Brown-Forman Corporation

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On September 21, 2026, Brown-Forman Corporation (the “Company”) completed the sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, which may include dividends, repurchases of stock by the Company pursuant to any authorized stock repurchase program or otherwise, repaying, redeeming, or repurchasing existing debt, including commercial paper, and for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, and funding its pension plan obligations. The Notes were sold pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated September 17, 2026, among the Company, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”). The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the “base indenture”), dated as of April 2, 2007, as supplemented by a first supplemental indenture, dated as of December 13, 2010, and a second supplemental indenture, dated as of June 24, 2015 (collectively, with the base indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”). Pursuant to the Indenture, the Company executed an Officers’ Certificate, dated September 21, 2026 (the “Officers’ Certificate”), setting forth the terms of the Notes. Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 5.375% per year. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning April 15, 2027. The Notes will mature on October 15, 2031. The Indenture provides for customary events of default and further provides that the Trustee or the holders of 51% or more in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes of a series may declare such Notes immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of any event of default after expiration of any applicable grace period. The Notes were offered and sold by the Company pursuant to its automatic shelf registration statement, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-3 (File No. 333-294143), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 9, 2026. The above description of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, and the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, the Officers’ Certificate pursuant to the Indenture setting forth the terms of the Notes, and the form of 5.375% Note due 2031 representing the Notes, which are filed as exhibits to this report and are incorporated herein by reference or are otherwise incorporated into this report by reference. The Underwriters and their affiliates have provided and, in the future, may continue to provide investment banking, commercial banking, and other financial services, including the provision of credit facilities, to the Company in the ordinary course of business for which they have received and will receive customary compensation. Some of the Underwriters or their affiliates are lenders under the Company’s $900 million revolving credit facility. U.S. Bank National Association is the administrative agent under the Company’s $900 million revolving credit facility and is an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., one of the Underwriters. The Trustee is also an affiliate of U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Notes is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03, to the extent that it relates to the creation of a direct financial obligation.