SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -------------------- FORM 10-K/A (X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 OR ( ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO ------------ ------------ COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7823 ------------------------------------------------------------- ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER) DELAWARE 43-1162835 (State or Other Jurisdiction (IRS Employer of Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) ONE BUSCH PLACE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63118 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) REGISTRANT'S PHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: 314-577-2000 -------------------------- 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% SINKING FUND DEBENTURES, DUE JANUARY 1, 2028 NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE 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 ----- ----- 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. [ ] State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant. $44,246,817,824 as of February 26, 2002 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 879,119,827 SHARES AS OF MARCH 11, 2002 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of Annual Report to Shareholders for the Year ended December 31, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART I, PART II, AND PART IV Portions of Definitive Proxy Statement for Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 24, 2002. . . . . . . PART III Item 14 on pages 9 through 11 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 is amended by the addition of the following exhibits: Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants Exhibit 24.1 Powers of Attorney Exhibit 24.2 Resolution authorizing signature by certain officers of the Company Exhibit 99.1 Form 11-K, Annual Report of the Anheuser-Busch Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002. 2 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 this 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: July 24, 2002 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities 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: Title Date PATRICK T. STOKES * Chief Executive Officer July 24, 2002 ------------------------- and President and Patrick T. Stokes Director (Principal Executive Officer) W. RANDOLPH BAKER * Vice President and July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Chief Financial Officer W. Randolph Baker (Principal Financial Officer) JOHN F. KELLY * Vice President and July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Controller (Principal John F. Kelly Accounting Officer) AUGUST A. BUSCH III * Chairman of the Board July 24, 2002 ------------------------- and Director August A. Busch III BERNARD A. EDISON * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Bernard A. Edison CARLOS FERNANDEZ G. * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Carlos Fernandez G. JOHN E. JACOB * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- John E. Jacob 3 JAMES R. JONES * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- James R. Jones CHARLES F. KNIGHT * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Charles F. Knight VERNON R. LOUCKS, JR. * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Vernon R. Loucks, Jr. VILMA S. MARTINEZ * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Vilma S. Martinez JAMES B. ORTHWEIN * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- James B. Orthwein WILLIAM PORTER PAYNE * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- William Porter Payne JOYCE M. ROCHE * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Joyce M. Roche Director July , 2002 ------------------------- -- Henry Hugh Shelton ANDREW C. TAYLOR * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Andrew C. Taylor DOUGLAS A. WARNER III * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Douglas A. Warner III EDWARD E. WHITACRE, JR. * Director July 24, 2002 ------------------------- Edward E. Whitacre, Jr.*By /s/JOBETH G. BROWN Attorney-in-Fact ------------------------- JoBeth G. Brown 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Accountants Exhibit 24.1 Powers of Attorney Exhibit 24.2 Resolution authorizing signature by certain officers of the Company Exhibit 99.1 Form 11-K, Annual Report of the Anheuser-Busch Global Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.