Item 1.01 - Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported on Park National Corporation's ("Park") Current Report on
Form 8-K, dated October 28, 2009 and filed with the Securites and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") at 9:08 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time on that date (the
"Early Morning October 28, 2009 Form 8-K") on October 27, 2009, Park entered
into securities purchase agreements with certain institutional investors,
pursuant to which Park agreed to sell, in a registered direct public offering,
an aggregate of 500,000 common shares, Series A Common Share Warrants, which are
exercisable within six months of the closing date, to purchase up to an
aggregate of 250,000 common shares (the "Series A Warrants"), and Series B
Common Share Warrants, which are exercisable within 12 months of the closing
date, to purchase up to an aggregate of 250,000 common shares (the "Series B
Warrants" and, collectively with the Series A Warrants, the "Warrants") for
total gross proceeds of approximately $30.8 million. The purchase price for each
common share together with one-half of a Series A Warrant and one-half of a
Series B Warrant is $61.59 (the "Per Share Purchase Price"), which was the
closing price of Park's common shares on October 26, 2009. The purchase price
for each common share with no Warrants is $60.00. The purchase price for a
combination of one-half of a Series A Warrant and one-half of a Series B Warrant
is $1.59. Each Warrant entitles the investor to purchase one common share at
$67.75, or 110% of the Per Share Purchase Price, subject to anti-dilution
provisions that require adjustment to reflect stock dividends and splits,
pro-rata distributions, certain cash dividends and certain fundamental
transactions. The closing of the offering is expected to take place no later
than November 2, 2009, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions.
The common shares, Series A Warrants, Series B Warrants and common shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants will be issued pursuant to a prospectus
supplement filed on October 28, 2009 with the SEC in connection with a takedown
from Park's shelf registration on Form S-3 (Registration File No. 333-159454),
which was declared effective by the SEC on May 22, 2009. A copy of the opinion
of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, counsel to Park, relating to the common
shares and the Warrants to be sold pursuant to the securities purchase
agreements and the common shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants is
attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
One group of affiliated investors has agreed to purchase 460,000 common shares
at a price of $60.00 per share, with no Warrants, for a total purchase price of
$27,600,000. Another investor has agreed to purchase 40,000 common shares,
together with Series A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 20,000 common shares
and Series B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 20,000 common shares at the
$61.59 Per Share Purchase Price, for a total purchase price of $2,463,600. A
third investor agreed to purchase Series A Warrants to purchase an aggregate of
230,000 common shares and Series B Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 230,000
common shares, for a total purchase price of $731,400.
On October 26, 2009, Park entered into a letter agreement with Rodman & Renshaw,
LLC (the "Placement Agent"), pursuant to which the Placement Agent agreed to act
as exclusive placement agent on a "reasonable best efforts" basis in connection
with the sale of 500,000 common shares together with the Series A Warrants and
the Series B Warrants in the registered direct public offering described above.
Park has agreed to pay the Placement Agent an aggregate fee equal to 3% of the
gross proceeds from the sale of the common shares and Warrants in the offering,
plus 3% of the aggregate gross proceeds Park receives, if any, from the exercise
of the Warrants. Park has also agreed to reimburse the Placement Agent for all
reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
the offering, including the reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel, not to
exceed the lesser of 1% of the gross proceeds raised by Park and $25,000.
A copy of the letter agreement, copies of the forms of securities purchase
agreements and a copy of the form of Series A / Series B Warrant, are attached
hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 through 10.4, and 4.1, respectively, and are
incorporated by reference. The foregoing summaries of the terms of the letter
agreement, the securities purchase agreements and the Warrants are subject to,
and qualified in their entirety by, such documents.
On October 28, 2009, Park issued a news release announcing the offering. A copy
of the news release was attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Early Morning
October 28, 2009 Form 8-K as is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Not applicable
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form
8-K:
Exhibit No. Description
4.1 Form of Series A / Series B Common Share Warrant
5.1 Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
10.1 Letter Agreement, dated October 26, 2009, by and between Park and Rodman
& Renshaw, LLC.
10.2 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement - Common Shares and Warrants
10.3 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement - Common Shares Only
10.4 Form of Securities Purchase Agreement - Warrants Only
23.1 Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2 Consent of Crowe Horwath, LLP
99.1 News Release issued by Park National Corporation on October 28, 2009
announcing agreements for direct placement of $30.8 million in capital
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Park National
Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K dated and filed on October 28,
2009 (File No. 1-13006)).
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