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)

12/27/2012
(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   D  
 
Class A Common                  504775   I   Owsley Brown II 1994 GRAT  
Class A Common                  67714   I   Trust u/a Owsley Brown III  
Class A Common   12/27/2012     G (1)   V 816126   D   (1) 0   I   Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT  
Class A Common   12/27/2012     G (1)   V 297048   D   (1) 0   I   Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT  
Class A Common   12/27/2012     G (1)   V 1113174   A   (1) 1277100   I   Estate of Owsley Brown II  
Class A Common   12/27/2012     J (2) (3)    1113174   D   (2) (3) 163926   I   Estate of Owsley Brown II  
Class A Common   12/27/2012     J (2) (3)    1113174   A   (2) (3) 1113174   I   Polaris LLC  
Class A Common   12/30/2012     J (2) (3)    126544   D   (2) (3) 3300114   I   Olympus Three LLC  
Class A Common   12/30/2012     J (2) (3)    126544   A   (2) (3) 3330114   I   Olympus Three, LLC  
Class A Common   12/31/2012     J (2) (3)    163926   D   (2) (3) 0   I   Estate of Owsley Brown II  
Class A Common   12/31/2012     J (2) (3)    163926   A   (2) (3) 1277100   I   Polaris LLC  
Class B Common                  64189   D  
 
Class B Common                  1980   I   Owsley Brown II IRA  
Class B Common                  126193   I   Owsley Brown II 1994 GRAT  
Class B Common   12/27/2012     G (1)   V 210723   D   (1) 0   I   Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT  
Class B Common   12/27/2012     G (1)   V 78964   D   (1) 0   I   Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT  
Class B Common   12/27/2012     G (1)   V 289687   A   (2) 596776   I   Estate of Owsley Brown II  
Class B Common   12/27/2012     J (2) (3)    289687   D   (2) (3) 307089   I   Estate of Owsley Brown II  
Class B Common   12/27/2012     J (2) (3)    289687   A   (2) (3) 289687   I   Polaris LLC  
Class B Common   12/30/2012     J (2) (3)    254738   D   (2) (3) 6703641   I   Olympus Three LLC  
Class B Common   12/30/2012     J (2) (3)    254738   A   (2) (3) 6703641   I   Olympus Three LLC  
Class B Common   12/31/2012     J (2) (3)    53913   D   (2) (3) 253176   I   Estate of Owsley Brown II  
Class B Common   12/31/2012     J (2) (3)    53913   A   (2) (3) 343600   I   Polaris 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   $22.49   (4)                  5/1/2007   4/30/2014   Class B Common   131303   (4)   131303   (4) D  
 
Stock Appreciation Right   $33.65   (4)                  11/15/2007   7/24/2015   Class B Common   5311   (4)   5311   (4) D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  On December 27, 2012, the Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT and Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT terminated and delivered their shares to the Estate of Owsley Brown II. The reporting person was appointed administrator of the Estate in October 2011, and disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Estate except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.
( 2)  On December 27, 2012, in a series of nearly simultaneous transactions, the Estate of Owsley Brown II transferred shares to the Owsley Brown Marital Trust, which transferred them to the reporting person, who transferred them to Polaris LLC. In a similar series of transactions on December 30, 2012, the Estate transferred a 3.8% interest in Olympus Three LLC to the Marital Trust, which transferred it to the reporting person, who transferred it to Polaris LLC. Finally, in a similar series of transactions on December 31, 2012, the Estate transferred 151,155 Class A shares and 50, 477 Class B shares to the Marital Trust, which transferred them to the reporting person, who transferred them to Polaris LLC. Also on December 31, 2012, the Estate transferred 12,771 Class A shares and 3,436 Class B shares directly to Polaris LLC.
( 3)  The reporting person continued to have a pecuniary interest in the shares throughout these transactions, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Polaris LLC and by Olympus Three except to the extent of such interest.
( 4)  All outstanding derivative security amounts and exercise prices were adjusted on December 27, 2012, the record date for the Issuer's December 12, 2012 special cash dividend.

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 1/31/2013
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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