NEWARK, Ohio, April 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Park National Corporation (Park) (NYSE:PRK) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2023. Park's board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.05 per common share, payable on June 9, 2023 to common shareholders of record as of May 19, 2023.

"Our associates serve customers when, where and how they prefer to be served. This produces solid financial results for our organization," said Park Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David Trautman. "Our colleagues' commitment transcends banking, and begins with improving our communities."

Park's net income for the first quarter of 2023 was $33.7 million, a 13.2 percent decrease from $38.9 million for the first quarter of 2022. First quarter 2023 net income per diluted common share was $2.07, compared to $2.38 in the first quarter of 2022.

Park's community-banking subsidiary, The Park National Bank, reported net income of $36.3 million for the first quarter of 2023, a 12.5 percent decrease compared to $41.5 million for the same period of 2022.

"Recent events in the financial industry have created some uncertainty," Trautman said. "At Park, we govern our finances with discipline and a conservative spirit that ensures we safeguard the hard-earned money entrusted to us. Our capital position and liquidity remain strong. Our bankers are available and welcome conversations about the strength of our bank and the financial industry. We value the confidence our communities have in us."

Headquartered in Newark, Ohio, Park National Corporation has $9.9 billion in total assets (as of March 31, 2023). Park's banking operations are conducted through its subsidiary The Park National Bank. Other Park subsidiaries are Scope Leasing, Inc. (d.b.a. Scope Aircraft Finance), Guardian Financial Services Company (d.b.a. Guardian Finance Company) and SE Property Holdings, LLC.

Complete financial tables are listed below.

Category: Earnings

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

Park cautions that any forward-looking statements contained in this news release or made by management of Park are provided to assist in the understanding of anticipated future financial performance. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. The forward-looking statements are based on management's expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.

Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially include, without limitation:

