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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SCHEDULE 13E-4
Issuer Tender Offer Statement
(Pursuant to Section 13(e) (1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $.15 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities
115637 10 0
(CUSIP Number of class of Securities)
Class B Common Stock, Par Value $.15 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities
115637 20 9
(CUSIP Number of class of Securities)
Michael B. Crutcher, Secretary
Brown-Forman Corporation
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, Kentucky 40210-1091
(502) 585-1100
(Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications
on Behalf of the Person Filing Statement)
Copies to:
James S. Welch, Esq.
Ogden Newell & Welch
1200 One Riverfront Plaza
Louisville, Kentucky 40202-2938
December 15, 1993
(Date Tender Offer First Published,
Sent, or Given to Security Holders)
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee
$378,000,000 $75,600
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*Based on $90 cash per share for 4,200,000 shares.
[X] Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2)
and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid.
Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form
or schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: $75,600 Filing Party: Brown-Forman Corporation
Form or Registration No.: Schedule 13E-4 Date Filed: December 15, 1993
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ITEM 8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(e) The Company has determined the exact number of shares of its Class A Common
Stock and its Class B Common Stock which it has accepted and paid for
pursuant to the Dutch auction tender offer which closed at midnight on
January 13, 1994:
Shareholders tendered 926,255 shares of Class A Common Stock at or below
$90.00 per share, and the Company accepted 911,484 shares of its Class A
Common Stock at $90.00 per share. Therefore, the proration factor for
Class A shares was .9840535.
Shareholders tendered 3,644,507 shares of Class B Common Stock at or below
$89.00 per share, and the Company accepted 100% of those shares at $89.00.
SIGNATURE
After due 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.
/s/ Garrison R. Cox Date: February 9, 1994
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Garrison R. Cox
Assistant Vice President
and Assistant Secretary
