SEC Form 5
FORM 5

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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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*
Orthwein, James     B.
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
8000 Maryland Ave. Suite 220

(Street)
St. Louis, MO     63105
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.   (BUD)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director                           10% Owner
                        Officer                X          Other

Officer/Other
Description           Advisory Director
7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

    December 31, 2002

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
2A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if any

      (Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)
 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of
    Issuer's Fiscal
    Year

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
COMMON STOCK ($1 par value)



2,544,144 (1)
D

COMMON STOCK ($1 par value)




662,672 (1)
I
By trust FBO Reporting Person








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Orthwein, James B. - December 31, 2002
Form 5 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
3A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if
      any

      (Month/
      Day/
      Year)
 4. Transaction
    Code
 5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)





  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
 9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of
    Year
    (Instr.4) 		10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr.4) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)
 $53.515 05/01/2002

A
     (A) 5,000
(2) | 04/30/2012
 Common Stock - 5,000
5,000
D












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Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
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required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. 		/s/ James B. Orthwein                   02-04-2003    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date



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Orthwein, James B. - December 31, 2002
Form 5 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD)

Form 5 - December 31, 2002

James B. Orthwein
8000 Maryland Ave. Suite 220

St. Louis, MO 63105
Explanation of responses:

(1)   In connection with the Rights Agreement adopted by the Company, Preferred Stock Purchase Rights were distributed to shareholders and are deemed to be attached to the shares of Common Stock of the Company listed on this Form. One-quarter of a Preferred Stock Purchase Right is attached to each share of common stock. If and when the Rights become exercisable, the holder of each Right initially would be entitled to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Series Junior B Participating Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $195 (both the number of fractional shares and the purchase price are subject to adjustment).
(2)   Vesting is as follows: 1,667 on 05/01/2003; 1667 on 05/01/2004; and 1,666 on 05/01/2005.
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