Edgar Filing: CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â WildStar Partners LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. [STZ]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC.,Â 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

VICTOR,Â NYÂ 14564

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	1,252,052	I ⁽¹⁾	by A&Z 2015 Business Holdings LP ⁽²⁾
Class A Common Stock	2,333,902	I ⁽¹⁾	by SER Business Holdings LP ⁽³⁾
Class A Common Stock	2,164,138	I ⁽¹⁾	by SSR Business Holdings LP ⁽⁴⁾

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	8,012,712	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I ⁽¹⁾	by A&Z 2015 Business Holdings LP ⁽²⁾
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	183,432	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I ⁽¹⁾	by MAS Business Holdings LP ⁽⁶⁾
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,350,000	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I ⁽¹⁾	by RCT 2015 Business Holdings LP ⁽⁷⁾
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	5,300,000	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I ⁽¹⁾	by RES Business Holdings LP ⁽⁸⁾
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,350,000	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I ⁽¹⁾	by RHT 2015 Business Holdings LP ⁽⁹⁾
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,412,492	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I ⁽¹⁾	by RSS 2015 Business Holdings LP ⁽¹⁰⁾
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	4,518,258	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I ⁽¹⁾	by RSS Business Holdings LP ⁽¹¹⁾
Class B (convertible) Common Stock	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Â ⁽⁵⁾	Class A Common Stock	619,892	$ ⁽⁵⁾	I ⁽¹⁾	by SER Business Holdings LP ⁽³⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WildStar Partners LLC C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100 VICTOR,Â NYÂ 14564	Â	Â X	Â	Â
RRA&Z Holdings LLC C/O CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. 207 HIGH POINT DRIVE, BUILDING 100 VICTOR,Â NYÂ 14564	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Thomas M. Farace, CEO of WildStar Partners LLC		12/01/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Sands, Manager of RRA&Z Holdings LLC		11/30/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	This report is filed jointly by WildStar Partners LLC ("WildStar") and RRA&Z Holdings LLC ("RRA&Z"). RRA&Z is the sole member of WildStar. Richard Sands and Robert Sands are members of and co-managers of RRA&Z.
(2)	A&Z 2015 Business Holdings LP ("A&Z Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of A&Z Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.
(3)	SER Business Holdings LP ("SER Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of SER Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.
(4)	SSR Business Holdings LP ("SSR Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of SSR Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.
(5)	Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-to-one basis at any time at the option of the holder. The ticker symbol for Class B Common Stock is STZ.B.
(6)	MAS Business Holdings LP ("MAS Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of MAS Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.
(7)	RCT 2015 Business Holdings LP ("RCT Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of RCT Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.
(8)	RES Business Holdings LP ("RES Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of RES Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.
(9)	RHT 2015 Business Holdings LP ("RHT Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of RHT Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.
(10)	RSS 2015 Business Holdings LP ("RSS 2015 Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of RSS 2015 Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.
(11)	RSS Business Holdings LP ("RSS Holdings") directly owns the reported securities. WildStar is a co-general partner of RSS Holdings with a 0.045% general partner interest.

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