PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
2017 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
This Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”)
is made effective as of January 1, 2020 (the “Grant Date”) by and between Park
National Corporation (the “Company”) and [Associate Name] (the “Participant” or
“you”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given
to them in the Plan (as defined below).
1.Grant of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
The Company hereby grants to you an award of [Number of Awards]
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units (the “PBRSUs” or the “Maximum Award”),
subject to the terms and conditions described in the Park National Corporation
2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan for Employees (the “Plan”) and this Agreement.
2.Restrictions on Vesting and Distribution
Your PBRSUs will be earned and settled or, in the alternative, forfeited
depending on whether the applicable terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement have been met. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Performance
Period” means the period beginning on January 1, 2020 and ending on December 31,
2022, and the “Performance Date” means the last day of the Performance Period.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5 of this
Agreement:
(A)Performance-Based Criteria for Vesting:
(i)All PBRSUs granted to you pursuant to this Agreement will be forfeited on the
Performance Date if the Company’s consolidated net income for each fiscal year
during the Performance Period has not equaled or exceeded the aggregate amount
of: (a) all cash dividends declared and paid during such fiscal year; plus
(b) 10% of the amount determined under Section 2(A)(i)(a) of this Agreement, in
each case as certified by the Committee; and
(ii)A percentage of the Maximum Award/PBRSUs as set forth in the table below
(interpolated on a straight line basis for percentiles between those
specifically identified in such table) will be earned on the Performance Date
based on the Company’s cumulative return on average assets for the Performance
Period as compared to the cumulative return on average assets results for the
Performance Period for the $3 to $10 billion Industry Index (excluding
corporations classified for federal income tax purposes as “S corporations”)
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certified by the Committee (the date of such determination and certification by
the Committee being the “Certification Date” for purposes of this Agreement):

Cumulative Return on Average Assets of the Company as compared to Cumulative
Return on Average Assets Results of Peer GroupPercentage of Maximum
Award/NumberPBRSUs Earned
Less than the 50th percentile of Peer Group
0%
Equal to the 50th percentile of Peer Group[Represents the Minimum/Target Award
which may be earned]
66-2/3%
Equal to or greater than the 80th percentile of Peer Group [Represents the
Maximum Award which may be earned]
100%

(B)Service-Based Vesting Requirements:
(i)On the Certification Date, one-half of any PBRSUs that were earned on the
Performance Date, pursuant to the criteria set forth in Section 2(A) of this
Agreement, will vest if you are still employed by the Company or one of the
Affiliates of the Company on such Certification Date; and
(ii)On the first anniversary of the Certification Date, one-half of any PBRSUs
that were earned on the Performance Date, pursuant to the criteria set forth in
Section 2(A) of this Agreement, will vest if you are still employed by the
Company or one of the Affiliates of the Company on such first anniversary of the
Certification Date.
3.Effect of Termination of Employment
(A)Termination of Employment Due to Death, Disability or Retirement: For
purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” means “normal retirement” or “early
retirement,” as each term is defined in the Park National Corporation Deferred
Benefit Pension Plan.
(i)During Performance Period. If the Participant dies or terminates employment
with the Company and each of the Affiliates of the Company due to Disability or
Retirement at any time during the Performance Period, if the applicable
performance-based criteria for vesting specified in Section 2(A) of this
Agreement have been met, a pro-rated portion of the PBRSUs granted to the
Participant pursuant to this Agreement will vest on the Performance Date, which
pro-rated portion will be equal to the product of: (a) the number of PBRSUs that
would have been earned on the Performance Date based on the actual level of
achievement for the Performance Period with respect to the performance-based
criteria for vesting specified in Section 2(A) of this Agreement; multiplied by
(b) the quotient of the number of full calendar months which have lapsed between
the Grant Date and the date of the Participant’s death or the date of the
Participant’s actual termination of employment with the Company and each of the
Affiliates of the Company due to Disability or Retirement, as appropriate,
divided by the number of months in the Performance Period.
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(ii)After Performance Period. If the Participant dies or terminates employment
with the Company and each of the Affiliates of the Company due to Disability or
Retirement after the Performance Period has ended but before the service-based
vesting requirements specified for the PBRSUs in Section 2(B) of this Agreement
have been satisfied, all unvested PBRSUs granted to the Participant pursuant to
this Agreement which remain outstanding as of the date of the Participant’s
death or termination of employment with the Company and each of the Affiliates
of the Company due to Disability or Retirement will immediately vest.
