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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Brown Christina Lee 		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 HWY 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/4/2012
(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                  257700   (1) D  
 
Class A Common                  504775   (2) I   Owsley Brown II 1994 GRAT  
Class A Common                  816126   (3) I   Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT  
Class A Common                  297048   (4) I   Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT  
Class A Common                  67714   (5) I   Trust u/a Owsley Brown III  
Class A Common                  3330114   (6) I   Olympus Three, LLC  
Class B Common   10/4/2012     M    154440   A $20.12   218629   (7) D  
 
Class B Common   10/4/2012     F    92170   D $67.17   (16) 126459   D  
 
Class B Common   10/4/2012     S    24361   D $66.56   (17) 102098   D  
 
Class B Common   10/5/2012     S    37909   D $66.57   (18) 64189   D  
 
Class B Common                  1980   (8) I   Owsley Brown II IRA  
Class B Common                  126193   (9) I   Owsley Brown II 1994 GRAT  
Class B Common                  210723   (10) I   Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT  
Class B Common                  78964   (11) I   Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT  
Class B Common                  6703641   (12) 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
Class B Common   $20.12   (13) 10/4/2012     M         154440    5/1/2006   4/30/2013   Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   154440   (13) $0   0   (13) D  
 
Class B Common   $23.89   (14)                  5/1/2007   4/30/2014   Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   123579   (14)   123579   (14) D  
 
Class B Common   $35.75   (15)                  11/15/2007   7/24/2015   Stock Appreciation Right   4998   (15)   4998   (15) D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  On August 10, 2012, the Class A and Class B common stock of Brown-Forman Corporation split 3-2, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of 85,900 additional shares of Class A common stock.
( 2)  Includes 168,258 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 3)  Includes 272,042 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 4)  Includes 99,016 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 5)  Includes 22,571 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 6)  Includes 1,110,037 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 7)  Includes 21,396 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 8)  Includes 660 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 9)  Includes 42,064 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 10)  Includes 70,241 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 11)  Includes 26,321 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 12)  Includes 2,234,547 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 13)  These stock options were previously reported as covering 102,960 Class B shares at an exercise price of $30.18, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2012 stock split.
( 14)  These stock options were previously reported as covering 82,386 Class B shares at an exercise price of $35.83, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2012 stock split.
( 15)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 3,332 Class B shares at an exercise price of $53.62, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2012 stock split.
( 16)  The closing price of BF-B ($67.17) on October 3, 2012 was used to calculate the tax withholding obligations.
( 17)  The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $66.50 to $66.86, 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 sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4.
( 18)  The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $66.50 to $66.79, 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 sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4.

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


Signatures
Diane M. Barhorst, Atty in Fact for Christina Lee Brown 10/9/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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