USA: Anheuser-Busch declares 29 ½ cents quarterly dividend

August A. Busch IV, president and chief executive officer of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 29 ½ cents on shares of the company’s outstanding common stock, payable March 9, 2007, to shareholders of record February 9, 2007, the company’s press room published January 11.

Based in St. Louis, Anheuser‑Busch is the leading American brewer, holding a 48.8 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 2006. Anheuser‑Busch is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminium cans and one of the world’s largest recyclers of aluminium cans.

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