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) July 14, 2005
City National Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-10521 |
| 95-2568550 |
(Commission File Number) |
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City National Center |
| 90210 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
| (Zip Code) |
(310) 888-6000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Robert H. Tuttle has submitted his resignation as a member of the Board of Directors of City National Corporation and City National Bank (collectively, the “Company”) upon his confirmation and swearing in on July 14, 2005 as the new Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’. Mr. Tuttle has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since 2002.
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.
| CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION | |
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July 18, 2005 | /s/ Christopher J. Carey |
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| Christopher J. Carey | |
| Executive V.P. and Chief Financial Officer | |
| (Authorized Officer and Principal Financial | |
| Officer) | |
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