SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
Of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For Quarter Ended September 30, 2003
Commission file number 1-7823
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its 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)
314-577-2000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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 whether the registrant is an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
$1 Par Value Common Stock - 814,760,022 shares as of September 30, 2003
ITEM 4. "CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES" is amended by replacing the item in
its entirety with the following:
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
It is responsibility of the chief executive officer and chief
financial officer to ensure the company maintains disclosure controls and
procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that material
information, both financial and non-financial, and other information
required under the securities laws to be disclosed is identified and
communicated to senior management on a timely basis. The company's
disclosure controls and procedures include mandatory communication of
material subsidiary events, automated accounting processing and reporting,
management review of monthly and quarterly results, periodic subsidiary
business reviews, an established system of internal controls and rotating
internal control reviews by the company's internal auditors.
The chief executive officer and chief financial officer evaluated the
company's disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter
ended September 30, 2003 and have concluded that they are effective as of
September 30, 2003 in providing reasonable assurance that such information
is identified and communicated on a timely basis. Additionally, there were
no changes in the company's internal control over financial reporting
identified in connection with the evaluation that have materially affected,
or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the company's internal
control over financial reporting.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on 8-K
Item 6(a) is amended to add the following exhibits:
31.3 Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Rule
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act.
31.4 Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Rule
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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)
/s/ W. Randolph Baker
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W. Randolph Baker
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Chief Financial Officer)
February 23, 2004