0000805676-20-000084.txt : 20200701 0000805676-20-000084.hdr.sgml : 20200701 20200629190427 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000805676-20-000084 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200629 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200630 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000805676 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021] IRS NUMBER: 311179518 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13006 FILM NUMBER: 20998813 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 NORTH THIRD ST CITY: NEWARK STATE: OH ZIP: 43055 BUSINESS PHONE: 6143498451 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 3500 CITY: NEWARK STATE: OH ZIP: 43058-3500 11-K 1 prk-11xkx2019x06.htm 11-K Document

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 11-K
 
 
(Mark One)
 
ýANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019
  
OR
 
qTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from _____________ to ___________
 
 
Commission file number 333-91178
 
  
A.Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:
 
 
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
 
  
B.Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
 
Park National Corporation
50 North Third Street
Newark, Ohio 43055
 




REQUIRED INFORMATION
 
The following financial statements and supplemental schedules for the Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan are being filed herewith:
 
Audited Financial Statements:
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Crowe LLP
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits at December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
Notes to Financial Statements - December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
Supplemental Schedules:
 
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year), Schedule H, Line 4(i) - December 31, 2019
 
Schedule of Reportable Transactions, Schedule H, Line 4(j) - Year Ended December 31, 2019
 
 
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
 
Exhibit No.Description
  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Crowe LLP
 




SIGNATURES
 
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

 
PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYEES STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
  
  
 By THE PARK NATIONAL BANK, Trustee
  
  
Date: June 29, 2020
By: /s/ Brady T. Burt
  
 
Printed Name: Brady T. Burt
  
 
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 




PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYEES STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

 
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
 
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
Exhibit No.Description
  
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Crowe LLP
  



 
 








Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
 
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm




 

Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
 
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
 
Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
 
 
  
Contents
 

Audited Financial Statements 
  
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits3
Notes to Financial Statements
  
Supplemental Schedules 
  
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Schedule H, Line 4j – Schedule of Reportable Transactions






REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


Plan Participants and Plan Administrator of the Park National
Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Newark, Ohio

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Supplemental Information

The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) and Schedule H, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions as of December 31, 2019 and for the year then ended have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan's financial statements. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information presented in the supplemental schedules reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedules. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedules, including their form and content, are presented in conformity with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedules are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ Crowe LLP
Crowe LLP

We have served as the Plan's auditor since 2006.

South Bend, Indiana
June 29, 2020



Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2019 and 2018
 


 20192018
ASSETS 
Investments, at fair value: 
Park National Corporation Common Stock$95,637,663  $75,669,382  
Mutual Funds59,536,274  43,258,096  
Interest-bearing account, issued by
The Park National Bank3,090,198  2,758,762  
Total Investments158,264,135  121,686,240  
Accrued interest and dividends16,485  66,122  
TOTAL ASSETS AND NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS$158,280,620  $121,752,362  

 
 
 
 
 


 
See accompanying notes to financial statements
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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018


 20192018
Investment income (loss): 
Net realized and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) 
in fair value of investments$26,069,483  $(20,761,092) 
Interest and dividends5,134,128  4,717,198  
Total investment income (loss)31,203,611  (16,043,894) 
Contributions: 
Employer3,934,202  2,987,252  
Employee8,278,567  6,635,572  
Return of excess contributions(79,583) (68,788) 
Rollover1,842,000  1,268,149  
Total contributions13,975,186  10,822,185  
Benefit payments to participants(8,650,539) (14,458,368) 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets available for benefits36,528,258  (19,680,077) 
Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year121,752,362  141,432,439  
Net assets available for benefits at end of year$158,280,620  $121,752,362  

 
 
 
 
 


See accompanying notes to financial statements
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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
_____________________________________________________________________________________


1. Description of the Plan

The following description of the Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering full-time or part-time employees of Park National Corporation and subsidiaries (“Park”) who have completed 30 days of service, and are age eighteen or older. In the event that a Participant fails to make a new affirmative deferral election, such Participant shall be deemed to have made a pre-tax deferral election equal to 3% of compensation per pay period. Auto enrollment is only applicable for employees who became participants on or after January 1, 2014. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).

Contributions

Each year, participants may contribute up to 25% of their pretax annual compensation, as defined in the Plan. Beginning January 1, 2014 the Plan introduced a Roth investment option which allows for after tax contributions. Participants may also contribute rollover amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined contribution plans. The maximum salary deferral permitted by the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) was $19,000 for 2019 and $18,500 for 2018. The Plan also permits participants who are age 50 or older to make catch-up contributions in accordance with Code Section 414(v).

