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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-K/A
(X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000
OR
( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD
FROM ____________ TO ____________
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7823
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ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN 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)
REGISTRANT'S PHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 314-577-2000
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SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE
TITLE OF EACH CLASS ON WHICH REGISTERED
COMMON STOCK--$1 PAR VALUE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
6 1/2% SINKING FUND DEBENTURES, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
DUE JANUARY 1, 2028
SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form
10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]
State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
nonaffiliates of the registrant.
$38,782,498,869 as of February 28, 2001
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
$1 PAR VALUE COMMON STOCK 897,348,540 SHARES AS OF MARCH 9, 2001
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of Annual Report to Shareholders for the Year ended
December 31, 2000.........................PART I, PART II, AND PART IV
Portions of Definitive Proxy Statements for Annual Meeting of
Shareholders on April 25, 2001............PART III and PART IV
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Item 14 on pages 9 through 11 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 is amended by the addition of the
following exhibits:
Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountant
Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney
Exhibit 24.2 Resolution authorizing signature by certain officers of the
Company
Exhibit 99.1 Form 11-K, Annual Report of the Anheuser-Busch Global Employee
Stock Purchase Plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
(Registrant)
By /s/ JoBeth G. Brown
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JoBeth G. Brown
(Vice President and Secretary)
Date: July 20, 2001
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Title Date
AUGUST A. BUSCH III * Chairman of the Board July 20, 2001
---------------------------- and President and
August A. Busch III Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
W. RANDOLPH BAKER * Vice President July 20, 2001
---------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
W. Randolph Baker (Principal Financial Officer)
JOHN F. KELLY * Vice President and July 20, 2001
---------------------------- Controller (Principal
John F. Kelly Accounting Officer)
BERNARD A. EDISON * Director July 20, 2001
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Bernard A. Edison
CARLOS FERNANDEZ G. * Director July 20, 2001
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Carlos Fernandez G.
JOHN E. JACOB * Director July 20, 2001
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John E. Jacob
JAMES R. JONES * Director July 20, 2001
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James R. Jones
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CHARLES F. KNIGHT * Director July 20, 2001
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Charles F. Knight
VERNON R. LOUCKS, JR. * Director July 20, 2001
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Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.
VILMA S. MARTINEZ * Director July 20, 2001
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Vilma S. Martinez
JAMES B. ORTHWEIN * Director July 20, 2001
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James B. Orthwein
WILLIAM PORTER PAYNE * Director July 20, 2001
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William Porter Payne
JOYCE M. ROCHE * Director July 20, 2001
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Joyce M. Roche
PATRICK T. STOKES * Director July 20, 2001
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Patrick T. Stokes
ANDREW C. TAYLOR * Director July 20, 2001
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Andrew C. Taylor
DOUGLAS A. WARNER III * Director July 20, 2001
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Douglas A. Warner III
EDWARD E. WHITACRE, JR. * Director July 20, 2001
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Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.
*By /s/ JoBeth G. Brown Attorney-in-Fact
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JoBeth G. Brown
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountant
Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney
Exhibit 24.2 Resolution authorizing signature by certain officers of the
Company
Exhibit 99.1 Form 11-K, Annual Report of the Anheuser-Busch Global Employee
Stock Purchase Plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001.