-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, U+RrVHEw8kft6Hk0YRxMQ65skUfBXHOa4+ZCxMyrrvJCtsT7f0VFK4W28pSD03DK mShjoR7G4xt+nydA6VePkw== 0000950131-98-000674.txt : 19980206 0000950131-98-000674.hdr.sgml : 19980206 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950131-98-000674 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19980205 SROS: NYSE SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000014693 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 610143150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-10909 FILM NUMBER: 98522107 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 850 DIXIE HWY CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40210 BUSINESS PHONE: 5025851100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 1080 CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870816 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840807 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19670730 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000014693 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 610143150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 850 DIXIE HWY CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40210 BUSINESS PHONE: 5025851100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 1080 CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870816 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840807 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19670730 SC 13G/A 1 SC 13G/A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 19)* BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION ------------------------------------ (Name of Issuer) CLASS A COMMON STOCK ------------------------------------ (Title of Class of Securities) 115637-10-0 ----------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement. [_] (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.) *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). (Continued on following page(s)) Page 1 of 4 Pages - ----------------------- --------------------- CUSIP NO. 115637-10-0 13G PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES - ----------------------- --------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 1 S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Owsley Brown II (###-##-####) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* 2 (a) [_] N/A (b) [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SEC USE ONLY 3 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION 4 United States of America - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLE VOTING POWER 5 NUMBER OF 515,836 SHARES ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 6 5,306,704 OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 7 REPORTING 515,836 PERSON ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 8 5,306,704 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 9 5,822,540 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* 10 [_] - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 11 20.1% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* 12 In - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13G Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: - --------- Brown-Forman Corporation Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: - --------- 850 Dixie Highway Louisville, Kentucky 40210 Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing: - --------- Owsley Brown II Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence: - --------- 850 Dixie Highway Louisville, Kentucky 40210 Item 2(c) Citizenship: - --------- United States of America Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: - --------- Class A Common Stock Item 2(e) CUSIP Number: - --------- 115637-10-0 Item 3 Not applicable - ------ Item 4 Ownership. - ------ The amount of shares beneficially owned by the undersigned as of December 31, 1997, is as follows: (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 5,822,540 (b) Percent of Class: 20.1% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 515,836 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 5,306,704 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 515,836 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 5,306,704 Page 3 of 4 Pages SCHEDULE 13G Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class - ------ Not applicable Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. - ------ Other persons have the right to receive income from trusts holding Brown-Forman Corporation Class A Common Stock, as to which stock the undersigned has sole or shared voting power. The following person is sole income beneficiary of one of these trusts which holds more than 5% of the outstanding shares of such Class A Common Stock: Sara S. Brown. Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which - ------ Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company. Not applicable Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. - ------ Not applicable Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group. - ------ Not Applicable Item 10 Certification. - ------- Not applicable ---------------------- After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. 2/2 , 1998 - --------------------- Date /s/ Owsley Brown ___________________________ Signature Owsley Brown II ___________________________ Name, Title Page 4 of 4 Pages -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----