8-K

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): November 2, 2009

Park National Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	1-13006	31-1179518
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

50 North Third Street, P.O. Box 3500, Newark, Ohio	43058-3500
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (740) 349-8451

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)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 – Other Events

On November 2, 2009, Park National Corporation (“Park”) issued a news release clarifying that neither Park, nor Park’s Ohio-based national bank subsidiary The Park National Bank, has a relationship or affiliation with Park National Bank, a Chicago-based bank which was closed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on October 30, 2009. A copy of this News Release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Park previously announced its third quarter 2009 performance and the declaration of a fourth quarter dividend to common shareholders in Park’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 19, 2009. In addition, as reported in Park’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009, which was filed with the SEC on October 26, 2009, for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2009, Park reported net income of $19.2 million and $61.9 million, respectively; and income available to common shareholders of $17.8 million and $57.6 million, respectively. Net income per diluted common share was $1.25 for the third quarter of 2009 and was $4.10 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Net income for Park’s Ohio-based operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was $79.0 million, an increase of $6.0 million from the $73.0 million reported for the same period in 2008.

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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 November 2, 2009

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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: November 2, 2009

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 November 2, 2009

Park National Corporation

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News Release issued by Park National Corporation on November 2, 2009

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

November 2, 2009 For immediate release

Ohio-based Park National Bank and Park National Corporation not affiliated with Chicago-based Park National Bank

Failed Illinois Bank not a part of successful community bank holding company in Ohio

NEWARK, Ohio – Park National Corporation (Park) (NYSE Amex: PRK) clarified today that it has no relationship with a failed bank of the same name in Illinois. Park subsidiary The Park National Bank is based in Newark, Ohio and operates 132 offices throughout several counties in Ohio (plus one office in Northern Kentucky). It is in no way affiliated with a Chicago-based bank of the same name that was recently closed in a deal with the FDIC and U.S. Bank, NA, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp. The closed bank was part of a group of nine failed banks owned by FBOP Corporation, Oak Park, Illinois.

Park announced the clarification today to prevent confusion among its clientele and shareholders. At least one internet search engine has mistakenly connected the failed company’s news to Park’s financial information Web pages.

Park and The Park National Bank consistently report strong financial performance, including record earnings for The Park National Bank in first nine months of 2009. Park exceeds the industry requirements to qualify as well capitalized. Park’s financial performance currently ranks above the 80^th percentile for its peer group (banking companies with $3 to $10 billion in assets). Additionally, Park continues to pay steady dividends to shareholders. The Park National Bank, headquartered in Newark, Ohio, is 101 years old and the top community bank based in Central Ohio. Also, its banking divisions are very strong and several are leading financial institutions in their respective markets.

Total assets for Park were $7.0 billion as of September 30, 2009. Headquartered in Newark, Ohio, Park consists of 13 community bank divisions and two specialty finance companies. Park’s Ohio-based banking operations are conducted through Park subsidiary The Park National Bank and its divisions which include Fairfield National Bank, Richland Bank, Century National Bank, First-Knox National Bank, Farmers and Savings Bank, United Bank, Second National Bank, Security National Bank, Unity National Bank and The Park National Bank of Southwest Ohio & Northern Kentucky. Park’s other banking subsidiary is Vision Bank (headquartered in Panama City, Florida), and its Vision Bank Division (of Gulf Shores, Alabama). Park also includes Scope Leasing, Inc. (d.b.a. Scope Aircraft Finance) and Guardian Finance Company.

For more information about Park and its strength, as well as about the closing of the other institution, visit www.fdic.gov.

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Media Contacts: Bethany Lewis, Communications Specialist, 740.349.0421 or blewis@parknationalbank.com
John Kozak, CFO, 740.349.3792 or jkozak@parknationalbank.com