FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Brown Owsley III

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
4/29/2012 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BROWN FORMAN CORP [BFA, BFB]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

850 DIXIE HIGHWAY

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

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

(Street)

LOUISVILLE, KY 40210       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common   34775   D  
 
Class A Common   12   I   Eleanor Lee Trusts  
Class A Common   211224.75   I   Hebe Limited Partnership  
Class A Common   8709   I   Woodford Partners California, LLC  
Class A Common   32838   I   Longview Charitable LP  
Class A Common   5725   I   Driftwood Holdings Three, LLC  
Class A Common   1830   I   Trust fbo child  
Class A Common   1667   I   Trust fbo Victoire Brown  
Class A Common   6647   I   Trust fbo child  
Class A Common   6775   I   Trust fbo child  
Class A Common   13626   I   Trust fbo Owsley Brown III  
Class A Common   2220077   I   Olympus Three LLC  
Class B Common   45680   D  
 
Class B Common   375   I   c/f child  
Class B Common   375   I   c/f child  
Class B Common   1320   I   Owsley Brown II IRA  
Class B Common   26298   I   CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr  
Class B Common   8597   I   Eleanor Lee Trusts  
Class B Common   1071847.5   I   Hebe Limited Partnership  
Class B Common   12800   I   Longview Charitable LP  
Class B Common   1498   I   Driftwood Holdings Three, LLC  
Class B Common   78   I   Trust fbo child  
Class B Common   237   I   Trust fbo Victoire Brown  
Class B Common   1283   I   Trust fbo child  
Class B Common   1315   I   Trust fbo child  
Class B Common   3406   I   Trust fbo Owsley Brown III  
Class B Common   4368864   I   Olympus Three, LLC  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:
The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of indirectly held shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Brown Owsley III
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210
X


Signatures
Diane M. Barhorst, Atty in Fact for Owsley Brown III 5/9/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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