UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 8, 2005

Unizan Financial Corp.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Ohio

0-13270

34-1442295

(State or other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

220 Market Avenue South, Canton, Ohio 44702

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (330) 438-1118

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01 Regulations FD Disclosure

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

c) Exhibits

99.1

Text of Unizan Financial Corp. release dated June 8, 2005

Canton, Ohio, June 8, 2005 – Unizan Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: UNIZ), today announced that the company’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.135 per common share payable on June 30, 2005, to shareholders of record on June 20, 2005.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: June 8, 2005	UNIZAN FINANCIAL CORP.

	By:	/s/ Kim M. Taylor
	Its:	Chief Financial Officer

UNIZAN FINANCIAL CORP 8-K