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Free Writing Prospectus Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
(Related to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement Dated March 7, 2006)
Registration No. 333-104097
Registration No. 333-117742
March 7, 2006
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
 
Final pricing terms as of March 7, 2006
$300,000,000 5.750% Debentures due April 1, 2036
 
     
Issuer
  Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Issue Format
  SEC Registered
Security
  30-Year Debentures
Ratings
  A1/A+/A+ (stable/stable/stable) (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch)
Principal Amount
  $300,000,000 
Pricing Date
  March 7, 2006 
Settlement Date
  March 10, 2006 
Maturity Date
  April 1, 2036 
Coupon Pay Dates
  Each April 1 & October 1, commencing October 1, 2006 
First Coupon
  October 1, 2006 
Day Count Convention
  30/360 
Make Whole Provision
  T+ 25 bps
Benchmark Treasury
  T 5.375% due 02/31 
Benchmark Treasury Yield
  4.816% 
Benchmark Treasury Price
  $108-2 
Reoffer Spread to Treasury
  + 95 bps
Reoffer Yield
  5.766% 
Coupon
  5.750% 
Reoffer Price to Public
  99.768% 
CUSIP
  035229DA8 
Joint Book-Running Managers
  J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
 
  Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
 
  UBS Securities LLC
Co-Managers:
  Banc of America Securities LLC
 
  Barclays Capital Inc.
 
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
 
  SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.
Use of Proceeds
  General corporate purposes
 
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