Document


As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 2016
Registration No. 333-
    

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Ohio    34-1867219
(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)    Identification No.)
6065 Parkland Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44124
(440) 947-2000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Robert D. Vilsack
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
6065 Parkland Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44124
(440) 947-2000
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Michael J. Solecki
Jones Day
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 586-3939 (telephone)
(216) 579-0212 (fax)
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. þ
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o



If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
If this form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer þ
Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities To be Registered
Amount To Be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit(1)(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1)
Amount Of Registration Fee(1)
Debt Securities(3)(5)
 
 
 
 
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share(4)(5)
 
 
 
 
Total
$150,000,000
100%
$150,000,000(6)
$ — (7)

(1) Not specified as to each class of securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction II.D. to Form S-3.
(2) The proposed maximum offering price per unit will be determined from time to time by the registrant in connection with the issuance by the registrant of the securities registered hereunder.
(3) Subject to note (6) below, there is being registered an indeterminate principal amount of debt securities.
(4) Subject to note (6) below, there is being registered an indeterminate number of shares of common stock.
(5) Subject to note (6) below, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount of shares of common stock as may be issued in exchange for, or upon conversion of, as the case may be, the debt securities registered hereunder. Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. In accordance with Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), no registration fee is required because no separate consideration will be received for any securities registered hereunder that are issued in exchange for, or upon conversion of, as the case may be, the debt securities.
(6) In no event will the aggregate initial offering price of all securities issued from time to time pursuant to the prospectus contained in this registration statement exceed $150,000,000 or the equivalent thereof in one or more foreign currencies or foreign currency units. Such amount represents the offering price of any shares of common stock, the principal amount of any debt securities issued at their stated principal amount and the issue price rather than the principal amount of any debt securities issued at an original issue discount. The aggregate principal amount of the debt securities may be increased if any debt securities are issued at an original issue discount by an amount such that the offering price to be received by the registrant shall be equal to the above amount to be registered. Any offering of securities denominated other than in United States dollars will be treated as the equivalent of United States dollars based on the exchange rate applicable to the purchase of such securities at the time of initial offering. The securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder.
(7) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act, based on an aggregate offering price of $150,000,000. In accordance with Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement includes unsold securities having an aggregate offering price of $150,000,000 (the “Unsold Securities”) that have been previously registered on Registration Statement No. 333-189261, filed on June 12, 2013 (the “Prior Registration Statement”). In connection with the registration of the Unsold Securities on the Prior Registration Statement, a registration fee of $20,460 was paid, which registration fee will continue to be applied to the Unsold Securities included in this Registration Statement. Accordingly, there is no registration fee due in connection with the Unsold Securities.




Pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act, the offering of the Unsold Securities registered under the Prior Registration Satatement will be deemed terminated as of the date of effectiveness of this Registration Statement.
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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.




The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell any of the securities being registered until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities, in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 7, 2016

PROSPECTUS

$150,000,000
Debt Securities
Common Stock
of
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
We may offer and sell from time to time our debt securities and shares of our common stock. We may sell any combination of these securities in one or more offerings with an aggregate initial offering price of $150,000,000 or the equivalent amount in other currencies or currency units.
We will provide the specific terms of the securities to be offered in one or more supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in our securities. This prospectus may not be used to offer and sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of those offered securities.
We may offer our securities through agents, underwriters or dealers or directly to investors. Each prospectus supplement will provide the amount, price and terms of the plan of distribution relating to the securities to be sold pursuant to such prospectus supplement. We will set forth the names of any underwriters or agents in the accompanying prospectus supplement, as well as the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale. In addition, the underwriters, if any, may over-allot a portion of the securities.
Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “PKOH.” On June 6, 2016, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC was $31.21 per share. None of the other securities that we may offer under this prospectus are currently publicly traded.
Investing in our securities involves certain risks. Please read carefully the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus.

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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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The date of this prospectus is , 2016.




TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS 1

WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE 1

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 2

OUR BUSINESS 4

RISK FACTORS 4

USE OF PROCEEDS 4

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES 4

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES 5

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK 10

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 12

LEGAL MATTERS 14

EXPERTS 14



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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf ” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may from time to time sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $150,000,000 or the equivalent amount in other currencies or currency units.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the terms of that offering. For a more complete understanding of the offering of the securities, you should refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement together with additional information under the heading “Where You Can Find Additional Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information By Reference.”
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, or any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date mentioned on the cover page of these documents. We are not making offers to sell the securities in any jurisdiction in which an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to anyone to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation.
References in this prospectus to the terms “we,” “us” or “our” or other similar terms mean Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless we state otherwise or the context indicates otherwise.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed by us at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address for the SEC’s website is www.sec.gov.
We make available, free of charge, on our website at www.pkoh.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports and statements as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with the SEC. The contents of our website are not part of this prospectus, and the reference to our website does not constitute incorporation by reference into this prospectus of the information contained at that site, other than documents we file with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information in documents we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in or omitted from this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future documents that we file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (1) after the date of the initial filing of the registration

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statement of which this prospectus forms a part prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement and (2) after the date of this prospectus until the offering of the securities is terminated. We do not, however, incorporate by reference in this prospectus any documents or portions thereof that are not deemed “filed” with the SEC, including any information furnished pursuant to item 2.02 or item 7.01 of our current reports on Form 8-K after the date of this prospectus unless, and except to the extent, specified in such current reports.
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Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015;
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Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016;
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Our Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on March 10, 2016, April 27, 2016 and May 23, 2016; and
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The description of our capital stock contained in the Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on June 1, 2006, and all amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.
You may obtain copies of these filings without charge by requesting the filings in writing or by telephone at the following address:
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
6065 Parkland Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44124
(440) 947-2000
Attention: General Counsel
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) covering the securities to be offered and sold by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits to the registration statement. The registration statement, including the exhibits, can be read at the SEC website or at the SEC offices referred to above. Any statement made in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement concerning the contents of any contract, agreement or other document is only a summary of the actual contract, agreement or other document. If we have filed any contract, agreement or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement regarding a contract, agreement or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements contained in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These uncertainties and other factors include such things as:
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our ability to successfully integrate acquired companies and achieve the expected results of such acquisitions;
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our substantial indebtedness;
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the uncertainty of the global economic environment;
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general business conditions and competitive factors, including pricing pressures and product innovation;

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demand for our products and services;
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raw material availability and pricing;
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fluctuations in energy costs;
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component part availability and pricing;
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changes in our relationships with customers and suppliers;
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the financial condition of our customers, including the impact of any bankruptcies;
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our ability to successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions into existing operations;
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the amounts and timing of purchases of our common stock, if any;
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changes in general domestic economic conditions such as inflation rates, interest rates, tax rates, unemployment rates, higher labor and healthcare costs, recessions and changing government policies, laws and regulations, including the uncertainties related to the current global financial crises;
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adverse impacts to us, our suppliers and customers from acts of terrorism or hostilities;
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our ability to meet various covenants, including financial covenants, contained in the agreements governing our indebtedness;
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disruptions, uncertainties or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our access to capital;
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potential disruption due to a partial or complete reconfiguration of the European Union;
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increasingly stringent domestic and foreign governmental regulations, including those affecting the environment;
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inherent uncertainties involved in assessing our potential liability for environmental remediation-related activities;
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the outcome of pending and future litigation and other claims and disputes with customers;
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the outcome of the review conducted by the special committee of our Board of Directors;
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our dependence on the automotive and heavy-duty truck industries, which are highly cyclical;
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the dependence of the automotive industry on consumer spending, which could be lower due to the effects of the recent financial crises;
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our ability to negotiate contracts with labor unions;
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our dependence on key management;
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our dependence on information systems;
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our ability to continue to pay cash dividends; and
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any risk factors referred to elsewhere in this prospectus or in any accompanying prospectus supplement.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a forward-looking statement herein should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved.


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OUR BUSINESS
We were incorporated as an Ohio corporation in 1998. Operating primarily through the subsidiaries owned by our direct subsidiary, Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., we are an industrial supply chain logistics and diversified manufacturing business operating in three segments: Supply Technologies, Assembly Components and Engineered Products.
Our principal executive office is located at 6065 Parkland Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44124, and our telephone number is (440) 947-2000. Our website address is http://www.pkoh.com. Information contained on or accessible through our website is not a part of this prospectus other than documents we file with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
RISK FACTORS
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider any risk factors contained in any applicable prospectus supplement, as well as the risk factors set forth in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and any material changes to those risk factors set forth in a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should also refer to the other information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including our financial statements and the related notes incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Additional risks and uncertainties that are not yet identified may also materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, results of operations and financial condition could suffer. In that case, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement or other offering materials, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of our securities to which this prospectus relates for general corporate purposes. General corporate purposes may include repayment of debt, acquisitions, investments, additions to working capital, capital expenditures and advances to or investments in our subsidiaries. Pending any specific application, we may invest net proceeds in short-term marketable securities or apply them to the reduction of short-term debt.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth our ratio of consolidated earnings to fixed charges for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
Year Ended December 31,
March 31, 2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
1.5x
3.0x
3.2x
2.9x
2.7x
1.7x

Earnings consist of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest). Fixed charges consist of interest and the portion of rental expense deemed representative of the interest factor.







