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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 4/11/24 |
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: 1549563 |
| | Owner Name: Brown Stuart R |
| 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? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
Aff 10b5 One: 0 |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/11/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 29,745 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2020 Trust fbo Child-1 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/11/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 29,745 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2020 Trust fbo Child-2 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/11/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 29,745 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2020 Trust fbo Child-3 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/11/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 5 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: E |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 29,745 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2020 Trust fbo Child-4 |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/11/24 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: G |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 24,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: GRAT-3 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 331,823 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 313,676 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2023 GRAT |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 150,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2023 GRAT #2 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 40,878 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2015 Trust |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 10,624 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: Hebe Trust |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 36,104 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: Hedge Street Partners LLC |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 228,302 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: SKCJ Investments LLC |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 47,500 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2021 Trust fbo Child-1 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 47,500 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2021 Trust fbo Child-2 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 47,500 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2021 Trust fbo Child-3 |
| Non-Derivative Holding: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Class A Common |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 47,500 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: 2021 Trust fbo Child-4 |
Derivative Table: |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: Total updated to reflect the transfer of 102,360 Class A shares to direct holdings. |
| Footnote - F2: Total updated to reflect the transfer of 102,360 Class A shares from GRAT-3 and 186,324 Class A shares from 2023 GRAT to direct holdings. |
| Footnote - F3: Total updated to reflect the transfer of 186,324 Class A shares to direct holdings. |
Remarks: Includes Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: Nancie Oliver Mauffray, Attorney in Fact for Stuart R. Brown |
| Signature Date: 4/15/24 |