(iii)The PBRSUs which vest pursuant to this Section 3(A) will be settled in the
form contemplated in Section 6, which settlement will be effective as
contemplated in Section 6.
(B)Termination of Employment for Cause: If the Participant’s employment with the
Company and each of the Affiliates of the Company is terminated for Cause, all
unvested PBRSUs granted to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement will be
immediately forfeited.
(C)Termination of Employment for any Reason Other than Death, Disability,
Retirement or for Cause. If the Participant’s employment with the Company and
each of the Affiliates of the Company terminates for any reason other than due
to the Participant’s death, Disability or Retirement or for Cause, all unvested
PBRSUs granted to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement will be immediately
forfeited.
4.Effect of Change in Control
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2(A) and Section 2(B) of this
Agreement, in the event of a Change in Control, the Participant will immediately
vest in all unvested PBRSUs as though the cumulative return on average assets of
the Company as compared to the cumulative return on average assets results of
the Peer Group had been achieved at the level of achievement (i.e., the
percentile of the Peer Group) which would have been achieved if the Performance
Period for purposes of Section 2(A) of this Agreement had begun on January 1,
2019 and ended on December 31 of the fiscal year most recently completed prior
to the Change in Control; provided, however, that the other performance-based
criteria for vesting set forth in Section 2(A) of this Agreement must have been
satisfied as of the date of the Change in Control. The Committee shall determine
and certify the level of achievement for purposes of this Section 4. The PBRSUs
which vest pursuant to this Section 4 will be settled in the form contemplated
in Section 6 of this Agreement, which settlement will be effective as of the
date of the Change in Control. Section 5 of this Agreement shall not apply with
respect to any Forfeiture Event occurring on or after the date of the Change in
Control.
5. Forfeiture Events
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(A) The PBRSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement and any Common Shares
delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the following
additional forfeiture conditions, to which the Participant, by accepting the
grant of PBRSUs pursuant to this Agreement, agrees. If any of the events
specified in Section 5(B)(i), Section 5(B)(ii), Section 5(B)(iii),
Section 5(B)(iv) or Section 5(B)(v) of this Agreement occurs (a “Forfeiture
Event”), the following forfeitures shall result:
(i) the PBRSUs and any related Dividend Credit Amount not then vested or settled
will be immediately forfeited and canceled upon the occurrence of the Forfeiture
Event; and
(ii) the Participant will be obligated to forfeit to the Company, within five
(5) business days after demand is made therefor by the Company, (I) all Common
Shares and any cash in lieu of a fractional Common Share which the Participant
received upon settlement of any PBRSUs subject to this Agreement during the
twelve-month period immediately preceding the earlier of (a) the termination of
the Participant’s employment with the Company and each of the Affiliates of the
Company or (b) the occurrence of the Forfeiture Event (which forfeiture shall
exclude any Common Shares which had been withheld by the Company or an Affiliate
of the Company in order to satisfy the Participant’s tax withholding obligations
as contemplated by Section 7(C) of this Agreement); and (II) all cash paid to
the Participant in respect of the Dividend Credit Amount related to any PBRSUs
settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement during the twelve-month period
immediately preceding the earlier of (a) the termination of the Participant’s
employment with the Company and each of the Affiliates of the Company or (b) the
occurrence of the Forfeiture Event.
