On January 13, 2016, Maureen H. Buchwald, who currently serves in the class of directors of Park National Corporation (Park) whose terms expire at the 2016 annual meeting of shareholders, notified Park that she had decided to retire and not stand for re-election to the board of directors of Park. Ms. Buchwald's term as a director of Park will expire immediately prior to the 2016 annual meeting, which will be held on April 25, 2016. Ms. Buchwald will continue to serve as a member of the Advisory Board of the First-Knox National Bank Division of The Park National Bank (PNB), Park's national banking association subsidiary.