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 Christina Lee (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY (Street) LOUISVILLE KY 40210 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BROWN FORMAN CORP [ BFA, BFB ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 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	171,800	D
ClassA Common	336,517	I	Owsley Brown II 1994 GRAT
Class A Common	544,084	I	Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT
Class A Common	198,032	I	Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT
Class A Common	211,244.75	I	Hebe Limited Partnership
Class A Common	5,725	I	Driftwood Holdings Three, LLC
Class A Common	45,143	I	Trust u/a Owsley Brown III
Class A Common	2,220,077	I	Olympus Three LLC
Class B Common	42,793	D
Class B Common	1,320	I	Owsley Brown II IRA
Class B Common	84,129	I	Owsley Brown II 1994 GRAT
Class B Common	140,482	I	Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT
Class B Common	52,643	I	Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT
Class B Common	1,071,847.5	I	Hebe Limited Partnership
Class B Common	1,498	I	Driftwood Holdings Three, LLC
Class B Common	4,368,864	I	Olympus Three, LLC

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
Class B Common	05/01/2006	04/30/2013	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	102,960	$30.18	D
Class B Common	05/01/2007	04/30/2014	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	82,386	$35.83	D
Class B Common	11/15/2007	04/30/2017	Stock Appreciation Right	3,332	$53.62	D

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of indirectly held shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

	Diane M. Barhorst, Atty in Fact for Owsley Brown III	05/09/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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