FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Brown George Garvin IV 		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)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

850 DIXIE HWY 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

5/5/2010
(Street)

LOUISVILLE, KY 40210
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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                  381811   I   George Garvin Brown III Trust UW  
Class A Common                  2642357   I   CBGB LLC  
Class A Common                  38447   I   Trust u/a FBO Geo. Garvin Brown IV  
Class B Common                  1097.38   (1) D  
 
Class B Common                  5711.69   (2) I   By 401(k) Plan  
Class B Common                  95452   I   George Garvin Brown III Trust UW  
Class B Common   5/5/2010     S (3)    5000   D $56.80   (4) 592950   I   CBGB, LLC  
Class B Common                  9987   I   Trust u/a FBO Geo. Garvin Brown IV  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 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 of Derivative Security: 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $25.06                    5/1/2005   4/30/2012   Class B Common   808     808   D  
 
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $30.62                    5/1/2006   4/30/2013   Class B Common   1162     1162   D  
 
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $36.35                    5/1/2007   4/30/2014   Class B Common   1910     1910   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $46.19                    5/1/2008   4/30/2015   Class B Common   660     528   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $56.50                    5/1/2009   4/30/2016   Class B Common   907     907   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $54.58                    5/1/2010   4/30/2017   Class B Common   1038     1038   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $57.40                    5/1/2011   7/24/2018   Class B Common   953     953   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $43.72                    5/1/2012   4/30/2019   Class B Common   2915     2915   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Includes shares held under the Brown-Forman Dividend Reinvestment Plan as of April 30, 2010.
( 2)  Held in 401(k) plan as of April 30, 2010.
( 3)  The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the selling entity on April 15, 2010 and described in a Form 8-K filed by Brown-Forman Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2010.
( 4)  Price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $56.69 to $56.92, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Brown-Forman Corporation, any security holder of Brown-Forman corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within this range.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Brown George Garvin IV
850 DIXIE HWY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210 		X



Signatures
Diane M. Barhorst, Atty. in Fact for George Garvin Brown IV 5/6/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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