Park's ability to execute our business plan successfully and within the expected timeframe as well as our ability to manage strategic initiatives;
current and future economic and financial market conditions, either nationally or in the states in which Park and our subsidiaries do business, that may reflect deterioration in business and economic conditions, including the effects of higher unemployment rates, an acceleration in the pace of inflation, interest rate fluctuations, changes in the economy or global supply chain, supply-demand imbalances affecting local real estate prices, U.S. fiscal debt, budget and tax matters, geopolitical matters (including the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and associated sanctions and export controls), and any slowdown in global economic growth, in addition to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery therefrom on our customers' operations and financial condition, any of which may result in adverse impacts on the demand for loan, deposit and other financial services, delinquencies, defaults and counterparties' inability to meet credit and other obligations and the possible impairment of collectability of loans;
factors that can impact the performance of our loan portfolio, including changes in real estate values and liquidity in our primary market areas, the financial health of our commercial borrowers and the success of construction projects that we finance, including any loans acquired in acquisition transactions;
the effect of monetary and other fiscal policies (including the impact of money supply, market interest rate policies and policies impacting inflation, of the Federal Reserve Board, the U.S. Treasury and other governmental agencies) as well as disruption in the liquidity and functioning of U.S. financial markets, may adversely impact prepayment penalty income, mortgage banking income, income from fiduciary activities, the value of securities, deposits and other financial instruments, in addition to the loan demand and the performance of our loan portfolio, and the interest rate sensitivity of our consolidated balance sheet as well as reduce net interest margins;
changes in the federal, state, or local tax laws may adversely affect the fair values of net deferred tax assets and obligations of state and political subdivisions held in Park's investment securities portfolio and otherwise negatively impact our financial performance;
the impact of the changes in federal, state and local governmental policy, including the regulatory landscape, capital markets, elevated government debt, potential changes in tax legislation that may increase tax rates, infrastructure spending and social programs;
changes in laws or requirements imposed by Park's regulators impacting Park's capital actions, including dividend payments and stock repurchases;
changes in consumer spending, borrowing and saving habits, whether due to changes in retail distribution strategies, consumer preferences and behaviors, changes in business and economic conditions, legislative and regulatory initiatives, or other factors may be different than anticipated;
changes in customers', suppliers', and other counterparties' performance and creditworthiness, and Park's expectations regarding future credit losses and our allowance for credit losses, may be different than anticipated due to the continuing impact of and the various responses to inflationary pressures;
Park may have more credit risk and higher credit losses to the extent there are loan concentrations by location or industry of borrowers or collateral;
the volatility from quarter to quarter of mortgage banking income, whether due to interest rates, demand, the fair value of mortgage loans, or other factors;
the adequacy of our internal controls and risk management program in the event of changes in the market, economic, operational (including those which may result from our associates working remotely), asset/liability repricing, legal, compliance, strategic, cybersecurity, liquidity, credit and interest rate risks associated with Park's business;
competitive pressures among financial services organizations could increase significantly, including product and pricing pressures (which could in turn impact our credit spreads), changes to third-party relationships and revenues, changes in the manner of providing services, customer acquisition and retention pressures, and Park's ability to attract, develop and retain qualified banking professionals;
uncertainty regarding the nature, timing, cost and effect of changes in banking regulations or other regulatory or legislative requirements affecting the respective businesses of Park and our subsidiaries, including major reform of the regulatory oversight structure of the financial services industry and changes in laws and regulations concerning taxes, FDIC insurance premium levels, pensions, bankruptcy, consumer protection, rent regulation and housing, financial accounting and reporting, environmental protection, insurance, bank products and services, bank and bank holding company capital and liquidity standards, fiduciary standards, securities and other aspects of the financial services industry, specifically the reforms provided for in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the follow-up legislation in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act") and the Basel III regulatory capital reforms, as well as regulations already adopted and which may be adopted in the future by the relevant regulatory agencies, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Board, to implement the provisions of the CARES Act and the follow-up legislation in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, the provisions of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, and the Basel III regulatory capital reforms;
Park's ability to meet heightened supervisory requirements and expectations;
the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB"), the SEC, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulatory agencies, may adversely affect Park's reported financial condition or results of operations;
Park's assumptions and estimates used in applying critical accounting policies and modeling, including under the CECL model, which may prove unreliable, inaccurate or not predictive of actual results;
the possibility that future credit losses may be higher than currently expected due to changes in economic assumptions;
the impact of Park's ability to anticipate and respond to technological changes on Park's ability to respond to customer needs and meet competitive demands;
operational issues stemming from and/or capital spending necessitated by the potential need to adapt to industry changes in information technology systems on which Park and our subsidiaries are highly dependent;
the ability to secure confidential information and deliver products and services through the use of computer systems and telecommunications networks, including those of Park's third-party vendors and other service providers, which may prove inadequate, and could adversely affect customer confidence in Park and/or result in Park incurring a financial loss;
a failure in or breach of Park's operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of our third-party vendors and other service providers, resulting in failures or disruptions in customer account management, general ledger, deposit, loan, or other systems, including as a result of cyber attacks;
the impact on Park's business and operating results of any costs associated with obtaining rights in intellectual property claimed by others and of the adequacy of Park's intellectual property protection in general;
the existence or exacerbation of general geopolitical instability and uncertainty as well as the effect of trade policies (including the impact of potential or imposed tariffs, a U.S. withdrawal from or significant renegotiation of trade agreements, trade wars and other changes in trade regulations, closing of border crossings and changes in the relationship of the U.S. and its global trading partners);
the impact on financial markets and the economy of any changes in the credit ratings of the U.S. Treasury obligations and other U.S. government-backed debt, as well as issues surrounding the levels of U.S., European and Asian government debt and concerns regarding the growth rates and financial stability of certain sovereign governments, supranationals and financial institutions in Europe and Asia and the risk they may face difficulties servicing their sovereign debt;
the effect of a fall in stock market prices on Park's asset and wealth management businesses;
our litigation and regulatory compliance exposure, including the costs and effects of any adverse developments in legal proceedings or other claims, the costs and effects of unfavorable resolution of regulatory and other governmental examinations or other inquiries, and liabilities and business restrictions resulting from litigation and regulatory investigations;
continued availability of earnings and excess capital sufficient for the lawful and prudent declaration of dividends;
the impact on Park's business, personnel, facilities or systems of losses related to acts of fraud, scams and schemes of third parties;
the impact of widespread natural and other disasters, pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic), dislocations, regional or national protests and civil unrest (including any resulting branch closures or damages), military or terrorist activities or international hostilities (especially in light of the Russia-Ukraine conflict) on the economy and financial markets generally and on us or our counterparties specifically;
a worsening of the U.S. economy due to financial, political, or other shocks;
the effect of healthcare laws in the U.S. and potential changes for such laws, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may increase our healthcare and other costs and negatively impact our operations and financial results;
risk and uncertainties associated with Park's entry into new geographic markets with our most recent acquisitions, including expected revenue synergies and cost savings from recent acquisitions not being fully realized or realized within the expected time frame;
uncertainty surrounding the transition from the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to an alternate reference rate;
a continuation of recent turmoil in the banking industry, and the impact of responsive measures to mitigate and manage such turmoil, including potential increased supervisory and regulatory actions and costs;
and other risk factors relating to the banking industry as detailed from time to time in Park's reports filed with the SEC including those described in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of Part I of Park's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

Park does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to update any forward-looking statement to reflect the events or circumstances after the date on which the forward-looking statement was made, or reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by law.


PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Financial Highlights
As of or for the three months ended March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022

		2023			2022			2022		Percent change vs.
*(in thousands, except common share and per common share data and ratios)*	1st QTR			4th QTR			1st QTR			4Q '22		1Q '22
INCOME STATEMENT:
Net interest income	$	92,198		$	94,606		$	77,686		(2.5	)%	18.7	%
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses		183			2,981			(4,605	)	(93.9	)%	N.M.
Other income		24,387			26,392			31,656		(7.6	)%	(23.0	)%
Other expense		76,503			77,654			67,373		(1.5	)%	13.6	%
Income before income taxes	$	39,899		$	40,363		$	46,574		(1.1	)%	(14.3	)%
Income taxes		6,166			7,279			7,699		(15.3	)%	(19.9	)%
Net income	$	33,733		$	33,084		$	38,875		2.0	%	(13.2	)%

MARKET DATA:
Earnings per common share - basic (a)	$	2.08		$	2.03		$	2.40		2.5	%	(13.3	)%
Earnings per common share - diluted (a)		2.07			2.02			2.38		2.5	%	(13.0	)%
Quarterly cash dividend declared per common share		1.05			1.04			1.04		1.0	%	1.0	%
Special cash dividend declared per common share		—			0.50			—		N.M.		N.M.
Book value per common share at period end		66.91			65.74			66.24		1.8	%	1.0	%
Market price per common share at period end		118.57			140.75			131.38		(15.8	)%	(9.8	)%
Market capitalization at period end		1,917,759			2,289,099			2,134,834		(16.2	)%	(10.2	)%

Weighted average common shares - basic (b)		16,242,353			16,261,136			16,219,889		(0.1	)%	0.1	%
Weighted average common shares - diluted (b)		16,324,823			16,393,179			16,331,031		(0.4	)%	—	%
Common shares outstanding at period end		16,174,067			16,263,583			16,249,308		(0.6	)%	(0.5	)%

PERFORMANCE RATIOS: (annualized)
Return on average assets (a)(b)		1.36	%		1.28	%		1.60	%	6.3	%	(15.0	)%
Return on average shareholders' equity (a)(b)		12.54	%		12.44	%		14.26	%	0.8	%	(12.1	)%
Yield on loans		5.24	%		5.00	%		4.31	%	4.8	%	21.6	%
Yield on investment securities		3.60	%		3.25	%		2.11	%	10.8	%	70.6	%
Yield on money market instruments		4.70	%		3.63	%		0.17	%	29.5	%	2,664.7	%
Yield on interest earning assets		4.89	%		4.57	%		3.71	%	7.0	%	31.8	%
Cost of interest bearing deposits		1.15	%		0.81	%		0.08	%	42.0	%	1,337.5	%
Cost of borrowings		3.24	%		2.88	%		2.35	%	12.5	%	37.9	%
Cost of paying interest bearing liabilities		1.29	%		0.95	%		0.25	%	35.8	%	416.0	%
Net interest margin (g)		4.08	%		3.98	%		3.55	%	2.5	%	14.9	%
Efficiency ratio (g)		65.10	%		63.69	%		61.16	%	2.2	%	6.4	%

OTHER DATA (NON-GAAP) AND BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION:
Tangible book value per common share (d)	$	56.69		$	55.56		$	55.98		2.0	%	1.3	%
Average interest earning assets		9,267,418			9,517,746			8,959,109		(2.6	)%	3.4	%
Pre-tax, pre-provision net income (k)		40,082			43,344			41,969		(7.5	)%	(4.5	)%

Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) - (l) are included at the end of the financial tables in the "Financial Reconciliations" section.




PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Financial Highlights (continued)
As of or for the three months ended March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022

										Percent change vs.
*(in thousands, except ratios)*	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022			March 31, 2022			4Q '22		1Q '22
BALANCE SHEET:
Investment securities	$	1,800,410		$	1,820,787		$	1,832,274		(1.1	)%	(1.7	)%
Loans		7,093,857			7,141,891			6,821,606		(0.7	)%	4.0	%
Allowance for credit losses		85,946			85,379			78,861		0.7	%	9.0	%
Goodwill and other intangible assets		165,243			165,570			166,655		(0.2	)%	(0.8	)%
Other real estate owned (OREO)		1,468			1,354			760		8.4	%	93.2	%
Total assets		9,856,981			9,854,993			9,576,352		—	%	2.9	%
Total deposits		8,294,444			8,234,715			7,996,318		0.7	%	3.7	%
Borrowings		360,843			416,009			394,249		(13.3	)%	(8.5	)%
Total shareholders' equity		1,082,153			1,069,226			1,076,366		1.2	%	0.5	%
Tangible equity (d)		916,910			903,656			909,711		1.5	%	0.8	%
Total nonperforming loans (l)		74,365			101,111			86,891		(26.5	)%	(14.4	)%
Total nonperforming assets (l)		75,833			102,465			87,651		(26.0	)%	(13.5	)%

ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
Loans as a % of period end total assets		71.97	%		72.47	%		71.23	%	(0.7	)%	1.0	%
Total nonperforming loans as a % of period end loans		1.05	%		1.42	%		1.27	%	(26.1	)%	(17.3	)%
Total nonperforming assets as a % of period end loans + OREO + other nonperforming assets		1.07	%		1.43	%		1.28	%	(25.2	)%	(16.4	)%
Allowance for credit losses as a % of period end loans		1.21	%		1.20	%		1.16	%	0.8	%	4.3	%
Net loan (recoveries) charge-offs	$	(1	)	$	1,563		$	(269	)	(100.1	)%	(99.6	)%
Annualized net loan (recoveries) charge-offs as a % of average loans (b)		—	%		0.09	%	(0.02		)%	(100.0	)%	(100.0	)%

CAPITAL & LIQUIDITY:
Total shareholders' equity / Period end total assets		10.98	%		10.85	%		11.24	%	1.2	%	(2.3	)%
Tangible equity (d) / Tangible assets (f)		9.46	%		9.33	%		9.67	%	1.4	%	(2.2	)%
Average shareholders' equity / Average assets (b)		10.85	%		10.27	%		11.25	%	5.6	%	(3.6	)%
Average shareholders' equity / Average loans (b)		15.37	%		14.85	%		16.19	%	3.5	%	(5.1	)%
Average loans / Average deposits (b)		84.04	%		81.87	%		83.32	%	2.7	%	0.9	%

Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) - (l) are included at the end of the financial tables in the "Financial Reconciliations" section.


PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Income

	Three Months Ended
	March 31
*(in thousands, except share and per share data)*		2023		2022

Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	91,614	$	72,416
Interest on debt securities:
Taxable		12,979		6,130
Tax-exempt		2,912		2,447
Other interest income		3,396		153
Total interest income		110,901		81,146

Interest expense:
Interest on deposits:
Demand and savings deposits		14,212		351
Time deposits		1,347		720
Interest on borrowings		3,144		2,389
Total interest expense		18,703		3,460

Net interest income		92,198		77,686

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses		183		(4,605	)

Net interest income after provision for (recovery of) credit losses		92,015		82,291

Other income		24,387		31,656

Other expense		76,503		67,373

Income before income taxes		39,899		46,574

Income taxes		6,166		7,699

Net income	$	33,733	$	38,875

Per common share:
Net income - basic	$	2.08	$	2.40
Net income - diluted	$	2.07	$	2.38

Weighted average common shares - basic		16,242,353		16,219,889
Weighted average common shares - diluted		16,324,823		16,331,031

Cash dividends declared:
Quarterly dividend	$	1.05	$	1.04


PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets

*(in thousands, except share data)*	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022

Assets

Cash and due from banks	$	146,155		$	156,750
Money market instruments		115,764			32,978
Investment securities		1,800,410			1,820,787
Loans		7,093,857			7,141,891
Allowance for credit losses		(85,946	)		(85,379	)
Loans, net		7,007,911			7,056,512
Bank premises and equipment, net		81,223			82,126
Goodwill and other intangible assets		165,243			165,570
Other real estate owned		1,468			1,354
Other assets		538,807			538,916
Total assets	$	9,856,981		$	9,854,993

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Deposits:
Noninterest bearing	$	2,922,242		$	3,074,276
Interest bearing		5,372,202			5,160,439
Total deposits		8,294,444			8,234,715
Borrowings		360,843			416,009
Other liabilities		119,541			135,043
Total liabilities	$	8,774,828		$	8,785,767


Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred shares (200,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022)	$	—		$	—
Common shares (No par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 17,623,104 shares issued at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022)		459,431			462,404
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		(90,033	)		(102,394	)
Retained earnings		862,518			847,235
Treasury shares (1,449,037 shares at March 31, 2023 and 1,359,521 shares at December 31, 2022)		(149,763	)		(138,019	)
Total shareholders' equity	$	1,082,153		$	1,069,226
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	9,856,981		$	9,854,993


PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Average Balance Sheets

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
*(in thousands)*		2023			2022