(B) The forfeitures specified in Section 5(A) of this Agreement will be
triggered upon the occurrence of any one of the following Forfeiture Events at
any time during the Participant’s employment with the Company or any Affiliate
of the Company, or during the twelve-month period following the termination of
the Participant’s employment with the Company and each of the Affiliates of the
Company:
(i) the Participant, acting alone or with others, directly or indirectly, (I) 
induces any customer or supplier of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company,
with which the Company or any Affiliate of the Company has a business
relationship, to curtail, cancel, not renew or not continue his or her or its
business with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company; or (II) induces, or
attempts to induce, any employee of or service provider to the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company to terminate such employment or service. Neither the
Company nor any Affiliate of the Company shall bear any responsibility for the
Participant’s tax consequences from any forfeiture pursuant to this Section 5;
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(ii) the Participant discloses, uses, sells or otherwise transfers, except in
the course of employment with or other service to the Company or any Affiliate
of the Company, any confidential or proprietary information of the Company or
any Affiliate of the Company, including but not limited to information regarding
the Company’s or any Affiliate of the Company’s current and potential customers,
organization, employees, finances and methods of operations and investments, so
long as such information has not otherwise been disclosed to the public or is
not otherwise in the public domain (other than by the Participant’s breach of
this provision), except as required by law or pursuant to legal process, or the
Participant makes statements or representations, or otherwise communicates,
directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or otherwise, or takes any other
action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage or be damaging to the
Company or any of the Affiliates of the Company or their respective officers,
directors, employees, advisors, businesses or reputations, except as required by
law or pursuant to legal process;
(iii) the Participant fails to cooperate with the Company or any Affiliate of
the Company in any way, including, without limitation, by making the Participant
available to testify on behalf of the Company or such Affiliate of the Company
in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, or otherwise fails to assist the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company in any way, including, without limitation, in connection with any such
action, suit or proceeding by providing information and meeting and consulting
with members of management of, other representatives of, or counsel to, the
Company or such Affiliate of the Company, as reasonably requested;
(iv) the Participant, alone or in conjunction with another person,
(I) interferes with or harms, or attempts to interfere with or harm, the
relationship of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company with any person who
at any time was a customer or supplier of the Company or any Affiliate of the
Company or otherwise had a business relationship with the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company; or (II) hires, solicits for hire, aids in or
facilitates the hiring of, or causes to be hired, either as an employee,
contractor or consultant, any person who is then currently employed, or was
employed at any time during the six-month period prior thereto, as an employee,
contractor or consultant of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company; or
(v) the Participant engages in activity while employed by the Company or any
Affiliate of the Company which would constitute Cause for the termination of the
Participant’s employment.
(C) Despite the conditions set forth in this Section 5, the Participant is not
hereby prohibited from engaging in any activity set forth in Section 5(B) of
this Agreement, including but not limited to competition with the Company and
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Affiliates of the Company. Rather, the non-occurrence of the Forfeiture Events
set forth in Section 5(B) of this Agreement is a condition to the Participant’s
right to realize and retain value from the PBRSUs granted pursuant to this
Agreement, and the consequences under the Plan and this Agreement if the
Participant engages in an activity giving rise to any such Forfeiture Events are
the forfeitures specified in Section 5(A) of this Agreement and as otherwise
provided in this Agreement. The Company and the Participant shall not be
precluded by this provision or otherwise from entering into other agreements
concerning the subject matter of Section 5(A) and/or Section 5(B) of this
Agreement.
(D) The Committee may, in its discretion, waive in whole or in part the
Company’s right to forfeiture by the Participant under this Section 5, but no
such waiver shall be effective unless evidenced by a writing signed by a duly
authorized officer of the Company.
(E) In addition to the above, the Participant agrees that any of the conduct
described in Section 5(B)(i), Section 5(B)(ii) or Section 5(B)(iv) of this
Agreement would result in irreparable injury and damage to the Company for which
the Company would have no adequate remedy at law. The Participant agrees that in
the event of such occurrence or any threat thereof, the Company shall be
entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such
conduct and threatened conduct and/or continued conduct by the Participant
and/or any and all persons and/or entities acting for and/or with the
Participant, and without having to prove damages and to all costs and expenses
incurred by the Company in seeking to enforce the Company’s rights under this
Agreement. These remedies are in addition to any other remedies to which the
Company may be entitled at law or in equity. The Participant agrees that the
covenants of the Participant contained in Section 5(B) of this Agreement are
reasonable.
6.Settlement of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
If all applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement have been satisfied,
subject to the provisions of Section 4, Section 5 and Section 7(C) of this
Agreement, each PBRSU which has vested will be settled in the form of one Common
Share within sixty (60) days following the date all vesting requirements with
respect to the PBRSU have been satisfied; provided, however, that in lieu of a
fractional Common Share, the Participant will receive a cash payment equal to
the Fair Market Value of such fractional Common Share as of the date on which
all vesting requirements with respect to the PBRSU have been satisfied.
7.Other Rules Affecting the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
(A) No Voting Rights Before Vesting. In no event will the Participant have any
voting rights with respect to the Common Shares underlying the PBRSUs granted
pursuant to this Agreement prior to the settlement of such PBRSUs.
