Edgar Filing: BROWN FORMAN CORP

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 ^*

Barzun Brooke Brown

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)
12/22/2016

(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)
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 A Common	10/10/2016		G	V	1,801	D	$ 0	472,375 ⁽¹⁾	D
Class A Common	10/10/2016		G	V	283	A	$ 0	411,337 ⁽²⁾	I	BBB Revocable Trust
Class A Common	10/10/2016		G	V	283	A	$ 0	7,575 ⁽³⁾	I	By Spouse
Class A Common	10/10/2016		G	V	1,801	A	$ 0	12,517 ⁽⁴⁾	I	OB3 GST Non-Exempt Trust
Class A Common	10/10/2016		G	V	283	A	$ 0	9,763 ⁽⁵⁾	I	Trust fbo Child-1
Class A Common	10/10/2016		G	V	283	A	$ 0	17,391 ⁽⁶⁾	I	Trust fbo Child-2
Class A Common	10/10/2016		G	V	283	A	$ 0	17,391 ⁽⁶⁾	I	Trust fbo Child-3
Class A Common	12/22/2016		J⁽⁷⁾		115,020	D	$ 46.51	1,366,200 ⁽⁸⁾	I	Guilford-Brown LP
Class A Common	12/22/2016		J⁽⁹⁾		643,090	D	$ 46.51	723,110	I	Guilford-Brown LP
Class A Common	12/22/2016		J⁽⁷⁾		115,020	A	$ 46.51	175,964 ⁽¹⁰⁾	I	OB3 GST Exempt Trust
Class B Common								54,762 ⁽¹¹⁾	D
Class B Common								45,794 ⁽¹²⁾	I	BBB 2002 GRAT
Class A Common								253,896 ⁽¹³⁾	I	BBB 2002 GRAT
Class A Common								19,626 ⁽¹⁴⁾	I	BBB 2010 GRAT
Class B Common								8,450 ⁽¹⁵⁾	I	BBB 2011 GRAT
Class A Common								83,496 ⁽¹⁶⁾	I	BBB 2011 GRAT
Class B Common								34,500 ⁽¹⁷⁾	I	BBB Revocable Trust
Class B Common								1,892 ⁽¹⁸⁾	I	By Spouse
Class A Common								4,580 ⁽¹⁹⁾	I	CLB 2012 Trust
Class B Common								91,342 ⁽²⁰⁾	I	CLB 2012 Trust
Class B Common								41,610 ⁽²¹⁾	I	CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class A Common								62,984 ⁽²²⁾	I	CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class B Common								23,498 ⁽²³⁾	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-1 ⁽²⁴⁾
Class A Common								39,460 ⁽²⁵⁾	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-1 ⁽²⁴⁾
Class B Common								21,590 ⁽²⁶⁾	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-2 ⁽²⁷⁾
Class A Common								31,832 ⁽²⁸⁾	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-2 ⁽²⁷⁾
Class B Common								21,590 ⁽²⁶⁾	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-3 ⁽²⁹⁾
Class A Common								31,832 ⁽²⁸⁾	I	CLB Trust fbo Child-3 ⁽²⁹⁾

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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
Barzun Brooke Brown 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210		X

Signatures

Michael E. Carr, Atty in Fact for Brooke Brown Barzun		12/27/2016
^**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)	In August 2016, the Class A and Class B common stock of Brown-Forman Corporation split 2-1, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of 237,088 additional shares.
(2)	Reflects the acquisition of 205,527 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(3)	Reflects the acquisition of 3,646 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(4)	Reflects the acquisition of 5,358 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(5)	Reflects the acquisition of 4,740 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(6)	Reflects the acquisition of 8,554 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(7)	On December 22, 2016, Guilford-Brown LP transferred 115,020 Class A shares to the OB3 GST Exempt Trust as a redemption of the trust's interest in the partnership.
(8)	Reflects the acquisition of 740,610 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(9)	On December 22, 2016, Guilford-Brown LP transferred 643,090 Class A shares to a limited partner as a partial redemption of a limited partner's interest.
(10)	Reflects the acquisition of 30,472 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(11)	Reflects the acquisition of 27,381 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(12)	Reflects the acquisition of 22,897 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(13)	Reflects the acquisition of 126,948 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(14)	Reflects the acquisition of 9,813 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(15)	Reflects the acquisition of 4,225 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(16)	Reflects the acquisition of 41,748 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(17)	Reflects the acquisition of 17,250 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(18)	Reflects the acquisition of 946 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(19)	Reflects the acquisition of 2,290 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(20)	Reflects the acquisition of 45,671 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(21)	Reflects the acquisition of 20,805 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(22)	Reflects the acquisition of 31,492 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(23)	Reflects the acquisition of 11,749 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(24)	Formerly known as CLB Trust fbo Charles Barzun.
(25)	Reflects the acquisition of 19,730 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(26)	Reflects the acquisition of 10,795 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(27)	Formerly known as CLB Trust fbo Eleanor Barzun.
(28)	Reflects the acquisition of 15,916 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.
(29)	Formerly known as CLB Trust fbo Jacques Barzun.
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