SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

               QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For Quarter Ended                                         Commission File Number
March 31, 1996                                                    0-11733


                              CITY HOLDING COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        West Virginia                                            55-0619957
(State of other jurisdiction of                                 (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                               Identification No.)

                        3601 MacCorkle Avenue, Southeast
                         Charleston, West Virginia 25304
                         (Address of principal offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (304) 925-6611

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed all reports required
to be filed by  Sections  13 or 15(d)  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant
was  required to file such  report(s),  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   xx       No

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock as of May 5, 1996:

Common Stock, $2.50 Par Value -- 5,078,406 shares




THIS REPORT CONTAINS   111   PAGES.

EXHIBIT INDEX IS LOCATED ON PAGE   25  .



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                                      Index

                      City Holding Company and Subsidiaries



PART I    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

              Consolidated Balance Sheets -- March 31, 1996 (unaudited) 
              and December 31, 1995

              Consolidated  Statements  of  Income  (unaudited)  --
              Three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995

              Consolidated  Statements of Changes in  Stockholders'
              Equity  (unaudited)  -- Three  months ended March 31,
              1996 and 1995

              Consolidated  Statements  of Cash  Flows  (unaudited)
              --Three months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995

              Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
              -- March 31, 1996

Item     2.   Management's  Discussion  and Analysis of Financial  Condition  
              and Results of Operations


Part II.  Other Information

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

Item 2.   Changes in Securities

Item 3.   Defaults upon Senior Securities

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.   Other Information

Item 6.   xhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

Signatures

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PART I. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
CITY HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES



Item I.                                                                                       MARCH 31              DECEMBER 31
                                                                                                1996                    1995
                                                                                           ------------            -------------
                                                                                                                       
ASSETS                                                                                      (unaudited)
Cash and due from banks                                                                   $  30,933,000            $  28,460,000
Securities available for sale, at fair value                                                121,475,000              143,649,000
Investment securities (approximate market values:
       March 31, 1996--$41,911,000; December 31, 1995--$52,183,000)                          40,964,000               50,719,000
Loans:
       Gross loans                                                                          661,542,000              664,886,000
       Unearned income                                                                       (7,576,000)              (8,125,000)
       Allowance for possible loan losses                                                    (6,633,000)              (6,566,000)
                                                                                             ---------                ---------
       NET LOANS                                                                            647,333,000              650,195,000
Loans held for sale                                                                         165,262,000              122,222,000
Bank premises and equipment                                                                  25,905,000               23,651,000
Accrued interest receivable                                                                   8,467,000                8,031,000
Other assets                                                                                 14,672,000               14,042,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL ASSETS                                                                     $ 1,055,011,000          $ 1,040,969,000
                                                                                          =============            =============

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing                                                                      $  122,196,000            $ 116,992,000
Interest-bearing                                                                            690,601,000              680,423,000
                                                                                            -----------              -----------
       TOTAL DEPOSITS                                                                       812,797,000              797,415,000
Short-term borrowings                                                                       134,440,000              141,309,000
Long-term debt                                                                               23,200,000               20,000,000
Other liabilities                                                                            10,302,000                9,106,000
                                                                                          -------------             ------------
       TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                    980,739,000              967,830,000

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred stock, par value $25 a share:
  Authorized-500,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, par value $2.50 a share: authorized
  20,000,000  shares;  issued and outstanding  5,092,046  shares as of March 31,
  1996 and December 31, 1995, including 13,640 shares in
  treasury at March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995.                                          12,730,000               12,730,000
Capital surplus                                                                              25,942,000               25,942,000
Retained earnings                                                                            36,031,000               34,432,000
Cost of common stock in treasury                                                               (360,000)                (360,000)
Net unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale,
 net of deferred income taxes                                                                   (71,000)                 395,000
                                                                                         --------------            ------------- 
       TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                            74,272,000               73,139,000
                                                                                          -------------            -------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
       STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                             $ 1,055,011,000          $ 1,040,969,000
                                                                                         ==============           ==============


