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 Campbell P

(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)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2022
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 06/01/2022 A 330(1) A $0 570,335(2) D
Class B Common 06/01/2022 F 122(3) D $67.44(4) 570,213 D
Class B Common 0(5) I ESPP
Class B Common 0(6) I By 401k
Class B Common 916,987 I Brown Barker 2013 LLC
Class B Common 45 I Child #1
Class B Common 45 I Child #2
Class B Common 264,777 I CPB 2010 #1 LLC
Class B Common 60,543 I CPB 2010 #2 LLC
Class B Common 88,166 I CPBee Charitable 2018 LLC
Class B Common 299,326 I CPBee Endowment 2018 LLC
Class B Common 88,166 I CPBee Sale 2018 LLC
Class B Common 220,090 I GGB4 2013 Trust
Class B Common 30,285 I Trust FBO Campbell P. Brown
Class B Common 35,625 I Trust FBO Geo Garvin Brown IV (Irrev)
Class B Common 191,850(7) I SCB 2020 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
Stock Appreciation Right $35.603(8) 07/24/2014 04/30/2024 Class B Common 2,874 2,874(8) D
Stock Appreciation Right $37.942(9) 05/01/2019 04/30/2026 Class B Common 7,366 7,366(9) D
Stock Appreciation Right $39.2(10) 05/01/2020 04/30/2027 Class B Common 9,320 9,320(10) D
Stock Appreciation Right $53.244(11) 05/01/2021 04/30/2028 Class B Common 5,784 5,784(11) D
Stock Appreciation Right $53.875(12) 05/01/2022 04/30/2029 Class B Common 5,920 5,920(12) D
Stock Appreciation Right $68.241(13) 05/01/2023 04/30/2030 Class B Common 9,021 9,021(13) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares were issued on June 1, 2022, in connection with a July 25, 2019, award of performance-based restricted stock units. The award was subject to a three-year performance period, which ended April 30, 2022.
2. Total adjusted to reflect transfer of 12,883 shares previously held in the issuer's employee stock purchase plan and 22,997 shares previously held in the issuer's 401(k) plan.
3. To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the July 25, 2019, award of performance-based restricted stock units that were issued as shares on June 1, 2022, the reporting person surrendered 122 shares of Class B common stock.
4. The closing price of BF-B on April 29, 2022, was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
5. Total adjusted to reflect updated balance and subsequent transfer of 12,883 shares previously held in the issuer's employee stock purchase plan to direct holdings.
6. Total adjusted to reflect updated balance and subsequent transfer of 22,997 shares previously held in the issuer's 401(k) plan to direct holdings.
7. Holding was inadvertently omitted from previous form filed on June 3, 2021.
8. These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 2,833 shares at an exercise price of $36.109, but were adjusted to reflect the December 2021 special dividend.
9. These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 7,262 shares at an exercise price of $38.481, but were adjusted to reflect the December 2021 special dividend.
10. These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 9,189 shares at an exercise price of $39.757, but were adjusted to reflect the December 2021 special dividend.
11. These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 5,703 shares at an exercise price of $54, but were adjusted to reflect the December 2021 special dividend.
12. These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 5,837 shares at an exercise price of $54.64, but were adjusted to reflect the December 2021 special dividend.
13. These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 8,894 shares at an exercise price of $69.21, but were adjusted to reflect the December 2021 special dividend.
Remarks:
Jaileah X. Huddleston, Attorney in Fact for Campbell P. Brown 06/03/2022
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