Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Hayes John V.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/1/2017

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 _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer /

(Street)

LOUISVILLE, KY 40210

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

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 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	2164	D
Class A Common	111 ⁽¹⁾	I	ESPP
Class A Common	4210	I	Hayes Investments LLC
Class B Common	7609	D
Class B Common	5894 ⁽²⁾	I	By 401k
Class B Common	4 ⁽¹⁾	I	ESPP
Class B Common	20314	I	Hayes Investments LLC

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2011	4/30/2018	Class B Common	16926.0	$17.755	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2012	4/30/2019	Class B Common	25998.0	$13.525	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2013	4/30/2020	Class B Common	21820.0	$19.215	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2014	4/30/2021	Class B Common	22702.0	$23.2	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2015	4/30/2022	Class B Common	17122.0	$29.35	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2016	4/30/2023	Class B Common	7082.0	$36.21	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2017	4/30/2024	Class B Common	5654.0	$45.985	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2018	4/30/2025	Class B Common	7216.0	$51.125	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2019	4/30/2026	Class B Common	9952.0	$49.005	D
Stock Appreciation Right	5/1/2020	4/30/2027	Class B Common	8395.0	$50.63	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Number of shares acquired through the issuer's employee stock purchase program as of October 11, 2017.
(2)	Number of shares acquired through the issuer's 401(k) plan as of October 11, 2017.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	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		10/11/2017
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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