STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (All Periodicals Publications Except Requester Publications) 1. Publication Title: The Register-Herald 2. Publication Number: 454-640 3. Filing Date: September 27, 2015 4. Issue Frequency: Daily (Monday – Sunday) 5. Number of Issues Published Annually: 365 6. Annual Subscription Price: $215.75 7. Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication (Not Printer): 801 North Kanawha Street, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia 25801-3822, Contact Person: Ernie Horn, Telephone (304) 255-4442. 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher (Not printer): 801 North Kanawha Street, Beckley, West Virginia 25801 9. Full Names and Complete Mailing Addresses of Publisher, Editor, and Managing Editor: Publisher: Frank Wood, 801 North Kanawha Street, Beckley, West Virginia 25801 Editor: None Managing Editor: Dawn Dayton, 801 North Kanawha Street, Beckley, West Virginia 25801 10. Owner: Community Holdings of West Virginia Inc., 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 7000, Montgomery, AL 36104; Community Holdings, Inc., 445 Dexter Avenue, Suite 7000, Montgomery, AL 36104 11. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities: Retirement Systems of Alabama, 201 South Union Street, Montgomery, AL 36104 12. Tax Status (For completion by nonprofit organizations authorized to mail at nonprofit rates) The purpose, function, and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes: Has Not Changed During Preceding 12 Months 13. Publication Title: The Register-Herald 14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below: September 20, 2015 15. Extent and Nature of Circulation: a. Total Number of Copies (Net press run); Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 16,836; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 16,592 b. Paid Circulation (By Mail and Outside the Mail) (1) Mailed Outside – County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange copies): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 204; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 126 (2) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof copies, and exchange copies): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 19; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 19 (3) Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid Distribution Outside USPS: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 15,976; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 16,026 (4) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail Through the USPS (e.g. First-Class Mail): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 0; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 0 c. Total Paid Distribution (Sum of 15b (1), (2), (3), and (4)): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 16,199; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 16,171 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: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 4; No Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 4 (2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 0; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 0 (3) Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through the USPS (e.g. First-Class Mail): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 0; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 0 (4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail (Carriers or other means): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 91; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 61 e. Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution (Sum of 15d (1), (2), (3) and (4)): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 95; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 65 f. Total Distribution (Sum of 15c and 15e): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 16,294; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 16,236 g. Copies not Distributed (See Instructions to Publishers #4 (page #3)): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 542; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 401 h. Total (Sum of 15f and g): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 16,836; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 16,637 i. Percent Paid (15c divided by 15f times 100): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 99.4{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 99.6{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c} 16. Electronic Copy Circulation a. Paid Electronic Copies: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 330; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 346 b. Total Paid Print Copies (Line 15c) + Paid Electronic Copies (Line 16a): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 16,529; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 16,517 c. Total Print Distribution (Line 15f) + Paid Electronic Copies (Line 16a): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 16,624; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 16,582 d. Percent Paid (Both Print and Electronic Copies) (16b divided by 16c x 100): Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months: 99.4{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c}; No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date: 99.6{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c} x I certify that 50{4ceb532c6f579389df471c6c1e832caf2346b74dc60fcbf6aabd4d29df3baf9c} of all my distributed copies (electronic and print) are paid above a nominal price. 17. Publication of Statement of Ownership: x If the publication is a general publication, publication of this statement is required. Will be printed in the September 27, 2015 issue of this publication 18. Signature and Title of Editor, Publisher, Business Manager, or Owner: Frank Wood Publisher Dated: September 27, 2015 I certify that all information furnished on this form is true and complete. I understand that anyone who furnishes false or misleading information on this form or who omits material or information requested on the form may by subject to criminal sanctions (including fines and imprisonment) and/or civil sanctions (including civil penalties). 9-27-SUN-1-RH