USA, St. Louis: Patrick Stokes, president and chief executive officer of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., announced on January 12 that the Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 24 1/2 cents on shares of the company's outstanding common stock, payable March 9, 2005, to shareholders of record February 9, 2005.
Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc. is the leading U.S. brewer and holds a 50 percent 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 aluminum cans and is the world's largest recycler of aluminum beverage containers.