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 *
BOUSQUET CHAVANNE PATRICK
   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
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
850 DIXIE HWY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/28/2011
(Street)

LOUISVILLE, KY 40210		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2011		 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

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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) (1) $ 44.22 (2)             05/26/2005 04/30/2014 Class B Common 572 (2)   572 (2) D  
Stock Appreciation Right (1) $ 45.53 (3)             07/28/2005 04/30/2015 Class B Common 6,592 (3)   6,592 (3) D  
Stock Appreciation Right (1) $ 55.69 (4)             07/27/2006 04/30/2016 Class B Common 5,669 (4)   5,669 (4) D  
Stock Appreciation Right (1) $ 53.8 (5)             07/26/2007 04/30/2017 Class B Common 6,675 (5)   6,675 (5) D  
Stock Appreciation Right (1) $ 56.58 (6)             07/24/2008 04/30/2018 Class B Common 6,358 (6)   6,358 (6) D  
Stock Appreciation Right (1) $ 43.1 (7)             07/23/2009 04/30/2019 Class B Common 7,812 (7)   7,812 (7) D  
Stock Appreciation Right (1) $ 61.24 (8)             07/22/2010 04/30/2020 Class B Common 3,002 (8)   3,002 (8) D  
Deferred Stock Units (9) 07/28/2011   A   811.36     (10)   (10) Class B Common 811.36 $ 0 1,824.23 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BOUSQUET CHAVANNE PATRICK
850 DIXIE HWY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210		   X      

Signatures

 Diane M. Barhorst, Attn in Fact for: Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne   08/05/2011
**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) All outstanding derivative security amounts and exercise prices were adjusted on December 10, 2010, the record date for the Issuer's December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.
(2) These non-qualified stock options were previously reported as covering 564 shares at an exercise price of $44.86, but were adjusted to reflect the December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.
(3) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 6,498 shares at an exercise price of $46.19, but were adjusted to reflect the December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.
(4) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 5,588 shares at an exercise price of $56.50, but were adjusted to reflect the December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.
(5) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 6,580 shares at an exercise price of $54.58, but were adjusted to reflect the December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.
(6) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 6,267 shares at an exercise price of $57.40, but were adjusted to reflect the December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.
(7) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 7,700 shares at an exercise price of $43.72, but were adjusted to reflect the December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.
(8) These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 2,959 shares at an exercise price of $62.13, but were adjusted to reflect the December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.
(9) Under the Brown-Forman Corporation Non-Employee Director Deferred Stock Unit Program each DSU represents the right to receive one share of the Company's Class B common stock. Grants made on July 28, 2011, were based on the closing price of the Company's Class B common stock on that date ($73.95). On each dividend payment date, participants are credited with DSU equivalents.
(10) Annual grants of DSUs vest over the course of the Board year. DSUs are paid out in class B common stock on the first February 1 that is at least six months following the Director's termination from Board service.

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