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(B) Dividend Equivalent Rights. If a cash dividend is declared and paid with
respect to the Common Shares underlying the PBRSUs granted pursuant to this
Agreement, the Participant will be deemed to have been credited with a cash
amount equal to the product of (i) the number of PBRSUs that have not been
settled or forfeited as of both the dividend declaration date and the dividend
payment date, multiplied by (ii) the amount of the cash dividend declared and
paid with respect to each outstanding Common Share of the Company. Such deemed
credited amount of cash (the “Dividend Credit Amount”) will be subject to the
same terms and conditions, including all vesting requirements set forth in this
Agreement, as the related PBRSUs and such Dividend Credit Amount will vest and,
subject to the provisions of Section 5 and Section 7(C) of this Agreement, be
settled in the form of payment of the Dividend Credit Amount in cash if, when
and to the extent the related PBRSUs vest and are settled. In the event a PBRSU
is forfeited, the related Dividend Credit Amount will also be immediately
forfeited.
(C) Tax Withholding. The Company or an Affiliate of the Company, as applicable,
has the power and right to deduct, withhold or collect any amount required by
law or regulation to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising with
respect to the PBRSUs and any related Dividend Credit Amount as permitted by the
Plan. Unless otherwise specifically permitted by the Committee, the applicable
withholding requirement will be satisfied with respect to the PBRSUs (but not
with respect to the related Dividend Credit Amount unless agreed to by the
Committee and the Participant) by having the Company or an Affiliate of the
Company, as applicable, withhold Common Shares having a Fair Market Value on the
date the tax is to be determined equal to the minimum statutory total tax that
could be imposed on the transaction, or such higher withholding elected by the
Participant provided that such higher withholding would not have a negative
accounting impact for the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; provided that
the Common Shares to be withheld would otherwise be distributable to the
Participant in respect of the related PBRSUs at the time of the withholding and
the Participant has a vested right to distribution of such Common Shares at such
time.
(D) Limitations on Assignment or Transfer of Performance-Based Restricted Stock
Units. The PBRSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement may not be sold,
transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, except by
will or the laws of descent and distribution; provided, however, that the
Committee may allow you to place your PBRSUs and any right you may have to
payment of the related Dividend Credit Amount into a trust established for your
benefit or the benefit of your family.
8.Restrictions on Resale or Other Similar Disposition of Common Shares Received
Upon Settlement of the Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units
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(A) The Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that, subject to the
provisions of Section 7(C) of this Agreement, none of the Common Shares received
upon settlement of the PBRSUs may be sold, transferred, assigned or otherwise
similarly disposed of by the Participant to any person for a period of five (5)
years after the date of settlement; provided, however, that this restriction
will not apply in the event of the settlement of the PBRSUs following the death,
Disability or Retirement of the Participant or following a Change in Control. In
addition, if following the settlement of the PBRSUs, the Participant
subsequently terminates employment with the Company and each of the Affiliates
of the Company by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, the restrictions of
this Section 8 will immediately cease to apply.
(B) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company will cause each
share certificate evidencing, or other form of evidence of ownership of, the
Common Shares received upon settlement of the PBRSUs to bear, to the extent
practicable, an appropriate legend reflecting the terms of this Section 8, which
legend may be in the following or any other appropriate form:
“Restrictions on the right to transfer the common shares evidenced by this
certificate (the “Common Shares”) are set forth in a written Performance-Based
Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated January 1, 2020, to which Park
National Corporation (the “Company”) and [Associate Name] (the “Participant”)
are parties. The Company will mail to the recordholder of the Common Shares a
copy of said Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, without
charge, within five days after receipt of a written request therefor.”
9.Miscellaneous
(A)Amendment. This Agreement may be amended by a written agreement signed by
both parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that the Company may amend
this Agreement to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable law or
regulation without your consent or any additional consideration, even if any
such amendment eliminates, restricts or reduces your rights under this
Agreement.
(B)Other Terms and Conditions. Your PBRSUs are subject to the terms and
conditions described in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated by
reference into and made a part of this Agreement. No agreement or
representations, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof
have been made by either party which are not set forth expressly in this
Agreement or the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of the Plan
and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will govern. The
Committee has sole responsibility of
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interpreting the Plan and this Agreement, and its determination of the meaning
of any provision in the Plan or this Agreement shall be binding.
(C)Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are included only for
convenience of reference and do not define, limit, explain or modify this
Agreement or its interpretation, construction or meaning and are in no way to be
construed as a part of this Agreement.
(D)Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement shall be held
illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect
the remaining provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be
construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been
included.
(E)Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon all successors
and assigns of the Company.
(F)Signature in Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each
of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto
and hereto were upon the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Participant has executed this Agreement, and the Company
has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, to be
effective as of the Grant Date.
Company:

PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION,
an Ohio corporation
Participant:By:
Associate Name
Title: Street AddressCity, State, and Zip Code
Date:       
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