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
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| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | April 23, 2018 |
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| Park National Corporation |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Ohio | 1-13006 | 31-1179518 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
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| 50 North Third Street, P.O. Box 3500, Newark, Ohio | 43058-3500 |
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| (740) 349-8451 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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| Not Applicable |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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| (a) | Park National Corporation ("Park") held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2018 Annual Meeting") on April 23, 2018. At the close of business on February 28, 2018 (the record date for the 2018 Annual Meeting), there were 15,288,185 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote. At the 2018 Annual Meeting, 12,799,856, or 83.72%, of the outstanding Park common shares entitled to vote were represented by proxy or in person. |
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| (b) | (i) Directors elected at the 2018 Annual Meeting for a three-year term to expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the vote with respect to each such director (there were no other nominees): |
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| | Number of Votes |
| | For | | Against | | Broker Non-Votes | | Abstentions |
| F. William Englefield IV | 9,879,828 |
| | 106,313 |
| | 2,639,944 |
| | 173,771 |
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| Julia A. Sloat | 9,880,947 |
| | 99,665 |
| | 2,639,944 |
| | 179,300 |
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| David L. Trautman | 9,914,005 |
| | 93,191 |
| | 2,639,944 |
| | 152,716 |
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| Leon Zazworsky | 9,881,861 |
| | 96,106 |
| | 2,639,944 |
| | 181,945 |
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(ii) With respect to the vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of Park's named executive officers:
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| | | Number of Votes |
| 1 Year | | 2 Years | | 3 Years | | Broker Non-Votes | | Abstentions |
| 9,301,938 |
| | 180,251 |
| | 380,779 |
| | 2,639,944 |
| | 296,944 |
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(iii) With respect to the vote to approve the advisory resolution on the compensation of Park's named executive officers:
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| Number of Votes |
| For | | Against | | Broker Non-Votes | | Abstentions |
| 9,611,266 |
| | 236,125 |
| | 2,639,944 |
| | 312,521 |
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(iv) With respect to the vote to ratify the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as Park's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018:
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| Number of Votes |
| For | | Against | | Broker Non-Votes | | Abstentions |
| 12,599,748 |
| | 139,705 |
| | N/A | | 60,403 |
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| (d) | Based on the voting results above, with respect to the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of Park's named executive officers, the Board of Directors of Park has determined that Park will continue to submit an advisory vote to shareholders on an annual basis to approve Park's compensation for its named executive officers as set forth in Park's proxy statement for the year's annual meeting of shareholders. |
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.
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| | PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION |
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| Dated: April 24, 2018 | By: | /s/ Brady T. Burt |
| | | Brady T. Burt |
| | | Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |
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