Edgar Filing: BROWN FORMAN CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Brown George Garvin IV

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
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

850 DIXIE HIGHWAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/23/2017

(Street)

LOUISVILLE, KY 40210

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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	09/13/2016		G	V	1,200	A	$ 0	7,390 ⁽¹⁾	I	Crummey Trust
Class A Common	02/13/2017		G	V	3,645	D	$ 0	112,029 ⁽²⁾	D
Class A Common	02/13/2017		G	V	3,070	A	$ 0	18,012 ⁽³⁾	I	Spouse's trust
Class A Common	02/13/2017		G	V	1,150	A	$ 0	15,842 ⁽⁴⁾	I	Crummey Trust
Class A Common	03/23/2017		J⁽⁵⁾		3,000,000	D	⁽⁵⁾	2,160,472 ⁽⁶⁾	I	GGB4 2012 LP
Class A Common								20,380 ⁽⁷⁾	I	2010 GRAT
Class A Common								208,914 ⁽⁸⁾	I	2012 GRAT
Class A Common								23,240 ⁽⁹⁾	I	GGB IV CLAT
Class A Common								1,059,108 ⁽¹⁰⁾	I	GGB4 2010 #1 LP
Class A Common								992 ⁽¹¹⁾	I	GGB4 2010#2 LLC
Class A Common								95,250 ⁽¹²⁾	I	Sullivan Street Partners
Class B Common								554,445 ⁽¹³⁾	D
Class B Common								34,836 ⁽¹⁴⁾	I	2010 GRAT
Class B Common								25,959.665 ⁽¹⁵⁾	I	By 401k
Class B Common								0 ⁽¹⁶⁾	I	CBGB LLC
Class B Common								156,600 ⁽¹⁷⁾	I	GGB4 2010#2 LLC
Class B Common								510,337 ⁽¹⁸⁾	I	GGB4 2012 LP
Class B Common								5,946 ⁽¹⁹⁾	I	Spouse's trust

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brown George Garvin IV 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210	X

Signatures

Michael E. Carr, Jr., Attorney in Fact for George Garvin Brown IV		03/27/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects the acquisition of 3,095 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(2)	Reflects the acquisition of 57,837 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(3)	Reflects the acquisition of 7,471 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(4)	Reflects the acquisition of 7,346 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(5)	Reflects contribution of shares to a limited liability company.
(6)	Reflects the acquisition of 2,580,236 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(7)	Reflects the acquisition of 10,190 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(8)	Reflects the acquisition of 104,457 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(9)	Reflects the acquisition of 11,620 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(10)	Reflects the acquisition of 529,554 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(11)	Reflects the acquisition of 496 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(12)	Reflects the acquisition of 47,625 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(13)	Reflects the acquisition of 275,850 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split. In addition, on September 14, 2016, CBGB LLC made a pro rata distribution of 2,746 Class B shares to the reporting person.
(14)	Reflects the acquisition of 17,418 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(15)	Total updated to reflect shares acquired in the August 2016 stock split.
(16)	Reflects the acquisition of 2,746 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split. Total also updated to reflect the distribution of all shares on September 14, 2016.
(17)	Reflects the acquisition of 78,300 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(18)	Reflects the acquisition of 255,168 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(19)	Reflects the acquisition of 2,973 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

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