-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RpcBu2bEDqjaXuqtS36bPExDIbx+MXZXlrSVKJlWaETt4VtAXeqzgYrkDTGSrWhx qJZM3lFMKDja1Il4fCBjnQ== 0001068800-05-000235.txt : 20050405 0001068800-05-000235.hdr.sgml : 20050405 20050405172706 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001068800-05-000235 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050405 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20050405 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050405 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000310569 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MALT BEVERAGES [2082] IRS NUMBER: 431162835 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07823 FILM NUMBER: 05735036 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BUSCH PL CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63118-1852 BUSINESS PHONE: 3147656565 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE BUSCH PL CITY: ST LOUIS STATE: MO ZIP: 63118-1852 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 ab8k.txt 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) April 5, 2005 ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 1-7823 43-1162835 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) One Busch Place, St. Louis, Missouri 63118 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 314-577-2000 ------------ NONE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition On April 5, 2005, Registrant issued a press release announcing its first quarter 2005 domestic beer volume was below previous expectations. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this report and is incorporated herein. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibit 99 - Press Release issued by Registrant dated April 5, 2005, reporting Registrant's first quarter 2005 domestic beer sales volume. 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 ---------------------------------------- JoBeth G. Brown Vice President and Secretary April 5, 2005 (Date) EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99 Press release issued by Registrant dated April 5, 2005, reporting Registrant's first quarter 2005 domestic beer sales volume. EX-99 2 ex99.txt Exhibit 99 [ANHEUSER BUSCH COMPANIES logo] News For more information, contact: Carlos Ramirez (314) 577-9629 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ANHEUSER-BUSCH REPORTS FIRST QUARTER DOMESTIC BEER SALES VOLUME BELOW PREVIOUS EXPECTATIONS ------------------------------------------------------ ST. LOUIS, April 5, 2005 - Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., announced today that first quarter 2005 domestic beer volume was below previous expectations. "The company has stepped up its new product, packaging and marketing efforts, but it will take time for these new initiatives to gain traction," said Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., President and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick T. Stokes. "Given Anheuser-Busch's substantial competitive strengths in the U.S. beer market, we are confident the company will successfully restore its volume momentum." Domestic beer sales-to-wholesalers decreased 2.7 percent for the first quarter 2005 vs. the first quarter 2004 to 24.4 million barrels. Wholesaler inventories at the end of the quarter were about one and one half days higher than at the end of the first quarter last year, representing a reduction of approximately one day versus the differential at the end of last year. Domestic beer wholesaler sales-to-retailers were down 1.0 percent in the first quarter on a comparable selling day basis, due to generally weak industry volume conditions and the comparison with the strong performance of Michelob ULTRA in the prior year. Michelob ULTRA was the most successful new brand introduction in the beer industry in many years, and its sales have stabilized to a 2.4 percent share year-to-date in supermarkets, according to IRI data. BUD family wholesaler sales-to-retailers increased in the quarter, driven by solid growth of Bud Light and the national introduction in late February of Budweiser Select. - more - Anheuser-Busch Add One The company expects first quarter 2005 earnings per share of $.63 to $.64, excluding a one-time gain on the sale of the company's equity interest in a Spanish theme park, vs. $.66 per share on comparable normalized basis in the first quarter 2004.1/ This decline reflects the lower beer sales volume of the domestic beer company, coupled with commodity cost pressures and the incremental costs to support the company's stepped up marketing and sales efforts. Management believes that earnings per share growth in the low-single digit range for the full year 2005 2/ (before stock option expense and one-time items in both years) is a reasonable expectation at this time. As previously announced, the company has decided to defer its adoption of FAS 123R, "Share-Based Payment," until the required third quarter implementation date in order to fully consider the recent interpretative guidance provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission and pending implementation guidance anticipated from the Financial Accounting Standards Board. Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. will release worldwide beer volume and consolidated earnings results for the first quarter on April 27, 2005. Following the release, the company will conduct a public webcast in which management will discuss these results and the company's outlook in greater detail. Additional details on the webcast will be provided later this month in a separate press release. # # # Anheuser-Busch Add Two Notes: 1. Reconciliation of Projected First Quarter 2005 vs. First Quarter 2004 Earnings Per Share ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings Per Share ----------------------------------- 2005 2004 Decrease -------------------- ----------- ------------------- Projected / Reported $.65 - $.66 $.67 Gain on Sale of Equity Interest in Spanish Theme Park * (.024) Commodity Hedge Gain (.015) -------------------- ----------- Excluding One-Time Items $.63 - $.64 $.66 -3.0% to -4.5% ==================== =========== ===================
2. Reconciliation of Projected Full Year 2005 Earnings Per Share Growth --------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings Per Share ----------------------------------- 2005 2004 Increase -------------------- ----------- ------------------- Projected / Reported ** $2.78 - $2.86 $2.77 Gain on Sale of Equity Interest in Spanish Theme Park * (.024) Commodity Hedge Gain (.015) Gain on Sale of CCU (.018) Deferred Income Tax Benefit due to Mexican Income Tax Rate Reduction (.012) -------------------- ----------- Before Stock Option Expense and One-Time Items $2.76 - $2.84 $2.73 +1% to +4% ==================== =========== =================== * Represents a gain on the sale of the company's 13% equity interest in Port Aventura, S.A., a theme park near Barcelona, Spain. ** Earnings per share is shown before the impact of adopting FAS 123R, "Share-Based Payment." The company is currently unable to estimate the adoption impact on earnings per share, pending anticipated implementation guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
Anheuser-Busch Add Three This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's expectations concerning its future operations, earnings and prospects. On the date the statements are made, the statements represent the company's expectations, but the company's expectations concerning its future operations, earnings and prospects may change. The company disclaims any obligation to update any of these statements. The company's expectations involve significant risks and uncertainties and are based upon many assumptions that the company believes to be reasonable, but such assumptions may ultimately prove to be inaccurate or incomplete, in whole or in part. Accordingly, there can be no assurances that the company's expectations and the forward-looking statements will be correct. Further information on factors that could affect the company's future operations, earnings and prospects is included in the company's Forms 10-Q and 10-K. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----