# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000014693
**File Stem:** 0002030083-25-000009
**Filing Date:** 2025-7
**Character Count:** 7247
**Document Hash:** 26ea8498a11df49d37f4c41ca5dcb0d4
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0002030083-25-000009.hdr.sgml**: 20250717

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0002030083-25-000009

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 4

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250715

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250717

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250717

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Musselman William Austin Jr
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002030083

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 4
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-00123
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251131431

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
- **CITY:** LOUISVILLE
- **STATE:** KY
- **ZIP:** 40210
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** BROWN FORMAN CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000014693
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BEVERAGES [2080]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 610143150
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0430

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 850 DIXIE HWY
- **CITY:** LOUISVILLE
- **STATE:** KY
- **ZIP:** 40210
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 5025851100

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
- **CITY:** LOUISVILLE
- **STATE:** KY
- **ZIP:** 40210

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BROWN FORMAN INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19870816

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERS CORP
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19840807

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19670730

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## FORM 4

### STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

[ ] Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Musselman William Austin Jr<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>850 DIXIE HIGHWAY<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>LOUISVILLE, KY 40210<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-07-15 | **5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner<br>[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_ _ |
| **2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>BROWN FORMAN CORP [ BFA, BFB ] | **4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 3. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 2A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 6. Ownership Form | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Class  B Common | 2025-07-15 |  | J<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 379650 | D | <sup>(1)</sup> | 770974 | I | IBB 2023, LLC |
| Class A Common | 2025-07-15 |  | J<sup>(1)</sup> |  | 379650 | A | <sup>(1)</sup> | 379650 | I | IBB 2023, LLC |
| Class  A Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 188604 | I | Revocable Trust |
| Class  A Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 868631 | I | Olympus Four, LLC |
| Class  A Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 143558 | I | IBB Fund B, LLC |
| Class  A Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 826428 | I | River Bend 2012 LP |
| Class  A Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2289000 | I | River Bend 2011 Charitable LP |
| Class  A Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1329289 | I | Hebe Four Limited Partnership |
| Class  A Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10624 | I | Hebe Exempt Trust |
| Class  B Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87279 | I | Revocable Trust |
| Class  B Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7301 | I | Spouse Revocable Trust |
| Class  B Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1128214 | I | Olympus Four, LLC |
| Class  B Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 525052 | I | IBB Fund B, LLC |
| Class  B Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 439887 | I | IBB 2020, LLC |
| Class  B Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33448 | I | River Bend 2012 LP |
| Class  B Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5839 | I | River Bend 2011 Charitable LP |
| Class  B Common |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1638041 | I | Hebe Four Limited Partnership |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 4. Transaction Code (V) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price | 3. Transaction Date | 3A. Deemed Execution Date | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 8. Price of Derivative Security | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | 10. Ownership Form | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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### Footnotes:

(1) IBB 2023, LLC acquired 379,650 shares of Class A common stock in exchange for an equal number of shares of Class B common stock.

**Signature:** Karleen M. Finnegan, Attorney in Fact for William Austin Mussleman, Jr.  
**Date:** 2025-07-17

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* 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).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**