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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
This section describes the general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may issue, which may be issued as convertible or exchangeable debt securities. We will set forth the particular terms of the debt securities we offer in a prospectus supplement. The extent, if any, to which the following general provisions do not apply to particular debt securities will be described in any applicable prospectus supplement. The following description of general terms relating to the debt securities and the indenture under which the debt securities will be issued are summaries only and therefore are not complete. You should read the indenture and the prospectus supplement regarding any particular issuance of debt securities.
The debt securities will represent our unsecured general obligations, unless otherwise provided in any applicable prospectus supplement. We currently conduct all of our operations through our subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due pursuant to the debt securities or to make any funds available therefor, whether by dividends, loans or other payments. The holders of debt securities (whether senior or subordinated debt securities) will be effectively subordinated to the creditors of our subsidiaries. This means that creditors of our subsidiaries will have a claim to the assets of our subsidiaries that is superior to the claim of our creditors, including holders of our debt securities.
The debt securities will be issued under an indenture between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, and may be supplemented or amended from time to time following its execution. The indenture, and any supplemental indentures thereto, will be subject to, and governed by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.
The form of indenture gives us broad authority to set the particular terms of each series of debt securities issued thereunder, including, without limitation, the right to modify certain of the terms contained in the form of indenture.
Except to the extent set forth in any applicable prospectus supplement, the indenture will not contain any covenants or restrictions that afford holders of the debt securities special protection in the event of a change of control or highly leveraged transaction.
General
The indenture will not limit the aggregate principal amount of debt securities that may be issued under it and will provide that debt securities may be issued in one or more series, in such form or forms, with such terms and up to the aggregate principal amount, that we may authorize from time to time. The terms of each series of debt securities will be set forth or determined in the manner provided in one or more resolutions of the board of directors or by a supplemental indenture. The particular terms of the debt securities offered pursuant to any applicable prospectus supplement will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. All debt securities of one series need not be issued at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be reopened, without the consent of any holder, for issuances of additional debt securities of that series.
Any applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of any series of debt securities that we may offer (to the extent applicable to the debt securities):
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the title and designation of the debt securities (which shall distinguish debt securities of one series from debt securities of any other series), including whether the debt securities shall be issued as senior debt securities, senior subordinated debt securities or subordinated debt securities, any subordination provisions particular to such series of debt securities and whether such debt securities are convertible and/or exchangeable for other securities;
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the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities and any limit upon the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities;
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the date or dates (whether fixed or extendable) on which the principal of the debt securities is payable or the method of determination thereof;

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the rate or rates (which may be fixed, floating or adjustable) at which the debt securities shall bear interest, if any, the method of calculating the rates, the date or dates from which interest shall accrue or the manner of determining those dates, the interest payment dates on which interest shall be payable, the record dates for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months;
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the place or places where the principal and premium, if any, make-whole amount, if any, and interest on the debt securities, if any, shall be payable, where the holders may surrender debt securities for conversion, transfer or exchange and where notices or demands to or upon us may be served;
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any provisions relating to the issuance of the debt securities at an original issue discount;
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the price or prices at which, the period or periods within which and the terms and conditions upon which we may redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise (including, without limitation, the form or method of payment if other than in cash);
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our obligation, if any, to redeem, purchase or repay the debt securities pursuant to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder, the price at which, the period within which and the terms and conditions upon which the debt securities shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation (including, without limitation, the form or method of payment thereof if other than in cash) and any provisions for the remarketing of the debt securities;
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if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which the debt securities of the series shall be issuable;
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if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities which shall be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity or provable in bankruptcy, or, if applicable, the portion of the principal amount which is convertible or exchangeable in accordance with the provisions of the debt securities or the resolution of our board of directors or any supplemental indenture pursuant to which such debt securities are issued;
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any events of default with respect to the debt securities, in lieu of or in addition to those set forth in the indenture and the remedies therefor;
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our obligation, if any, to permit the conversion or exchange of the debt securities of such series into shares of common stock or other capital stock or property, or combination thereof, and the terms and conditions upon which such conversion shall be effected (including, without limitation, the initial conversion or exchange price or rate, the conversion or exchange period, the provisions for conversion or exchange price or rate adjustments and any other provision relative to such obligation) and any limitations on the ownership or transferability of the securities or property into which holders may convert or exchange the debt securities;
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any trustees, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars or any other agents with respect to the debt securities;
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the currency or currency units, including composite currencies, in which the debt securities shall be denominated if other than the currency of the United States of America;
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if other than the currency or currency units in which the debt securities are denominated, the currency or currency units in which payment of the principal of, premium, if any, make-whole amount, if any or interest on the debt securities shall be payable (and the manner in which the equivalent of the principal amount thereof in the currency of the United States of America is to be determined for any purpose, including for the determination of the principal amount outstanding);
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if the principal of, premium, if any, make-whole amount, if any, or interest on the debt securities is to be payable, at our election or the election of a holder, in currency or currency units other than that in which the debt securities are denominated or stated, the period within which, and the terms and conditions upon

