SEC Form 5

FORM 5		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0362 Estimated average burden hours per response: 1.0
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* WOOD PHOEBE A (Last) (First) (Middle) 1850 DIXIE HIGHWAY (Street) LOUISVILLE KY 40210 (City) (State) (Zip)	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 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP, Chief Financial
	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class B Common							3,797	D
Class B Common							791(1)	I	401(k) Plan

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(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	14,085		14,085	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.11						05/01/2005	04/30/2012	Class B Common	22,012		22,012	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.33						05/01/2004	04/30/2011	Class B Common	16,892		16,892	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.17						05/01/2004	04/30/2011	Class B Common	17,302		17,302	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$39.23						05/01/2004	04/30/2011	Class B Common	14,500		14,500	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$50						05/01/2006	08/31/2007	Class B Common	480		480	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents deemed acquisition of shares in 401(k) account that utilizes unitary accounting and an artificial unit price in a plan that maintains varying levels of cash; number of shares acquired over fiscal year determined based upon closing price of Class B Common Stock on April 30, 2005 of $55.50.

Remarks:

	Diane M. Barhorst, Atty. in Fact for Phoebe A. Wood	06/14/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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