ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES INC
10-K/A, 2000-06-23
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
                                -----------------
                                   FORM 10-K/A

/X/     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
        FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999
        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
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)

           DELAWARE                                         43-1162835
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                          (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
 INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                         IDENTIFICATION NO.)

  ONE BUSCH PLACE, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI                         63118
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                     (ZIP CODE)

        REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 314-577-2000
                            ------------------------
          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
                          ----------------------------

                                                       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, DUE JANUARY 1, 2028    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

     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    .
                                                   ---     ---

    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.  [ ]

         State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
                       nonaffiliates of the registrant.
                   $28,643,738,560 as of February 29, 2000

    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 452,656,492 SHARES AS OF MARCH 8, 2000

                     DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of Annual Report to Shareholders for the Year ended
   December 31, 1999                            PART I, PART II, AND PART IV

Portions of Definitive Proxy Statements for Annual Meeting of
   Shareholders on April 26, 2000                         PART III

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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, 1999 is amended by the addition of the
following exhibits:

<TABLE>
<C>               <S>
Exhibit 23.1      Consent of Independent Accountants

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 February 29, 2000
</TABLE>


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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
                                       -----------------------------------
                                                 JoBeth G. Brown
                                         (Vice President and Secretary)

Date:  June 23, 2000

    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:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                  Title                                       Date

<C>                               <S>                                         <C>
   AUGUST A. BUSCH III    <F*>    Chairman of the Board and President and     June 23, 2000
-------------------------         Director (Principal Executive Officer)
  (August A. Busch III)

    W. RANDOLPH BAKER      <F*>   Vice President and Chief Financial          June 23, 2000
-------------------------         Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
   (W. Randolph Baker)

      JOHN F. KELLY        <F*>   Vice President and Controller               June 23, 2000
-------------------------         (Principal Accounting Officer)
     (John F. Kelly)

    BERNARD A. EDISON      <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
   (Bernard A. Edison)

   CARLOS FERNANDEZ G.     <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
  (Carlos Fernandez G.)

     JOHN E. JACOB         <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
     (John E. Jacob)

      JAMES R. JONES       <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
     (James R. Jones)

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    CHARLES F. KNIGHT      <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
   (Charles F. Knight)


                                  Director
-------------------------
 (Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.)


    VILMA S. MARTINEZ      <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
   (Vilma S. Martinez)


    JAMES B. ORTHWEIN      <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
   (James B. Orthwein)


   WILLIAM PORTER PAYNE    <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
   (William Porter Payne)


     JOYCE M. ROCHE        <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
    (Joyce M. Roche)


                                  Director
-------------------------
  (Patrick T. Stokes)


     ANDREW C. TAYLOR      <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
   (Andrew C. Taylor)

   DOUGLAS A. WARNER III   <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
  (Douglas A. Warner III)

 EDWARD E. WHITACRE, JR.   <F*>   Director                                    June 23, 2000
-------------------------
 (Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.)


<F*>By /s/ JOBETH G. BROWN
       ----------------------     Attorney-in-Fact
         JoBeth G. Brown
</TABLE>

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                                EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 23.1      Consent of Independent Accountants

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
                  February 29, 2000



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