Penny Jerome Scott Form 4 BROWN & BROWN / JEROME SCOTT PENNY ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PENNY JEROME SCOTT

(Last) (First) (Middle)

220 S. RIDGEWOOD AVE.

(Street)

DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROWN & BROWN INC [ BRO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP,Chief Acquisitions Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
Common Stock, $.10 par value (SIP)	02/24/2017		A		1,853(1)	A	$0	78,511	D
Common Stock, $.10 par value								44,672(2)	D
Common Stock, $.10 par value (PSP)								31,028(3)	D
Common Stock, $.10 par value								96	I	Children(4)
Common Stock, $.10 par value								9,385(5)	I	By 401k
Common Stock, $.10 par value (Jointly Owned)								148,989(6)	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 Options(7)	$18.48							09/07/2016(8)	02/26/2018	Common Stock, $.10 par value	20,000		20,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities were granted pursuant to the Company's 2010 Stock Incentive Plan ("SIP"). The Reporting Person has voting rights and dividend entitlement with respect to these shares, but full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of service-based conditions.

2. A total of 855 of these shares were acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan in July 2016. Number of shares may vary due to dividend reinvestment.

3. These securities were granted pursuant to the Company's Performance Stock Plan ("PSP"). Based on the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the PSP, the Reporting Person has voting rights and dividend entitlement with respect to these shares based on the satisfaction of certain performance-based criteria, but full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.

4. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in shares owned by children who share Reporting Person's household. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

5. Based upon information supplied by the plan record keeper as of December 31, 2016. Number of shares varies periodically based on contributions to plan.

6. Owned jointly with spouse.

7. Granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors pursuant to the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan").

8. These options became exercisable on September 7, 2016 pursuant to the satisfaction of performance-based conditions established in connection with this grant.

Remarks:

	J. Scott Penny	02/27/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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