LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Brown-Forman (NYSE:BFA)(NYSE:BFB) will hold its annual meeting of shareholders at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) on July 28. The meeting will be held at the company’s headquarters at 850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY.

Brown-Forman Chairman of the Board Geo. Garvin Brown IV will oversee the official business of the meeting, including the election of directors, and Brown-Forman Chief Executive Officer Paul C. Varga will speak to stockholders about the company’s fiscal 2016 results. Shareholders will also vote on a proposal to amend the company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock.

The proceedings will be available as a webcast and interested parties may view the webcast by going to www.brown-forman.com and clicking on the link to "Investors/Events & Presentations." A digital audio recording of the presentation will also be available on the website approximately two hours after the conclusion of the meeting of shareholders and remain available for at least 30 days.

For more than 145 years, Brown-Forman Corporation has enriched the experience of life by responsibly building fine quality beverage alcohol brands, including Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, Jack Daniel’s & Cola, Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey, Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel, Finlandia, Korbel, el Jimador, Woodford Reserve, Canadian Mist, Herradura, New Mix, Sonoma-Cutrer, Early Times, and Chambord. Brown-Forman’s brands are supported by nearly 4,600 employees and sold in approximately 160 countries worldwide. For more information about the company, please visit http://www.brown-forman.com/.

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Phil Lynch, 502-774-7928
Vice President
Director Corporate Communications
and Public Relations
or
Jay Koval, 502-774-6903
Vice President
Director Investor Relations

Source: Brown-Forman