Bench & Bar November/December 2025

BAR NEWS

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION

Company Name/Publication Title: Kentucky Bar Associa tion/B&B-Bench&Bar. Publication Number: 1521-6497. Filing Date: 09/26/2025 The B&B-Bench & Bar is published Bi-monthly by the Kentucky Bar Association, 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-1883, (502) 564-3795. Number of issues Published Annually: Six. Annual Subscription Price: $20.00. Contact Person: Shannon H. Roberts. The General Business Office of the Publisher is at the Kentucky Bar Association, 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-1883. The Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor are: Publisher, John D. Meyers, Kentucky Bar Association, 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-1883; Editor, Eileen M. O’Brien, Kentucky Bar Association, 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-1883; Managing Editor, Shannon H. Roberts, Kentucky Bar Association, 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-1883. The Owner of the publication is the Kentucky Bar Association, 514 West Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601-1883. Known Bondhold ers, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities is U.S. Bancorp. Complete Mailing Address is U.S. Ban corp, U.S. Bancorp Center, 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55402. The Tax Status Has Not Changed During Preceding 12 Months. Company Name/Publication Title: Kentucky Bar Associa tion/B&B-Bench & Bar Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: 08/01/2025 ___________________________________ EXTENT AND NATURE OF CIRCULATION Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: a. Total Number of Copies: 20,383 b. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail) (1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541: 20,291 (2) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541: 0 (3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mail Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS: 0 (4) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS: 0 c. Total Paid Distribution: 20,291 d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (By Mail and Outside the Mail) (1) Free or Nominal Rate Outside-County Copies included on PS Form 3541: 0 (2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies included on PS Form 3541: 0

(3) Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS: 13 (4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail: 20 e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution: 33 f. Total Distribution: 20,324 g. Copies not Distributed: 59 h. Total: 20,383 i. Percent Paid: 99.83% No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date a. Total Number of Copies: 20,550 b. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail) (1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541: 20,437 (2) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541: 0 (3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mail Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS: 0 (4) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS: 0 c. Total Paid Distribution: 20,437 d. Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (By Mail and Outside the Mail) (1) Free or Nominal Rate Outside-County Copies included on PS Form 3541: 0 (2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies included on PS Form 3541: 0 (3) Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS: 25 (4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail: 17 e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution: 42 f. Total Distribution: 20,479 g. Copies not Distributed: 71 h. Total: 20,550 i. Percent Paid: 99.79% If you are claiming electronic copies, go to line 16 on page 3. If you are not claiming electronic copies, skip to line 17 on page 3. PUBLICATION OF STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP If the publication is a general publication, publication of this state ment is required. Will be printed in the 12/02/2025 issue of this publication. I certify that all information furnished is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading infor mation on this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may be subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties). John D. Meyers, Publisher, September 26, 2025

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