AS
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 26, 2008
Registration
Statement No. 333-147048
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3
Registration Statement
Under the
Securities Act of 1933
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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43-1162835 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
One Busch Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
(Address including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, at registrant’s principal executive offices)
JoBeth G. Brown
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
One Busch Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or
interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or
continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities
offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box. þ
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule
462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities
Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a
post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. þ
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to
General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
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):
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EXPLANATORY NOTE: DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
On November 18, 2008, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously
announced transaction with InBev N.V./S.A. (“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 securities under this
Registration Statement that remain unsold and untransferred.