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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 3/12/24 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 14693 |
| Issuer Name: BROWN FORMAN CORP |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: BFA, BFB |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1572783 |
| | Owner Name: Whiting Lawson E |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY |
| | Owner Street 2: |
| | Owner City: LOUISVILLE |
| | Owner State: KY |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 40210 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: President & CEO |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class B Common |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/12/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 15,601 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 35.603 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 41,045 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class B Common |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/12/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: F |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 12,617 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 55.16 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 28,428 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class B Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0.7095 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: DRIP |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Stock Appreciation Right |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 35.603 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 3/12/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: M |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 15,601 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 5/1/17 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 4/30/24 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Class B Common |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 15,601 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The closing price of BF-B on March 11, 2024, was used to calculate the withholding obligation. |
| Footnote - F2: Number of shares acquired through the issuer's dividend reinvestment plan as of March 12, 2024. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Nancie Oliver Mauffray, Attorney in Fact for Lawson E. Whiting |
| Signature Date: 3/13/24 |