SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K/A

                                  (AMENDMENT 2)

/X/     ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
        FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
                                         OR
/ /     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM               TO
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                         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
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          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% DEBENTURES DUE JANUARY 1, 2028                  NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

          SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
                                      NONE
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    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    .
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    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. [X]

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated
filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2):  Yes  X   No
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    As of June 28, 2002, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
nonaffiliates was $43,106,017,200.

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 836,078,250 SHARES AS OF MARCH 11, 2003

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of Annual Report to Shareholders for
  the Year Ended December 31, 2002...........  PART I, PART II, and PART IV

Portions of Definitive Proxy Statement for
  Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 23,
  2003.......................................  PART III and PART IV
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Item 15 on pages 11 through 13 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 is amended by the addition of the
following exhibits:

  Exhibit 23.2 -Consent of Independent Accountants

  Exhibit 23.3 -Consent of Independent Accountants

  Exhibit 23.4 -Consent of Independent Accountants

  Exhibit 31.1 -Certification of Chief Executive Officer

  Exhibit 31.2 -Certification of Chief Financial Officer

  Exhibit 32.1 -Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  Exhibit 32.2 -Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  Exhibit 99.4 -Financial Statements of the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income
                Stock Purchase and Savings Plan for the fiscal years ended
                March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003.

  Exhibit 99.5 -Financial Statements of the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income
                Stock Purchase and Savings Plan (For Employees Covered by a
                Collective Bargaining Agreement) for the fiscal years ended
                March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003.

  Exhibit 99.6 -Financial Statements of the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income
                Stock Purchase and Savings Plan (For Certain Hourly Employees
                of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries) for
                the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003.


This Form 10-K/A is filed pursuant to Rule 15d-21 promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is submitted in order to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission the financial statements of
three employee benefit plans: the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income Stock
Purchase and Savings Plan, the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income Stock Purchase
and Savings Plan (For Employees Covered by a Collective Bargaining
Agreement) and the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income Stock Purchase and Savings
Plan (For Certain Hourly Employees of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and its
Subsidiaries). This Form 10-K/A does not contain any financial statements
or financial information of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Accordingly, the
certifications made in Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1, and 32.2 concerning the
absence of misstatements and omissions in the report, the fair
presentation by the financial statements included in the report, and other
matters apply to these three employee benefit plans and not to Anheuser-Busch
Companies, Inc.







                               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 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: September 29, 2003

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange 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.



                                                                        
*   Patrick T. Stokes             Chief Executive Officer and President       September 29, 2003
-------------------------------     and Director (Principal Executive
(Patrick T. Stokes)                 Officer)

*   W. Randolph Baker             Vice President and Chief Financial          September 29, 2003
-------------------------------     Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
(W. Randolph Baker)

*   John F. Kelly                 Vice President and Controller               September 29, 2003
-------------------------------     (Principal Accounting Officer)
(John F. Kelly)

*   August A. Busch III           Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(August A. Busch III)

*   Carlos Fernandez G.           Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(Carlos Fernandez G.)

                                  Director                                    September 29, 2003
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James J. Forese

*   John E. Jacob                 Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(John E. Jacob)

*   James R. Jones                Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(James R. Jones)

*   Charles F. Knight             Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(Charles F. Knight)

*   Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.         Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.)

*   Vilma S. Martinez             Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(Vilma S. Martinez)




*   William Porter Payne          Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(William Porter Payne)

*   Joyce M. Roche                Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(Joyce M. Roche)

*   Henry Hugh Shelton            Director                                    September 29, 2003
-------------------------------
Henry Hugh Shelton

*   Andrew C. Taylor              Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(Andrew C. Taylor)

*   Douglas A. Warner III         Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(Douglas A. Warner III)

*   Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.       Director                                    September 29, 2003
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(Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.)


By *  /s/ JOBETH G. BROWN
   ----------------------------   Attorney-in-Fact
   JoBeth G. Brown







                               EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit 23.2 -Consent of Independent Accountants

  Exhibit 23.3 -Consent of Independent Accountants

  Exhibit 23.4 -Consent of Independent Accountants

  Exhibit 31.1 -Certification of Chief Executive Officer

  Exhibit 31.2 -Certification of Chief Financial Officer

  Exhibit 32.1 -Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  Exhibit 32.2 -Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
                Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

  Exhibit 99.4 -Financial Statements of the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income
                Stock Purchase and Savings Plan for the fiscal years ended
                March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003.

  Exhibit 99.5 -Financial Statements of the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income
                Stock Purchase and Savings Plan (For Employees Covered by a
                Collective Bargaining Agreement) for the fiscal years ended
                March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003.

  Exhibit 99.6 -Financial Statements of the Anheuser-Busch Deferred Income
                Stock Purchase and Savings Plan (For Certain Hourly Employees
                of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and its Subsidiaries) for
                the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002 and March 31, 2003.