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) April 20, 2007 (April 16, 2007)

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)

(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:

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Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

At the meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Park National Corporation (“Park”) held on April 16, 2007, the Park Board elected Brady T. Burt as the Principal Accounting Officer (Chief Accounting Officer) for Park.

Mr. Burt will be employed by Park’s affiliate bank (The Park National Bank), as a Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.

Mr. Burt is a 1994 graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Mr. Burt worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP for seven years from September 1994 to September 2001 first as a senior associate and then as a manager. Mr. Burt is a certified public accountant and is 34 years old.

Mr. Burt worked for Bank One Corporation in Chicago, Illinois from September 2001 to April 2002 as a Vice President in the Capital Markets Audit Group. Mr. Burt joined Vail Banks, Inc. (the parent company for WestStar Bank of Vail, Colorado) in April 2002 and served as the Senior Vice President and Director of Internal Audit until February 2005. Mr. Burt was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vail Banks, Inc. from June 2005 until November 2006. Vail Banks, Inc was sold to U.S. Bancorp in September 2006.

No arrangement or understanding exists between Mr. Burt and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Burt was selected as an officer of Park. Mr. Burt does not have any family relationship with any member of Park’s Board or any of Park’s executive officers.

Mr. Burt does not have an employment agreement with Park and he will participate in the employee benefit programs maintained by Park and The Park National Bank on the same terms as all other employees. Neither Mr. Burt nor any member of his immediate family has had any business transactions with Park or any of its affiliate banks since the beginning of Park’s 2006 fiscal year. However, Mr. Burt and members of his immediate family may enter into banking transactions with one or more of Park’s affiliate banks in the future in the ordinary course of business and in compliance with applicable federal and state laws.

On April 20, 2007, Park issued a news release announcing the election of Mr. Burt as Chief Accounting Officer. A copy of the news release is included with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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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 April 20, 2007 announcing election of Brady T. Burt as Chief Accounting Officer.

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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: April 20, 2007	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 April 20, 2007

Park National Corporation

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News Release issued by Park National Corporation on April 20, 2007 announcing election of Brady T. Burt as Chief Accounting Officer.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

April 20, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Park National Corporation welcomes Brady Burt
as Chief Accounting Officer

NEWARK, Ohio — The Board of Directors of Park National Corporation (AMEX: PRK) (“Park”) elected Brady T. Burt as the Chief Accounting Officer at their Board meeting on April 16, 2007. Burt will join the management team of Park’s affiliate bank (The Park National Bank) as a Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) with 12 years of experience in accounting and auditing.

He most recently served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Vail Banks, Inc. and WestStar Bank in Vail, Colorado. He had previously been the Director of Internal Audit for Vail Banks, Inc. He has also worked for Bank One Corporation and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

“We have experienced significant growth over the past few years,” said Park Chairman C. Daniel DeLawder. “Brady is an excellent addition to our team. His experience, skills and attitude fit our market and our organization perfectly.”

Burt is familiar with the Ohio market. He graduated in 1994 from Miami University and worked in Columbus early in his career. He and his family will reside in Granville, Ohio.

Headquartered in Newark, Ohio, Park holds $6.307 billion in assets (based on asset totals as of March 31, 2007). Park and its subsidiaries consist of 14 community banking divisions, 12 of which are based in Ohio, 1 in Alabama and 1 in Florida, and 2 specialty finance companies. Park operates 153 offices through the following organizations: The Park National Bank, The Park National Bank of Southwest Ohio & Northern Kentucky Division, Fairfield National Division, The Richland Trust Company, Century National Bank, The First-Knox National Bank of Mount Vernon, Farmers and Savings Division, United Bank, N.A., Second National Bank, The Security National Bank and Trust Co., Unity National Division, The Citizens National Bank of Urbana, Vision Bank of Gulf Shores, Alabama, Vision Bank of Panama City, Florida, Scope Leasing, Inc., and Guardian Financial Services Company.

Media contacts:
Bethany White, Communication Specialist, 740.349.3754
John Kozak, Chief Financial Officer, 740.349.3792

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