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which such election may be made and the time and manner of and identity of the exchange rate agent with responsibility for determining the exchange rate between the currency or currency units in which the debt securities are denominated or stated to be payable and the currency or currency units in which the debt securities will be payable;
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if the amount of the payments of principal of, premium, if any, make-whole amount, if any, and interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to an index, the manner in which the amount shall be determined from that index;
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whether and under what circumstances we will pay additional amounts on the debt securities held by foreign holders in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem the debt securities rather than pay such additional amounts;
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if receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions will be necessary for any purpose, including, without limitation, as a condition to the issuance of the debt securities in definitive form (whether upon original issue or upon exchange of a temporary debt security), the form and terms of such certificates, documents or conditions;
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any other affirmative or negative covenants with respect to the debt securities;
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whether the debt securities shall be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities and the depositary for the global securities or debt securities, the circumstances under which any global security may be exchanged for debt securities registered in the name of any person other than the depositary or its nominee and any other provisions regarding the global securities;
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whether the debt securities are defeasible; and
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any other material terms of a particular series.
Unless otherwise indicated in any prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities, the principal amount of and any premium or make-whole amount or interest on the debt securities will be payable, and the debt securities will be exchangeable and transfers thereof will be registrable at the office of the trustee. However, at our option, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as it appears in the debt security register. Any payment of principal and any premium or make-whole amount or interest required to be made on an interest payment date, redemption date or at maturity that is not a business day need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding business day with the same force and effect as if made on the applicable date, and no interest shall accrue for the period from and after such date.
Unless otherwise indicated in any prospectus supplement relating to debt securities, the debt securities will be issued only in fully registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of the debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge required to be paid in connection with a transfer or exchange.
Debt securities may bear interest at fixed or floating rates. We may issue our debt securities at an original issue discount, bearing no interest or bearing interest at a rate that, at the time of issuance, is below market rate, to be sold at a substantial discount below their stated principal amount. Generally speaking, if our debt securities are issued at an original issue discount and there is an acceleration of their maturity, holders will receive an amount less than the debt securities’ principal amount. Tax and other special considerations applicable to any series of debt securities, including original issue discount debt, will be described in any prospectus supplement with which we offer those debt securities. In addition, certain United States federal income tax or other considerations, if any, applicable to any debt securities that are denominated in a currency or currency unit other than United States dollars will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Global Securities

