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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 * STOKES PATRICK T   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. [BUD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE BUSCH PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/18/2005 (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) 08/18/2005   M   6,180 A $ 16.1681 24,771 D   Common Stock ($1 par value) 08/18/2005   F   2,248 D $ 44.45 22,523 D   Common Stock ($1 par value)               351,252 (1) I By Family Limited Partnership Common Stock ($1 par value)               15,645 (2) I By Trust Common Stock ($1 par value)               122 I By spouse's trust Common Stock ($1 par value)               40,522 (3) 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 Option (Right to Buy) - ISO

$ 16.1681

08/18/2005

M

6,180

(4)

12/19/2005

Common Stock

6,180

$ 0

0

D

Phantom Stock Units

(5)

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

(6)

17,244 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
STOKES PATRICK T ONE BUSCH PLACE ST. LOUIS, MO 63118-1852	X		President and CEO

Signatures

Laura H. Reeves, Attorney-in-Fact for Patrick T. Stokes		08/22/2005
**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)	Beneficial ownership of these shares is disclaimed.
(2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares which are held in the Stokes Charitable Remainder Unitrust, except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Based on the latest plan statement as of March 31, 2005.
(4)	Options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on December 20, 1996.
(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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