See notes to consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
CITY HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES



                                                                                                   THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
                                                                                                           March 31
                                                                                                1996                     1995
                                                                                             ----------               ----------
                                                                                                                       
INTEREST INCOME
       Interest and fees on loans                                                          $ 18,303,000             $ 12,981,000
       Interest and dividends on securities:
        Taxable                                                                               2,253,000                3,206,000
        Tax-exempt                                                                              532,000                  589,000
        Other interest income                                                                     5,000                   11,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL INTEREST INCOME                                                                 21,093,000               16,787,000

INTEREST EXPENSE
       Interest on deposits                                                                   7,233,000                6,094,000
       Interest on short-term borrowings                                                      2,153,000                  856,000
       Interest on long-term debt                                                               297,000                  130,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE                                                                 9,683,000                7,080,000

       NET INTEREST INCOME                                                                   11,410,000                9,707,000
PROVISION FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES                                                              271,000                  201,000
                                                                                            -----------              -----------

       NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
         PROVISION FOR  POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES                                                 11,139,000                9,506,000

OTHER INCOME
       Securities gains(losses)                                                                  61,000                    3,000
       Service charges                                                                          839,000                  708,000
       Other                                                                                  1,013,000                  538,000
                                                                                            -----------               ----------
       TOTAL OTHER INCOME                                                                     1,913,000                1,249,000

OTHER EXPENSES
       Salaries and employee benefits                                                         5,254,000                4,036,000
       Net occupancy expense                                                                  1,370,000                1,245,000
       Other                                                                                  2,887,000                2,521,000
                                                                                            -----------              -----------
       TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES                                                                   9,511,000                7,802,000

       INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                                             3,541,000                2,953,000
INCOME TAXES                                                                                  1,080,000                  913,000
                                                                                            -----------              -----------

NET INCOME                                                                                  $ 2,461,000              $ 2,040,000
                                                                                            ===========              ===========
Net income per common share                                                                 $       .48              $       .40
                                                                                            ===========              ===========
Average common shares outstanding                                                             5,078,406                5,167,065
                                                                                            ===========              ===========









See notes to consolidated financial statements

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CITY HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Three Months Ended March 31, 1996



                                                                                       NET
                                                                                     UNREALIZED
                                                                                    GAIN/(LOSS)
                                                                                     SECURITIES                           TOTAL
                                    COMMON           CAPITAL        RETAINED          AVAILABLE       TREASURY         STOCKHOLDERS'
                                    STOCK            SURPLUS        EARNINGS          FOR SALE         STOCK             EQUITY
                                    ------           -------        --------          --------         ------            ------
                                                                                                       
Balances
 at December 31, 1995           $12,730,000      $25,942,000     $34,432,000          $395,000       (360,000)         $73,139,000

Net income                                                         2,461,000                                             2,461,000

Cash dividends
 declared ($.17/share)                                              (862,000)                                             (862,000)

Change in unrealized gain/(loss),
 net of income taxes of $311,000                                                      (466,000)                           (466,000)


Balances
 at March 31, 1996              $12,730,000      $25,942,000     $36,031,000         ($ 71,000)     ($360,000)         $74,272,000
                                 ----------      -----------     -----------        -----------     ----------         -----------


                                                                                      NET
                                                                                     UNREALIZED
Three Months Ended March 31, 1995                                                   GAIN/(LOSS)
                                                                                     SECURITIES                           TOTAL
                                    COMMON           CAPITAL        RETAINED         AVAILABLE        TREASURY         STOCKHOLDERS'
                                    STOCK            SURPLUS        EARNINGS          FOR SALE         STOCK              EQUITY
                                    ------           -------        --------          --------         ------             ------
                                                                                                        
Balances
 at December 31, 1994           $11,753,000      $18,366,000     $39,075,000       ($2,863,000)    ($   32,000)         $66,299,000

