UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 21, 2007
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-7823 | 43-1162835 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| One Busch Place | ||
| St. Louis, Missouri | 63118 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(314) 577-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) anticipates issuing on or about August 24, 2007 the 6.450% Debentures Due September 1, 2037 in the aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000. The Company expects the Debentures to be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1. The Company may, from time to time, issue additional long-term debt registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and such debt may be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit. | |
| 4.1 | Form of Global Debenture. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ JoBeth G. Brown | |
| Name: | JoBeth G. Brown | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |
August 23, 2007
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit. | |
| 4.1 | Form of Global Debenture. | |
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