Park provides a matching contribution at a level established annually by Park. Prior to March 1, 2018, Park’s employer matching contribution was 25% of all Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") contributions, excluding any catch-up contributions. Effective March 1, 2018, Park's employer matching contribution was increased to 50% of all employee ESOP contributions, excluding any catch-up contributions.

Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s salary deferral, an allocation of Park’s contribution and Plan earnings, and charged with participant withdrawals. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.

Vesting

Participants’ accounts are 100% vested at all times.

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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
_____________________________________________________________________________________


Payments of Benefits

Upon termination or after age 59½, a participant may elect lump sum, rollover, or installments over a period not to exceed the participant’s (and their designated beneficiary’s) life expectancy in an amount equal to the value of his or her account. A participant can elect to take a distribution of their account balance in cash or shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock.

Employees Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOP”)

Effective January 1, 2002, the Plan was amended and restated to become an ESOP that invests in shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock. The Plan is not leveraged and all new contributions (both employer and employee) will be used to purchase only Park National Corporation Common Stock. Participants are permitted to diversify their investments on a quarterly basis. The Plan’s investments are held in trust by The Park National Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Park National Corporation.

2. Summary of Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Valuation of Investments

The Plan’s investments are reported at fair value. Refer to Note 9 - Fair Values. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.

Investment Income

Dividends are recorded as of their ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis when earned. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.

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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
_____________________________________________________________________________________


Administrative Expenses

All administrative expenses charged to the Plan are borne by Park. Park also provides other accounting and administrative services to the Plan. Investment management fees and operating expenses charged to the Plan for investments in mutual funds are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of the investment return for such investments.

Payment of Benefits

Benefits are recorded when paid.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of investment income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentration of Credit Risk

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately 60% and 62%, respectively, of the Plan’s assets were invested in Park National Corporation Common Stock.

3. Plan Termination

Although Park has not expressed any intent to do so, it has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.

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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
_____________________________________________________________________________________


4. Nonparticipant-Directed Investments

The following information represents the assets and the significant components of changes in assets related to the Plan’s investment in Park National Corporation Common Stock, an undetermined portion of which is nonparticipant directed based upon Plan provisions. Initial contributions are deposited into the Plan in the form of cash with shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock purchased on a delayed basis.
 December 31,
 20192018
Investment, at fair value: 
Park National Corporation Common Stock$95,637,663  $75,669,382  
The Park National Bank FDIC Account384,288  340,704  
 $96,021,951  $76,010,086  
Changes in assets: 
Employer and employee contributions$12,212,769  $9,622,824  
Rollover contributions169,332  183,505  
Interest and dividend income3,866,153  3,598,829  
Distributions to participants(5,445,796) (8,798,109) 
Net transfers to participant directed investments(6,505,818) (4,206,185) 
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments15,715,225  (17,321,855) 
Increase (decrease) in assets$20,011,865  $(16,920,991) 

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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
_____________________________________________________________________________________


5. Income Tax Status

The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated August 19, 2014, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, Plan management believes that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code.

GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing authorities; however there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2016.

6. Party-in-Interest

The Plan held the following party-in-interest investments (at fair value):
 December 31,
 20192018
Park National Corporation Common Stock$95,637,663  $75,669,382  
The Park National Bank FDIC Account3,090,198  2,758,762  
 $98,727,861  $78,428,144  

At December 31, 2019, the Plan held 934,144 shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock, with a fair value of $95,637,663. At December 31, 2018, the Plan held 890,752 shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock, with a fair value of $75,669,382.

During 2019 and 2018, cash dividends of $3,858,305 and $3,594,122, respectively, were paid to the Plan by Park National Corporation.

At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Plan held a participant-directed interest bearing account issued by The Park National Bank of $2,705,910 and $2,418,058, respectively. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Plan held nonparticipant-directed, interest-bearing accounts issued by Park National Bank of $384,288 and $340,704, respectively. During 2019 and 2018, interest of $61,551 and $42,593, respectively, were paid to the Plan by The Park National Bank.

During 2019 and 2018, the Plan purchased 90,302 shares and 77,575 shares, respectively, of Park National Corporation Common Stock.

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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
_____________________________________________________________________________________


7. Form 5500 Reconciliation

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500.
 December 31,
 20192018
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements$158,280,620  $121,752,362  
Less: Accrued interest and dividends(16,485) (66,122) 
Net assets per the Form 5500$158,264,135  $121,686,240  

The following is a reconciliation of net change in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

 2019
Net increase in net assets available for benefits 
per the financial statements$36,528,258  
Less: Accrued interest and dividends(16,485) 
Plus: Prior year accrued interest and dividends66,122  
Net income per the Form 5500$36,577,895  

8. Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities including Park National Corporation Common Stock, mutual funds, and interest bearing accounts. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, liquidity and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

9. Fair Values

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received by the Plan for an asset or paid by the Plan to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date in the Plan’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires the Plan to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The hierarchy places the highest priority on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and gives the
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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
_____________________________________________________________________________________


lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Plan’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

In some cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value may include inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy.

