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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 Martin S JR   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) 09/23/2010 (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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common               75,618 D   Class A Common               83,088 I Nectar Trust Class A Common               30 I By Spouse Class A Common               1,500 I Trust f/b/o Children Class A Common               5,508 I UTMA f/b/o Child Class A Common               1,682 I UTMA f/b/o Child Class A Common               13,626 I Trust Class B Common               20,796 D   Class B Common               20,772 I Nectar Trust Class B Common               7 I Spouse Class B Common               375 I Trust f/b/o Children Class B Common               2,502 I UTMA f/b/o Child Class B Common               795 I UTMA f/b/o Child Class B Common               3,406 I 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

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 58.84

05/25/2006

04/30/2015

Class B Common

470

470

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 56.5

07/27/2006

04/30/2016

Class B Common

2,980

2,980

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 54.58

07/26/2007

04/30/2017

Class B Common

3,702

3,702

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 57.4

07/24/2008

04/30/2018

Class B Common

3,398

3,398

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 43.72

07/23/2009

04/30/2019

Class B Common

4,175

4,175

D

Deferred Stock Units

(1)

09/23/2010

A

985.38

(2)

(2)

Class B Common

985.38

$ 0

985.38

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brown Martin S JR 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210	X

Signatures

Holli H. Lewis, Atty. in Fact for Martin S. Brown, Jr.		09/24/2010
**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)	Each deferred stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Brown-Forman Class B common stock.
(2)	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.

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