Brown-Forman (BF-A) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

EXHIBIT 12.1

BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in millions)

	Year Ended April 30															For the Nine Months Ended January 31,
	2013			2014			2015			2016			2017			2018
Earnings available for fixed charges	$	907.4		$	981.8		$	1,037.0		$	1,541.5		$	999.8		$	904.2
Fixed Charges:
Interest incurred	$	36.1		$	28.6		$	29.2		$	$45.9		$	60.2		$	51.0
Portion of rent expense deemed to represent interest factor		7.3			7.8			7.7			7.7			7.5			6.4
Fixed charges	$	43.4		$	36.4		$	36.9		$	53.6		$	67.7		$	57.4
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		20.9	x		26.9	x		28.1	x		28.8	x		14.8	x		15.7	x