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accession: "0000014693-25-000098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BF-A"
cik: "0000014693"
company_name: "BROWN FORMAN CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:55:17.975863+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Brown-Forman board approves $400M share repurchase program through Oct 2026

## Summary
- Board approved $400M share repurchase authorization from Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 1, 2026.
- Repurchases may be made via open market, block trades, Rule 10b5-1 plans, or private transactions.
- Company is not obligated to repurchase any minimum number of shares; program may be suspended or terminated anytime.
- CEO Lawson Whiting cited strong cash flow and commitment to returning capital while maintaining growth investment flexibility.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014693-25-000098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BF-A
- cik: 0000014693
- company_name: BROWN FORMAN CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469325000098/0000014693-25-000098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469325000098/bfb-20251002.htm

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