has been delivered, upon the written or oral
request of any such person, a copy of any and all of the documents referred to
above which have been or may be incorporated in this Prospectus by reference,
other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated
by reference into such documents. Requests for such copies should be directed
to: Vice President and Secretary, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Mail Code
202-6, One Busch Place, St. Louis, MO 63118 (Phone: 314-577-3314).
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the information requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, in accordance
therewith, files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). The reports, proxy
statements and other information filed by the Company with the Commission can
be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Room of the Commission at 100 F
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material also may be
obtained by mail from the Public Reference Room of the Commission, 100 F
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. Information
regarding the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling
the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Additionally, the Commission maintains an
Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information regarding registrants that file electronically with the Commission
and that is located at http://www.sec.gov.
This Prospectus constitutes part of a Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed on the date hereof (herein, together with all amendments and exhibits,
referred to as the "Registration Statement") by the Company with the Commission
under the Securities Act. This Prospectus does not contain all of the
information set forth in the Registration Statement, certain parts of which are
omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. For
further information with respect to the Company and the Common Stock, reference
is hereby made to the Registration Statement. Statements contained herein
concerning the provisions of any contract, agreement or other document are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of
such contract, agreement or other document filed as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the Commission. Each such
statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference. Copies of the
Registration Statement together with exhibits may be inspected at the offices
of the Commission as indicated above without charge and copies thereof may be
obtained therefrom upon payment of a prescribed fee.
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PART I
The Section 10(a) prospectus relating to the Plans is omitted from this
Registration Statement pursuant to the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference
The following documents are incorporated in this registration statement by
reference:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2006, including information specifically incorporated by reference into the
Form 10-K from the Company's 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders, and the
amendment to such Form 10-K on Form 10-K/A filed on May 29, 2007.
(b) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2007.
(c) The Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2007 annual meeting
of stockholders.
(d) The Company's current reports on Form 8-K filed on January 5, 2007,
February 1, 2007, February 14, 2007, February 28, 2007, and April 25, 2007.
(e) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since December 31, 2006.
(f) The description of the Registrant's shares of common stock contained
in the Registrant's registration statements filed under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, File No. 1-7823, including any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating such descriptions.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant or the Plan pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents (but this shall
not include any document that is merely furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission).
Item 4. Description of Securities
The Registrant's common stock is registered under Section 12(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
The financial statements and related financial statement schedules
incorporated in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 have been so
incorporated in reliance of the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP,
independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Registrant's
independent registered public accounting firm, has no interest in the
Registrant.
The Stolar Partnership LLP has passed upon the legality of the shares offered
under this registration statement. Attorneys and non-clerical personnel at The
Stolar Partnership LLP who have participated in the preparation of the opinion
have, collectively, a combined direct and indirect interest in the Registrant.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
The Delaware General Corporation Law permits the indemnification by a Delaware
corporation of its directors, officers, employees and other agents against
expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with any threatened, pending, or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than derivative actions which are by or in the right of the corporation)
if they acted in good faith in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct
was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of
derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses
(including attorneys' fees) incurred in connection with defense or settlement
of such an action and requires court approval before there can be any
indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable
to the corporation. The Delaware General Corporation Law requires a Delaware
corporation to indemnify a present or former director or officer against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) to the extent that such present or former
director or officer has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the
defense of any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit,
or proceeding, including any derivative action or suit by or in the right of
the corporation.
The Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that each
person who was or is made a party to, or is involved in, any action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer
of the Registrant (or the fact that such director or officer is or was serving
at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee or agent for
another entity) while serving in such capacity will be indemnified and held
harmless by the Registrant to the full extent authorized or permitted by
Delaware law. The Restated Certificate also provides that the Registrant may
purchase and maintain insurance, and may also create a trust fund, grant a
security interest and/or use other means (including establishing letters of
credit, surety bonds and other similar arrangements), and may enter into
contracts providing for indemnification to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law, to ensure full payment of indemnifiable amounts.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors
and its executive officers.
Item 7. Exemptions from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
All Exhibits are listed in the Exhibit Index at the end of this Part II.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however, that:
(A) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(B) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), (a)(1)(iii) of this
section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or is contained in a form or prospectus filed pursuant
to Rule 424(B) that is part of the registration statement.
(C) Provided further, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)
and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is for an offering of
asset-backed securities on Form S-1 or Form S-3, and the information required
to be included in a post-effective amendment is provided pursuant to Item
1100(c) of Regulation AB.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(4) If the registrant is a foreign private issuer, to file a post-
effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial
statements required by Item 8.A. of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed
offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and
information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Act need not be
furnished, provided that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of
a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this
paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other
information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those
financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to
registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be
filed to include financial statements and information required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Act or Rule 3-19 of this chapter if such financial statements
and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Form
F-3.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of
the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the
registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule
424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on
Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or
(x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the
registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is
first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule
430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date
an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement
to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time
of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any
statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was
part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately
prior to such effective date; or
(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to
an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other
than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of
and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used
after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first
use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in
any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant
under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution
of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary
offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the
securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned
registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned
registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering
prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to
by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating
to the offering containing material information about the undersigned
registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned
registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering
made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on July 11, 2007.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
By: /S/ JOBETH G. BROWN
JoBeth G. Brown,
Vice President and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration
statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated:
Signature Title Date
AUGUST A. BUSCH IV* President and July 11, 2007
(August A. Busch IV) Chief Executive
Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive
Officer)
W. RANDOLPH BAKER* Vice President July 11, 2007
(W. Randolph Baker) and Chief Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
JOHN F. KELLY* Vice President and July 11, 2007
(John F. Kelly) Controller (Principal
Accounting Officer)
AUGUST A. BUSCH III* Director July 11, 2007
(August A. Busch III)
CARLOS FERNANDEZ G.* Director July 11, 2007
(Carlos Fernandez G.)
JAMES J. FORESE* Director July 11, 2007
(James J. Forese)
JOHN E. JACOB* Director July 11, 2007
(John E. Jacob)
JAMES R. JONES* Director July 11, 2007
(James R. Jones)
CHARLES F. KNIGHT* Director July 11, 2007
(Charles F. Knight)
VERNON R. LOUCKS, JR.* Director July 11, 2007
(Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.)
VILMA S. MARTINEZ* Director July 11, 2007
(Vilma S. Martinez)
WILLIAM PORTER PAYNE* Director July 11, 2007
(William Porter Payne)
JOYCE M. ROCHE'* Director July 11, 2007
(Joyce M. Roche')
HENRY HUGH SHELTON* Director July 11, 2007
(Henry Hugh Shelton)
PATRICK T. STOKES* Director July 11, 2007
(Patrick T. Stokes)
ANDREW C. TAYLOR* Director July 11, 2007
(Andrew C. Taylor)
DOUGLAS A. WARNER III* Director July 11, 2007
(Douglas A. Warner III)
EDWARD E. WHITACRE, JR.* Director July 11, 2007
(Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.)
* By: /S/ JOBETH G. BROWN
JoBeth G. Brown
Attorney-in-Fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 4.1
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Non-Employee Director Elective Stock Acquisition
Plan (amended and restated as of March 1, 2000) (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 10.2 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004).
Exhibit 4.2
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. 2006 Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee
Directors (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Definitive Proxy
Statement for Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 26, 2006).
Exhibit 5.1
Opinion and consent of The Stolar Partnership LLP, concerning the legality of
the shares of common stock being registered hereunder.
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Exhibit 24.1
Power of Attorney executed by certain directors and officers of the Registrant.