SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-15-015884

BROWN FORMAN CORP · BF-A

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Augusta Brown Holland

Director · 10% Owner

Period of report

Jul 23, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Jul 27, 2015 · 8:21 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000014693

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	516,980	D
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	52,036	D
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	241,142	I	ABH GRAT 2007
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	56,301	I	ABH GRAT 2007
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	42,154	I	ABH GRAT 2011
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	44,301	I	Birdnest 2006 Ltd.
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	2,250	I	By Spouse
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	2,356	I	By Spouse
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	196,272	I	CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	122,685	I	CLB Grandchildren Eq. Tr.
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	18	I	Eleanor Lee Trusts
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	12,895	I	Eleanor Lee Trusts
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	546	I	Hebe Exempt Trust
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	316,837	I	Hebe Three Limited Partnership
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	215,284	I	Hebe Three Limited Partnership
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	959	I	Holland Family Trust
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	3,330,115	I	Olympus Three LLC
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	6,703,641	I	Olympus Three LLC
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	20,439	I	Trust fbo Augusta Holland
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	5,109	I	Trust fbo Augusta Holland
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	126,089	I	Trust fbo Barzun Children
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	174,280	I	Trust fbo Barzun Children
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	3,658	I	Trust fbo Child-1
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	910	I	Trust fbo Child-1
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	2,617	I	Trust fbo Child-2
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	2,617	I	Trust fbo Child-3
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	115,000	I	Trust fbo Children
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	95,974	I	Trust fbo Children
Class A Common	holding	—	—	—	16,846	I	Trust fbo Owsley Brown III
Class B Common	holding	—	—	—	95,485	I	Trust fbo Owsley Brown III

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Deferred Stock Units^F1,F2	—	Jul 23, 2015	A	592	A	—	—	Class A Common	592	592	D

Explanation of responses

F1Under the Brown-Forman Non-Employee Director Deferred Stock Unit Program each DSU represents the right to receive one share of the Company's Class A common stock. Grants made on July 23, 2015, were based on the closing price of the Company's Class A common stock on that date ($111.30). On each dividend payment date, participants are creditied with DSU equivalents.
F2Annual grants of DSUs vest over the course of the Board year. DSUs are paid out in Class A common stock on the first February 1 that is at least six months following the Director's termination from Board service.