SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 20)*
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
115637-10-0
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement [ ]. (A fee
is not required only if the filing 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.)
*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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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CUSIP No. 115637-10-0
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Owsley Brown II (###-##-####)
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
N/A
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
671,504
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
5,124,072
7. SOLE DISPOSITVE POWER
671,504
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,124,072
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5,795,576
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
N/A
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
20.0%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
In
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Brown-Forman Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, Kentucky 40210
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Owsley Brown II
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence:
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, Kentucky 40210
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
United States of America
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
115637-10-0
Item 3 Not applicable
Item 4 Ownership.
The amount of shares beneficially owned by the undersigned as of
December 31, 1998, is as follows:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 5,795,576
(b) Percent of Class: 19.99%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 671,504
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 5,124,072
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of 671,504
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of 5,124,072
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Other persons have the right to receive income from trusts holding
Brown-Forman Corporation Class A Common Stock, as to which stock the
undersigned has sole or shared voting power. The following person
is sole income beneficiary of one of these trusts which holds more
than 5% of the outstanding shares of such Class A Common Stock:
Sara S. Brown.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.
Not applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification.
Not applicable
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.
February 9, l999
/s/ Owsley Brown II
Owsley Brown II
