SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-15-015887

BROWN FORMAN CORP · BF-A

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

Reporting owner

Director

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	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Class B Common	holding	—	—		—	5,016	D

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	1,572	A	—	—	Class A Common	1,572	5,965	D
Deferred Stock Units^F3,F4	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class B Common	5,133	5,133	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$38.43	holding	—	—	—	Jul 22, 2010	Apr 30, 2020	Class B Common	4,785	4,785	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$27.05	holding	—	—	—	Jul 23, 2009	Apr 30, 2019	Class B Common	12,451	12,451	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$35.51	holding	—	—	—	Jul 24, 2008	Apr 30, 2018	Class B Common	10,134	10,134	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$33.76	holding	—	—	—	Jul 26, 2007	Apr 30, 2017	Class B Common	10,639	10,639	D
Stock Appreciation Right	$34.95	holding	—	—	—	Jul 27, 2006	Apr 30, 2016	Class B Common	9,036	9,036	D

F1Under 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 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 credited with DSU equivalents, and the DSU totals on this form have been updated to reflect such credits.
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.
F3Under 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. On each dividend payment date, participants are credited with DSU equivalents, and the DSU totals on this form have been updated to reflect such credits.
F4Annual 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.