Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ONEILL ROBERT E
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/ [PRK]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
50 N. THIRD STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/10/2017
(Street)

NEWARK, OH 43055
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 08/10/2017   P   1,000 A $ 97.0545 1,000 I By John J. O'Neill Irrevocable Living Trust FBO Ellen O'Neill (1)
Common Shares 08/10/2017   P   1,000 A $ 97.0545 1,000 I By John J. O'Neill Irrevocable Living Trust FBO Alex O'Neill (2)
Common Shares               3,280 D  
Common Shares               4,308.216 (3) I Through DRIP (3)
Common Shares               500 I Alexa Robinson-O'Neill (spouse) Managing Agency Account
Common Shares               4,290 I By John J. O'Neill Investment Trust (4)
Common Shares               19,500 I By John J. O'Neill Living Trust (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ONEILL ROBERT E
50 N. THIRD STREET
NEWARK, OH 43055
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Robert E. O'Neill by Brady T. Burt, POA   08/14/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person is a co-trustee of the John J. O'Neill Irrevocable Living Trust FBO Ellen O'Neill. A member of the reporting person's immediate family is the beneficiary of this trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Park National Corporation ("Park") common shares in which he does not have a pecuniary interest, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such Park common shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
(2) The reporting person is a co-trustee of the John J. O'Neill Irrevocable Living Trust FBO Alex O'Neill. A member of the reporting person's immediate family is the beneficiary of this trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Park common shares in which he does not have a pecuniary interest, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such Park common shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.
(3) Reflects the aggregate number of 129.4516 common shares of Park held in the reporting person's account under the Park National Corporation Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP") which were acquired since the most recent reportable transaction date of December 31, 2016.
(4) The reporting person became a successor co-trustee of the John J. O'Neill Investment Trust (the "JJO Investment Trust") upon the death of his father on November 16, 2014. Members of his immediate family are among the beneficiaries of the JJO Investment Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Park National Corporation common shares held by the JJO Investment Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(5) The reporting person became a successor co-trustee of the John J. O'Neill Living Trust (the "JJO Living Trust") upon the death of his father on November 16, 2014. The reporting person and members of his immediate family are among the beneficiaries of the JJO Living Trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Park National Corporation common shares held by the JJO Living Trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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