ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS., INC. REPORTS RECORD EARNINGS

Actual Press Release of Q3 2003 results ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS., INC. REPORTS RECORD SALES AND EARNINGS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS OF 2003 Achieves 20 th Consecutive Quarter of Double-Digit EPS Growth with 12.7 Percent Increase in the Third Quarter 2003 ST. LOUIS, October 22, 2003 - With strong profit growth from all of its operating segments in the third quarter, Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc., achieved record sales and earnings for the third quarter and nine months of 2003, it