FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   COULIS MARLENE V 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/28/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES, INC. [BUD] (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE BUSCH PLACE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Strategy Committee Member 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ST. LOUIS, MO 63118 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock ($1 par value) 2,688 I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	  (1)	11/23/2009	Common Stock	878	$ 37.8907	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	  (2)	11/23/2009	Common Stock	92	$ 37.8907	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	  (3)	11/21/2010	Common Stock	2,046	$ 48.875	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	  (3)	11/21/2010	Common Stock	606	$ 48.875	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	  (4)	11/27/2011	Common Stock	2,328	$ 42.945	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	  (5)	11/27/2011	Common Stock	4,972	$ 42.945	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/27/2003	11/26/2012	Common Stock	668	$ 49.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/27/2004	11/26/2012	Common Stock	668	$ 49.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/27/2005	11/26/2012	Common Stock	667	$ 49.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/27/2003	11/26/2012	Common Stock	1,999	$ 49.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/27/2004	11/26/2012	Common Stock	1,999	$ 49.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/27/2005	11/26/2012	Common Stock	1,999	$ 49.91	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/26/2004	11/25/2013	Common Stock	638	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/26/2005	11/25/2013	Common Stock	638	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/26/2006	11/25/2013	Common Stock	637	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/26/2004	11/25/2013	Common Stock	2,029	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/26/2005	11/25/2013	Common Stock	2,029	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/26/2006	11/25/2013	Common Stock	2,029	$ 52.26	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/24/2005	11/23/2014	Common Stock	663	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/24/2006	11/23/2014	Common Stock	663	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - ISO	11/24/2007	11/23/2014	Common Stock	662	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/24/2005	11/23/2014	Common Stock	4,138	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/24/2006	11/23/2014	Common Stock	4,137	$ 50.285	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) - NQ	11/24/2007	11/23/2014	Common Stock	4,137	$ 50.285	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COULIS MARLENE V ONE BUSCH PLACE ST. LOUIS, MO 63118	Â	Â	  Strategy Committee Member	Â

Signatures

Marlene V. Coulis		09/30/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Remaining exercisable options of grant made on November 24, 1999 which vested as follows: 880 on November 24, 2000, 879 on November 24, 2001 and 879 on November 24, 2002.
(2)	The options vested as follows: 31 on November 24, 2000, 31 on November 24, 2001 and 30 on November 24, 2002.
(3)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on November 22, 2001.
(4)	The options became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on November 28, 2002.
(5)	The options vested as follows: 1,658 on November 28, 2002, 1,657 on November 28, 2003 and 1,657 on November 28, 2004.

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