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The debt securities of a series may be issued in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with a depositary or its nominees identified in any prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities. In such a case, one or more global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding debt securities of the series to be represented by such global security or securities.
Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive registered form, a global security may not be registered for transfer or exchange except as a whole by the depositary for such global security to a nominee of the depositary and except in the circumstances described in any prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities. The specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a series of debt securities will be described in any prospectus supplement relating to such series.
Modification of the Indenture
We and the trustee will be able to modify the indenture with respect to the debt securities of any series, with or without the consent of the holders of debt securities, under certain circumstances to be described in a prospectus supplement with which we offer those debt securities.
Defeasance; Satisfaction and Discharge
An applicable prospectus supplement will outline the conditions under which we may elect to have certain of our obligations under the indenture discharged and under which the indenture obligations will be deemed to be satisfied.
Defaults and Notice
The debt securities of any series will contain events of default to be specified in any applicable prospectus supplement, including, without limitation:
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failure to pay the principal of, or premium or make-whole amount, if any, on any debt security of such series when due and payable (whether at maturity, by call for redemption, through any mandatory sinking fund, by redemption at the option of the holder, by declaration of acceleration or otherwise);
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failure to make a payment of any interest on any debt security of such series when due;
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failure to perform or observe any of our other covenants or agreements in the indenture with respect to the debt securities of such series;
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certain events relating to our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization;
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failure to pay certain debt at maturity or the acceleration of certain debt; and
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certain unsatisfied judgments.
If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series shall occur and be continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of such series may declare the principal amount (or, if the debt securities of such series are issued at an original issue discount, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of the debt securities of such series) of all debt securities of such series and/or such other amount or amounts as the debt securities or supplemental indenture with respect to such series may provide, to be immediately due and payable.
The trustee under the indenture shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default, give to the holders of debt securities of any series notice of all uncured defaults with respect to such series known to it. However, except in the case of a default that results from the failure to make any payment of the principal of, premium or make-whole amount, if any, or interest on the debt securities of any series, or in the payment of any mandatory sinking fund installment with respect to the debt securities of such series, the trustee may withhold giving such notice if it in good

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faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the holders of the debt securities of such series.
The indenture will contain a provision entitling the trustee to be indemnified by holders of debt securities before proceeding to exercise any trust or power under the indenture at the request of such holders. The indenture will provide that the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the trustee, or of exercising any trust or power conferred upon the trustee, with respect to the debt securities of such series. However, the trustee may decline to follow any such direction if, among other reasons, the trustee determines in good faith that the actions or proceedings as directed may not lawfully be taken or would violate the indenture, would involve the trustee in personal liability or would be unduly prejudicial to the holders of the debt securities of such series not joining in such direction.
The right of a holder to institute a proceeding with respect to the indenture will be subject to certain conditions, including that the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of such series make a written request upon the trustee to exercise its power under the indenture, indemnify the trustee and afford the trustee reasonable opportunity to act. Even so, the holder will have an absolute right to receipt of the principal of, premium or make-whole amount, if any, and interest when due, to require conversion or exchange of debt securities if the indenture provides for convertibility or exchangeability at the option of the holder and to institute suit for the enforcement of such rights.
Conversion or Exchange Rights
If debt securities of any series are convertible or exchangeable, any applicable prospectus supplement will specify:
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the type of securities into which they may be converted or exchanged;
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the conversion price or exchange ratio, or its method of calculation;
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whether conversion or exchange is mandatory or at the holder’s election;
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how and when the conversion price or exchange ratio may be adjusted; and
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any other important terms concerning the conversion or exchange rights.
Concerning the Trustee
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association will serve as the trustee under the indenture pursuant to which any debt securities will be issued. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association is the trustee under the indenture governing the 8.125% senior notes due 2021 of our direct subsidiary, Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. Any prospectus supplement with respect to particular debt securities will describe any other material relationship that we may have with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
Governing Law; Jury Trial Waiver
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
The indenture provides that we and the trustee, and each holder of a debt security by its acceptance thereof, irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to the indenture or the debt securities.

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
We are authorized to issue 40,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, and 632,470 shares of serial preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share.
Common Stock
This section describes the general terms and provisions of our common stock. For more detailed information, you should refer to our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (“Articles”) and Code of Regulations (“Regulations”), copies of which have been filed with the SEC. These documents are also incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Subject to the rights of any holders of serial preferred stock, each outstanding share of common stock is entitled to such dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors. Each outstanding share of common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Pursuant to our Articles, holders of our common stock do not have the right to cumulative voting; therefore, the holders of a majority of the shares voting for the election of the board of directors can elect all the directors standing for election, if they so choose. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to receive, on a pro rata basis, any assets remaining after provision for payment of creditors and any holders of our serial preferred stock.
No holder of our common stock has any preemptive or preferential right to purchase or subscribe to any of our shares of any class, except to the extent provided by our board of directors.
Serial Preferred Stock
This section describes the general terms and provisions of our serial preferred stock. For more detailed information, you should refer to our Articles and Regulations, copies of which have been filed with the SEC. These documents are also incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Our Articles authorize our board of directors to issue the serial preferred stock as serial stock of any series and, in connection with the creation of such series, to fix by the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of shares the voting powers and designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such series, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Ohio.
Certain Anti-takeover Provisions of Ohio Law
Certain provisions of Ohio law may have the effect of discouraging or rendering more difficult an unsolicited acquisition of a corporation or its capital stock to the extent the corporation is subject to those provisions. We have opted out of one such provision. We remain subject to the remaining provisions, which are described below.
Chapter 1704 of the Ohio Revised Code prohibits certain transactions, including mergers, sales of assets, issuances or purchases of securities, liquidation or dissolution, or reclassifications of the then-outstanding shares of an Ohio corporation with 50 or more shareholders involving, or for the benefit of, certain holders of shares representing 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation, any such shareholder a 10% Shareholder, unless:
▪
the transaction is approved by the directors before the 10% Shareholder becomes a 10% Shareholder;
▪
the acquisition of 10% of the voting power is approved by the directors before the 10% Shareholder becomes a 10% Shareholder; or
▪
the transaction involves a 10% Shareholder who has been a 10% Shareholder for at least three years and is approved by the directors before the 10% Shareholder becomes a 10% Shareholder, is approved by holders of two-thirds of our voting power and the holders of a majority of the voting power not owned by the 10% Shareholder, or certain price and form of consideration requirements are met.