Net income                                                         2,040,000                                              2,040,000

Cash dividends
 declared ($.145/share)                                             (599,000)                                              (599,000)

Cash dividends of acquired
 subsidiary                                                          (75,000)                                               (75,000)

Changes in net unrealized
 gain/(loss), net of income
 taxes of $878,000                                                                   1,317,000                             1,317,000

Cost of 2,313 shares of common
 stock acquired for treasury                                                                           (65,000)             (65,000)

Issuance of 428 shares of
 treasury stock                                                                                         12,000               12,000
                                -----------      -----------    ------------       ------------    -----------          -----------

Balances
 at March 31, 1995              $11,753,000      $18,366,000     $40,441,000       $(1,546,000)    ($  85,000)          $68,929,000
                                -----------      -----------     -----------       ------------    -----------          -----------


See notes to consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CITY HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES



                                                                                   THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
                                                                                            MARCH 31

                                                                              1996                       1995
                                                                              ----                       ----

                                                                                                       
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income                                                                 $2,461,000                 $2,040,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     provided by operating activities:
      Net amortization                                                        220,000                    224,000
      Provision for depreciation                                              743,000                    584,000
      Provision for loan losses                                               271,000                    201,000
      Realized securities gains                                               (61,000)                    (3,000)
      Loan originated for sale                                            (25,708,000)                (9,114,000)
      Purchases of loans held for sale                                   (219,599,000)               (43,448,000)
      Proceeds from loans sold                                            202,535,000                 37,998,000
      Realized gains on loans sold                                           (268,000)                   (42,000)
      Minority interest in income of subsidiary                                     0                          0
      (Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable                     (436,000)                   261,000
      Increase in other assets                                               (482,000)                  (612,000)
      Increase (decrease) in other liabilities                              1,196,000                   (857,000)
                                                                         ------------               ------------

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                     (39,128,000)               (12,768,000)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale                      17,859,000                 10,533,000
 Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale                 20,270,000                  2,325,000
 Purchases of securities available for sale                               (16,581,000)               (11,292,000)
 Proceeds from sales of securities                                                  0                  3,000,000
 Proceeds from maturities of securities                                     9,608,000                  5,024,000
 Purchases of securities                                                            0                 (3,239,000)
 Net decrease (increase) in loans                                           2,591,000                (25,633,000)
 Sale of foreclosed properties                                                      0                      7,000
 Purchases of premises and equipment                                       (2,997,000)                (1,458,000)
                                                                        -------------               ------------

NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES                        30,750,000                (20,733,000)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 Net increase in noninterest bearing deposits                               5,204,000                  1,057,000
 Net increase in interest-bearing deposits                                 10,178,000                  3,143,000
 Net (decrease) increase in short-term borrowings                          (6,869,000)                24,141,000
 Proceeds from long-term-debt                                               3,200,000                  2,150,000
 Repayment of long-term debt                                                        0                 (4,200,000)
 Purchases of treasury stock                                                        0                    (65,000)
 Proceeds from sales of treasury stock                                              0                     12,000
 Cash dividends paid                                                         (862,000)                  (772,000)
                                                                        -------------                -----------

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                  10,851,000                 25,466,000
                                                                         ------------                -----------

(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                            2,473,000                 (8,035,000)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                           28,460,000                 34,284,000
                                                                         ------------                -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                $30,933,000                $26,249,000
                                                                         ============                ===========



See notes to consolidated financial statements

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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

