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 *
Hoffmeister James F
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. [BUD] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Strategy Committee Member
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE BUSCH PLACE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2006
(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) 12/05/2006   M   4,610 A $ 21.6875 52,136 D  
Common Stock ($1 par value) 12/05/2006   F   2,079 D $ 48.1 50,057 D  
Common Stock ($1 par value) 12/05/2006   M   3,336 A $ 29.9688 53,393 D  
Common Stock ($1 par value) 12/05/2006   F   2,079 D $ 48.1 51,314 D  
Common Stock ($1 par value) 12/05/2006   M   2,638 A $ 37.8907 53,952 D  
Common Stock ($1 par value) 12/05/2006   F   2,079 D $ 48.1 51,873 D  
Common Stock ($1 par value)               0 (1) I 401(K) Plan

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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) - ISO $ 21.6875 12/05/2006   M     4,610   (2) 11/25/2007 Common Stock 4,610 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO $ 29.9688 12/05/2006   M     3,336   (3) 11/24/2008 Common Stock 3,336 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO $ 37.8907 12/05/2006   M     2,638   (4) 11/23/2009 Common Stock 2,638 $ 0 0 D  
Phantom Stock Units (5)               (6)   (6) Common Stock (6)   3,072 (7) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Hoffmeister James F
ONE BUSCH PLACE
ST. LOUIS, MO 63118-1852		       Strategy Committee Member  

Signatures

 Laura H. Reeves, Attorney-in-Fact for James F. Hoffmeister   12/07/2006
**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) Exempt cash distribution from 401(K) plan due to retirement of reporting person (Rule 16b-3(c)).
(2) The options vested as follows: 1,537 on November 26, 1998; 1,537 on November 26, 1999; and 1,536 on November 26, 2000.
(3) The options vested in three equal annual installments beginning on November 25, 1999.
(4) The options vested as follows: 880 on November 24, 2000; 879 on November 24, 2001; and 879 on November 24, 2002.
(5) Each phantom share represents the value of one actual share of Common Stock.
(6) 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.
(7) Based on the latest plan statement as of September 30, 2006.

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