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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
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ý | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016
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q | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from _____________ to ___________
Commission file number 333-91178
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A. | Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: |
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
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B. | Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: |
Park National Corporation
50 North Third Street
Newark, Ohio 43055
REQUIRED INFORMATION
The following financial statements and supplemental schedules for the Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan are being filed herewith:
Audited Financial Statements:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Crowe Horwath LLP
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits at December 31, 2016 and 2015
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Notes to Financial Statements - December 31, 2016 and 2015
Supplemental Schedules:
Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes, Schedule H, Line 4(i) - December 31, 2016
Schedule of Reportable Transactions, Schedule H, Line 4(j) - December 31, 2016
The following exhibit is being filed herewith:
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Exhibit No. | Description |
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23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Crowe Horwath LLP |
SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN |
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| By THE PARK NATIONAL BANK, Trustee |
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Date: June 29, 2017 | By: /s/ Brady T. Burt |
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| Printed Name: Brady T. Burt |
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| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYEES STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 11-K
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No. | Description |
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23.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Crowe Horwath LLP |
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedules
Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
Contents
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Audited Financial Statements | |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 1 |
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Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits | 2 |
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits | 3 |
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Notes to Financial Statements | 4 |
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Supplemental Schedules | |
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Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) | 12 |
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Schedule H, Line 4j – Schedule of Reportable Transactions | 13 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Park National Corporation and
Plan Administrator of Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Newark, Ohio
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) and Schedule H, Line 4j– Schedule of Reportable Transactions as of December 31, 2016 and for the year then ended have been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information presented in the supplemental schedules reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedules. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedules, including their form and content, are presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedules are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
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| /s/ Crowe Horwath LLP |
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| Crowe Horwath LLP |
Columbus, Ohio
June 29, 2017
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2016 and 2015
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ASSETS | | |
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Investments, at fair value: | | |
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Park National Corporation Common Stock | | $ | 106,551,726 |
| | $ | 82,248,853 |
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Mutual Funds | | 36,132,476 |
| | 30,641,580 |
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Interest-bearing account, issued by | | |
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The Park National Bank | | 3,544,541 |
| | 2,326,033 |
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Total Investments | | 146,228,743 |
| | 115,216,466 |
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Accrued interest and dividends | | 19,440 |
| | 7,977 |
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TOTAL ASSETS AND NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS | | $ | 146,248,183 |
| | $ | 115,224,443 |
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015
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Investment income: | | |
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Net realized and unrealized appreciation | | |
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in fair value of investments | | $ | 28,771,380 |
| | $ | 1,151,618 |
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Interest and dividends | | 4,215,712 |
| | 4,104,297 |
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Total investment income | | 32,987,092 |
| | 5,255,915 |
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Contributions: | | |
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Employer | | 1,286,409 |
| | 1,177,791 |
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Employee | | 5,381,755 |
| | 4,978,003 |
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Rollover | | 673,901 |
| | 127,196 |
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Total contributions | | 7,342,065 |
| | 6,282,990 |
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Benefit payments to participants | | 9,305,417 |
| | 7,201,281 |
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Net increase in net assets available for benefits | | 31,023,740 |
| | 4,337,624 |
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Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year | | 115,224,443 |
| | 110,886,819 |
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Net assets available for benefits at end of year | | $ | 146,248,183 |
| | $ | 115,224,443 |
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See accompanying notes to financial statements
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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
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1. Description of the Plan
The following description of the Park National Corporation Employees Stock Ownership Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
General
The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering full-time or part-time employees of Park National Corporation and subsidiaries (“Park”) who have completed 30 days of service, and are age eighteen or older. In the event that a Participant fails to make a new affirmative deferral election, such Participant shall be deemed to have made a pre-tax deferral election equal to 3% of compensation per pay period. Auto enrollment is only applicable for employees who became participants on or after January 1, 2014. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
Contributions
Each year, participants may contribute up to 25% of their pretax annual compensation, as defined in the Plan. Beginning January 1, 2014 the Plan introduced a Roth investment option which allows for after tax contributions. Participants may also contribute rollover amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined contribution plans. The maximum salary deferral permitted by the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”) was $18,000 for both 2016 and 2015. The Plan also permits participants who are age 50 or older to make catch-up contributions in accordance with Code Section 414(v).
Park provides a matching contribution at a level established annually by Park. For both 2015 and 2016, Park’s employer matching contribution was 25% of all employee KSOP contributions, excluding any catch-up contributions.
Participant Accounts
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s salary deferral, an allocation of Park’s contribution and Plan earnings, and charged with participant withdrawals. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s account.
Vesting
Participants’ accounts are 100% vested at all times.
