Anheuser-Busch Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
ST. LOUIS (Oct. 22, 2008) – August A. Busch IV, president and chief executive officer of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 37 cents on shares of the company’s outstanding common stock, payable Dec. 9, 2008 to shareholders of record on Nov. 10, 2008. The company continues to expect the acquisition of Anheuser-Busch by InBev N.V./S.A. to close before the end of the year. If the dividend payment date occurs after the closing, shareholders of record on Nov. 10 will continue to be entitled to payment of the dividend on Dec. 9.
Based in St. Louis, Anheuser Busch is the leading American brewer, holding an approximate 50 percent share of U.S. beer sales. The company brews the world’s largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light. Anheuser Busch also owns a 50 percent share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico’s leading brewer, and a 27 percent share in China brewer Tsingtao, whose namesake beer brand is the country’s best-selling premium beer. Anheuser-Busch ranked No. 1 among beverage companies in FORTUNE Magazine’s Most Admired U.S. and Global Companies lists in 2008. Anheuser Busch is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and one of the world’s largest recyclers of aluminum cans. For more information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding the company’s expectations concerning its future operations, earnings and prospects. On the date the forward-looking 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’s expectations involve risks and uncertainties (both favorable and unfavorable) and are based on 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. Anheuser-Busch disclaims any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements.