Edgar Filing: Lachky Robert C

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â Lachky Robert C

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. [BUD]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE BUSCH PLACE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Strategy Committee Member

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

ST. LOUIS,Â MOÂ 63118-1852

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock ($1 par value)	25,731	D	Â
Common Stock ($1 par value)	767	I	By spouse as custodian for daughter
Common Stock ($1 par value)	760	I	By spouse as custodian for daughter
Common Stock ($1 par value)	6,766	I	By 401(K) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	Â ⁽¹⁾	11/24/2008	Common Stock	8,100	$ 29.9688	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	Â ⁽²⁾	11/23/2009	Common Stock	2,638	$ 37.8907	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	Â ⁽³⁾	11/23/2009	Common Stock	77,362	$ 37.8907	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	Â ⁽⁴⁾	11/21/2010	Common Stock	2,046	$ 48.875	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	Â ⁽⁵⁾	11/21/2010	Common Stock	97,954	$ 48.875	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	Â ⁽⁶⁾	11/27/2011	Common Stock	2,328	$ 42.945	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	Â ⁽⁷⁾	11/27/2011	Common Stock	106,072	$ 42.945	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	Â ⁽⁸⁾	11/26/2012	Common Stock	2,003	$ 49.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	Â ⁽⁹⁾	11/26/2012	Common Stock	122,997	$ 49.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	Â ⁽¹⁰⁾	11/25/2013	Common Stock	1,913	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	Â ⁽¹¹⁾	11/25/2013	Common Stock	128,087	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/24/2005	11/23/2014	Common Stock	663	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/24/2006	11/23/2014	Common Stock	663	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/24/2007	11/23/2014	Common Stock	662	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/24/2005	11/23/2014	Common Stock	44,338	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/24/2006	11/23/2014	Common Stock	44,337	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/24/2007	11/23/2014	Common Stock	44,337	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/23/2006	11/22/2015	Common Stock	761	$ 43.8	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/23/2007	11/22/2015	Common Stock	761	$ 43.8	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/23/2008	11/22/2015	Common Stock	761	$ 43.8	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/23/2006	11/22/2015	Common Stock	17,400	$ 43.8	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/23/2007	11/22/2015	Common Stock	17,400	$ 43.8	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/23/2008	11/22/2015	Common Stock	17,400	$ 43.8	D	Â
Phantom Stock Units	Â ⁽¹²⁾	Â ⁽¹²⁾	Common Stock	3,140 ⁽¹²⁾	$ ⁽¹³⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lachky Robert C ONE BUSCH PLACE ST. LOUIS,Â MOÂ 63118-1852	Â	Â	Â Strategy Committee Member	Â

Signatures

Robert C. Lachky		12/07/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Remaining exercisable options of grant made on November 25, 1998 which vested as follows: 19,367 on November 25, 1999, 19,367 on November 25, 2000 and 19,366 on November 25, 2001.
(2)	The options vested as follows: 880 on November 24, 2000, 879 on November 24, 2001 and 879 on November 24, 2002.
(3)	The options vested as follows: 25,788 on November 24, 2000, 25,787 on November 24, 2001, and 25,787 on November 24, 2002.
(4)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on November 22, 2001.
(5)	The options vested as follows: 32,652 on November 22, 2001, 32,651 on November 22, 2002 and 32,651 on November 22, 2003.
(6)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on November 28, 2002.
(7)	The options vested as follows: 35,358 on November 28, 2002, 35,357 on November 28, 2003 and 35,357 on November 28, 2004.
(8)	The options vested as follows: 668 on November 27, 2003, 668 on November 27, 2004 and 667 on November 27, 2005.
(9)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on November 27, 2003.
(10)	The options vested as follows: 638 on November 26, 2004, 638 on November 26, 2005 and 637 on November 26, 2006
(11)	The options vested as follows: 42,696 on November 26, 2004, 42,696 on November 26, 2005 and 42,695 on November 26, 2006.
(12)	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.
(13)	Each phantom share represents the value of one actual share of Common Stock.

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