UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 Current Report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported):     April 13, 2005 (April 8, 2005)

                            Brown-Forman Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Delaware                  002-26821            61-0143150
(State or other            (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction of            File Number)       Identification No.)
 incorporation)

 850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky           40210
(Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (502) 585-1100



Item 5.02(d).

On April 11, 2005,  Patrick  Bousquet-Chavenne  was elected to the  Registrant's
Board of  Directors,  which  election  will be  effective  May 12, 2005. A press
release  issued  by  the  Registrant  in  connection  with  these   distribution
agreements is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.


Item  8.01.  Other Events

Brown-Forman  Corporation  (the  "Company")  has been  advised that Owsley Brown
Frazier  entered into a Rule 10b5-1  trading plan  effective  April 8, 2005 (the
"Plan") with J.J.B.  Hilliard Lyons,  Inc.  ("Broker"),  acting as agent for Mr.
Frazier.  The Plan authorizes the Broker to sell up to a total of 219,177 shares
of the  nonvoting  Class B Common  Stock of the Company that Mr.  Frazier  owns.
Under the Plan,  shares may be sold so long as the gross sales price is not less
than a specified amount per share, subject to certain limitations.  Sales may be
made under the Plan  through  September  30, 2005 unless the Plan is  terminated
before that date. Under the Plan, Mr. Frazier will not have any control over the
timing of any sales under the Plan.

The Company was  informed by Mr.  Frazier that he entered into the Plan in order
to sell a small  fraction  of his  Brown-Forman  Corporation  shareholdings  for
liquidity and investment  diversification  purposes.  Mr. Frazier is a member of
the Board of Directors of the Company and from 1983 to 2000,  served as the Vice
Chairman.

The Company  subsequently  has been advised that  pursuant to the Plan, on April
11, 2005 the Broker sold  100,000  shares of Class B Common  Stock at a price of
$55.04 per share and on April 12, 2005,  the Broker sold the  remaining  119,177
shares of Class B Common  Stock it is  authorized  to sell under the Plan,  at a
price of  $54.97  per  share.  Therefore,  all  sales  under  the Plan have been
completed.




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       Brown-Forman Corporation
                                            (Registrant)


Date:   April 13, 2005                     By:  /s/ Nelea A. Absher
                                                Nelea A. Absher
                                                Vice President and
                                                Assistant Corporate Secretary




                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ESTEE LAUDER EXECUTIVE JOINS BROWN-FORMAN BOARD

Louisville,  KY, April 11, 2005 -- Brown-Forman  Corporation  Chairman and Chief
Executive  Officer  Owsley  Brown II  announced  today the  election  of Patrick
Bousquet-Chavanne to the company's Board of Directors.

Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne is group president of The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.,
a nearly six billion dollar  family-controlled  public company based in New York
City.   After   beginning   his  career  in  1979  at   Elizabeth   Arden,   Mr.
Bousquet-Chavanne  joined  Estee  Lauder in 1989 as  general  manager  of Aramis
International,  Inc.,  and later managed the company's  global travel  retailing
business.  He served three years as  president  of Estee  Lauder  International,
Inc.,  where he was responsible for the direction of all brands within The Estee
Lauder Companies in Europe, the Middle East, Africa,  Latin America and the Asia
Pacific region. He was appointed group president in 2001. Mr.  Bousquet-Chavanne
has earned masters degrees at Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Marseille,  France
and Purdue University in Indiana.

"Patrick  Bousquet-Chavanne's  insightful mind and his extensive experience as a
consumer-products  marketer  around  the world and as a leading  executive  at a
family-controlled  public company make him an ideal addition to our Board," said
Brown-Forman Chairman Owsley Brown.

"I am honored to be  selected  to sit on the Board of  Brown-Forman  Corporation
because  it has some of the most  recognized  and  sought  after  brands  in the
world," stated Mr. Bousquet-Chavanne.  "The company has an outstanding portfolio
of brands with global appeal, an admirable track record and a great tradition. I
look forward to helping this dynamic organization move forward into the future."

As the election of Mr.  Bousquet-Chavanne  becomes  effective May 12, 2005,  the
size of Brown-Forman's Board of Directors will increase from 12 to 13.

Brown-Forman  Corporation is a diversified producer and marketer of fine quality
consumer  products,   including  Jack  Daniel's,  Southern  Comfort,  Finlandia,
Canadian Mist,  Fetzer and Bolla Wines,  Korbel  California  Champagnes,  Lenox,
Dansk, and Gorham tableware and giftware, and Hartmann Luggage.