Brown-Forman (BF-A) Form 4 BROWN FORMAN / Stuart R Brown 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^*

Brown Stuart R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

850 DIXIE HIGHWAY

(Street)

LOUISVILLE KY 40210

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROWN FORMAN CORP [ BFA, BFB ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2015

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
Class A Common	01/07/2016		G		265	A	$0	156,228	D
Class A Common	01/08/2016		G		4	A	$0	156,232	D
Class A Common	08/11/2016		G	V	51,135	A	$0	414,734(1)	D
Class A Common	01/12/2017		G	V	602	A	$0	415,336	D
Class A Common	02/15/2017		G	V	2,300	D	$0	413,036	D
Class A Common	01/07/2016		G		265	A	$0	1,076	I	Child-1 account
Class A Common	01/08/2016		G		4	A	$0	1,080	I	Child-1 account
Class A Common	01/12/2017		G	V	602	A	$0	2,762(2)	I	Child-1 account
Class A Common	02/15/2017		G	V	575	A	$0	3,337	I	Child-1 account
Class A Common	05/24/2016		J		114,151	A	$0	228,302(3)	I	SKCJ Investments LLC
Class A Common	01/12/2017		G	V	602	A	$0	602	I	Child-2 account
Class A Common	02/15/2017		G	V	575	A	$0	1,177	I	Child-2 account
Class B Common	08/11/2016		G	V	72,684	A	$0	207,680(4)	D
Class B Common	12/21/2015		G		270	A	$0	3,115	I	By Spouse
Class B Common	12/24/2015		G		6	A	$0	3,121	I	By Spouse
Class B Common	12/16/2016		G	V	309	A	$0	6,551(5)	I	By Spouse
Class B Common	12/22/2016		G	V	307	A	$0	6,858	I	By Spouse
Class B Common	04/12/2016		S		150	D	$95.76	9,918(6)	I	2015 Trust
Class B Common	05/24/2016		J		27,657	A	$0	55,314(7)	I	SKCJ Investments LLC
Class A Common								40,878(8)	I	2015 Trust
Class A Common								36,104(9)	I	Hedge Street Partners LLC
Class B Common								9,024(10)	I	Hedge Street Partners LLC

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

Explanation of Responses:

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 207,367 additional shares.

2. Reflects the acquisition of 1,080 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

3. Reflects the acquisition of 114,151 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

4. Reflects the acquisiton of 103,840 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

5. Reflects the acquisition of 3,121 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

6. Reflects the acquisition of 5,109 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

7. Reflects the acquisition of 27,657 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

8. Reflects the acquisition of 20,439 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

9. Reflects the acquisition of 18,052 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

10. Reflects the acquisition of 4,512 additional shares in the August 2016 stock split.

Remarks:

The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by entities set forth on this form except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The reporting person is no longer reporting beneficial ownership of shares held by the following entities because he does not have a pecuniary interest in them: WL Lyons Brown Jr. 2012 Irrevocable Trust; Olympus One LLC; WL Lyons Brown 2002 GRAT and Trust u/w WL Lyons Brown Sr.

	Michael E. Carr, Jr. Attorney in Fact for Stuart R. Brown	06/14/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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