SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 Stuart R (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY (Street) LOUISVILLE KY 40210 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/20/2015	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BROWN FORMAN CORP [ BF'B ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common	158,242	D
Class B Common	31,156	D
Class B Common	1,293	I	By Spouse
Class A Common	33,184	I	Child-1 trust
Class B Common	8,619	I	Child-1 trust
Class A Common	31,108	I	Child-2 trust
Class B Common	7,062	I	Child-2 trust
Class A Common	28,297	I	Child-3 trust
Class B Common	5,187	I	Child-3 trust
Class A Common	19,404	I	Child-4 trust
Class B Common	6,789	I	Child-4 trust
Class A Common	112,500	I	Driftwood Partners
Class B Common	97,500	I	Driftwood Partners
Class A Common	22,837	I	First Ky Trust #2
Class B Common	21,000	I	First Ky Trust #2
Class A Common	18,052	I	Hedge Street Partners LLC
Class B Common	4,512	I	Hedge Street Partners LLC
Class A Common	74,412	I	Lyons Brown Children Trusts
Class A Common	4,033,032	I	Olympus One, LLC
Class B Common	4,389,679	I	Olympus One, LLC
Class A Common	31,302	I	Trust u/w W.L. Lyons Brown, Sr. FBO W.L. Lyons Brown, Jr.
Class B Common	3,674	I	Trust u/w W.L. Lyons Brown, Sr. FBO W.L. Lyons Brown, Jr.
Class A Common	50,418	I	W. L. Lyons Brown Jr. 2012 Irrevocable Trust
Class B Common	11,649	I	W. L. Lyons Brown Jr. 2012 Irrevocable Trust
Class A Common	153,403	I	W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr. GRAT
Class B Common	218,050	I	W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr. GRAT
Class A Common	430	I	W.L. Lyons Brown, Jr. 2002 GRAT
Class B Common	1,129	I	W.L. Lyons Brown, Jr. 2002 GRAT

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Stuart R. Brown Power of Attorney

	Kelly A. Bowen, Attorney in Fact for Stuart R. Brown	05/29/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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