The fair values of mutual fund investments and common stock are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (level 1 inputs). Additionally, due to their short-term nature, the fair value of interest-bearing cash balances are determined by reference to their face value (level 1 input). The fair value of all of the investments held by the Plan have been determined using Level 1 inputs (refer to the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits).

There were no transfers between level 1, level 2 or level 3 during 2019 or 2018. Management’s policy is to transfer assets from one level to another when the methodology to obtain the fair value changes such that there are more or fewer unobservable inputs as of the end of the reporting period.

10. Subsequent Events

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus surfaced in Wuhan, China, and has spread around the world, with resulting business and social disruption. The coronavirus was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organization on January 30, 2020. The ultimate impact of the coronavirus on the Plan and the Company will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the coronavirus and the actions required to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, among others. The coronavirus will continue to have an impact on the fair value of investments due its impact on the financial markets.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020, which provides relief to Plan participants who have been
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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2019 and 2018
_____________________________________________________________________________________


affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic as specified in the CARES Act. The Plan is operating in accordance with the CARES Act and will execute a formal Plan amendment within the timeframe required by law.
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
 




Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Schedule H, Line 4i
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2019
 
 
 Name of Plan Sponsor: Park National Corporation  
 Employer identification number: 31-1179518  
 Three digit plan number: 002  
(a)
(b) 
Identity of Issue, 
Borrower, Lessor 
or Similar Party 
(c)
Description of Investment Including
Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,
 Collateral, Par or Maturity Value
(d) 
Cost
(e)
Current
 Value
Interest-bearing account     
The Park National Bank FDIC Account Interest rate of 1.55%$3,090,198  $3,090,198  
Common Stock:     
Park National Corporation    
 Common Stock 934,144 shares$54,030,528  $95,637,663  
Mutual Funds:    
 Vanguard Institutional Index Fund53,667 shares**$15,575,691  
 Vanguard Developed Markets Index  
 Fund Admiral Shares210,182 shares**2,971,974  
 Vanguard Short-Term Investment  
 Grade Fund Admiral Shares249,030 shares**2,672,087  
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund
Admiral Shares37,830 shares**3,002,574  
 Vanguard Growth Index Fund
Admiral Shares99,202 shares**9,309,148  
 Vanguard Extended Market Index   
 Fund Admiral Shares54,739 shares**5,233,554  
 Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond  
 Index Fund Admiral Shares215,015 shares**2,539,324  
 Vanguard Balanced Index Fund
Admiral Shares170,585 shares**6,692,064  
 Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund52,151 shares**791,654  
 Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund123,871 shares**2,457,603  
 Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund162,587 shares**3,661,460  
 Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund136,399 shares**3,369,056  
Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund25,987 shares**1,122,363  
Vanguard Target Retirement 2065 Fund5,726 shares**137,722  
 Total Mutual Funds **$59,536,274  
Total Investments Held at End of Year   $158,264,135  
* Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.
** Disclosure of historical cost is not required for participant-directed investments.

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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Schedule H, Line 4j
Schedule of Reportable Transactions
For the year ended December 31, 2019
 


Name of Plan Sponsor: Park National Corporation      
Employer identification number: 31-1179518      
Three digit plan number: 002     
 (b)    (h) 
 Description of Asset Including  (d) (g)Current Value(i)
(a) Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, (c)SellingCost ofof Asset onNet Gain
Identity or Party InvolvedCollateral, Par or Maturity Value CostPriceAssetTransaction Dateor (Loss)
Category (iii) – A series of transactions in excess of 5% of plan assets   
The Park National BankFDIC Account, 115 purchases $19,387,474  $—  $19,387,474  $19,387,474  $—  
The Park National BankFDIC Account, 150 sales  —  19,056,038  19,056,038  19,056,038  —  
Park National CorporationPRK, 33 purchases$8,850,651  $8,850,651  $8,850,651  
Park National CorporationPRK, 11 sales$2,929,980  $2,944,497  $2,929,980  $(14,517) 

 



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EX-23.1 2 ex231201911-k.htm EX-23.1 Document

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No. 333-219173, No. 333-91178 and No. 333-168334 on Form S-8 of Park National Corporation of our report dated June 29, 2020, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan for the year ended December 31, 2019.

/s/ Crowe LLP
Crowe LLP


South Bend, Indiana
June 29, 2020