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Park National: 3Q Earnings Snapshot

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NEWARK, Ohio (AP) _ Park National Corp. (PRK) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $24.8 million.

The Newark, Ohio-based bank said it had earnings of $1.56 per share.

The financial services holding company posted revenue of $104.3 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $91.7 million, which topped Street forecasts.

Park National shares have dropped nearly 9 percent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Monday, shares hit $94.77, a fall of 15 percent in the last 12 months.

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This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on PRK at https://www.zacks.com/ap/PRK

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