---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000805676-21-000101"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRK"
cik: "0000805676"
company_name: "PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/"
filed_at: "2021-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T00:36:20.082768+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Park National elects Dr. Frederic Bertley to board, effective Sept 1, 2021

## Summary
- Dr. Bertley is President & CEO of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI), Columbus, Ohio.
- Determined independent under NYSE American standards; no material relationships with Park.
- Board increased to 13 directors; Bertley will serve in class expiring at 2022 annual meeting.
- Also elected to board of Park's bank subsidiary, The Park National Bank, same effective date.
- Will receive compensation consistent with other non-employee directors as previously disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000805676-21-000101
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRK
- cik: 0000805676
- company_name: PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/
- filed_at: 2021-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/805676/000080567621000101/0000805676-21-000101-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/805676/000080567621000101/prk-20210726.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000805676-21-000101
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000805676-21-000101.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000805676-21-000101.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dr. Frederic Bertley was elected as Director at PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the "Park Board") of Park National Corporation ("Park") increased the size of the Park Board from twelve directors to thirteen directors, thereby creating one vacancy on the Park Board, and elected Dr. Frederic Bertley to the Park Board to fill that vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/805676/000080567621000101/0000805676-21-000101-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.