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Nick Stamm STATS, Inc. 847-583-2110 stamm@stats.com

Brian Eaton/Bill Etling Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 314-577-9603

Budweiser Taps STATS’ Online Hosted Solution Statistics, Scores from Major Sports Leagues to be available on Budweiser.com St. Louis, MO and Morton Grove, IL – September 25, 2006 – STATS LLC, the world’s leading sports information provider, announced today that Anheuser-Busch will utilize STATS’ online hosted solution on www.budweiser.com.  The STATS Hosted Solution is a turnkey, on-line sports page featuring in-depth stats, real-time scoring and premium AP sports editorial content. “Budweiser is an exciting partner for us.  Their brand brings unmatched recognition and is synonymous with sports to many consumers,” said Jim Capuano, STATS LLC’s Vice President, Sales.  “STATS is introducing a new way for leading consumer based companies to leverage their brand and interact with their customers using unique sports information. Our hosted solution provides Bud drinkers with top shelf sports content.” STATS Hosted Solution is completely customizable and offers the industry's largest selection of robust content from MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL College Football, College Basketball and NASCAR.  The product automatically updates real-time data and information on every player, team and event played.  STATS also integrates Associated Press game previews, editorial and photos. About Budweiser 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 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 aluminum cans and is America’s top recycler of aluminum cans.  For more information, visit www.anheuser-busch.com.   About STATS LLC     STATS LLC offers the best from sports information leaders AP MegaSports and STATS, Inc.  The combination provides unparalleled packages of premium sports content, from sports scores and statistics to editorial content.  STATS’ MegaSports product offers customers breaking sports news from AP’s national wire, game previews and recaps, photos and audio content, scores, schedules and a variety of other sports-related content in a digital format.  STATS’ innovative sports information solutions are utilized in numerous business segments: professional teams; sports broadcast production, cable and satellite networks; interactive television; broadband, wireless and internet; game developers and fantasy sports providers; print media and wire services.  STATS is owned jointly by the Associated Press and News Corporation.  http://biz.stats.com. ###