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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)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>March 5, 2012 (March 2, 2012)</U></FONT></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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charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">31-1179518</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">50 North Third Street, P.O. Box 3500, Newark, Ohio</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">43058-3500</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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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 5, 2012, Park National Corporation (&ldquo;Park&rdquo;) issued a news release (the &ldquo;News Release&rdquo;)
announcing that John W. Kozak, the Chief Financial Officer (&ldquo;CFO&rdquo;) of Park and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The
Park National Bank (&ldquo;PNB&rdquo;), formally informed the Board of Directors of Park on March 2, 2012, of his intent to
retire from his positions of CFO and principal financial officer of Park and Senior Vice President and CFO of PNB, effective
April 22, 2013. </FONT></P>

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on March 2, 2012, the Board of Directors of Park took action to name the current Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting
officer of Park, Brady T. Burt, as successor to Mr. Kozak. Mr. Burt will become the CFO and principal financial officer of Park
and the CFO of PNB effective April 23, 2013. Mr. Burt, who is 39, has served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Park since April
2007 and as a Vice President and the Chief Accounting Officer of PNB since April 2007. Prior to joining Park and PNB, Mr. Burt
was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vails Banks, Inc. (the parent company for WestStar Bank of Vail,
Colorado) from June 2005 until November 2006. Vail Banks, Inc. was sold to U.S. Bancorp in September 2006. Mr. Burt does not have
any family relationship with any member of Park&rsquo;s Board of Directors or any of Park&rsquo;s executive officers. Mr. Burt
and members of his immediate family are customers of and have had banking relationships with PNB in the ordinary course of business
and in compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.</FONT></P>

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Board of Directors also took action to name the current Vice President of Accounting of PNB, Matthew R. Miller, to be Mr. Burt&rsquo;s
successor and become the Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer of Park and the Chief Accounting Officer of
PNB, effective April 23, 2013. Mr. Miller, who is 33, has served as a Vice President of PNB since April 2009. Prior to joining
PNB, Mr. Miller was employed by </FONT>Deloitte &amp; Touche from September 2001 until March 2009, serving audit clients
in the financial services industry.<FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt"> Mr. Miller does not have any family relationship with
any member of Park&rsquo;s Board of Directors or any of Park&rsquo;s executive officers. Mr. Miller and members of his immediate
family are customers of and have had banking relationships with PNB in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with applicable
federal and state laws and regulations.</FONT></P>

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copy of the News Release 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><U>Exhibits</U>. The following exhibit is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">News Release issued by Park National Corporation on March 5, 2012</TD></TR>
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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
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Dated: March 5, 2012&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ John W. Kozak</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">John W. Kozak<BR> Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">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 5, 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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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 5, 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 5, 2012, Park National Corporation ("Park") issued a news release (the "News Release")
announcing that John W. Kozak, the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of Park and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The
Park National Bank ("PNB"), formally informed the Board of Directors of Park on March 2, 2012, of his intent to
retire from his positions of CFO and principal financial officer of Park and Senior Vice President and CFO of PNB, effective
April 22, 2013.
Also
on March 2, 2012, the Board of Directors of Park took action to name the current Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting
officer of Park, Brady T. Burt, as successor to Mr. Kozak. Mr. Burt will become the CFO and principal financial officer of Park
and the CFO of PNB effective April 23, 2013. Mr. Burt, who is 39, has served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Park since April
2007 and as a Vice President and the Chief Accounting Officer of PNB since April 2007. Prior to joining Park and PNB, Mr. Burt
was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vails Banks, Inc. (the parent company for WestStar Bank of Vail,
Colorado) from June 2005 until November 2006. Vail Banks, Inc. was sold to U.S. Bancorp in September 2006. Mr. Burt does not have
any family relationship with any member of Park's Board of Directors or any of Park's executive officers. Mr. Burt
and members of his immediate family are customers of and have had banking relationships with PNB in the ordinary course of business
and in compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Park's
Board of Directors also took action to name the current Vice President of Accounting of PNB, Matthew R. Miller, to be Mr. Burt's
successor and become the Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer of Park and the Chief Accounting Officer of
PNB, effective April 23, 2013. Mr. Miller, who is 33, has served as a Vice President of PNB since April 2009. Prior to joining
PNB, Mr. Miller was employed by
Deloitte & Touche from September 2001 until March 2009, serving audit clients
in the financial services industry.
Mr. Miller does not have any family relationship with
any member of Park's Board of Directors or any of Park's executive officers. Mr. Miller and members of his immediate
family are customers of and have had banking relationships with PNB in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with applicable
federal and state laws and regulations.
A
copy of the News Release 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 with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
News Release issued by Park National Corporation on March 5, 2012
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signature on following page.]
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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 5, 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 5, 2012
Park National Corporation
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
News Release issued by Park National Corporation on March 5, 2012
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