Anheuser-Busch Announces Dividend Increase.Business Editors ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2002 Patrick Stokes Patrick T Stokes is the former president and CEO of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. He is now chairman of the Board of Directors of the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Leadership at Anheuser-Busch In 1990, Stokes became president of Anheuser-Busch, Inc. , President and Chief Executive Officer of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BUD), today announced that the Board of Directors has increased the regular quarterly dividend on the company's common stock to 19 1/2 cents, from 18 cents per share Cents per share The amount of a mutual fund's dividend or capital gains distributions that a shareholder will receive for each share owned. , an increase of 8.3 percent. The new dividend rate is payable September 9, 2002, to shareholders of record on August 9, 2002. Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., is the world's largest brewer and one of the largest theme park operators in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The company is also a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and the world's largest recycler of aluminum beverage containers. SOURCE: Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
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