SEC FORM 4

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Brown George Garvin IV

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

850 DIXIE HIGHWAY

(Street)

LOUISVILLE

40210

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROWN FORMAN CORP [ BF'B ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2015

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common	04/30/2015		M		3,312	A	$0⁽¹⁾	272,730	D
Class B Common	04/30/2015		M		1,068	A	$28.58	273,798	D
Class A Common								135,635	D
Class A Common								5,090	I	2010 GRAT
Class B Common								17,418	I	2010 GRAT
Class A Common								88,434	I	2012 GRAT
Class B Common								12,582.736⁽²⁾	I	By 401k
Class B Common								2,746	I	CBGB LLC
Class A Common								7,346	I	Crummey Trust
Class B Common								2,575	I	Crummey Trust
Class A Common								4,220	I	GGB IV CLAT
Class A Common								529,554	I	GGB4 2010 #1 LP
Class A Common								496	I	GGB4 2010#2 LLC
Class B Common								78,300	I	GGB4 2010#2 LLC
Class A Common								2,580,235.5	I	GGB4 2012 LP
Class B Common								255,168	I	GGB4 2012 LP
Class A Common								6,071	I	Spouse's trust
Class B Common								1,603	I	Spouse's trust

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	04/30/2015		M			3,312	04/30/2015⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class B Common	3,312	$0.0000	0.0000	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$28.58	04/30/2015		M			1,068	05/01/2008	04/30/2015	Class B Common	1,068	$0.0000	0.0000	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾							04/30/2016⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Class B Common	3,124		3,124	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾							04/30/2017⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Class B Common	3,936		3,936	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾							04/30/2018⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Class B Common	3,426		3,426	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$34.95							05/01/2009	04/30/2016	Class B Common	1,467		1,467	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$33.76							05/01/2010	04/30/2017	Class B Common	1,679		1,679	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$35.51							05/01/2011	04/30/2018	Class B Common	1,542		1,542	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$27.05							05/01/2012	04/30/2019	Class B Common	4,714		4,714	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These Restricted Stock Units were granted on July 28, 2011, and vested April 30, 2015.

2. Number of shares acquired through the issuer's 401(k) plan as of April 13, 2015.

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

4. The Restricted Stock Units were granted on July 26, 2012, and vest April 30, 2016.

5. The Restricted Stock Units were granted on July 25, 2013, and vest April 30, 2017.

6. The Restricted Stock Units were granted on July 24, 2014, and vest April 30, 2018.

	Kelly Bowen, Atty. in Fact for George Garvin Brown IV	05/04/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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