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Chapter 1704 of the Ohio Revised Code may have the effect of deterring certain potential acquisitions of us that might be beneficial to shareholders.
Section 1707.041 of the Ohio Revised Code regulates certain “control bids” for corporations in Ohio with certain concentrations of Ohio shareholders and permits the Ohio Division of Securities to suspend a control bid if certain information is not provided to offerees.
Listing
Our common stock is quoted on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “PKOH.”

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the offered securities in and outside the United States:
•
through underwriters or dealers;
•
directly to purchasers;
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in a rights offering;
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in “at the market” offerings, within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market on an exchange or otherwise;
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through agents; or
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through a combination of any of these methods.
Any applicable prospectus supplement will include the following information:
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the terms of the offering;
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the names of any underwriters or agents;
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the name or names of any managing underwriter or underwriters;
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the purchase price or initial public offering price of the securities;
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the net proceeds from the sale of the securities;
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any delayed delivery arrangements;
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any underwriting discounts, commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;
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any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and
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any commissions paid to agents.
Sale through Underwriters or Dealers
If underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Underwriters may offer the securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. Unless we inform you otherwise in any applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the offered securities if they purchase any of them. The underwriters may change from time to time any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.
During and after an offering through underwriters, the underwriters may purchase and sell the securities in the open market. These transactions may include over-allotment and stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short positions created in connection with the offering. The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, which means that selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers for the offered securities sold for their account may be reclaimed by the syndicate if the offered securities are repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of

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the offered securities, which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in the open market. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue these activities at any time.
Some or all of the securities that we offer though this prospectus may be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters to whom we sell our securities for public offering and sale may make a market in those securities, but they will not be obligated to do so and they may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Accordingly, we cannot assure you of the liquidity of, or continued trading markets for, any securities that we offer.
If dealers are used in the sale of the securities, we will sell the securities to them as principals. They may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices determined by the dealers at the time of resale. We will include in any applicable prospectus supplement the names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction.
Direct Sales and Sales through Agents
We may sell the securities directly. In this case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. We may also sell the securities through agents designated from time to time. In any applicable prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities and we will describe any commissions payable to the agent. Unless we inform you otherwise in any applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will agree to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit purchases for the period of its appointment.
We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those securities. We will describe the terms of any sales of these securities in any applicable prospectus supplement.
Remarketing Arrangements
Offered securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in any applicable prospectus supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more remarketing firms, acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreements, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in any applicable prospectus supplement.
Delayed Delivery Contracts
If we so indicate in any applicable prospectus supplement, we may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts would be subject only to those conditions described in any applicable prospectus supplement. Any applicable prospectus supplement will describe the commission payable for solicitation of those contracts.
General Information
We may have agreements with the agents, dealers, underwriters and remarketing firms to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with respect to payments that the agents, dealers, underwriters or remarketing firms may be required to make. Agents, dealers, underwriters and remarketing firms may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform other services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.

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LEGAL MATTERS
Jones Day will pass upon the validity of the securities being offered hereby. Any underwriters may be advised about legal matters by their own counsel, who will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. appearing in Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2015, including the schedule appearing therein, and the effectiveness of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and Park-Ohio Holding Corp.’s management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.


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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by the registrant in connection with the securities being registered. All amounts are estimates except the SEC registration statement filing fee.
 
