STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685) Title of Publication: The American No 067-467; Date of Filing September 27, 2019; Frequency of Issue: Weekly Number of Issues Published Annually: 52 Annual Subscription: $32.00; Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 1320 Neilson Ave SE, Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN 56607-5406 (headquarters 101 5th St N., Fargo, ND 58102-4826) Names and Address of Publisher: Todd Keute, 1320 Neilson Ave SE, Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN 56601- 5406; Editor;, Matt Cory, 1320 Neilson Ave SE, Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN 566071-5406 Owner (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stock holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of stock): Forum Communications Company, 101 5th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota 58102-4826, (Jane Black Marcil & William C. Marcil, Trustees, 101 5th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota 58102-4826). Known bondholders, mortgages and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: None. Average No. Copies Average No. Copies Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 8/30/19 Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months EXTENT AND NATURE OF CIRCULATION A. TOTAL NO. COPIES (Net Press Run) B. PAID CIRCULATION (Mail and Outside the Mail) 1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions 2.) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions 3.)Paid Distribution Outside the Mail 4.) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail C. TOTAL PAID DISTRIBUTION 481 479 75 75 180 175 137 194 0 0 392 444 D. FREE OR NOMINAL RATE DISTRIBUTION 1.)Free or Nominal Rate Outside County Copies Inciuded on PS from 3541 2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Incuded on PS fom 3541 3)Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Casses through USPS 4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail E. TOTAL FREE OR NOMINAL RATE DISTRIBUTION F. TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (Sum of 15c and 15e) 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 447 395 G. COPIES NOT DISTRIBUTED 83 30 H. TOTAL (Sum of F and G) . PERCENT PAID ELECTRONIC COPY CIRCULATION 478 477 99.24% 99.32% A. PAID ELECTRONIC COPIES 2 B. TOTAL PAID PRINT COPIES + PAID ELECTRONIC COPIES C. TOTAL PRINT DISTRIBUTION+ PAID ELECTRONIC COPIES 394 445 397 448 D. PERCENT PAID 99.24% 99.33% I Certify that the above statements made by me are correct and complete Todd Keute, Publisher STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685) Title of Publication: The American No 067-467; Date of Filing September 27, 2019; Frequency of Issue: Weekly Number of Issues Published Annually: 52 Annual Subscription: $32.00; Complete Mailing Address of Known Office of Publication: 1320 Neilson Ave SE, Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN 56607-5406 (headquarters 101 5th St N., Fargo, ND 58102-4826) Names and Address of Publisher: Todd Keute, 1320 Neilson Ave SE, Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN 56601- 5406; Editor;, Matt Cory, 1320 Neilson Ave SE, Bemidji, Beltrami County, MN 566071-5406 Owner (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stock holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of stock): Forum Communications Company, 101 5th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota 58102-4826, (Jane Black Marcil & William C. Marcil, Trustees, 101 5th Street North, Fargo, North Dakota 58102-4826). Known bondholders, mortgages and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: None. Average No. Copies Average No. Copies Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date 8/30/19 Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months EXTENT AND NATURE OF CIRCULATION A. TOTAL NO. COPIES (Net Press Run) B. PAID CIRCULATION (Mail and Outside the Mail) 1) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions 2.) Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions 3.)Paid Distribution Outside the Mail 4.) Paid Distribution by Other Classes of Mail C. TOTAL PAID DISTRIBUTION 481 479 75 75 180 175 137 194 0 0 392 444 D. FREE OR NOMINAL RATE DISTRIBUTION 1.)Free or Nominal Rate Outside County Copies Inciuded on PS from 3541 2) Free or Nominal Rate In-County Copies Incuded on PS fom 3541 3)Free or Nominal Rate Copies Mailed at Other Casses through USPS 4) Free or Nominal Rate Distribution Outside the Mail E. TOTAL FREE OR NOMINAL RATE DISTRIBUTION F. TOTAL DISTRIBUTION (Sum of 15c and 15e) 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 447 395 G. COPIES NOT DISTRIBUTED 83 30 H. TOTAL (Sum of F and G) . PERCENT PAID ELECTRONIC COPY CIRCULATION 478 477 99.24% 99.32% A. PAID ELECTRONIC COPIES 2 B. TOTAL PAID PRINT COPIES + PAID ELECTRONIC COPIES C. TOTAL PRINT DISTRIBUTION+ PAID ELECTRONIC COPIES 394 445 397 448 D. PERCENT PAID 99.24% 99.33% I Certify that the above statements made by me are correct and complete Todd Keute, Publisher