UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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) June 20, 2005 (June 17, 2005)

Park National Corporation

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Section 8 — Other Events

Item 8.01 — Other Events

R. William Geyer died Friday afternoon June 17, 2005. Mr. Geyer has been a member of the Board of Directors of Park National Corporation (Park) since 1992 and was serving in the class of directors whose terms expire in 2006. Mr. Geyer has also served as a director of Park’s subsidiary bank, Century National Bank, since 1989.

Mr. Geyer practiced law for fifty years and was a partner in the law firm of Kincaid, Taylor and Geyer of Zanesville, Ohio.

The Board of Directors of Park will consider electing a director to fill the vacancy created by the death of Mr. Geyer at its regular meeting on July 18, 2005.

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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.

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