{"url_path":"/sec/bf-a/10-k/2026/item-9a","section_key":"item-9a","section_title":"Item 9A Controls and Procedures","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-06-12","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/0000014693-26-000024-index.html","accession_number":"0000014693-26-000024","cik":"0000014693","ticker":"BF-A","issuer_name":"BROWN FORMAN CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/0000014693-26-000024-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000014693","primary_entity_name":"BROWN FORMAN CORP"},"word_count":259,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 9A. Controls and Procedures\n\nEvaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) (our principal executive and principal financial officers), has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act as of the end of fiscal 2026. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures: (a) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and (b) include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and the CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.\n\nChanges in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 30, 2026, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.\n\nManagement’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Management’s report on our internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2026, and our independent registered public accounting firm’s report on our internal control over financial reporting are set forth in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”"}