Free Writing Prospectus
(to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated March 28, 2007)
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-140317
$250,000,000
5-Year Fixed Rate Senior Unsecured Notes
Term Sheet
| Issuer: | Brown-Forman Corp. | |||
| Issue Ratings: | A2 (Moody’s) / A (S&P) | |||
| Size: | $250,000,000 | |||
| Security Type: | SEC Registered Senior Unsecured Notes | |||
| Coupon: | 5.200% | |||
| Maturity: | April 1, 2012 | |||
| Price: | 99.957% | |||
| Yield: | 5.210% | |||
| Spread: | T + 75 bps | |||
| Benchmark Treasury: | 4.625% due 02/29/12 | |||
| Treasury Yield: | 4.460% | |||
| Coupon Dates: | The 1st day of each April and October | |||
| First Coupon: | October 1, 2007 | |||
| Settlement: | T+3 (April 2, 2007) | |||
| Optional Redemption: | Make-Whole Call + 15 bps | |||
| Day Count: | 30/360 | |||
| CUSIP: | 115637AH3 | |||
| Joint Bookrunning Managers: | Banc of America Securities LLC Citigroup Global Markets Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. | |||
| Co-Managers: | HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. NatCity Investments, Inc. SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc. | |||
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