Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Brown Christina Lee
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/29/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROWN FORMAN CORP [BFA, BFB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOUISVILLE, KY 40210		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common 171,800
D
 
ClassA Common 336,517
I
Owsley Brown II 1994 GRAT
Class A Common 544,084
I
Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT
Class A Common 198,032
I
Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT
Class A Common 211,244.75
I
Hebe Limited Partnership
Class A Common 5,725
I
Driftwood Holdings Three, LLC
Class A Common 45,143
I
Trust u/a Owsley Brown III
Class A Common 2,220,077
I
Olympus Three LLC
Class B Common 42,793
D
 
Class B Common 1,320
I
Owsley Brown II IRA
Class B Common 84,129
I
Owsley Brown II 1994 GRAT
Class B Common 140,482
I
Owsley Brown II 2001 GRAT
Class B Common 52,643
I
Owsley Brown II 2002 GRAT
Class B Common 1,071,847.5
I
Hebe Limited Partnership
Class B Common 1,498
I
Driftwood Holdings Three, LLC
Class B Common 4,368,864
I
Olympus Three, LLC

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common 05/01/2006 04/30/2013 Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 102,960 $ 30.18 D  
Class B Common 05/01/2007 04/30/2014 Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 82,386 $ 35.83 D  
Class B Common 11/15/2007 04/30/2017 Stock Appreciation Right 3,332 $ 53.62 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Brown Christina Lee
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210		     X    

Signatures

Diane M. Barhorst, Atty in Fact for Owsley Brown III 05/09/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
 
Remarks:
The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of indirectly held shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

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