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 Owsley III

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

850 DIXIE HIGHWAY

(Street)

LOUISVILLE

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)

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/11/2012

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 A Common	12/26/2012		G	V	14,416	D	$0	0⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Common								36,746⁽²⁾	I	GRAT
Class A Common								18⁽³⁾	I	Eleanor Lee Trusts
Class A Common								316,837⁽⁴⁾	I	Hebe Three Limited Partnership
Class A Common								13,063⁽⁵⁾	I	Woodford Partners California, LLC
Class A Common								49,257⁽⁶⁾	I	Longview Charitable LP
Class A Common								2,745⁽⁷⁾	I	Trust fbo child
Class A Common								2,500⁽⁸⁾	I	Trust fbo Victoire Brown
Class A Common								9,970⁽⁹⁾	I	Trust fbo child
Class A Common								10,162⁽¹⁰⁾	I	Trust fbo child
Class A Common								20,439⁽¹¹⁾	I	Trust fbo Owsley Brown III
Class A Common								3,330,115⁽¹²⁾	I	Olympus Three, LLC
Class B Common	07/11/2012		W	V	12	A	$0	68,532⁽¹³⁾	D
Class B Common	12/26/2012		G	V	68,532	D	$0	0	D
Class B Common								562⁽¹⁴⁾	I	c/f child
Class B Common								562⁽¹⁵⁾	I	c/f child
Class B Common								1,980⁽¹⁶⁾	I	Owsley Brown II IRA
Class B Common								39,447⁽¹⁷⁾	I	CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr
Class B Common								12,895⁽¹⁸⁾	I	Eleanor Lee Trusts
Class B Common								546⁽¹⁹⁾	I	Hebe Exempt Trust
Class B Common								215,284⁽²⁰⁾	I	Hebe Three Limited Partnership
Class B Common	08/20/2012		W	V	192,223⁽²¹⁾	D	$0	0	I	Hebe Non-Exempt Trust
Class B Common	08/20/2012		W	V	64,075	A	$0	64,075	I	Hebe Tr fbo Owsley Brown III
Class B Common	12/19/2012		G	V	43,470	D	$0	20,605	I	Hebe Trust fbo Owsley Brown III
Class B Common	12/26/2012		G	V	20,604	D	$0	0	I	Hebe Trust fbo Owsley Brown III
Class B Common								19,200⁽²²⁾	I	Longview Charitable LP
Class B Common								117⁽²³⁾	I	Trust fbo child
Class B Common								355⁽²⁴⁾	I	Trust fbo Victoire Brown
Class B Common								1,924⁽²⁵⁾	I	Trust fbo child

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On August 10, 2012, the Class A and Class B common stock of Brown-Forman Corporation split 3-2, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of 4,805 additional shares of Class A common stock.

2. Includes additional 12,582 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

3. Includes additional 6 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

4. Includes additional 105,612 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

5. Includes additional 4,354 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

6. Includes additional 16,419 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

7. Includes additional 915 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

8. Includes additional 833 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

9. Includes additional 3,323 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

10. Includes additional 3,387 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

11. Includes additional 6,813 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

12. Includes additional 1,110,038 shares of Class A common stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

13. Includes additional 22,840 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

14. Includes additional 187 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

15. Includes additional 187 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

16. Includes additional 660 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

17. Includes additional 13,149 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

18. Includes additional 4,298 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

19. Includes additional 182 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

20. Includes additional 71,761 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

21. Includes additional 64,074 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

22. Includes additional 6,400 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

23. Includes additional 39 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

24. Includes additional 118 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

25. Includes additional 641 shares of Class Bcommon stock issued in the August 2012 stock split.

Remarks:

	Diane M. Barhorst, Atty. in Fact for Owsley Brown III	01/14/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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