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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 * Barzun Brooke Brown   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 __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/17/2017 (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 01/12/2017   G V 157,000 D $ 0 24,546 (1) I CLB 2012 Trust Class B Common 03/17/2017   G V 212,850 D $ 0 22,270 (2) I CLB 2012 Trust Class B Common 03/17/2017   J(3)   2,150 D (3) 23,640 I Eleanor Lee Trusts Class B Common               12,907,116 (4) I Olympus Three LLC Class B Common               28,457 (4) I BBB 2011 GRAT Class B Common               93,799 (4) D   Class A Common               472,375 D   Class A Common               253,896 I BBB 2002 GRAT Class B Common               45,794 I BBB 2002 GRAT Class A Common               19,626 I BBB 2010 GRAT Class A Common               83,496 I BBB 2011 GRAT Class A Common               411,337 I BBB Revocable Trust Class B Common               34,500 I BBB Revocable Trust Class A Common               7,575 I By Spouse Class B Common               1,892 I By Spouse Class A Common               4,580 I CLB 2012 Trust Class A Common               62,984 I CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr. Class B Common               41,610 I CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr. Class A Common               39,460 I CLB Trust fbo Child-1 Class B Common               23,498 I CLB Trust fbo Child-1 Class A Common               31,832 I CLB Trust fbo Child-2 Class B Common               21,590 I CLB Trust fbo Child-2 Class A Common               31,832 I CLB Trust fbo Child-3 Class B Common               21,590 I CLB Trust fbo Child-3 Class A Common               36 I Eleanor Lee Trusts Class A Common               723,110 I Guilford-Brown LP Class A Common               300,000 I Hackberry 2010 LLC Class B Common               1,092 I Hebe Exempt Trust Class A Common               633,674 I Hebe Three Limited Partnership Class B Common               430,568 I Hebe Three Limited Partnership

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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

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

Michael E. Carr, Atty in Fact for Brooke Brown Barzun		03/21/2017
**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)	Total has been updated to reflect pro rata distribution of Class B shares made by Olympus Three, LLC on January 12, 2017.
(2)	Total has been updated to reflect pro rata distribution of Class B shares made by Olympus Three, LLC on March 17, 2017.
(3)	On March 17, 2017, the Eleanor Lee Trusts contributed 2,150 Class B Shares in exchange for an interest in a limited liability company.
(4)	Total has been updated to reflect pro rata distributions of Class B shares made by Olympus Three, LLC on January 12, 2017 and March 17, 2017.
Remarks: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by entities set forth on this form except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

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