Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BROWN OWSLEY II
   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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/03/2008
(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               132,091 D  
Class A Common               200,032 I Breeze Hill, LP
Class A Common               336,517 I GRAT (Grantor Trust) '94
Class A Common               22,958 I GRAT 12/01
Class A Common               99,964 I Longview, LP
Class A Common               529,610 I Poplar Terrace, LP
Class A Common               1,612 I Guilford-Brown, LP
Class A Common               3,788.9 I Nectar, LP
Class A Common               438,008.5 I GANYMO Trust/Partnership
Class A Common 10/03/2008   L(1)   23,421 A (2) 2,113,839 I Olympus Three, LLC
Class A Common               173,092 I By Spouse
Class B Common               1,234 D  
Class B Common               346,589 I Hebe, LP
Class B Common               2,537 I Hebe Non-Exempt Trust fbo Owsley Brown II
Class B Common               874 I Hebe Exempt Trust fbo Owsley Brown II
Class B Common               54,402 I Equal Shares 2006, LP
Class B Common               1,302 I Longview, LP
Class B Common               933,350.5 I GANYMO Trust/Partnership
Class B Common 10/03/2008   J(1)   23,156 D (2) 2,833,382 I Olympus Three, LLC

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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) $ 30.37             05/01/2002 04/30/2009 Class B Common 55,877   55,877 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.6             05/01/2003 04/30/2010 Class B Common 81,061   81,061 D  
Non_Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 33.34             05/01/2004 04/30/2011 Class B Common 64,089   64,089 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 31.33             05/01/2005 04/30/2012 Class B Common 81,254   81,254 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 38.27             05/01/2006 04/30/2013 Class B Common 81,190   81,190 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 45.44             05/01/2007 04/30/2014 Class B Common 64,966   64,966 D  
Stock Appreciation Right $ 68             11/15/2007 04/30/2017 Class B Common 2,627   2,627 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BROWN OWSLEY II
850 DIXIE HIGHWAY
LOUISVILLE, KY 40210		     X    

Signatures

 Holli H. Lewis, Attn In Fact for: Owsley Brown II   10/07/2008
**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) On October 3, 2008, Olympus Three, LLC swapped 23,156 BFB shares for an economically equivalent number of BFA shares (23,421) held by a third party. The effect upon the reporting person's beneficial ownership of BFA and BFB shares held by Olympus Three, LLC is reported herein.
(2) BFA and BFB closing prices as of September 30, 2008 were used to determine approximate economic equivalency. For BFA, $71.00; for BFB, $71.81.
 
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