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 *

BERG DONALD C 		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                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

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

12/6/2012
(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                  22605   D  
 
Class B Common   12/6/2012     M    7037   A $23.89   52613   D  
 
Class B Common   12/6/2012     F (1)    4454   D $68.43   48159   D  
 
Class B Common                  3962.16   (2) I   By 401(k) Plan  

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)   $23.89   12/6/2012     M         7037    5/1/2007   4/30/2014   Class B Common   7037   $0   0   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $30.36                    5/1/2008   4/30/2015   Class B Common   19877     19877   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $37.13                    5/1/2009   4/30/2016   Class B Common   15377     15377   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $35.87                    5/1/2010   4/30/2017   Class B Common   17603     17603   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $37.72                    5/1/2011   4/30/2018   Class B Common   20678     20678   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $28.74                    5/1/2012   4/30/2019   Class B Common   33881     33881   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $40.83                    5/1/2013   4/30/2020   Class B Common   18512     18512   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $49.30                    5/1/2014   4/30/2021   Class B Common   19628     19628   D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $62.36                    5/1/2015   4/30/2022   Class B Common   25859     25859   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  The closing prices of BF-B ($68.43) on December 5, 2012 was used to calculate the tax withholding obligation.
( 2)  Number of shares the reporting person has acquired under the Brown-Forman 401(k) plan as of December 6, 2012.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BERG DONALD C
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210

Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
Diane M. Barhorst, Attorney in Fact for Donald C. Berg 12/10/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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