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 *

Fitzgerald Brian P 		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)
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

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

4/27/2017
(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 B Common   4/27/2017     M    5274   A $16.88   6662   (1) D    
Class B Common   4/27/2017     F    3128   D $46.76   (2) 3534   D    

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
Stock Appreciation Right   $16.88   (3) 4/27/2017     M         5274    5/1/2010   4/30/2017   Class B Common   5274.0   (3) $0   0   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $17.755   (4)                  5/1/2011   4/30/2018   Class B Common   4844.0   (4)   4844   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $13.525   (5)                  5/1/2012   4/30/2019   Class B Common   9456.0   (5)   9456   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $19.215   (6)                  5/1/2013   4/30/2020   Class B Common   7938.0   (6)   7938   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $23.2   (7)                  5/1/2014   4/30/2021   Class B Common   7478.0   (7)   7478   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $29.35   (8)                  5/1/2015   4/30/2022   Class B Common   6948.0   (8)   6948   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $36.21   (9)                  5/1/2016   4/30/2023   Class B Common   11524.0   (9)   11524   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $45.985   (10)                  5/1/2017   4/30/2024   Class B Common   8892.0   (10)   8892   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $51.125   (11)                  5/1/2018   4/30/2025   Class B Common   10428.0   (11)   10428   D    
Stock Appreciation Right   $49.005   (12)                  5/1/2019   4/30/2026   Class B Common   14256.0   (12)   14256   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  In August 2016, the Class A and Class B common stock of Brown-Forman Corporation split 2-1, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of 694 additional shares.
(2)  The closing price of BF-B on April 26, 2017 was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
(3)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 2,637 shares at an exercise price of $33.76, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(4)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 2,422 shares at an exercise price of $35.51, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(5)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 4,728 shares at an exercise price of $27.05, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(6)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 3,969 shares at an exercise price of $38.43, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(7)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 3,739 shares at an exercise price of $46.40, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(8)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 3,474 shares at an exercise price of $58.70, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(9)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 5,762 shares at an exercise price of $72.42, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(10)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 4,446 shares at an exercise price of $91.97, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(11)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 5,214 shares at an exercise price of $102.25, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(12)  These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 7,128 shares at an exercise price of $98.01, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Fitzgerald Brian P
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210

SVP, Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures
Michael E. Carr, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Brian P. Fitzgerald 5/1/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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