SEC FORM 4

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^*

Barzun Brooke Brown

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

850 DIXIE HIGHWAY

(Street)

LOUISVILLE

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)
03/17/2017

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class B Common	01/12/2017		G	V	157,000	D	$0	24,546⁽¹⁾	I	CLB 2012 Trust
Class B Common	03/17/2017		G	V	212,850	D	$0	22,270⁽²⁾	I	CLB 2012 Trust
Class B Common	03/17/2017		J⁽³⁾		2,150	D	⁽³⁾	23,640	I	Eleanor Lee Trusts
Class B Common								12,907,116⁽⁴⁾	I	Olympus Three LLC
Class B Common								28,457⁽⁴⁾	I	BBB 2011 GRAT
Class B Common								93,799⁽⁴⁾	D
Class A Common								472,375	D
Class A Common								253,896	I	BBB 2002 GRAT
Class B Common								45,794	I	BBB 2002 GRAT
Class A Common								19,626	I	BBB 2010 GRAT
Class A Common								83,496	I	BBB 2011 GRAT
Class A Common								411,337	I	BBB Revocable Trust
Class B Common								34,500	I	BBB Revocable Trust
Class A Common								7,575	I	By Spouse
Class B Common								1,892	I	By Spouse
Class A Common								4,580	I	CLB 2012 Trust
Class A Common								62,984	I	CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class B Common								41,610	I	CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class A Common								39,460	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-1
Class B Common								23,498	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-1
Class A Common								31,832	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-2
Class B Common								21,590	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-2
Class A Common								31,832	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-3
Class B Common								21,590	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-3
Class A Common								36	I	Eleanor Lee Trusts
Class A Common								723,110	I	Guilford-Brown LP
Class A Common								300,000	I	Hackberry 2010 LLC
Class B Common								1,092	I	Hebe Exempt Trust
Class A Common								633,674	I	Hebe Three Limited Partnership
Class B Common								430,568	I	Hebe Three Limited Partnership

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Total has been updated to reflect pro rata distribution of Class B shares made by Olympus Three, LLC on January 12, 2017.

2. Total has been updated to reflect pro rata distribution of Class B shares made by Olympus Three, LLC on March 17, 2017.

3. On March 17, 2017, the Eleanor Lee Trusts contributed 2,150 Class B Shares in exchange for an interest in a limited liability company.

4. Total has been updated to reflect pro rata distributions of Class B shares made by Olympus Three, LLC on January 12, 2017 and March 17, 2017.

Remarks:

The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by entities set forth on this form except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

	Michael E. Carr, Atty in Fact for Brooke Brown Barzun	03/21/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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