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 5, 2010

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)

 
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o
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Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure.

C. Daniel DeLawder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Park National Corporation (“Park”) and David L. Trautman, President and Secretary of Park, will make a presentation at the Sandler O’Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference on November 11, 2010.  The slides that will accompany the presentation are furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K, pursuant to this Item 7.01, as Exhibit 99.1, and are incorporated herein by reference.  The slides are also available in the “Investor Presentations” section of Park’s web site at www.parknationalcorp.com.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the text of the slide entitled “Forward-looking Statements” is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

No part of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by Park under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
(a)
Not applicable

 
(b)
Not applicable

 
(c)
Not applicable

 
(d)
Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
  
 
Exhibit No.
 Description
 
99.1
Slide presentation for Park National Corporation, to be made on November 11, 2010, by C. Daniel DeLawder and David L. Trautman at the Sandler O’Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference on November 11, 2010 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 hereof).

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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 5, 2010
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 5, 2010

Park National Corporation

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Slide presentation for Park National Corporation, to be made on November 11, 2010, by C. Daniel DeLawder and David L. Trautman at the Sandler O’Neill East Coast Financial Services Conference on November 11, 2010 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 hereof).
 
 
 
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