Current Report · Items 5.07, 7.01, 9.01 · 8-K
Brown-Forman Corporation
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On July 23, 2026, Brown-Forman Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters submitted to a vote of the Company's Class A common stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the voting results of such matters are as follows: Proposal 1:…
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Item 5.07Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to Vote
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 23, 2026, Brown-Forman Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The matters submitted to a vote of the Company's Class A common stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the voting results of such matters are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company's Class A common stockholders elected each of the director nominees proposed by the Company's Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified, by the following voting results:
Name of Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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Campbell P. Brown 146,130,503 10,792,366 381,309 5,106,111
Elizabeth M. Brown 146,159,873 10,763,116 381,189 5,106,111
Mark A. Clouse 140,570,830 10,483,769 6,249,579 5,106,111
Marshall B. Farrer 145,504,855 11,406,477 392,846 5,106,111
W. Austin Musselman, Jr. 146,134,274 10,771,589 398,315 5,106,111
Michael J. Roney 140,208,446 10,841,450 6,254,282 5,106,111
Jan E. Singer 139,930,819 10,050,003 7,323,356 5,106,111
Tracy L. Skeans 138,032,245 11,961,402 7,310,531 5,106,111
Elizabeth A. Smith 141,107,165 8,889,394 7,307,619 5,106,111
Michael A. Todman 140,287,065 10,762,042 6,255,071 5,106,111
Lawson E. Whiting 140,231,643 10,246,624 6,825,911 5,106,111
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
The Company's Class A common stockholders approved, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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134,285,645 22,694,767 323,766 5,106,111
Proposal 3: Ratification of the Selection of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal 2027
The Company's Class A common stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2027. The following is a breakdown of the voting results:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
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161,754,059 394,078 262,152 N/A
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 23, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the voting results of the Annual Meeting and the approval by the Board of Directors of the Company’s regular quarterly cash dividend. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01 (and the related information in Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.