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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ____)*
Brown-Forman Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
115637-10-0
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(CUSIP Number)
James S. Welch, Esq. (502) 582-1601
Ogden Newell & Welch
1200 One Riverfront Plaza, Louisville, KY 40202
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
April 6, 1995
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [_].
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [X]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)
Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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13D
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CUSIP NO. 115637-10-0 PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Sandra Anne Frazier
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
(b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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SOURCE OF FUNDS*
4
N/A
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
5
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
6
United States of America
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SOLE VOTING POWER
7
NUMBER OF 5,922
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 8
2,116,314
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
9
REPORTING 5,922
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 10
2,116,314
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
2,122,236
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12
[_]
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
7.3%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
SCHEDULE 13D
Sandra Anne Frazier
Item 1. Security and Issuer:
Class A Common Stock
Brown-Forman Corporation
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
Item 2. Identity and Background:
(a) Name:
Sandra Anne Frazier
(b) Residence or business address:
4810 Cherry Valley Road
Prospect, KY 40059
(c) Present principal occupation or employment and employer
information:
Public Relations Assistant
HFH, Inc.
101 Bullitt Lane
Louisville, KY 40222
(d) Criminal Convictions in last five years:
None.
(e) Civil proceedings in last five years leading to finding of
violation of federal or state securities laws:
None.
(f) Citizenship:
United States of America.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration:
Not Applicable.
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction:
On April 6, 1995, Sandra Anne Frazier was named as a replacement
advisor to a trust organized by her grandmother, Amelia Brown Frazier,
the assets of which trust include 2,116,314 shares of Class A Common
Stock of Brown-Forman Corporation. For the other advisors to this
trust, see Item 5(b)(v) below.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer:
(a)(i) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,122,236
(ii) Percent of Class: 7.3%
(b)(i) Sole Voting Power: 5,922
(ii) Shared Voting Power: 2,116,314
(iii) Sole Dispositive Power: 5,922
(iv) Shared Dispositive Power: 2,116,314
(v) Persons Sharing Voting and Disposal Power:
The undersigned, as a member of the Advisory Committee to a
trust created by her grandmother, Amelia Brown Frazier,
shares voting and disposal powers over 2,116,314 shares of
Brown-Forman Corporation Class A common stock owned by that
trust, with two other Advisory Committee members:
(1)(A) Robinson S. Brown, Jr.
(B) 5208 Avish Lane
Louisville, KY 40027
(C) Retired
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(2)(A) Owsley B. Frazier
(B) Brown-Forman Corporation
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
(C) Vice Chairman
Brown-Forman Corporation,
a distiller and importer
of alcoholic beverages.
Neither Mr. Brown nor Mr. Frazier has been convicted of a criminal
offense or been found liable in a civil action involving
securities laws in the last five years. Both are United States
Citizens.
(c) Transactions in Past Sixty Days:
None.
(d) Others Known to Have Power to Direct Receipt of Dividends or Sale
Proceeds.
None.
(e) Date Reporting Person Ceased to be Beneficial Owner of More than
5% of Class of Securities:
Inapplicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer:
None.
Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
None.
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.
June 12, 1995
/s/ Sandra Anne Frazier
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Signature
Sandra Anne Frazier
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Name/Title
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