Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MORREAU JANE 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)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2017
(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 01/03/2017   M   14,262 A $ 17.755 14,366 (1) D  
Class B Common 01/03/2017   F   8,839 D $ 44.92 (2) 5,527 D  
Class B Common 01/03/2017   S   5,423 D $ 45.1687 (3) 104 D  
Class A Common               23,038.4541 (4) D  
Class B Common               5,932.4076 (5) I ESPP

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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 $ 17.755 (6) 01/03/2017   M     14,262 05/01/2011 04/30/2018 Class B Common 14,262 $ 0 0 (6) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 13.525 (7)             05/01/2012 04/30/2019 Class B Common 22,926   22,926 (7) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 19.215 (8)             05/01/2013 04/30/2020 Class B Common 25,180   25,180 (8) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 23.2 (9)             05/01/2014 04/30/2021 Class B Common 28,730   28,730 (9) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 29.35 (10)             05/01/2015 04/30/2022 Class B Common 22,196   22,196 (10) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 36.21 (11)             05/01/2016 04/30/2023 Class B Common 18,532   18,532 (11) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 45.985 (12)             05/01/2017 04/30/2024 Class B Common 26,850   26,850 (12) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 51.125 (13)             05/01/2018 04/30/2025 Class B Common 26,758   26,758 (13) D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 49.005 (14)             05/01/2019 04/30/2026 Class B Common 41,482   41,482 (14) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MORREAU JANE C
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210
      EVP, Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 Michael E. Carr, Jr., Attorney in Fact for Jane C. Morreau   01/05/2017
**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) On August 18, 2016, the Class A and Class B common stock of Brown-Forman Corporation split 2-1, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of 52 additional shares.
(2) The closing price of BF-B on December 30, 2016 was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
(3) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $45.1644 to $45.19, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Brown-Forman Corporation, any security holder of Brown-Forman Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.
(4) Total updated to reflect dividend reinvestment and additional shares acquired in the August 2016 stock split.
(5) Number of shares acquired through the issuer's employee stock purchase program as of January 3, 2017. Also updated to reflect additional shares acquired in the August 2016 stock split.
(6) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 7,131 shares at an exercise price of $35.51, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(7) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 11,463 shares at an exercise price of $27.05, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(8) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 12,590 shares at an exercise price of $38.43, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(9) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 14,365 shares at an exercise price of $46.40, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(10) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 11,098 shares at an exercise price of $58.70, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(11) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 9,266 shares at an exercise price of $72.42, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(12) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 13,425 shares at an exercise price of $91.97, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(13) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 13,379 shares at an exercise price of $102.25, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.
(14) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 20,741 shares at an exercise price of $98.01, but were adjusted to reflect the August 2016 stock split.

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