Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Keyes Mike J.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/15/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROWN FORMAN CORP [BFA, BFB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
850 DIXIE HWY
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOUISVILLE 40210
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common 18,818
D
 
Class A Common 4,476.338
I
ESPP
Class B Common 8,147
D
 
Class B Common 2,237.8292
I
ESPP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right 05/01/2013 04/30/2020 Class B Common 32,067 $ 15.088 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 05/01/2014 04/30/2021 Class B Common 27,105 $ 18.217 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 05/01/2015 04/30/2022 Class B Common 34,994 $ 23.047 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 05/01/2016 04/30/2023 Class B Common 18,668 $ 28.433 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 05/01/2017 04/30/2024 Class B Common 14,572 $ 36.109 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 05/01/2018 04/30/2025 Class B Common 16,372 $ 40.145 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 05/01/2019 04/30/2026 Class B Common 22,458 $ 38.481 D  
Stock Appreciation Right 05/01/2020 04/30/2027 Class B Common 18,943 $ 39.757 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Keyes Mike J.
850 DIXIE HWY
LOUISVILLE 40210
      SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs  

Signatures

Michael E. Carr, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Michael J. Keyes 06/21/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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