BROWN FORMAN CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Jan 6, 2003

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| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB
APPROVAL |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 | OMB
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| 1. Name and Address
of Reporting Person* Brown II, Owsley | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Brown-Forman Corporation (BFA & BFB) | | 6. Relationship of
Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (1) |
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| (Last)
(First) (Middle) 850 Dixie Highway | 3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) | 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 01/06/03 | |
| (Street) Louisville , KY 40210 | | 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) | 7. 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. Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year) | 3. Trans- action Code (Instr. 8) | | 4. Securities Acquired
(A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | | | 6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| | | Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | | |
| Class A Common | 01/06/03 | J (2) | | 3,340 | A | 82,456 | D | |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 85,914 | I | by Spouse |
| Class A Common | 01/06/03 | J (2) | | 3,340 | D | 206,360 | I | GRAT (Grantor Trust) |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 11,479 | I | GRAT 12/01 |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 49,982 | I | Ltd Partnership |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 264,805 | I | Ltd Partnership PTP |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 971.9 | I | Partnership Ltd |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 219,004.3 | I | Trust/Partnership |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 434,503 | I | Trust/Remainder |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 68.89 | I | Partnership/Nectar |
| Class A Common | | | | | | 100,016 | I | BHP Ltd Partnership |
| Class B Common | | | | | | 528 | D | |
| Class B Common | | | | | | 651 | I | Ltd Partnership |
| Class B Common | | | | | | 73.1 | I | Partnership |
| Class B Common | | | | | | 462,008.5 | I | Trust/Partnership |
| Class B Common | | | | | | 440,690.5 | I | Trust/Remainder |

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). 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 control number

FORM 4 (continued) 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. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | | 5. Number of Derivative
Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/ Year) | | 7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 & 4) | | 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
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| | Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exer-cisable | Expira- tion Date | Title | Amount or Number
of Shares | | |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 36.13 | | | | 5/1/99 | 4/30/06 | Class B Common | 30,347 | 30,347 | D |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 49.13 | | | | 5/1/00 | 4/30/07 | Class B Common | 27,153 | 27,153 | D |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 50.44 | | | | 5/1/03 | 4/30/10 | Class B Common | 39,542 | 39,542 | D |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 61.25 | | | | 5/1/01 | 4/30/08 | Class B Common | 25,361 | 25,361 | D |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 62.25 | | | | 5/1/02 | 4/30/09 | Class B Common | 27,257 | 27,257 | D |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 64.22 | | | | 5/1/05 | 4/30/12 | Class B Common | 39,636 | 39,636 | D |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 68.33 | | | | 5/1/04 | 4/30/11 | Class B Common | 31,263 | 31,263 | D |
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | 100.00 | | | | 5/1/07 | 8/31/08 | Class B Common | 300 | 300 | D |

Explanation of Responses: (1) Filing of this form should not be construed as an admission that the filing person is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the "beneficial owner" of any equity securities held in a limited partnership or in trust and reported on this form. (2) Transfer of shares from an irrevocable annuity trust to direct ownership.

By: /s/ John R. Edds Attn. in Fact for: Owsley Brown II **Signature of Reporting Person 01/06/2003 Date

**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.