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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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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) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 850 DIXIE HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2005 (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 01/03/2005   G   4,191 A $ 0 163,440 D   Class A Common 01/03/2005   G   3,240 D $ 0 160,200 D   Class A Common               200,032 I Breeze Hill Ltd Partnership Class A Common 01/03/2005   G   4,191 D $ 0 372,835 I GRAT (Grantor Trust) '94 Class A Common               22,958 I GRAT 12/01 Class A Common               99,964 I Longview Ltd Class A Common               529,610 I Ltd Partnership Poplar Terr Class A Common               1,992.352 I GB Ltd Ptn Class A Common               3,444.6 I Partnership/Nectar Class A Common               438,008.6 I GANYMO Trust/Partnership Class A Common               869,006 I WLLB B Trust/Remainder Class A Common 01/03/2005   G   216 A $ 0 172,598 I By Spouse Class B Common               1,056 D   Class B Common               1,302 I Longview Ltd Ptn Class B Common               115.478 I GB Ltd Ptn Class B Common               3,300 I Partnership/Hebe Class B Common               924,017 I GANYMO Trust/Partnership Class B Common               881,381 I WLLB B Trust/Remainder

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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)

$ 46.58

05/01/2007

04/30/2014

Class B Common

63,381

63,381

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 24.56

05/01/2000

04/30/2007

Class B Common

54,306

54,306

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 25.22

05/01/2003

04/30/2010

Class B Common

79,084

79,084

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 30.63

05/01/2001

04/30/2008

Class B Common

50,722

50,722

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 31.13

05/01/2002

04/30/2009

Class B Common

54,514

54,514

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 32.11

05/01/2005

04/30/2012

Class B Common

79,272

79,272

D

Non_Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 34.17

05/01/2004

04/30/2011

Class B Common

62,526

62,526

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 50

05/01/2006

08/31/2007

Class B Common

600

600

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 39.23

05/01/2006

04/30/2013

Class B Common

79,210

79,210

D

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

Nelea A. Absher, Attn In Fact for: Owsley Brown II		01/05/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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