SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Brown Kelli

(Last) (First) (Middle)
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY

(Street)
LOUISVILLE KY 40210

(City) (State) (Zip)
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 Accounting Officer
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2021
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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 B Common 06/01/2021 A 281(1) A $0 1,430 D
Class B Common 06/01/2021 F 102(2) D $76.28(3) 1,328 D
Class B Common 799.1585(4) I ESPP
Class B Common 8.1852(5) I DRIP
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. These shares were issued on June 1, 2021, in connection with a July 26, 2018 award of performance-based restricted stock units. The award was subject to a three-year performance period, which ended April 30, 2021.
2. To satisfy withholding obligations associated with the July 26, 2018 award of performance-based restricted stock units that were issued as shares on June 1, 2021, the reporting person surrendered 102 shares of Class B common stock.
3. The closing price of BF-B on April 30, 2021 was used to calculate the withholding obligation.
4. Number of shares acquired through the issuer's employee stock purchase program as of June 1,2021.
5. Number of shares acquired through the issuer's dividend reinvestment plan as of June 1, 2021.
Remarks:
Jaileah X. Huddleston, Attorney in Fact for Kelli Nelson Brown 06/03/2021
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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