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
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Payments of Benefits
Upon termination or after age 59½, a participant may elect lump sum, rollover, or installments over a period not to exceed the participant’s (and their designated beneficiary’s) life expectancy in an amount equal to the value of his or her account. A participant can elect to take a distribution of their account balance in cash or shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock.
Employees Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOP”)
Effective January 1, 2002, the Plan was amended and restated to become an ESOP that invests in shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock. The Plan is not leveraged and all new contributions (both employer and employee) will be used to purchase only Park National Corporation Common Stock. Participants are permitted to diversify their investments on a quarterly basis. The Plan’s investments are held in trust by The Park National Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Park National Corporation.
2. Summary of Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared on the accrual basis and are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
Valuation of Investments
The Plan’s investments are reported at fair value. Refer to Note 9 - Fair Values. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade‑date basis.
Investment Income
Dividends are recorded as of their ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis when earned. Net appreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.
Administrative Expenses
All administrative expenses charged to the Plan are borne by Park. Park also provides other accounting and administrative services to the Plan. Investment management fees and operating
expenses charged to the Plan for investments in mutual funds are deducted from income earned on a daily basis and are not separately reflected. Consequently, management fees and operating expenses are reflected as a reduction of the investment return for such investments.
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
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Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of investment income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentration of Credit Risk
At December 31, 2016 and 2015, approximately 73% and 71%, respectively, of the Plan’s assets were invested in Park National Corporation Common Stock.
3. Plan Termination
Although Park has not expressed any intent to do so, it has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
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4. Nonparticipant-Directed Investments
The following information represents the assets and the significant components of changes in assets related to the Plan’s investment in Park National Corporation Common Stock, an undetermined portion of which is nonparticipant directed based upon Plan provisions. Initial contributions are deposited into the Plan in the form of cash with shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock purchased on a delayed basis.
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Investment, at fair value: | | |
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Park National Corporation Common Stock | | $ | 106,551,726 |
| | $ | 82,248,853 |
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The Park National Bank FDIC Account | | 184,624 |
| | 31,199 |
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| | $ | 106,736,350 |
| | $ | 82,280,052 |
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Changes in assets: | | |
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Employer and employee contributions | | $ | 6,668,164 |
| | $ | 6,155,794 |
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Rollover contributions | | 239,900 |
| | 21,768 |
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Interest and dividend income | | 3,444,423 |
| | 3,381,311 |
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Distributions to participants | | (6,917,699 | ) | | (4,997,156 | ) |
Net transfers to participant directed investments | | (5,650,652 | ) | | (3,187,238 | ) |
Net appreciation in fair value of investments | | 26,672,162 |
| | 1,847,231 |
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Increase in assets | | $ | 24,456,298 |
| | $ | 3,221,710 |
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5. Income Tax Status
The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service dated August 19, 2014, stating that the Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its qualification.
GAAP requires plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing authorities; however there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2013.
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
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6. Party-in-Interest
The Plan held the following party-in-interest investments (at fair value):
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Park National Corporation Common Stock | | $ | 106,551,726 |
| | $ | 82,248,853 |
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The Park National Bank FDIC Account | | 3,544,541 |
| | 2,326,033 |
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| | $ | 110,096,267 |
| | $ | 84,574,886 |
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At December 31, 2016, the Plan held 890,454 shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock, with a fair value of $106,551,726. At December 31, 2015, the Plan held 909,028 shares of Park National Corporation Common Stock, with a fair value of $82,248,853.
During 2016 and 2015, cash dividends of $3,444,423 and $3,381,311, respectively, were paid to the Plan by Park National Corporation.
At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Plan held a participant-directed interest bearing account issued by The Park National Bank of $3,359,917 and $2,294,834, respectively. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Plan held nonparticipant-directed, interest-bearing accounts issued by Park National Bank of $184,624 and $31,199, respectively. During 2016 and 2015, interest of $6,114 and $2,478, respectively, were paid to the Plan by The Park National Bank.
During 2016 and 2015, the Plan purchased 44,181 shares and 46,892 shares, respectively, of Park National Corporation Common Stock.
7. Form 5500 Reconciliation
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500.
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Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements | | $ | 146,248,183 |
| | $ | 115,224,443 |
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Less: Accrued interest and dividends | | (19,440 | ) | | (7,977 | ) |
Net assets per the Form 5500 | | $ | 146,228,743 |
| | $ | 115,216,466 |
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Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
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The following is a reconciliation of net change in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:
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per the financial statements | | $ | 31,023,740 |
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Less: Accrued interest and dividends | | (19,440 | ) |
Plus: Prior year accrued interest and dividends | | 7,977 |
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Net income per the Form 5500 | | $ | 31,012,277 |
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8. Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities including Park National Corporation Common Stock, mutual funds, and interest bearing accounts. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, liquidity and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities and the level of uncertainty related to changes in the value of investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
9. Fair Values
GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received by the Plan for an asset or paid by the Plan to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date in the Plan’s principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability. GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires the Plan to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The hierarchy places the highest priority on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and gives the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements). The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3: Significant unobservable inputs that reflect the Plan’s own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015
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In some cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value may include inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. The lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy.
