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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 * BROWN OWSLEY II   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) 01/06/2009 (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 A Common 01/06/2009   G V 6,966 D $ 0 125,125 D   Class A Common               200,032 I Breeze Hill LP Class A Common               336,517 I GRAT 1994 Class A Common               22,958 I GRAT 2001 Class A Common               99,964 I Longview LP Class A Common               529,610 I Poplar Terrace LP Class A Common               1,612 I Guilford-Brown LP Class A Common               3,789 I Nectar LP Class A Common               438,009 I Ganymede LP Class A Common               2,113,839 I Olympus Three, LLC Class A Common 01/06/2009   G V 258 A $ 0 173,350 I Spouse Class B Common               34,564 D   Class B Common               50,008 I Breeze Hill LP Class B Common               84,129 I GRAT 1994 Class B Common               5,739 I GRAT 2001 Class B Common               68,002 I Equal Shares 2006, LP Class B Common               26,618 I Longview, LP Class B Common               132,402 I Poplar Terrace LP Class B Common               403 I Guilford-Brown LP Class B Common               947 I Nectar Class B Common               433,236.25 I Hebe, LP Class B Common               3,171 I Hebe Non-Exempt Trust fbo Owsley Brown II Class B Common               1,092 I Hebe Exempt Trust fbo Owsley Brown II Class B Common               1,276,190 I GANYMO Trust/Partnership Class B Common               4,070,185 I Olympus Three, LLC Class B Common               43,273 I Spouse

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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

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 19.68

05/01/2003

04/30/2010

Class B Common

101,327

101,327

D

Non_Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 26.67

05/01/2004

04/30/2011

Class B Common

80,112

80,112

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 25.06

05/01/2005

04/30/2012

Class B Common

101,568

101,568

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 30.62

05/01/2006

04/30/2013

Class B Common

101,488

101,488

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 36.35

05/01/2007

04/30/2014

Class B Common

81,208

81,208

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 54.4

11/15/2007

04/30/2017

Class B Common

3,284

3,284

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BROWN OWSLEY II 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210		X

Signatures

Diane M. Barhorst, Atty In Fact for: Owsley Brown II		02/04/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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