Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
STOKES PATRICK T
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. [BUD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE BUSCH PLACE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2006
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63118-1852		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock ($1 par value) 12/12/2006   G V 41,497 D $ 0 39,106 D  
Common Stock ($1 par value) 12/12/2006   G V 41,497 A $ 0 57,142 (1) I By Trust
Common Stock ($1 par value)               351,252 (2) I By Family Limited Partnership
Common Stock ($1 par value)               122 I By spouse's trust

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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. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 49.91 12/15/2006   G(3) V   450,733   (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 450,733 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 52.26 12/15/2006   G(3) V   450,763   (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 450,763 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 50.285 12/15/2006   G(3) V   299,337   (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 299,337 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 49.91 12/15/2006   G(5) V 450,733     (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 450,733 $ 0 450,733 (5) I Family Limited Partnership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 52.26 12/15/2006   G(5) V 450,763     (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 450,763 $ 0 450,763 (5) I Family Limited Partnership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 50.285 12/15/2006   G(5) V 299,337     (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 299,337 $ 0 299,337 (5) I Family Limited Partnership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 49.91 12/31/2006   J(6)     450,733   (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 450,733 $ 0 0 (6) I Family Limited Partnership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 52.26 12/31/2006   J(6)     450,763   (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 450,763 $ 0 0 (6) I Family Limited Partnership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ $ 50.285 12/31/2006   J(6)     299,337   (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 299,337 $ 0 0 (6) I Family Limited Partnership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) - NQ (7) 12/31/2006   J(7)     298,010   (4) 11/30/2011 Common Stock 298,010 $ 0 0 (7) I Family Limited Partnership
Phantom Stock Units (8)               (9)   (9) Common Stock (9)   3,040 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
STOKES PATRICK T
ONE BUSCH PLACE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63118-1852		   X      

Signatures

 Laura H. Reeves, Attorney-in-Fact for Patrick T. Stokes   01/03/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares held in the Stokes Charitable Remainder Unitrust, except to the extent of his and his wife's pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Reporting person transferred his revocable trust limited partnership interest in his Family Limited Partnership to a Family Trust on December 31, 2006 at a value of $5,923,573. Beneficial ownership of these shares is disclaimed except to the extent of his and his spouse's pecuniary interest therein.
(3) Transfer of options to Family Limited Partnership.
(4) Options became exercisable over a three year period commencing one year following the date of the grant.
(5) Acquisition by Family Limited Partnership of options transferred by reporting person. Beneficial ownership of these shares is disclaimed.
(6) Indirect sale of options to Family Trust by reporting person of his revocable trust's limited partnership interest in the Family Limited Partnership at a value of $5,923,573.
(7) Represents options previously transferred by reporting person to the Family Limited Partnership. These options were also indirectly sold to the Family Trust (see Footnote 6).
(8) Each phantom share represents the value of one actual share of Common Stock.
(9) Represents reporting person's interest in phantom shares of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. resulting from participation in the Anheuser-Busch 401(k) Restoration Plan. Phantom shares have no exercise feature nor any expiration date.

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