Park National shareholders approve 2026 employee and director equity incentive plans
At its April 27, 2026 annual meeting, Park National's shareholders approved the 2026 Long-Term Incentive Plans for Employees and for Non-Employee Directors, which replace the 2017 plans for new awards. The meeting also elected four directors to three-year terms ending at the 2029 annual meeting and ratified Crowe LLP as the independent auditor for fiscal 2026. The new employee plan authorizes 1,500,000 common shares and the director plan authorizes 150,000.
Key points
- Employee plan approved with 10,051,399 votes for and 1,875,565 against; it authorizes 1,500,000 common shares and runs for ten years from April 27, 2026.
- Director plan approved with 11,584,603 votes for and 283,992 against; it authorizes 150,000 common shares.
- Shareholders elected Robert E. O'Neill, Karen A. Morrison, Matthew R. Miller and D. Byrd Miller, III to terms ending at the 2029 annual meeting.
- Crowe LLP ratified as auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, with 14,408,959 votes for and 100,761 against.
The filing
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