<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001672764-18-000017-index.html : 20180626
<SEC-HEADER>0001672764-18-000017.hdr.sgml : 20180626
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180626110045
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001672764-18-000017
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		82
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180726
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180626
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180626
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20180626

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00123
		FILM NUMBER:		18918536

	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
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>DEF 14A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>p60029_def14a.htm
<DESCRIPTION>PROXY STATEMENT
<TEXT>
Document 1 - file: p60029_def14a.htm
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>DEF 14A <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>60029_BrownForman.pdf <DESCRIPTION>COURTESY PDF <TEXT> Document 2 - file: 60029_BrownForman.pdf
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>3 <FILENAME>check.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 3 - file: check.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>4 <FILENAME>p56174_cover.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 4 - file: p56174_cover.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>5 <FILENAME>p60029proxy.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 5 - file: p60029proxy.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>6 <FILENAME>strip3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 6 - file: strip3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>7 <FILENAME>strip4.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 7 - file: strip4.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>8 <FILENAME>strip5.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 8 - file: strip5.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>9 <FILENAME>uncheck.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 9 - file: uncheck.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>10 <FILENAME>p60029x32x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 10 - file: p60029x32x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>11 <FILENAME>p60029x34x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 11 - file: p60029x34x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>12 <FILENAME>p60029x35x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 12 - file: p60029x35x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>13 <FILENAME>p60029x35x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 13 - file: p60029x35x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>14 <FILENAME>p60029x35x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 14 - file: p60029x35x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>15 <FILENAME>p60029x35x4.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 15 - file: p60029x35x4.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>16 <FILENAME>p60029x35x5.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 16 - file: p60029x35x5.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>17 <FILENAME>p60029x37x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 17 - file: p60029x37x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>18 <FILENAME>p60029x38x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 18 - file: p60029x38x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>19 <FILENAME>p60029x39x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 19 - file: p60029x39x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>20 <FILENAME>p60029x41x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 20 - file: p60029x41x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>21 <FILENAME>p60029x41x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 21 - file: p60029x41x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>22 <FILENAME>p60029x64x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 22 - file: p60029x64x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>23 <FILENAME>p60029x66x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 23 - file: p60029x66x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>24 <FILENAME>p60029x67x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 24 - file: p60029x67x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>25 <FILENAME>p60029x68x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 25 - file: p60029x68x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>26 <FILENAME>strip1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 26 - file: strip1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>27 <FILENAME>strip2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 27 - file: strip2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>28 <FILENAME>p60029x22x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 28 - file: p60029x22x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>29 <FILENAME>p60029x22x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 29 - file: p60029x22x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>30 <FILENAME>p60029x23x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 30 - file: p60029x23x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>31 <FILENAME>p60029x23x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 31 - file: p60029x23x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>32 <FILENAME>p60029x23x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 32 - file: p60029x23x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>33 <FILENAME>p60029x24x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 33 - file: p60029x24x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>34 <FILENAME>p60029x24x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 34 - file: p60029x24x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>35 <FILENAME>p60029x24x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 35 - file: p60029x24x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>36 <FILENAME>p60029x25x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 36 - file: p60029x25x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>37 <FILENAME>p60029x25x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 37 - file: p60029x25x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>38 <FILENAME>p60029x25x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 38 - file: p60029x25x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>39 <FILENAME>p60029x26x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 39 - file: p60029x26x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>40 <FILENAME>p60029x26x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 40 - file: p60029x26x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>41 <FILENAME>p60029x26x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 41 - file: p60029x26x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>42 <FILENAME>p60029x30x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 42 - file: p60029x30x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>43 <FILENAME>p60029x30x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 43 - file: p60029x30x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>44 <FILENAME>p60029x30x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 44 - file: p60029x30x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>45 <FILENAME>p60029x30x4.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 45 - file: p60029x30x4.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>46 <FILENAME>p60029x30x5.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 46 - file: p60029x30x5.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>47 <FILENAME>p60029x30x6.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 47 - file: p60029x30x6.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>48 <FILENAME>p60029x31x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 48 - file: p60029x31x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>49 <FILENAME>p60029x13x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 49 - file: p60029x13x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>50 <FILENAME>p60029x13x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 50 - file: p60029x13x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>51 <FILENAME>p60029x13x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 51 - file: p60029x13x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>52 <FILENAME>p60029x13x4.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 52 - file: p60029x13x4.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>53 <FILENAME>p60029x15x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 53 - file: p60029x15x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>54 <FILENAME>p60029x15x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 54 - file: p60029x15x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>55 <FILENAME>p60029x15x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 55 - file: p60029x15x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>56 <FILENAME>p60029x15x4.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 56 - file: p60029x15x4.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>57 <FILENAME>p60029x15x5.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 57 - file: p60029x15x5.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>58 <FILENAME>p60029x15x6.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 58 - file: p60029x15x6.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>59 <FILENAME>p60029x15x7.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 59 - file: p60029x15x7.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>60 <FILENAME>p60029x15x8.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 60 - file: p60029x15x8.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>61 <FILENAME>p60029x15x9.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 61 - file: p60029x15x9.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>62 <FILENAME>p60029x15x10.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 62 - file: p60029x15x10.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>63 <FILENAME>p60029x15x11.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 63 - file: p60029x15x11.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>64 <FILENAME>p60029x15x12.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 64 - file: p60029x15x12.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>65 <FILENAME>p60029x15x13.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 65 - file: p60029x15x13.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>66 <FILENAME>p60029x15x14.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 66 - file: p60029x15x14.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>67 <FILENAME>p60029x22x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 67 - file: p60029x22x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>68 <FILENAME>p60029x1x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 68 - file: p60029x1x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>69 <FILENAME>p60029x2x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 69 - file: p60029x2x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>70 <FILENAME>p60029x3x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 70 - file: p60029x3x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>71 <FILENAME>p60029x3x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 71 - file: p60029x3x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>72 <FILENAME>p60029x3x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 72 - file: p60029x3x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>73 <FILENAME>p60029x3x4.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 73 - file: p60029x3x4.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>74 <FILENAME>p60029x5x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 74 - file: p60029x5x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>75 <FILENAME>p60029x8x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 75 - file: p60029x8x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>76 <FILENAME>p60029x8x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 76 - file: p60029x8x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>77 <FILENAME>p60029x8x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 77 - file: p60029x8x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>78 <FILENAME>p60029x8x4.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 78 - file: p60029x8x4.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>79 <FILENAME>p60029x9x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 79 - file: p60029x9x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>80 <FILENAME>p60029x11x1.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 80 - file: p60029x11x1.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>81 <FILENAME>p60029x11x2.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 81 - file: p60029x11x2.jpg
</DOCUMENT> <DOCUMENT> <TYPE>GRAPHIC <SEQUENCE>82 <FILENAME>p60029x11x3.jpg <DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC <TEXT> Document 82 - file: p60029x11x3.jpg
</DOCUMENT> </SEC-DOCUMENT>