Assets

Cash and due from banks	$	155,582		$	168,726
Money market instruments		292,948			360,103
Investment securities		1,806,679			1,801,527
Loans		7,099,240			6,829,336
Allowance for credit losses		(86,809	)		(83,434	)
Loans, net		7,012,431			6,745,902
Bank premises and equipment, net		82,047			88,739
Goodwill and other intangible assets		165,457			166,918
Other real estate owned		1,434			759
Other assets		542,302			492,708
Total assets	$	10,058,880		$	9,825,382


Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Deposits:
Noninterest bearing	$	2,970,470		$	3,025,991
Interest bearing		5,476,661			5,170,296
Total deposits		8,447,131			8,196,287
Borrowings		393,198			411,424
Other liabilities		127,599			112,131
Total liabilities	$	8,967,928		$	8,719,842

Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred shares	$	—		$	—
Common shares		462,562			461,798
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of taxes		(96,240	)		(1,719	)
Retained earnings		865,276			787,917
Treasury shares		(140,646	)		(142,456	)
Total shareholders' equity	$	1,090,952		$	1,105,540
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	10,058,880		$	9,825,382


PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Income - Linked Quarters

	2023		2022		2022		2022		2022
*(in thousands, except per share data)*	1st QTR		4th QTR		3rd QTR		2nd QTR		1st QTR

Interest income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	91,614	$	89,382	$	83,522	$	77,787	$	72,416
Interest on debt securities:
Taxable		12,979		11,974		10,319		7,624		6,130
Tax-exempt		2,912		2,918		2,923		2,676		2,447
Other interest income		3,396		4,536		3,180		260		153
Total interest income		110,901		108,810		99,944		88,347		81,146

Interest expense:
Interest on deposits:
Demand and savings deposits		14,212		10,205		5,757		1,333		351
Time deposits		1,347		1,061		825		708		720
Interest on borrowings		3,144		2,938		2,534		2,367		2,389
Total interest expense		18,703		14,204		9,116		4,408		3,460

Net interest income		92,198		94,606		90,828		83,939		77,686

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses		183		2,981		3,190		2,991		(4,605	)

Net interest income after provision for (recovery of) credit losses		92,015		91,625		87,638		80,948		82,291

Other income		24,387		26,392		46,694		31,193		31,656

Other expense		76,503		77,654		82,903		70,048		67,373

Income before income taxes		39,899		40,363		51,429		42,093		46,574

Income taxes		6,166		7,279		9,361		7,769		7,699

Net income	$	33,733	$	33,084	$	42,068	$	34,324	$	38,875

Per common share:
Net income - basic	$	2.08	$	2.03	$	2.59	$	2.11	$	2.40
Net income - diluted	$	2.07	$	2.02	$	2.57	$	2.10	$	2.38


PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Detail of other income and other expense - Linked Quarters

	2023			2022			2022		2022		2022
(in thousands)	1st QTR			4th QTR			3rd QTR		2nd QTR		1st QTR

Other income:
Income from fiduciary activities	$	8,615		$	8,219		$	8,216	$	8,859	$	8,797
Service charges on deposit accounts		2,241			2,595			2,859		2,563		2,074
Other service income		2,697			2,580			2,956		4,940		4,819
Debit card fee income		6,457			6,675			6,514		6,731		6,126
Bank owned life insurance income		1,185			1,366			1,185		2,374		1,175
ATM fees		533			548			610		583		532
(Loss) gain on the sale of OREO, net		(9	)		—			5,607		4		—
OREO valuation markup		15			—			12,009		—		30
(Loss) gain on equity securities, net		(405	)		(165	)		58		709		2,353
Other components of net periodic benefit income		1,893			3,027			3,027		3,027		3,027
Miscellaneous		1,165			1,547			3,653		1,403		2,723
Total other income	$	24,387		$	26,392		$	46,694	$	31,193	$	31,656

Other expense:
Salaries	$	34,871		$	33,837		$	37,889	$	31,052	$	30,521
Employee benefits		10,816			9,895			9,897		10,199		10,499
Occupancy expense		3,353			4,157			3,455		3,040		3,214
Furniture and equipment expense		3,246			3,118			2,912		2,934		2,937
Data processing fees		8,750			8,537			8,170		8,416		7,504
Professional fees and services		7,221			9,845			8,359		6,775		5,858
Marketing		1,319			1,404			1,595		1,019		1,317
Insurance		1,814			1,526			1,237		1,245		1,405
Communication		1,037			968			1,098		935		890
State tax expense		1,278			1,040			1,186		1,167		1,192
Amortization of intangible assets		327			341			341		403		402
Foundation contributions		—			—			4,000		—		—
Miscellaneous		2,471			2,986			2,764		2,863		1,634
Total other expense	$	76,503		$	77,654		$	82,903	$	70,048	$	67,373


PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Asset Quality Information

				Year ended December 31,
*(in thousands, except ratios)*	March 31, 2023				2022			2021			2020			2019			2018

Allowance for credit losses:
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period	$	85,379		$	83,197		$	85,675		$	56,679		$	51,512		$	49,988
Cumulative change in accounting principle; adoption of ASU 2022-02 in 2023 and ASU 2016-13 in 2021		383			—			6,090			—			—			—
Charge-offs		2,235			9,133			5,093			10,304			11,177			13,552
Recoveries		2,236			6,758			8,441			27,246			10,173			7,131
Net (recoveries) charge-offs		(1	)		2,375			(3,348	)		(16,942	)		1,004			6,421
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses		183			4,557			(11,916	)		12,054			6,171			7,945
Allowance for credit losses, end of period	$	85,946		$	85,379		$	83,197		$	85,675		$	56,679		$	51,512

General reserve trends:
Allowance for credit losses, end of period	$	85,946		$	85,379		$	83,197		$	85,675		$	56,679		$	51,512
Allowance on purchased credit deteriorated ("PCD") loans (purchased credit impaired ("PCI") loans for years 2020 and prior)		—			—			—			167			268			—
Allowance on purchased loans excluded from collectively evaluated loans (for years 2020 and prior)		N.A.			N.A.			N.A.			678			—			—
Specific reserves on individually evaluated loans		4,318			3,566			1,616			5,434			5,230			2,273
General reserves on collectively evaluated loans	$	81,628		$	81,813		$	81,581		$	79,396		$	51,181		$	49,239

Total loans	$	7,093,857		$	7,141,891		$	6,871,122		$	7,177,785		$	6,501,404		$	5,692,132
PCD loans (PCI loans for years 2020 and prior)		4,555			4,653			7,149			11,153			14,331			3,943
Purchased loans excluded from collectively evaluated loans (for years 2020 and prior)		N.A.			N.A.			N.A.			360,056			548,436			225,029
Individually evaluated loans (l)		59,384			78,341			74,502			108,407			77,459			48,135
Collectively evaluated loans	$	7,029,918		$	7,058,897		$	6,789,471		$	6,698,169		$	5,861,178		$	5,415,025

Asset Quality Ratios:
Net (recoveries) charge-offs as a % of average loans		—	%		0.03	%		(0.05	)%		(0.24	)%		0.02	%		0.12	%
Allowance for credit losses as a % of period end loans		1.21	%		1.20	%		1.21	%		1.19	%		0.87	%		0.90	%
Allowance for credit losses as a % of period end loans (excluding PPP loans) (j)		1.21	%		1.20	%		1.22	%		1.25	%		N.A.			N.A.
General reserve as a % of collectively evaluated loans		1.16	%		1.16	%		1.20	%		1.19	%		0.87	%		0.91	%
General reserves as a % of collectively evaluated loans (excluding PPP loans) (j)		1.16	%		1.16	%		1.21	%		1.24	%		N.A.			N.A.

Nonperforming assets:
Nonaccrual loans	$	73,114		$	79,696		$	72,722		$	117,368		$	90,080		$	67,954
Accruing troubled debt restructurings (for years 2022 and prior) (l)		N.A.			20,134			28,323			20,788			21,215			15,173
Loans past due 90 days or more		1,251			1,281			1,607			1,458			2,658			2,243
Total nonperforming loans	$	74,365		$	101,111		$	102,652		$	139,614		$	113,953		$	85,370
Other real estate owned - Park National Bank		114			—			181			837			3,100			2,788
Other real estate owned - SEPH		1,354			1,354			594			594			929			1,515
Other nonperforming assets - Park National Bank		—			—			2,750			3,164			3,599			3,464
Total nonperforming assets	$	75,833		$	102,465		$	106,177		$	144,209		$	121,581		$	93,137
Percentage of nonaccrual loans to period end loans		1.03	%		1.12	%		1.06	%		1.64	%		1.39	%		1.19	%
Percentage of nonperforming loans to period end loans		1.05	%		1.42	%		1.49	%		1.95	%		1.75	%		1.50	%
Percentage of nonperforming assets to period end loans		1.07	%		1.43	%		1.55	%		2.01	%		1.87	%		1.64	%
Percentage of nonperforming assets to period end total assets		0.77	%		1.04	%		1.11	%		1.55	%		1.42	%		1.19	%

Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) - (l) are included at the end of the financial tables in the "Financial Reconciliations" section.


PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Asset Quality Information (continued)

				Year ended December 31,
(in thousands, except ratios)	March 31, 2023				2022			2021			2020			2019			2018

New nonaccrual loan information:
Nonaccrual loans, beginning of period	$	79,696		$	72,722		$	117,368		$	90,080		$	67,954		$	72,056
New nonaccrual loans		9,207			64,918			38,478			103,386			81,009			76,611
Resolved nonaccrual loans		15,789			57,944			83,124			76,098			58,883			80,713
Nonaccrual loans, end of period	$	73,114		$	79,696		$	72,722		$	117,368		$	90,080		$	67,954

Individually evaluated commercial loan portfolio information (period end): (l)
Unpaid principal balance	$	60,922		$	80,116		$	75,126		$	109,062		$	78,178		$	59,381
Prior charge-offs		1,538			1,775			624			655			719			11,246
Remaining principal balance		59,384			78,341			74,502			108,407			77,459			48,135
Specific reserves		4,318			3,566			1,616			5,434			5,230			2,273
Book value, after specific reserves	$	55,066		$	74,775		$	72,886		$	102,973		$	72,229		$	45,862

Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) - (l) are included at the end of the financial tables in the "Financial Reconciliations" section.

PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Financial Reconciliations
NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
	THREE MONTHS ENDED
*(in thousands, except share and per share data)*	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022			March 31, 2022
Net interest income	$	92,198		$	94,606		$	77,686
less purchase accounting accretion related to NewDominion and Carolina Alliance acquisitions		200			258			480
less interest income on former Vision Bank relationships		574			707			42
Net interest income - adjusted	$	91,424		$	93,641		$	77,164

Provision for (recovery of) credit losses	$	183		$	2,981		$	(4,605	)
less recoveries on former Vision Bank relationships		(723	)		(792	)		(1	)
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses - adjusted	$	906		$	3,773		$	(4,604	)

Other income	$	24,387		$	26,392		$	31,656
less other service income related to former Vision Bank relationships		135			285			—
Other income - adjusted	$	24,252		$	26,107		$	31,656

Other expense	$	76,503		$	77,654		$	67,373
less core deposit intangible amortization related to NewDominion and Carolina Alliance acquisitions		327			341			402
less direct expenses related to collection of payments on former Vision Bank loan relationships		100			100			—
Other expense - adjusted	$	76,076		$	77,213		$	66,971

Tax effect of adjustments to net income identified above (i)	$	(253	)	$	(336	)	$	(25	)

Net income - reported	$	33,733		$	33,084		$	38,875
Net income - adjusted (h)	$	32,781		$	31,819		$	38,779

Diluted earnings per common share	$	2.07		$	2.02		$	2.38
Diluted earnings per common share, adjusted (h)	$	2.01		$	1.94		$	2.37

Annualized return on average assets (a)(b)		1.36	%		1.28	%		1.60	%
Annualized return on average assets, adjusted (a)(b)(h)		1.32	%		1.23	%		1.60	%

Annualized return on average tangible assets (a)(b)(e)		1.38	%		1.30	%		1.63	%
Annualized return on average tangible assets, adjusted (a)(b)(e)(h)		1.34	%		1.25	%		1.63	%

Annualized return on average shareholders' equity (a)(b)		12.54	%		12.44	%		14.26	%
Annualized return on average shareholders' equity, adjusted (a)(b)(h)		12.19	%		11.96	%		14.23	%

Annualized return on average tangible equity (a)(b)(c)		14.78	%		14.75	%		16.80	%
Annualized return on average tangible equity, adjusted (a)(b)(c)(h)		14.36	%		14.19	%		16.76	%

Efficiency ratio (g)		65.10	%		63.69	%		61.16	%
Efficiency ratio, adjusted (g)(h)		65.24	%		63.99	%		61.08	%

Annualized net interest margin (g)		4.08	%		3.98	%		3.55	%
Annualized net interest margin, adjusted (g)(h)		4.04	%		3.94	%		3.53	%

Note: Explanations for footnotes (a) - (l) are included at the end of the financial tables in the "Financial Reconciliations" section.

PARK NATIONAL CORPORATION
Financial Reconciliations (continued)

(a) Reported measure uses net income
(b) Averages are for the three months ended March 31, 2023, December 31, 2022, and March 31, 2022, as appropriate
(c) Net income for each period divided by average tangible equity during the period. Average tangible equity equals average shareholders' equity during the applicable period less average goodwill and other intangible assets during the applicable period.

