BROWN FORMAN CORP — Major Shareholding Notification 2012

Feb 14, 2012

SC 13G/A 1 d298976dsc13ga.htm SCHEDULE 13G AMENDMENT NO. 6 Schedule 13G Amendment No. 6

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 6)

BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

115637-10-0

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2011

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed.

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No. 115637-10-0

| (1) | Names of reporting persons I.R.S. Identification
Nos. of above persons (entities only) Owsley Brown
II | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (2) | Check the appropriate box if a
member of a group (see instructions) (a) ¨ (b) ¨ | |
| (3) | SEC use only | |
| (4) | Citizenship or place of
organization United States of America | |
| Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with: | (5) | Sole voting power 104,624 |
| | (6) | Shared voting power 0 |
| | (7) | Sole dispositive power 104,624 |
| | (8) | Shared dispositive power 0 |
| (9) | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person 104,624 | |
| (10) | Check if the aggregate amount in
Row (9) excludes certain shares (see instructions). N/A | |
| (11) | Percent of class represented by
amount in Row (9) 0.2% | |
| (12) | Type of reporting person (see
instructions) IN | |

Item 1.

Brown-Forman Corporation

850 Dixie Highway

Louisville, Kentucky 40210

Item 2.

a) Name: Owsley Brown II

b) Principal Business address: 333 East Main Street, Suite 401

Louisville, Kentucky 40202

c) United States of America

d) Brown-Forman Corporation Class A Common Stock

e) 0115637-10-0

ITEM 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b) ¨ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d) ¨ Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

(f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g) ¨ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(h) ¨ A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

(i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

(j) ¨ Group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

ITEM 4. Ownership.

The number of shares beneficially owned by the undersigned as of December 31, 2011, is as follows:

(a)	Beneficially Owned	104,624
(b)	Percent of Class	0.2 %
(c)	Sole Voting Power	104,624
	Shared Voting Power	0
	Sole Disposition Power	104,624
	Shared Disposition Power	0

ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ X ].

This Schedule is being filed incident to the death of Mr. Brown on September 26, 2011. At the time of his death, his interest in certain shares with respect to which he formerly held shared voting and disposition power terminated; as of the date hereof, those rights have not transferred to his estate or to his beneficiaries.

ITEM 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

N/A

ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

N/A

ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

N/A

ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

N/A

ITEM 10. Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

Signature

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 10, 2012

/s/ Christina Lee Brown

Christina Lee Brown, Administrator

of the Estate of Owsley Brown II