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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 * Jones Jill Ackerman   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) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HWY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2011 (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 04/30/2011   F   262 (1) D $ 71.86 (2) 2,458 D   Class A Common               1,153.2 (3) I ESPP Class B Common 04/30/2011   F   431 (1) D $ 70.07 (2) 7,215 D   Class B Common               181.7 (3) I ESPP Class B Common               3,879 (4) I 401(k) Plan

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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

Non-Qualified stock option (right to buy)

$ 35.83 (5)

05/01/2007

04/30/2014

Class B Common

4,283 (5)

4,283

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 45.53 (5)

05/01/2008

04/30/2015

Class B Common

3,702 (5)

3,702

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 55.69 (5)

05/01/2009

04/30/2016

Class B Common

2,006 (5)

2,006

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 53.8 (5)

05/01/2010

04/30/2017

Class B Common

4,078 (5)

4,078

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 56.58 (5)

05/01/2011

04/30/2018

Class B Common

5,461 (5)

5,461

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 43.1 (5)

05/01/2012

04/30/2019

Class B Common

8,630 (5)

8,630

D

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 61.24 (5)

05/01/2013

04/30/2020

Class B Common

9,478 (5)

9,478

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Jones Jill Ackerman 850 DIXIE HWY LOUISVILLE, KY 40210			Senior Vice President

Signatures

Holli H. Lewis, Attorney-in-Fact for Jill A. Jones		05/02/2011
**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 tax withholding obligations associated with the April 30, 2011 vesting of certain past grants of Class A and Class B restricted stock, the reporting person surrendered 262 shares of Class A Common Stock and 431 shares of Class B Common Stock.
(2)	The closing prices of BF-A ($71.86) and BF-B ($70.07) on April 29, 2011 were used to calculate the tax withholding obligation.
(3)	These are the number of shares acquired through the Brown-Forman Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Program as of close of business on April 29, 2011.
(4)	Held in 401(k) account as of May 2, 2011.
(5)	All outstanding derivative security amounts and exercise prices were adjusted on December 10, 2010, the record date for the Issuer's December 28, 2010 special cash dividend.

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