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^*

VARGA PAUL C

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Chairman & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2018

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 A Common	06/01/2018		A		29,631⁽¹⁾	A	$0	209,344	D
Class A Common	06/01/2018		F		69,699⁽²⁾	D	$53.37⁽³⁾	139,645	D
Class B Common	06/01/2018		A		7,404⁽¹⁾	A	$0	129,298	D
Class B Common	06/01/2018		F		17,415⁽⁴⁾	D	$56.04⁽⁵⁾	111,883	D
Class A Common								8,222.6622⁽⁶⁾	I	DRIP
Class A Common								312,364	I	GRAT
Class A Common								444	I	PCV Investments LLC
Class B Common								50,000	I	Family Trust
Class B Common								197,846	I	GRAT
Class B Common								82,688	I	PCV Investments 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)
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. These shares were issued on June 1, 2018, in connection with a July 23, 2015 award of performance-based restricted stock. The award, initially determined as a cash value, was subject to a three-year performance period, which ended April 30, 2018. The number of Class A and Class B shares issued was determined by multiplying the cash value of the award by a three-year performance adjustment factor, dividing the amount by $111.30, which was the closing price of the issuer's Class A common stock on the date of the grant, and then adjusting for subsequent stock splits and dividends during the performance period.

2. To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the July 2013 award of Class A common stock that vested on June 1, 2018, the reporting person surrendered 69,699 shares of Class A common stock.

3. The April 30, 2018 closing price of Brown-Forman Class A common stock was $53.37 and used to calculate withholding obligations.

4. To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the July 2013 award of Class B common stock that vested on June 1, 2018, the reporting person surrendered 17,415 shares of Class B common stock.

5. The April 30, 2018 closing price of Brown-Forman Class B common stock was $56.04 and used to calculate withholding obligations.

6. Number of shares acquired through the issuer's dividend reinvestment plan as of June 5, 2018.

Remarks:

	Michael E. Carr, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Paul C. Varga	06/05/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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