NEWARK, Ohio (AP) _ Park National Corp. (PRK) on Monday reported fourth-quarter profit of $36.5 million.

The Newark, Ohio-based bank said it had earnings of $2.23 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.07 per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.08 per share.

The financial services holding company posted revenue of $119.5 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $115.9 million, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $113 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $153.9 million, or $9.37 per share. Revenue was reported as $459.8 million.

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