4 1 edi170.htm FORM 4 - EDISON SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Edison, Bernard     A.
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
220 North Fourth Street - 3rd Flr, Suite A

(Street)
St. Louis, MO     63102-1905
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.   (BUD)
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)

    October 1, 2002

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director                           10% Owner
                        Officer                             Other

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

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
 3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

Code  |  V    
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 ofMonth

    (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)
10/01/2002
I,M (1) |     
1,133   |           A           |              
D

COMMON STOCK ($1 par value)
10/01/2002
I (1) |     
      1,133   |           D           |   $50.6150
 No Securities Owned
D








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Form 4 (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)
 4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)


Code | V    
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
    Month
    (Instr.4) 		10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Phantom Stock Units
 (2)
 (2)
   A | V  
     (A) 346
Common Stock - 346
(3)
D
Phantom Stock Units
 (4)
 09/30/2002
   A |     
    (A) 184
Common Stock - 184
(3)
D
Phantom Stock Units
 (5)
 10/01/2002
I,M (1) |     
    (D) 1,133
Common Stock - 1,133
47,266
D (6)
Stock Appreciation Rights
 $53.5150 05/01/2002
   A | V  
     (A) 5,000
(7) | 04/30/2012
 Common Stock - 5,000
5,000
D











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Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD)

Form 4 - October 1, 2002

Bernard A. Edison
220 North Fourth Street - 3rd Flr, Suite A

St. Louis, MO 63102-1905
Explanation of responses:

(1)   Reporting person received an inservice cash settlement of his phantom stock unit account under a deferred compensation plan.
(2)   Represents acquisitions of phantom stock units at prices ranging from $46.905 to $52.74 for the period January through July, 2002 under Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(3)   See line below.
(4)   Represents acquisitions at $50.615 and balance of phantom stock units under Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(5)   $50.615
(6)   Represents balance of phantom stock units under Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(7)   Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, which vest as follows: 1,667 on 5/1/2003, 1,667 on 5/1/2004 and 1,666 on 5/1/2005.
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