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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 * Hamel Matthew E   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 _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/26/2012 (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               3,109 D   Class B Common               2,169.314 (1) I 401(k) Class B Common               212.53 (2) I ESPP

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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

$ 53.62

05/01/2010

04/30/2017

Class B Common

9,511

9,511

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 56.58

05/01/2011

04/30/2018

Class B Common

9,190

9,190

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 43.1

05/01/2012

04/30/2019

Class B Common

18,822

18,822

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 61.24

05/01/2013

04/30/2020

Class B Common

15,797

15,797

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 73.95

05/01/2014

04/30/2021

Class B Common

15,022

15,022

D

Stock Appreciation Right (3)

$ 93.54

07/26/2012

A

13,926

05/01/2015

04/30/2022

Class B Common

13,926

$ 0

13,926

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hamel Matthew E 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210			EVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary

Signatures

Diane M. Barhorst, Attorney in Fact for Matthew E. Hamel		07/30/2012
**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)	Number of shares the reporting person has acquired under the Brown-Forman 401(k) plan as of July 26, 2012.
(2)	Includes shares acquired through the Brown-Forman Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Program as of close of business on July 26, 2012.
(3)	No money was paid to or received by the reporting person for this SAR.

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