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 KY 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)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/28/2015
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class B Common 05/28/2015 J(1) 3,430 A $94.16 45,671 I CLB 2012 Trust
Class B Common 06/22/2015 W 253,176 D $0.0000 0.0000 I Estate of Owsley Brown II
Class B Common 06/22/2015 W 51,440 A $0.0000 51,440 I GST Exempt QTIP Trust
Class B Common 06/22/2015 W 201,736 A $0.0000 201,736 I GST Non-Exempt QTIP Trust
Class A Common 151 D
Class B Common 562 I c/f Child-1
Class B Common 562 I c/f Child-2
Class A Common 2,290 I CLB 2012 Trust
Class A Common 196,272 I CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class B Common 122,685 I CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class A Common 18 I Eleanor Lee Trusts
Class B Common 12,895 I Eleanor Lee Trusts
Class A Common 18,873 I GRAT #1
Class A Common 18,873 I GRAT #2
Class B Common 546 I Hebe Exempt Trust
Class A Common 316,837 I Hebe Three Limited Partnership
Class B Common 215,284 I Hebe Three Limited Partnership
Class A Common 3,330,115 I Olympus Three LLC
Class B Common 6,703,641 I Olympus Three LLC
Class A Common 10,523 I Trust fbo Child-1
Class B Common 1,972 I Trust fbo Child-1
Class A Common 10,331 I Trust fbo Child-2
Class B Common 1,924 I Trust fbo Child-2
Class A Common 3,106 I Trust fbo Child-3
Class B Common 117 I Trust fbo Child-3
Class A Common 20,439 I Trust fbo Owsley Brown III
Class B Common 5,109 I Trust fbo Owsley Brown III
Class A Common 2,500 I Trust fbo Victoire Brown
Class B Common 712 I Trust fbo Victoire Brown
Class A Common 13,063 I Woodford Partners California, LLC
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
Explanation of Responses:
1. On May 28, 2015, a family member of the reporting person exchanged Class B shares for other assets held by a family trust.
Remarks:
The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by entities set forth on this form except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
Kelly A. Bowen, Attorney in Fact for Owsley Brown III 07/23/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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