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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

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D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>CURRENT
REPORT</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)<U> &#9; March 7, 2012 (March 2, 2012)&#9;</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">Park National
Corporation</P>

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charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 33%">1-13006</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 33%">31-1179518</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Commission</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 51%">50 North Third Street, P.O. Box 3500, Newark, Ohio</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 49%">43058-3500</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">(740) 349-8451</P>

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telephone number, including area code)</P>

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name or former address, if changed since last report)</FONT></P>

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the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt">&#9;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">o</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9;Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt"><U>Item 5.02 &ndash; Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers</U>.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="text-underline-style: none; letter-spacing: -0.15pt">On
March 2, 2012, each of James J. Cullers and William A. Phillips notified Park National Corporation (&ldquo;Park&rdquo;) that he
decided not to stand for re-election and would retire from the Board of Directors of Park as of the date of the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, April 23, 2012. </FONT>Mr. Cullers has served as a director of Park since 1997 and as a member of the Board of
Directors of the First-Knox National Bank Division since 1977. Mr. Phillips has served as a director of Park since 1990, as a member
of the Board of Directors of the Century National Bank Division since 1971 and as Chairman of that Board of Directors since 1986.
Each of Mr. Cullers&rsquo; term and Mr. Phillips&rsquo; term as a director will expire immediately prior to the 2012 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders. Each of Mr. Cullers and Mr. Phillips has cited personal reasons, and not any disagreements with Park, as the reason
for the decision.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="text-underline-style: none; letter-spacing: -0.15pt">A
copy of the News Release issued by Park on March 7, 2012, announcing the decisions by James J. Cullers and William A. Phillips
not to stand for re-election and to retire from the Park Board of Directors as of the date of the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><U>Item 9.01 &ndash; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</U></P>

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</FONT>Not applicable</P>

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</FONT><U>Exhibits</U>. The following exhibit is included in this Current Report on Form 8-K:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">News Release issued by Park National Corporation on March 7, 2012</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURE</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">Dated: March 7, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">By:<U> </U></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: underline">/s/ John W. Kozak</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">John W. Kozak</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;INDEX TO EXHIBITS</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Current Report on Form 8-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Dated March 7, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Park National Corporation</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">News Release issued by Park National Corporation on March 7, 2012</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
March 7, 2012 (March 2, 2012)
Park National
Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Ohio
1-13006
31-1179518
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
50 North Third Street, P.O. Box 3500, Newark, Ohio
43058-3500
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(740) 349-8451
(
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02 – Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
.
On
March 2, 2012, each of James J. Cullers and William A. Phillips notified Park National Corporation ("Park") that he
decided not to stand for re-election and would retire from the Board of Directors of Park as of the date of the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, April 23, 2012.
Mr. Cullers has served as a director of Park since 1997 and as a member of the Board of
Directors of the First-Knox National Bank Division since 1977. Mr. Phillips has served as a director of Park since 1990, as a member
of the Board of Directors of the Century National Bank Division since 1971 and as Chairman of that Board of Directors since 1986.
Each of Mr. Cullers' term and Mr. Phillips' term as a director will expire immediately prior to the 2012 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders. Each of Mr. Cullers and Mr. Phillips has cited personal reasons, and not any disagreements with Park, as the reason
for the decision.
A
copy of the News Release issued by Park on March 7, 2012, announcing the decisions by James J. Cullers and William A. Phillips
not to stand for re-election and to retire from the Park Board of Directors as of the date of the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
Not applicable
(b)
Not applicable
(c)
Not applicable
(d)
Exhibits
. The following exhibit is included in this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
News Release issued by Park National Corporation on March 7, 2012
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Dated: March 7, 2012
By:
/s/ John W. Kozak
John W. Kozak
Chief Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Current Report on Form 8-K
Dated March 7, 2012
Park National Corporation
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
News Release issued by Park National Corporation on March 7, 2012