Brown-Forman CorporationUnderwriting Agreement • December 12th, 2012 • Brown Forman Corp • Beverages • New York
Introductory. Brown-Forman Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (the “Underwriters”), acting severally and not jointly, the respective amounts set forth in such Schedule A of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.000% Notes due 2018 (the “2018 Notes”), $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2.250% Notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) and $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.750% Notes due 2043 (the “2043 Notes”, and together with the 2018 Notes and the 2023 Notes, the “Securities”). Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC have agreed to act as representatives of the Underwriters (the “Representatives”) in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.
