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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BOND INA BROWN (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY (Street) LOUISVILLE KY 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) 12/12/2008
	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	12/12/2008		S		200	D	$48.74	474,331(1)	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		1,337	D	$48.75	472,994	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$48.755	472,894	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		400	D	$48.76	472,494	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		200	D	$48.765	472,294	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		1,000	D	$48.77	471,294	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$48.7725	471,194	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		200	D	$48.78	470,994	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$48.795	470,894	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$48.8	470,794	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$48.885	470,694	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		200	D	$48.89	470,494	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$48.895	470,394	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		200	D	$48.96	470,194	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$48.965	470,094	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		311	D	$48.97	469,783	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		200	D	$48.975	469,583	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$48.98	469,483	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		492	D	$49	468,991	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		108	D	$49.01	468,883	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		52	D	$49.02	468,831	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$49.09	468,731	D
Class B Common	12/12/2008		S		100	D	$49.1	468,631	D
Class B Common								1,276,190(2)	I	Ganymede LP
Class B Common								433,236.25(3)	I	Hebe, LP
Class B Common								3,171(4)	I	Hebe Non-Exempt Trust fbo Ina Bond
Class B Common								1,092(5)	I	Hebe Exempt Trust fbo Ina Bond
Class B Common								2,420,881(6)	I	Olympus Four, LLC
Class B Common								947.2403(7)	I	Nectar LP
Class B Common								4,000(8)	I	By Spouse

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. In October 2008, the Issuer completed a stock distribution of one share of Class B common stock for every four shares of either Class A or Class B common stock held. This total has been adjusted to reflect the 469,475 Class B shares received through the distribution.

2. This total has been adjusted to reflect 342,839 Class B shares received through the Issuer's October 2008 stock distribution.

3. This total has been adjusted to reflect 86,647 Class B shares received through the Issuer's October 2008 stock distribution.

4. This total has been adjusted to reflect 634 Class B shares received through the Issuer's October 2008 stock distribution.

5. This total has been adjusted to reflect 218 Class B shares received through the Issuer's October 2008 stock distribution.

6. This total has been adjusted to reflect 896,198 Class B shares received throught the Issuer's October 2008 stock distribution.

7. The reporting person received these shares through the Issuer's October 2008 stock distribution.

8. This total has been adjusted to reflect 800 Class B shares received through the Issuer's October 2008 stock distribution.

Remarks:

	Nelea A. Absher, Atty in Fact for: Ina Brown Bond	12/16/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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