USA, St. Louis: Patrick Stokes, president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., announced on April 28, 2004 that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 22 cents on shares of the company’s outstanding common stock, payable June 9, 2004, to shareholders of record May 10, 2004.

Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. is the leading U.S. brewer and holds a 50 % share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico’s leading brewer. The company also is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminium cans and is the world’s largest recycler of aluminium beverage containers.

30 April, 2004