Exhibit 99.1

February 25, 2015

Press Release

Kentucky Bank Parent Announces Dividend

Paris, Kentucky - Kentucky Bancshares, Inc., parent holding company for
Kentucky Bank, announced today the quarterly dividend to shareholders.
The payout will be 26 cents per share, up from 25 cents for the
previous quarter.  This payment will be made March 31 to shareholders
of record March 20, 2015.

Our Board of Directors is pleased to reward our shareholders for their
confidence with a 4% increase from the dividend declared in the first
quarter of last year, said Louis Prichard, President and Chief
Executive Officer.

Kentucky Bank is headquartered in Paris and also has offices in 15
Kentucky communities.  It ranks 13th in size among the 163 banks
headquartered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.  Shares of the parent
holding company trade under the symbol of KTYB.

Contact:  Gregory J. Dawson
          Chief Financial Officer