AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Registration Statement No. 333-71311          

 

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		43-1162835 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Busch Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Anheuser-Busch Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)

JoBeth G. Brown
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
One Busch Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

(314) 577-3314
Telephone Number, Including Area Code of Agent for Service

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer þ		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company o

     On November 18, 2008, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously announced transaction with InBev N.V./S.A. (“InBev”). All shares of the common stock of the Company are now held by a subsidiary of InBev. As a consequence, the Company has terminated all offerings of its securities under its existing registration statements, including this Registration Statement. This amendment is filed to deregister and remove all shares of common stock and plan interests registered under this Registration Statement that remain unsold and untransferred.

 

 

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 8.           Exhibits.

24.1      Power of Attorney executed by directors and officers of the Registrant.

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 of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to 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 November 25, 2008.

		Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to this registration statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

		Title		Date
/s/ DAVID PEACOCK *		President and Director		November 25, 2008
David Peacock		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ DAVID ALMEIDA *		Vice President, Finance		November 25, 2008
David Almeida		(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ JOHN F. KELLY *		Vice President and Controller		November 25, 2008
John F. Kelly		(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ GARY RUTLEDGE *		Director		November 25, 2008
Gary Rutledge

     The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) of the Plan have duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to 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 November 25, 2008.

	ANHEUSER-BUSCH GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
	By:	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.,
		as Plan Administrator
	By:	/s/ James Brickey
		James Brickey Vice President, People

EXHIBIT INDEX

24.1      Power of Attorney executed by directors and officers of the Registrant.