The fair values of mutual fund investments and common stock are determined by obtaining quoted prices on nationally recognized securities exchanges (level 1 inputs). Additionally, due to their short-term nature, the fair value of interest-bearing cash balances are determined by reference to their face value (level 1 input). The fair value of all of the investments held by the Plan have been determined using Level 1 inputs (refer to the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits).
There were no transfers between level 1, level 2 or level 3 during 2016 or 2015. Management’s policy is to transfer assets from one level to another when the methodology to obtain the fair value changes such that there are more or fewer unobservable inputs as of the end of the reporting period.
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Schedule H, Line 4i
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2016
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| | Name of Plan Sponsor: | | Park National Corporation | | |
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| | Employer identification number: | | 31-1179518 | | |
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| | Three digit plan number: | | 002 | | |
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(a) | | (b) Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor or Similar Party | | (c) Description of Investment Including Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, Collateral, Par or Maturity Value | | (d) Cost | | (e) Current Value |
Interest-bearing account | | | | |
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* | | The Park National Bank FDIC Account | | Interest rate of 0.50% | | $ | 3,544,541 |
| | $ | 3,544,541 |
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Common Stock: | | | | |
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* | | Park National Corporation | | | | |
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| | Common Stock | | 890,454 shares | | $ | 49,698,088 |
| | $ | 106,551,726 |
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Mutual Funds: | | | | |
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| | Vanguard Institutional Index Fund | | 51,157 shares | | ** |
| | $ | 10,427,245 |
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| | Vanguard Developed Markets Index | | | | |
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| | Fund Admiral Shares | | 168,852 shares | | ** |
| | 1,982,317 |
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| | Vanguard Short-Term Investment | | | | |
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| | Grade Fund Admiral Shares | | 221,868 shares | | ** |
| | 2,358,455 |
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| | Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | | | | | | |
| | Admiral Shares | | 20,645 shares | | ** |
| | 1,275,233 |
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| | Vanguard Growth Index Fund | | | | | | |
| | Admiral Shares | | 85,102 shares | | ** |
| | 4,877,207 |
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| | Vanguard Extended Market Index | | | | |
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| | Fund Admiral Shares | | 49,712 shares | | ** |
| | 3,615,093 |
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| | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond | | | | |
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| | Index Fund Admiral Shares | | 172,165 shares | | ** |
| | 1,935,137 |
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| | Vanguard Balanced Index Fund | | | | | | |
| | Admiral Shares | | 145,685 shares | | ** |
| | 4,532,272 |
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| | Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund | | 54,754 shares | | ** |
| | 794,482 |
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| | Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund | | 90,177 shares | | ** |
| | 1,474,389 |
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| | Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund | | 82,622 shares | | ** |
| | 1,465,715 |
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| | Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund | | 60,698 shares | | ** |
| | 1,146,586 |
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| | Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund | | 7,546 shares | | ** |
| | 248,345 |
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| | Total Mutual Funds | | | | ** |
| | $ | 36,132,476 |
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Total Investments Held at End of Year | | | | |
| | $ | 146,228,743 |
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* Indicates party-in-interest to the Plan.
** Disclosure of historical cost is not required for participant-directed investments.
Park National Corporation
Employees Stock Ownership Plan
Schedule H, Line 4j
Schedule of Reportable Transactions
For the year ended December 31, 2016
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Name of Plan Sponsor: | | Park National Corporation | | |
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Employer identification number: | | 31-1179518 | | |
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Three digit plan number: | | 002 | | |
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(a) | | Maturity Date, Rate of Interest, | | (c) | | Selling | | Cost of | | of Asset on | | Net Gain |
Identity or Party Involved | | Collateral, Par or Maturity Value | | Cost | | Price | | Asset | | Transaction Date | | or (Loss) |
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Category (iii) – A series of transactions in excess of 5% of plan assets | | |
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The Park National Bank | | FDIC Account, 97 purchases | | $ | 14,385,695 |
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| | $ | 14,385,695 |
| | $ | 14,385,695 |
| | $ | — |
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The Park National Bank | | FDIC Account, 145 sales | | — |
| | 13,167,187 |
| | 13,167,187 |
| | 13,167,187 |
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Park National Corporation | | PRK, 23 purchases | | 4,024,766 |
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| | 4,024,766 |
| | 4,024,766 |
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Park National Corporation | | PRK, 9 sales | | — |
| | 2,291,644 |
| | 2,291,644 |
| | 2,955,325 |
| | 663,681 |
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