CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. — Director's Dealing 2009

Apr 24, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. (STZ/STZ.B)
CIK: 0000016918
Period of Report: 2009-04-21

Reporting Person: BENNETT ABIGAIL J (10% Owner)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-04-21	Class B (convertible) Common Stock	$	J	5300000	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (5300000)	Indirect
2009-04-21	Class B (convertible) Common Stock	$	J	5300000	Acquired		Class A Common Stock (5300000)	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-to-one basis at any time at the option of the holder. The ticker symbol for Class B Common Stock is STZ.B.

F2: Reflects the entry into Purchase Agreements on 4/21/2009 (i) between Richard Sands and the Jennifer Sands Family Trust u/a dated 4/2/2009 pursuant to which such trust agreed to purchase from Richard Sands his 100% membership interest (the "RES LLC Interest") in RES Business Management LLC ("RES Management"), and (ii) between Richard Sands and the Jennifer Sands Descendants' Trust u/a dated 4/6/2009 pursuant to which such trust agreed to purchase from Richard Sands his 99.99% limited partnership interest (the "RES LP Interest") in RES Business Holdings LP ("RES Holdings"). The purchase price for the RES LLC Interest is the fair market value of the RES LLC Interest as of 4/20/2009 as determined by an independent appraiser. The purchase price for the RES LP Interest is the fair market value of the RES LP Interest as of 4/21/2009 as determined by an independent appraiser, plus an interest component.

F3: Held by RES Holdings. RES Holdings has held 5,300,000 shares since 2/5/2009, the ownership of which is not affected by the reported transactions. RES Management is the sole general partner of RES Holdings, holding a .01% general partnership interest, and the Reporting Person is the sole non-member manager of RES Management. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by RES Holdings except to the extent of her interest as a contingent remainder beneficiary of the Jennifer Sands Family Trust and the Jennifer Sands Descendants' Trust, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

F4: Reflects the entry into Purchase Agreements on 4/21/2009 (i) between Robert Sands and the Nancy Sands Family Trust u/a dated 4/9/2009 pursuant to which such trust agreed to purchase from Robert Sands his 100% membership interest (the "RSS LLC Interest") in RSS Business Management LLC ("RSS Management"), and (ii) between Robert Sands and the Nancy Sands Descendants' Trust u/a dated 4/9/2009 pursuant to which such trust agreed to purchase from Robert Sands his 99.99% limited partnership interest (the "RSS LP Interest") in RSS Business Holdings LP ("RSS Holdings"). The purchase price for the RSS LLC Interest is the fair market value of the RSS LLC Interest as of 4/20/2009 as determined by an independent appraiser. The purchase price for the RSS LP Interest is the fair market value of the RSS LP Interest as of 4/21/2009 as determined by an independent appraiser, plus an interest component.

F5: Held by RSS Holdings. RSS Holdings has held 5,300,000 shares since 2/5/2009, the ownership of which is not affected by the reported transactions. RSS Management is the sole general partner of RSS Holdings, holding a .01% general partnership interest, and the Reporting Person is the sole non-member manager of RSS Management. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by RSS Holdings except to the extent of her interest as a contingent remainder beneficiary of the Nancy Sands Family Trust and the Nancy Sands Descendants' Trust, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.