Amount to Be Paid
SEC registration statement filing fee
    $ — (1)
Trustee’s fees and expenses
(2)
Legal fees and expenses
(2)
Accounting fees and expenses
Transfer agent fees and expenses
Printing fees and expenses
(2)
(2)
(2)
Miscellaneous
(2)
   Total
    $ (2)
            
(1) 
 
A registration fee of $20,460.00 was previously paid on June 12, 2013 relating to $150,000,000 of unsold securities registered on Registration Statement on Form S-3 No. 333-189261 that are included on this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act of 1933. Accordingly, there is no registration fee due in connection with such unsold securities.
 
 
 
(2) 
 
Estimated expenses are presently not known and cannot be estimated.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 34 of our Code of Regulations, as currently in effect, provides that we will indemnify any director or officer or any of our former directors or officers or any person who is or has served at our request as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (and his heirs, executors and administrators) against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by him by reason of the fact that he is or was such director, officer or trustee in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative to the full extent and according to the procedures and requirements set forth in the Ohio general corporation law, as the same may be in effect from time to time. Section 34 further provides that the indemnification provided for therein shall not be deemed to restrict our right to indemnify employees, agents and others as permitted by the Ohio general corporation law.

Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio Revised Code (“Revised Code”) provides in regard to indemnification of directors and officers as follows:

(E)(1) A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if the person had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit, or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, or conviction, or upon a

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plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.
    
(2) A corporation may indemnify or agree to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending, or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any of the following:
(a) Any claim, issue, or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of the person’s duty to the corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the court of common pleas or the court in which such action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court of common pleas or such other court shall deem proper;
(b) Any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against a director is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the Revised Code.
(3) To the extent that a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter in the action, suit, or proceeding, the person shall be indemnified against expenses, including attorney’s fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the action, suit, or proceeding.
(4) Any indemnification under division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, unless ordered by a court, shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case, upon a determination that indemnification of the director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section. Such determination shall be made as follows:

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(a) By a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors of the indemnifying corporation who were not and are not parties to or threatened with the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section;

(b) If the quorum described in division (E)(4)(a) of this section is not obtainable or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, in a written opinion by independent legal counsel other than an attorney, or a firm having associated with it an attorney, who has been retained by or who has performed services for the corporation or any person to be indemnified within the past five years;

(c) By the shareholders;

(d) By the court of common pleas or the court in which the action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section was brought.

Any determination made by the disinterested directors under division (E)(4)(a) or by independent legal counsel under division (E)(4)(b) of this section shall be promptly communicated to the person who threatened or brought the action or suit by or in the right of the corporation under division (E)(2) of this section, and, within ten days after receipt of that notification, the person shall have the right to petition the court of common pleas or the court in which the action or suit was brought to review the reasonableness of that determination.

(5) (a) Unless at the time of a director’s act or omission that is the subject of an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, the articles or the regulations of a corporation state, by specific reference to this division, that the provisions of this division do not apply to the corporation and unless the only liability asserted against a director in an action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section is pursuant to section 1701.95 of the Revised Code, expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by a director in defending the action, suit, or proceeding shall be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director in which the director agrees to do both of the following:

(i) Repay that amount if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that the director’s action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to the corporation or undertaken with reckless disregard for the best interests of the corporation;

(ii) Reasonably cooperate with the corporation concerning the action, suit, or proceeding.

(b) Expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred by a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent in defending any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in division (E)(1) or (2) of this section, may be paid by the corporation as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit, or proceeding, as authorized by the directors in the specific case, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent to repay that amount, if it ultimately is determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation.

(6) The indemnification or advancement of expenses authorized by this section shall not be exclusive of, and shall be in addition to, any other rights granted to those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses under the articles, the regulations, any agreement, a vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise, both as to action in their official capacities and as to action in another

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capacity while holding their offices or positions, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of that person. A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the articles or the regulations shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to that provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that becomes the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit, or proceeding for which the indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of that act or omission explicitly authorizes that elimination or impairment after the act or omission has occurred.

(7) A corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including, but not limited to, trust funds, letters of credit, or self-insurance, on behalf of or for any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against the person and incurred by the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against that liability under this section. Insurance may be purchased from or maintained with a person in which the corporation has a financial interest.

(8) The authority of a corporation to indemnify persons pursuant to division (E)(1) or (2) of this section does not limit the payment of expenses as they are incurred, indemnification, insurance, or other protection that may be provided pursuant to divisions (E)(5), (6), and (7) of this section. Divisions (E)(1) and (2) of this section do not create any obligation to repay or return payments made by the corporation pursuant to division (E)(5),(6), or (7).

