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 *

Frazier Laura
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)

10/19/2012
(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                  207313   (4) D  
 
Class A Common                  354   (5) I   Cordt Huneke Trust  
Class A Common                  354   (5) I   Chase Huneke Trust  
Class A Common                  354   (5) I   Brooke Huneke Trust  
Class A Common                  354   (5) I   Kelli Huneke Trust  
Class A Common                  5922   (6) I   Brooke Huneke UTMA  
Class A Common                  5922   (6) I   Kelli Huneke UTMA  
Class A Common                  4860   (7) I   Annsley Frazier Thorton Trust  
Class A Common   1/3/2012     G (1)    39368   D   (1) 8480822   (8) I   Avish Agincourt, LLC  
Class A Common   4/2/2012     G (1)    36987   D   (1) 8480882   I   Avish Agincourt, LLC  
Class A Common   7/2/2012     G (1)   V 32154   D   (1) 8480882   I   Avish Agincourt, LLC  
Class A Common   10/19/2012     J (2)    590039   A   (2) 8480882   I   Avish Agincourt, LLC  
Class B Common                  223213   (9) D  
 
Class B Common                  1290   (10) I   Cordt Huneke Trust  
Class B Common                  1702   (11) I   Chase Huneke Trust  
Class B Common                  1702   (11) I   Brooke Huneke Trust  
Class B Common                  1702   (11) I   Kelli Huneke Trust  
Class B Common                  5155   (12) I   Brooke Huneke UTMA  
Class B Common                  5065   (13) I   Kelli Huneke UTMA  
Class B Common   1/3/2012     G (1)    25000   D   (1) 5385486   (14) I   Avish Agincourt, LLC  
Class B Common   4/2/2012     G (1)    23487   D   (1) 5385486   I   Avish Agincourt, LLC  
Class B Common   7/2/2012     G (1)   V 20418   D   (1) 5385486   I   Avish Agincourt, LLC  
Class B Common   10/19/2012     J (2)    374684   A   (2) 5385486   I   Avish Agincourt, LLC  
Class B Common   8/16/2012     W (3)   V 1093749   A $0   1093749   I   OBF Revocable Trust  
Class B Common   10/19/2012     S (2)    534545   D $67.11   559204   I   OBF Revocable Trust  

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)  Represents three transfers of units of Avish Agincourt LLC from a trust of which the reporting person is trustee to a revocable trust, in satisfaction of a private annuity arrangement analogous to a grantor retained annuity trust.
( 2)  Represents private transaction involving the exchange of Class B shares in consideration of the acquisition by a revocable trust of additional limited partnership units in a charitable limited partnership, which holds Avish Agincourt LLC units and is controlled by the reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all entities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
( 3)  On August 16, 2012, the reporting person became trustee of this trust.
( 4)  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 additional 69,104 shares of Class A common stock.
( 5)  Includes 118 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 6)  Includes 1,974 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 7)  Includes 1,620 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 8)  Includes 2,826,960 additional Class A shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 9)  Includes 74,404 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 10)  Includes 430 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 11)  Includes 567 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 12)  Includes 1,718 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 13)  Includes 1,688 additional Class B shares of common stock issued in the August stock split.
( 14)  Total has been updatedto reflect the redemption of another member's interest in Avish Agincourt, LLC which redemption did not affect the reporting person's pecuniary interest, and also 1,795,162 shares received in the August 2012 stock split.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Frazier Laura
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210

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Signatures
Diane Barhorst, Attorney in Fact for Laura Frazier 10/23/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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