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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 * VARGA PAUL C   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2016 (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 A Common 04/30/2016   F   11,566 (1) D $ 103.71 (2) 79,008 (3) D   Class B Common               0 (3) D   Class B Common               20,000 I Family Trust Class A Common               222 I PCV Investments LLC Class B Common               33,031 I PCV Investments LLC Class A Common               156,182 (3) I GRAT Class B Common               47,902 (3) I GRAT

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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

$ 46.4

05/01/2014

04/30/2021

Class B Common

95,761

95,761

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 58.7

05/01/2015

04/30/2022

Class B Common

92,514

92,514

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 72.42

05/01/2016

04/30/2023

Class B Common

62,332

62,332

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 91.97

05/01/2017

04/30/2024

Class B Common

61,023

61,023

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 102.25

05/01/2018

04/30/2025

Class B Common

77,125

77,125

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VARGA PAUL C 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210	X		Chairman & CEO

Signatures

Kelly A. Bowen, Attorney in Fact for Paul C. Varga		05/03/2016
**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)	To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the July 26, 2012 grant of Class A common stock that vested on April 30, 2016, the reporting person surrendered 11,566 shares of Class A common stock.
(2)	The closing prices of BF-A ($103.71) on April 29, 2016 was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
(3)	On August 24, 2015, the reporting person transferred 156,182 Class A shares and 47,902 Class B shares to a grantor retained annuity trust.

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