(9) As used in division (E) of this section, “corporation” includes all constituent entities in a consolidation or merger and the new or surviving corporation, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, trustee, member, manager, or agent of such a constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager, or agent of another corporation, domestic or foreign, nonprofit or for profit, a limited liability company, or a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the new or surviving corporation as the person would if the person had served the new or surviving corporation in the same capacity.

We have entered into indemnification agreements (“Indemnification Agreements”) with each of our directors and certain of our officers (“Indemnitees”). Pursuant to each of the Indemnification Agreements, we must indemnify the Indemnitee with respect to his activities as our director or officer and/or as a person who is serving or has served on our behalf (“Representative”) as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, domestic or foreign, in which we have a direct or indirect ownership interest against expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by him (“Expenses”) in connection with any claim against the Indemnitee which is the subject of any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise and whether formal or informal (a “Proceeding”), to which the Indemnitee was, is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of facts which include the Indemnitee’s being or having been such a director, officer or Representative, to the extent of the highest and most advantageous to the Indemnitee, as determined by the Indemnitee, of one or any combination of the following:

(b)    The benefits provided by our Code of Regulations as of the date of the Indemnification Agreement;
(c)
The benefits provided by our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Code of Regulations or their equivalent in effect at the time Expenses are incurred by the Indemnitee;
(d)    The benefits allowable under Ohio law in effect as of the date of the Indemnification Agreement;

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(e)
The benefits allowable under the law of the jurisdiction under which we exist at the time Expenses are incurred by the Indemnitee;
(f)    The benefits available under our liability insurance;
(g)
The benefits that would have been available to the Indemnitee under his executive liability insurance policy; and
(h)    Such other benefits as are or may be otherwise available to the Indemnitee.
The Indemnification Agreements provide for the advancement of Expenses to the Indemnitee if the Indemnitee provides us with a written undertaking that (i) the Indemnitee has notified us of any Proceeding; (ii) the Indemnitee believes he should prevail in the Proceeding and (iii) that the Indemnitee will reimburse us for all Expenses if it is determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.
We also maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured against certain liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933.

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Item 16. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-K of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. for the year ended December 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 000-03134) and incorporated by reference and made a part hereof)
4.2
Code of Regulations of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-K of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. for the year ended December 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 000-03134) and incorporated by reference and made a part hereof)
4.3
Form of Debt Securities Indenture
4.4†
Form of Debt Securities
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day
12.1
Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of Attorney
25.1
Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Trustee under Debt Securities Indenture
            
†
To be filed either by amendment or as an exhibit to a report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 17. Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)    To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

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provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of this registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4)    That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i)
Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be a part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii)
Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be a part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is a part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(5)
That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i)
Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii)
Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii)
The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv)
Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on June 7, 2016.
PARK-OHIO HOLDINGS CORP.

By:    /s/ Robert D. Vilsack    
Robert D. Vilsack
Secretary and General Counsel

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
*
 
 
Edward F. Crawford

*
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 7, 2016
Patrick W. Fogarty

*
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
June 7, 2016
Matthew V. Crawford

*
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
June 7, 2016
Patrick V. Auletta

*
Director
June 7, 2016
John D. Grampa

*
Director
June 7, 2016
A. Malachi Mixon, III

*
Director
June 7, 2016
Dan T. Moore

*
Director
June 7, 2016
Ronna Romney

*
Director
June 7, 2016
Steven H. Rosen

*
Director
June 7, 2016
James W. Wert
Director
June 7, 2016
            
*
The undersigned by signing his name hereto does sign and execute this registration statement on Form S-3 pursuant to the Power of Attorney executed by the above-named directors and officers of the registrant, which has been filed as an exhibit to this registration statement on behalf of such directors and officers.

By:    /s/ Robert D. Vilsack         June 7, 2016
Robert D. Vilsack
Attorney-in-Fact

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Item 16. Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-K of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. for the year ended December 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 000-03134) and incorporated by reference and made a part hereof)
4.2
Code of Regulations of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-K of Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. for the year ended December 31, 1998 (SEC File No. 000-03134) and incorporated by reference and made a part hereof)
4.3
Form of Debt Securities Indenture
4.4†
Form of Debt Securities
5.1
Opinion of Jones Day
12.1
Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2
Consent of Jones Day (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Power of Attorney
25.1
Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility under Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of Trustee under Debt Securities Indenture
            
†
To be filed either by amendment or as an exhibit to a report filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and incorporated herein by reference.