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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014693-24-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BF-A"
cik: "0000014693"
company_name: "BROWN FORMAN CORP"
filed_at: "2024-01-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T16:30:31.851851+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brown-Forman removes Board age limit via bylaw amendment effective Jan 23, 2024

## Summary
- Board of Directors removed the age limitation for director service from the company's bylaws.
- Amendment was approved and became effective on January 23, 2024.
- Full text of the amended and restated bylaws filed as Exhibit 3.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014693-24-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BF-A
- cik: 0000014693
- company_name: BROWN FORMAN CORP
- filed_at: 2024-01-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469324000007/0000014693-24-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469324000007/bfb-20240123.htm

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## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  BROWN FORMAN CORP: Removed age limitation for Board member service (effective 2024-01-23).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2024-01-23
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brown-Forman Corporation (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s Amended and Restated By-laws, effective January 23, 2024 (as so amended and restated, the “By-laws”) to remove the age limitation for Board member service.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469324000007/0000014693-24-000007-index.htm

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