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 Owsley III 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BROWN FORMAN CORP [ BFA, BFB ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

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

6/26/2012
(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                  9611   (1) D  
 
Class A Common                  25164   (1) I   GRAT  
Class A Common                  12   I   Eleanor Lee Trusts  
Class A Common                  211224.75   I   Hebe Three Limited Partnership   (2)
Class A Common                  8709   I   Woodford Partners California, LLC  
Class A Common                  32838   I   Longview Charitable LP  
Class A Common   6/26/2012     S (4)    5725   D $90.48   0   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   6/28/2012     J (3)    364   A   (3) 364   I   Hebe Exempt Trust  
Class B Common   6/27/2012     S (5)    310977   D $95.37   3976413   I   Hebe Three Limited Partnership   (2)
Class B Common                  12800   I   Longview Charitable LP  
Class B Common   6/26/2012     S (4)    1498   D $92.97   0   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. 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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Adjusted to reflect shares transferred from reporting person's direct holdings to GRATs of which the reporting person is trustee and sole annuitant.
( 2)  Adjusted to reflect change in form of ownership. On June 1, 2012, Hebe Limited Partnership contributed a pro rata portion of its Class A and Class B shares to Hebe Three Limited Partnership, with no change in the pecuniary interests therein.
( 3)  On June 28 , 2012, the reporting person was appointed as an advisor to this trust.
( 4)  Represents sale of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in Driftwood Holding Three, LLC.
( 5)  Represents transfer of shares in payment of a debt.

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 6/28/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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