RECONCILIATION OF AVERAGE SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY TO AVERAGE TANGIBLE EQUITY:
	THREE MONTHS ENDED
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		March 31, 2022
AVERAGE SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	1,090,952	$	1,055,509	$	1,105,540
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets		165,457		165,794		166,918
AVERAGE TANGIBLE EQUITY	$	925,495	$	889,715	$	938,622

(d) Tangible equity divided by common shares outstanding at period end. Tangible equity equals total shareholders' equity less goodwill and other intangible assets, in each case at the end of the period.

RECONCILIATION OF TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY TO TANGIBLE EQUITY:
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		March 31, 2022
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$	1,082,153	$	1,069,226	$	1,076,366
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets		165,243		165,570		166,655
TANGIBLE EQUITY	$	916,910	$	903,656	$	909,711

(e) Net income for each period divided by average tangible assets during the period. Average tangible assets equal average assets less average goodwill and other intangible assets, in each case during the applicable period.

RECONCILIATION OF AVERAGE ASSETS TO AVERAGE TANGIBLE ASSETS
	THREE MONTHS ENDED
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		March 31, 2022
AVERAGE ASSETS	$	10,058,880	$	10,279,656	$	9,825,382
Less: Average goodwill and other intangible assets		165,457		165,794		166,918
AVERAGE TANGIBLE ASSETS	$	9,893,423	$	10,113,862	$	9,658,464

(f) Tangible equity divided by tangible assets. Tangible assets equal total assets less goodwill and other intangible assets, in each case at the end of the period.

RECONCILIATION OF TOTAL ASSETS TO TANGIBLE ASSETS:
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		March 31, 2022
TOTAL ASSETS	$	9,856,981	$	9,854,993	$	9,576,352
Less: Goodwill and other intangible assets		165,243		165,570		166,655
TANGIBLE ASSETS	$	9,691,738	$	9,689,423	$	9,409,697


(g) Efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing total other expense by the sum of fully taxable equivalent net interest income and other income. Fully taxable equivalent net interest income reconciliation is shown assuming a 21% corporate federal income tax rate. Additionally, net interest margin is calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis by dividing fully taxable equivalent net interest income by average interest earning assets, in each case during the applicable period.

RECONCILIATION OF FULLY TAXABLE EQUIVALENT NET INTEREST INCOME TO NET INTEREST INCOME
	THREE MONTHS ENDED
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		March 31, 2022
Interest income	$	110,901	$	108,810	$	81,146
Fully taxable equivalent adjustment		926		918		819
Fully taxable equivalent interest income	$	111,827	$	109,728	$	81,965
Interest expense		18,703		14,204		3,460
Fully taxable equivalent net interest income	$	93,124	$	95,524	$	78,505

(h) Adjustments to net income for each period presented are detailed in the non-GAAP reconciliations of net interest income, provision for (recovery of) credit losses, other income, other expense and income taxes.
(i) The tax effect of adjustments to net income was calculated assuming a 21% corporate federal income tax rate.
(j) Excludes $3.4 million of PPP loans and $3,000 in related allowance at March 31, 2023, $4.2 million of PPP loans and $4,000 in related allowance at December 31, 2022, $74.4 million of PPP loans and $77,000 in related allowance at December 31, 2021 and $331.6 million of PPP loans and $337,000 in related allowance at December 31, 2020.
(k) Pre-tax, pre-provision ("PTPP") net income is calculated as net income, plus income taxes, plus the provision for (recovery of) credit losses, in each case during the applicable period. PTPP net income is a common industry metric utilized in capital analysis and review. PTPP is used to assess the operating performance of Park while excluding the impact of the provision for (recovery of) credit losses.

RECONCILIATION OF PRE-TAX, PRE-PROVISION NET INCOME
	THREE MONTHS ENDED
	March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022		March 31, 2022
Net income	$	33,733	$	33,084	$	38,875
Plus: Income taxes		6,166		7,279		7,699
Plus: Provision for (recovery of) credit losses		183		2,981		(4,605	)
Pre-tax, pre-provision net income	$	40,082	$	43,344	$	41,969

(l) Effective January 1, 2023, Park adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2022-02. Among other things, this ASU eliminated the concept of troubled debt restructurings ("TDRs"). As a result of the adoption of this ASU and elimination of the concept of TDRs, total nonperforming loans ("NPLs") and total nonperforming assets ("NPAs") each decreased by $20.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Additionally, as a result of the adoption of this ASU, individually evaluated loans decreased by $11.5 million.

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Investor contact: Brady Burt, 740-322-6844, brady.burt@parknationalbank.com

Park National Corporation reports financial results for first quarter 2023