Sec Form 4 Filing - VARGA PAUL C @ BROWN FORMAN CORP - 2018-06-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 (MM/DD/YY) 06/01/2018 (Street) LOUISVILLE, KY40210 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 06/01/2018 A 29,631 ( 1 ) A $ 0 209,344 D Class A Common 06/01/2018 F 69,699 ( 2 ) D $ 53.37 ( 3 ) 139,645 D Class B Common 06/01/2018 A 7,404 ( 1 ) A $ 0 129,298 D Class B Common 06/01/2018 F 17,415 ( 4 ) D $ 56.04 ( 5 ) 111,883 D Class A Common 8,222.6622 ( 6 ) I DRIP Class A Common 312,364 I GRAT Class A Common 444 I PCV Investments LLC Class B Common 50,000 I Family Trust Class B Common 197,846 I GRAT Class B Common 82,688 I PCV Investments LLC

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 VARGA PAUL C 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY40210 X Chairman & CEO Signatures Michael E. Carr, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Paul C. Varga 06/05/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )These shares were issued on June 1, 2018, in connection with a July 23, 2015 award of performance-based restricted stock. The award, initially determined as a cash value, was subject to a three-year performance period, which ended April 30, 2018. The number of Class A and Class B shares issued was determined by multiplying the cash value of the award by a three-year performance adjustment factor, dividing the amount by $111.30, which was the closing price of the issuer's Class A common stock on the date of the grant, and then adjusting for subsequent stock splits and dividends during the performance period. ( 2 )To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the July 2013 award of Class A common stock that vested on June 1, 2018, the reporting person surrendered 69,699 shares of Class A common stock. ( 3 )The April 30, 2018 closing price of Brown-Forman Class A common stock was $53.37 and used to calculate withholding obligations. ( 4 )To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the July 2013 award of Class B common stock that vested on June 1, 2018, the reporting person surrendered 17,415 shares of Class B common stock. ( 5 )The April 30, 2018 closing price of Brown-Forman Class B common stock was $56.04 and used to calculate withholding obligations. ( 6 )Number of shares acquired through the issuer's dividend reinvestment plan as of June 5, 2018.

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