0000014693-11-000051.txt : 20110706 0000014693-11-000051.hdr.sgml : 20110706 20110706144320 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000014693-11-000051 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110701 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110706 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110706 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STREET WILLIAM M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001197230 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-26821 FILM NUMBER: 11952879 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 1080 CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40201 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000014693 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 610143150 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0430 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 850 DIXIE HWY CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40210 BUSINESS PHONE: 5025851100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 1080 CITY: LOUISVILLE STATE: KY ZIP: 40201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19870816 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840807 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19670730 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0303 4 2011-07-01 0000014693 BROWN FORMAN CORP BFA, BFB 0001197230 STREET WILLIAM M 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE KY 40210 1 0 0 0 Class A Common 2011-07-01 4 J 0 7256 0 D 559782 I Street FLP Class A Common 2011-07-01 4 J 0 7175 0 A 7175 I GRAT Class A Common 2011-07-01 4 J 0 73 0 A 553534 D Class A Common 2011-07-01 4 J 0 8 0 A 24 I By Spouse Class A Common 2011-07-01 4 J 0 7175 0 D 0 I GRAT Class A Common 2011-07-01 4 J 0 7175 0 A 560709 D Class A Common 553461 D Class A Common 552276 I Trust u/w of Daniel L. Street Class B Common 289916 D Class B Common 750 I By Spouse Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 32.93 2003-10-31 2013-04-30 Class B Common 2697 2697 D Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 36.35 2004-07-22 2014-04-30 Class B Common 3009 3009 D Stock Appreciation Right 46.19 2005-07-28 2015-04-30 Class B Common 3499 3499 D Stock Appreciation Right 56.50 2006-07-27 2016-04-30 Class B Common 2980 2980 D Stock Appreciation Right 54.58 2007-07-26 2017-04-30 Class B Common 3702 3702 D Stock Appreciation Right 57.40 2008-07-24 2018-04-30 Class B Common 3398 3398 D Stock Appreciation Right 43.72 2009-07-23 2019-04-30 Class B Common 4175 4175 D Deferred Stock Units Class B Common 985.38 985.38 D Represents a prorata distribution of assets to its partners by the Street FLP, of which the reporting person is the sole general partner. Represents quarterly GRAT distribution. The reporting person is the trustee and sole annuitant of the GRAT. Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Brown-Forman Class B common stock. The deferred stock units vest over the course of the Board year. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on the first February 1st that is at least 6 months following the Director's termination from Board service. Diane M. Barhorst, Atty. in Fact for: William M. Street 2011-07-06 EX-24 2 street.htm

Know all by these present that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints

each of Michael B. Crutcher, John R. Edds, and Nelea A. Absher, signing

singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity

as an officer and/or director of Brown-Forman Corporation (the "Company"),

Forms 3, 4, and 5 in  accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



2. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,

complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such

form with the United States Security and Exchange Commission and any stock

exchange or similar authority; and 3. take any other action of any type

whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such

attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally

required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed

by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of

Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as

such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-facts's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herin granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,

hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such

attorney-in fact's substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue

of this power and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned

acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity

at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company

assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  This Power of Attorney shall remain in

full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms

3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in

securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in

a signed writing delivered to the forgoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 25th day of August, 2002.





Signature:  /s/ William M. Street