<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001225208-14-014237.txt : 20140623
<SEC-HEADER>0001225208-14-014237.hdr.sgml : 20140623
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20140603095128
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001225208-14-014237
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140601
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140603
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140603

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN FORMAN CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000014693
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		IRS NUMBER:				610143150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 DIXIE HWY
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5025851100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1080
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870816

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840807

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19670730

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VARGA PAUL C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001257384

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-26821
		FILM NUMBER:		14886179

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40210
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        <issuerName>BROWN FORMAN CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BF'B</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>850 DIXIE HIGHWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LOUISVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>KY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>40210</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Chairman &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were issued on June 1, 2014 in connection with a July 28, 2011 award of Class A Common Performance-Based Restricted Stock.  The award - initially determined as a cash value - was subject to a three-year performance period, which ended April 30, 2014.  The number of shares issued was determined by multiplying the cash value of the award by a three-year performance adjustment factor, adjusting upwards to account for dividends paid during the second and third years of the performance period, and then dividing that amount by $47.55, which is the closing price of the issuer's Class A common stock on the date of the grant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Kelly A. Bowen, Atty. in Fact for Paul C. Varga</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-06-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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