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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 * Hayes John V.   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 _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Marketing Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2018 (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 04/30/2018   F   422 (1) D $ 53.37 (2) 1,742 D   Class B Common 04/30/2018   F   106 (3) D $ 56.04 (4) 18,278 D   Class A Common               113.743 (5) I ESPP Class A Common               4,210 I Hayes Investments LLC Class B Common               7,545.5054 (6) I By 401k Class B Common               33.628 (5) I ESPP Class B Common               14,267 I Hayes Investments LLC

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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

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 10.62 (7)

05/01/2012

04/30/2019

Class B Common

33,109 (7)

33,109

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 15.088 (8)

05/01/2013

04/30/2020

Class B Common

27,788 (8)

27,788

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 18.217 (9)

05/01/2014

04/30/2021

Class B Common

28,912 (9)

28,912

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 23.047 (10)

05/01/2015

04/30/2022

Class B Common

21,806 (10)

21,806

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 28.433 (11)

05/01/2016

04/30/2023

Class B Common

9,020 (11)

9,020

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 36.109 (12)

05/01/2017

04/30/2024

Class B Common

7,201 (12)

7,201

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 40.145 (13)

05/01/2018

04/30/2025

Class B Common

9,190 (13)

9,190

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 38.481 (14)

05/01/2019

04/30/2026

Class B Common

12,674 (14)

12,674

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 39.757

05/01/2020

04/30/2027

Class B Common

10,692 (15)

10,692

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hayes John V. 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210			SVP, Chief Marketing Officer

Signatures

Michael E. Carr, Jr., Attorney in Fact for John V. Hayes		05/02/2018
**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)	To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the July 24, 2014 award of Class A common stock that vested on April 30, 2018, the reporting person surrendered 422 shares of Class A common stock.
(2)	The closing price of BF-A on April 30, 2018 was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
(3)	To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the shares of Class B performance-based restricted stock that were issued in the February 2018 stock split and vested on April 30, 2018, the reporting person surrendered 106 shares of Class B common stock.
(4)	The closing price of BF-B on April 30, 2018 was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
(5)	Number of shares acquired through the issuer's employee stock purchase program as of April 30, 2018.
(6)	Number of shares acquired through the issuer's 401(k) plan as of April 30, 2018, including shares received in the February 2018 stock split.
(7)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 32,498 shares at an exercise price of $10.82, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.
(8)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 27,275 shares at an exercise price of $15.372, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.
(9)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 28,378 shares at an exercise price of $18.56, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.
(10)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 21,403 shares at an exercise price of $23.48, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.
(11)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 8,853 shares at an exercise price of $28.968, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.
(12)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 7,068 shares at an exercise price of $36.788, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.
(13)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 9,020 shares at an exercise price of $40.90, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.
(14)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 12,440 shares at an exercise price of $39.204, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.
(15)	These stock appreciation rights were previously reported as covering 10,494 shares at an exercise price of $40.504, but were adjusted to reflect the April 2018 special dividend.

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