AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 6, 2005
Registration Statement No. 333-109830
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 2
(POST-EFFECTIVE)
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)
| Delaware | 43-1162835 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
One Busch Place
St. Louis, Missouri 63118
(314) 577-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
Copies to:
| JoBeth G. Brown Vice President and Secretary Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. One Busch Place St. Louis, Missouri 63118 314-577-2000 |
O. Kirby Colson III, Esq. Armstrong Teasdale LLP One Metropolitan Square, Suite 2600 St. Louis, Missouri 63102 314-621-5070 Fax 314-621-5065 | |
| (Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) |
REMOVAL FROM REGISTRATION
Registrant previously registered an aggregate of 1,445,259 shares of its Common Stock on Form S-3, filed October 20, 2003 and amended March 4, 2004, Registration No. 333-109830. Such Registration Statement included an undertaking pursuant to Item 512(a)(3) of Regulation S-K to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. The offering of such securities has been terminated and the Registrant hereby removes from registration all of such securities which remain unsold.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this amendment to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on May 6, 2005.
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ JOBETH G. BROWN | |
| (JoBeth G. Brown, Vice President and Secretary) | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
| PATRICK T. STOKES* (Patrick T. Stokes) |
President and Chief Executive |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| W. RANDOLPH BAKER* (W. Randolph Baker) |
Vice President and Chief Financial |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| JOHN F. KELLY* (John F. Kelly) |
Vice President and Controller |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| AUGUST A. BUSCH III* (August A. Busch III) |
Chairman of the Board and Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| CARLOS FERNANDEZ G.* (Carlos Fernandez G.) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| JAMES J. FORESE* (James J. Forese) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| JOHN E. JACOB* (John E. Jacob) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| JAMES R. JONES* (James R. Jones) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| CHARLES F. KNIGHT* (Charles F. Knight) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| VERNON R. LOUCKS, JR.* (Vernon R. Loucks, Jr.) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
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| VILMA S. MARTINEZ* (Vilma S. Martinez) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| WILLIAM PORTER PAYNE* (William Porter Payne) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| JOYCE M. ROCHÉ* (Joyce M. Roché) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| HENRY HUGH SHELTON* (Henry Hugh Shelton) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| ANDREW C. TAYLOR* (Andrew C. Taylor) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| DOUGLAS A. WARNER III* (Douglas A. Warner III) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| EDWARD E. WHITACRE, JR.* (Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.) |
Director |
May 6, 2005 | ||
| * By: | /s/ JOBETH G. BROWN | |
| JoBeth G. Brown Attorney-in-Fact | ||
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