EXHIBIT 99.2


                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                   TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of Park National Corporation
         (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September
         30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
         date hereof (the "Report"), I, John W. Kozak, Chief Financial Officer
         of the Company, certify, pursuant to Title 18, United States Code,
         Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
         Act of 2002, that:

         (3)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                  13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

         (4)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                  all material respects, the financial condition and results of
                  operations of the Company.


                                                /s/John W. Kozak
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                                                John W. Kozak
                                                Chief Financial Officer
                                                November 6, 2002