SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Brown George Garvin IV (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HWY (Street) LOUISVILLE KY 40210 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BROWN FORMAN CORP [ BFA/BFB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/13/2010
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common								381,811	I	George Garvin Brown III Trust UW
Class A Common								2,642,357	I	CBGB LLC
Class A Common								38,447	I	Trust u/a FBO Geo. Garvin Brown IV
Class B Common								1,103.15(1)	D
Class B Common								5,966.2(2)	I	By 401(k) Plan
Class B Common								95,452	I	George Garvin Brown III Trust UW
Class B Common	09/13/2010		S(3)		2,412	D	$59.02	590,538(4)	I	CBGB, LLC
Class B Common								9,987	I	Trust u/a FBO Geo. Garvin Brown IV

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$25.06							05/01/2005	04/30/2012	Class B Common	808		808	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$30.62							05/01/2006	04/30/2013	Class B Common	1,162		1,162	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.35							05/01/2007	04/30/2014	Class B Common	1,910		1,910	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$46.19							05/01/2008	04/30/2015	Class B Common	660		528	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$56.5							05/01/2009	04/30/2016	Class B Common	907		907	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$54.58							05/01/2010	04/30/2017	Class B Common	1,038		1,038	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$57.4							05/01/2011	07/24/2018	Class B Common	953		953	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$43.72							05/01/2012	04/30/2019	Class B Common	2,915		2,915	D
Restricted Stock Unit	(5)							(6)	(6)	Class B Common	545		545	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares held under the Brown-Forman Dividend Reinvestment Plan as of September 14, 2010.

2. Held in 401(k) plan as of September 14, 2010.

3. The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the selling entity on April 15, 2010 and described in a Form 8-K filed by Brown-Forman Corporation with the SEC on April 16, 2010.

4. Price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $59.00 to $59.06, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Brown-Forman Corporation, any security holder of Brown-Forman Corporation, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within this range.

5. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Brown-Forman Class B common stock.

6. The restricted stock units vest April 30, 2014.

Remarks:

	Diane M. Barhorst, Atty. in Fact for George Garvin Brown IV	09/15/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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