Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CRAWFORD EDWARD F
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARK OHIO HOLDINGS CORP [PKOH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, COB
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
6065 PARKLAND BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/11/2008
(Street)

CLEVELAND, OH 44124
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock (1) 09/11/2008   D   48,470 D $ 0 1,813,268 D  
Common Stock (1) 09/11/2008   A   48,470 A $ 0 1,861,738 D  
Common Stock 09/12/2008   F   4,066 D $ 20 1,857,672 D  
Common Stock (2)               41,401 I First Francis Company, Inc.
Common Stock (3)               17,000 I EFC Properties, Inc.
Common Stock (4)               11,700 I Crawford Container Company
Common Stock (5)               22,500 I L'Accent Provence
Common Stock (6)               9,500 I Spouse
Common Stock (7)               13,462 I Individual Account Retirement Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CRAWFORD EDWARD F
6065 PARKLAND BLVD.
CLEVELAND, OH 44124
  X   X   CEO, COB  

Signatures

 Linda Kold, Attorney-in-Fact for Edward F. Crawford   09/15/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) As permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(i), on September 11, 2008, Park-Ohio delayed the vesting of Mr. Crawford's 48,470 shares of restricted stock that would have otherwise vested on September 12, 2008 because Park-Ohio anticipated that it would not be able to deduct the compensation expense related to such shares under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. To effectuate this delayed vesting, Mr. Crawford exchanged his 48,470 shares of restricted stock on September 11, 2008 for 48,470 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Crawford by Park-Ohio. The restricted stock units will fully vest on September 12, 2008 and will be paid to Mr. Crawford in shares of Park-Ohio stock in connection with his termination from employment.
(2) The reporting person is a shareholder of the corporation that owns the reported securities and disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) The reporting person is a shareholder of the corporation that owns the reported securities and disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) The reporting person is a shareholder of the corporation that owns the reported securities and disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) The reporting person is a shareholder of the corporation that owns the reported securities and disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of alll securities held by his wife and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of those shares for purpose of Section 16 for any other purpose.
(7) Number of shares reported in Individual Account Retirement Plan as of September 12, 2007.

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