Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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 Owsley III
   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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/18/2016
(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 05/18/2016   W V 897 A $ 0 897 I Owsley Brown II Estate
Class B Common 05/18/2016   W V 611 A $ 0 611 I Owsley Brown II Estate
Class A Common 06/14/2016   G V 164,780 D $ 0 31,492 I CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class B Common 06/14/2016   G V 101,880 D $ 0 20,805 I CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class A Common 06/14/2016   G V 14,014 A $ 0 14,014 I CLB Trust fbo Chiara Brown
Class B Common 06/14/2016   G V 10,320 A $ 0 10,320 I CLB Trust fbo Chiara Brown
Class A Common 06/14/2016   G V 13,822 A $ 0 13,822 I CLB Trust fbo William Brown
Class B Common 06/14/2016   G V 10,272 A $ 0 10,272 I CLB Trust fbo William Brown
Class A Common 06/14/2016   G V 21,239 A $ 0 21,239 I CLB Trust fbo Catalina Brown
Class B Common 06/14/2016   G V 12,127 A $ 0 12,127 I CLB Trust fbo Catalina Brown
Class A Common 07/12/2016   W V 885 A $ 0 885 I OB2 Marital Trust (1)
Class B Common 07/12/2016   W V 603 A $ 0 202,339 I OB2 Marital Trust (1)
Class A Common 07/12/2016   W V 12 A $ 0 12 I OB2 Reverse QTIP Trust (2)
Class B Common 07/12/2016   W V 8 A $ 0 51,448 I OB2 Reverse QTIP Trust (2)
Class A Common 07/12/2016   W V 897 D $ 0 0 I Owsley Brown II Estate
Class B Common 07/12/2016   W V 611 D $ 0 0 I Owsley Brown II Estate
Class A Common               1,233 D  
Class B Common               6,703,641 I Olympus Three LLC
Class B Common               45,671 I CLB 2012 Trust
Class B Common               1,924 I Trust fbo Child-2
Class A Common               10,648 I Trust fbo Child-1
Class A Common               33,646 I GRAT #2
Class A Common               20,439 I Trust fbo Owsley Brown III
Class B Common               562 I c/f Child-2
Class B Common               117 I Trust fbo Child-3
Class B Common               712 I Trust fbo Victoire Brown
Class A Common               2,290 I CLB 2012 Trust
Class A Common               13,063 I Woodford Partners California, LLC
Class A Common               51,873 I GRAT #1

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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

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 Michael E. Carr, Attorney in Fact for Owsley Brown III   07/15/2016
**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) Formerly known as the GST Non-Exempt QTIP Trust.
(2) Formerly known as the GST Exempt QTIP Trust.

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