LEGAL NOTICE

STATEMENT OF

OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT

AND CIRCULATIONName of Publication: The NewtownBee, Publication Number: 390-240, published weekly on Friday at 5Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470. 52 issues published annually.Annual subscription price is $50.Name and addresses of Publisher,and Editor are Publisher, R. Scudder Smith, The Bee PublishingCompany, Inc., 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470; Editor, JohnVoket, The Bee Publishing Company, Inc., 5 Church Hill Road,Newtown, CT 06470; Managing Editor, R. Scudder Smith, The BeePublishing Company, Inc., 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470.The owner is: The Bee PublishingCo., Inc. 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470, of which onepercent or more of total amount of stock is owned by R. ScudderSmith, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470; Helen W. Smith, 5Church Hill Road, Newtown, CT 06470; Sherri S. Baggett, 5 ChurchHill Road, Newtown, CT 06470.Known bondholders, mortgagees,and other security holders owning or holding one percent or more oftotal amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities. If none, sostate: none.The tax status has not changedduring the preceding 12 (twelve) months.The average number of copieseach issue during the preceding 12 months, 3,800; Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541, 245; MailedIn-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541, 2,615; PaidDistribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers andCarriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales and Other Paid DistributionOutside the USPS, 253; Paid Distribution by Other Classes of MailThrough the USPS, none. Total Paid Distribution, 3,113. Free orNominal Rate Outside-County Copies included on PS Form 3541, 20;Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Included on PS Form 3541, 22;Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Classes Through theUSPS, none; Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail, 44.Total Free or Nominal Rate Distribution, 86; Total Distribution,3,199; Copies not Distributed, 601; Total, 3,800. Percent paid, 97%.The number of copies ofsingle-issue September 30, 2022 published nearest the filing date:3,800; Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form3541, 238; Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form3541, 2,599; Paid Distribution Outside the Mails including SalesThrough Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales andOther Paid Distribution Outside USPS, 281; Paid Distribution byOther Classes of Mail Through the USPS, none; Total PaidDistribution, 3,118. Free or Nominal Rate Outside-County Copiesincluded on PS Form 3541, 27; Free or Nominal Rate In-County CopiesIncluded on PS Form 3541, 30; Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed atOther Classes Through the USPS, none; Free or Nominal RateDistribution Outside the Mail, 44. Total Free or Nominal RateDistribution, 101; Total Distribution, 3,219; Copies notDistributed, 581; Total, 3,800. Percent paid, 96.86%.I certify that the statementsmade by me above are correct and complete.

Sherri S. Baggett

Business Manager

September 30, 2022