Sec Form 4 Filing - DELAWDER DAN @ PARK NATIONAL CORP /OH/ - 2023-12-28

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person DELAWDER DAN 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 (MM/DD/YY) 12/28/2023 (Street) NEWARK, OH43055 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 59,760 D Common Shares 26,888.792 I KSOP Common Shares 11,866.488 I C. Daniel DeLawder Managing Agency Account Common Shares 50,232 I Diane S., spouse Common Shares 12/28/2023 G 616.9921 ( 1 ) D $ 0 0 I Charles D. DeLawder and Diane S. DeLawder, Edward Jones Account

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 PBRSUs ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Common Shares 1,012.5 1,012.5 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DELAWDER DAN 50 N. THIRD STREET NEWARK, OH43055 X Signatures /s/ Brady T. Burt, Attorney-in-Fact for C. Daniel DeLawder 01/02/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reporting person made a bona fide gift to another person that does not share the reporting person's household. The amount included an aggregate of 16.9921 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment prior to the gift of shares on December 28, 2023. ( 2 )These performance-based restricted stock units ("PBRSUs") convert into Park common shares on a one-for-one basis upon satisfaction of a service-based vesting requirement pursuant to which they are to vest on March 31, 2024.

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