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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Brown George Garvin IV   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BROWN FORMAN CORP [BFA, BFB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2018 (Street) LOUISVILLE, KY 40210 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 04/30/2018   M   3,928 A $ 13.942 740,875 (1) D   Class B Common 04/30/2018   F   2,323 D $ 56.04 (2) 738,552 D   Class B Common 04/30/2018   M   8,726 A $ 0 747,278 D   Class B Common 04/30/2018   F   3,980 D $ 56.04 (3) 743,298 D   Class B Common               52,140 (4) I 2010 GRAT Class B Common               73,794 (5) I 2012 GRAT Class B Common               13,197 (6) I Crummey Trust Class B Common               195,998 (7) I GGB4 2010#2 LLC Class B Common               1,178,039 (8) I GGB4 2012 LP Class B Common               11,935 (9) I Spouse's trust Class B Common               5,810 (10) I GGB IV CLAT Class B Common               264,777 (10) I GGB4 2010 #1 LP Class B Common               23,812 (10) I Sullivan Street Partners

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

$ 13.942 (11)

04/30/2018

M

3,928

05/01/2011

04/30/2018

Class B Common

3,928 (11)

$ 0

0

D

Restricted Stock Units

(12)

05/01/2018

M

8,726

05/01/2018

(13)

Class B Common

8,726

$ 0

0

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 10.62 (14)

05/01/2012

04/30/2019

Class B Common

12,007 (14)

12,007

D

Restricted Stock Units

(12)

05/01/2019

(15)

Class B Common

968 (16)

968

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Brown George Garvin IV 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210	X

Signatures

Michael E. Carr, Jr., Attorney in Fact for George Garvin Brown IV		05/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On February 28, 2018, the issuer completed a stock split resulting in the distribution of one share of Class B common stock for every four shares of either Class A or Class B common stock held. On April 23, 2018, the issuer paid a special cash dividend. Total has been updated to reflect the acquisition of 169,794 additional shares in the February 2018 stock split. Additionally, total has been updated to include 26,361 Class B shares previously held in a 401(k) account but transferred to direct holdings before the stock split.
(2)	The closing price of BF-B on April 27, 2018 was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
(3)	The closing price of BF-B on April 30, 2018 was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
(4)	Total has been updated to reflect the acquisition of 14,504 additional shares in the February 2018 stock split.
(5)	Total has been updated to reflect the acquisition of 56,541 additional shares in the February 2018 stock split.
(6)	Total has been updated to reflect the acquisition of 5,807 additional shares in the February 2018 stock split.
(7)	Total has been updated to reflect the acquisition of 39,398 additional shares in the February 2018 stock split.
(8)	Total has been updated to reflect the acquisition of 667,702 additional shares in the February 2018 stock split.
(9)	Total has been updated to reflect the acquisition of 5,989 additional shares in the February 2018 stock split.
(10)	These shares were received in the February 2018 stock split.
(11)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 3,084 shares at an exercise price of $17.755, but were adjusted to reflect the February 2018 stock split and April 2018 special dividend.
(12)	Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Brown-Forman Class B common stock.
(13)	The restricted stock units were granted on July 24, 2014, and vested April 30, 2018.
(14)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 9,428 shares at an exercise price of $13.525, but were adjusted to reflect the February 2018 stock split and April 2018 special dividend.
(15)	The restricted stock units were granted on July 23, 2015, and vest April 30, 2019.
(16)	Updated to reflect the February 2018 stock split.

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