                                 March 31, 1996

        NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

                 The accompanying  consolidated financial statements,  which are
unaudited, include all the accounts of City Holding Company (the Parent Company)
and its wholly owned  subsidiaries  (collectively,  the  Company).  All material
intercompany  transactions  have been  eliminated.  The  consolidated  financial
statements  include all  adjustments  which,  in the opinion of management,  are
necessary for a fair  presentation  of the results of  operations  and financial
condition for each of the periods  presented.  Such  adjustments are of a normal
recurring nature. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31,
1996, are not  necessarily  indicative of the results of operations  that can be
expected for the year ending  December 31, 1996.  The Company's  accounting  and
reporting  policies conform with generally  accepted  accounting  principles for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation  S-X. Such policies  require  management to make  estimates and
develop assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements
and related footnotes.  Actual results could differ from management's estimates.
For further  information,  refer to the  consolidated  financial  statements and
footnotes  thereto  included in the City Holding  Company  annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.
         NOTE B - INCOME TAXES
                  The  consolidated  provision  for  income  taxes is based upon
financial statement earnings.  The effective tax rate for the three months ended
March 31, 1996,  of 30.50%  varied from the  statutory  federal  income tax rate
primarily due to state income taxes and the tax effects of  nontaxable  interest
income and the amortization of goodwill.

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         NOTE C - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
                  In  the  normal   course  of   business,   there  are  various
commitments and contingent liabilities, such as commitments to extend credit and
standby letters of credit,  that are not included in the consolidated  financial
statements.  These commitments  approximate $68,029,000 at March 31, 1996. These
arrangements,  consisting  principally  of unused lines of credit  issued in the
normal  course of  business,  have  credit  risks  essentially  the same as that
involved  in  extending  loans to  customers  and are  subject to the  Company's
standard credit  policies.  Standby letters of credit,  which total  $3,567,000,
have historically expired unfunded.

         NOTE D - STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                  The Company  maintains an Open Market Stock Purchase Plan (the
Plan)  whereby the Board of  Directors  have  allocated $5 million to be used to
purchase  shares of the Company's  common stock through May 1996. The Plan as of
March 31,  1996 has  reacquired  approximately  87,000  shares at market  prices
ranging  from $23.30 to $24.08 per share for total  purchases  of  approximately
$2,286,000.

         NOTE E - ACCOUNTING FOR MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS

                  On January 1, 1996, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 122, "Accounting for Mortgage Servicing Rights,"
which  requires that entities  recognize  rights to service  mortgage  loans for
others as separate  assets,  whether  those  rights are  acquired  through  loan
origination or purchase activities.  Additionally,  management must periodically
assess its capitalized  mortgage  servicing  rights for impairment  based on the
fair value of those rights. The adoption of SFAS No. 122 did not have a material
impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.

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                  NOTE F - LONG-TERM BORROWINGS
         Long-term  debt consists of a $20,000,000  revolving  line of credit of
the  Parent  Company  with a variable  rate based on the lesser of the  adjusted
LIBOR rate plus 1.875% per annum or the  lender's  base rate less .25% per annum
(7.1875% at March 31,  1996) due on June 30,  1996.  As of March 31,  1996,  the
outstanding  balance was equal to  $18,200,000.  Interest on this  obligation is
payable  quarterly,  and the Parent  Company has pledged the common stock of The
City  National Bank of  Charleston,  The Peoples Bank of Point  Pleasant,  First
State Bank and Trust,  Merchants  National  Bank and The Home  National  Bank of
Sutton as  security  for the loan.  Management  intends to  refinance  this loan
according to the provisions provided in the agreement.
         During 1995, a subsidiary obtained long-term financing from the Federal
Home Loan Bank  (FHLB) in the form of a Long-Term  LIBOR  Floater  with  maximum
available  credit of $5 million.  At March 31, 1996, $5 million was  outstanding
with an interest rate of 5.4185%. The agreement matures in December, 1998.



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Item 2.
         MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
         AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         HIGHLIGHTS

         FINANCIAL POSITION
                  Total assets  increased  $14.0 million or  approximately  1.3%
during the first three months of 1996. Net loans decreased $2.9 million or 0.4%.
Loans  held for  sale,  consisting  primarily  of  loans  received  through  the
Company's  participation  in a short-term  whole loan bulk  purchasing  program,
increased $43 million or 35.2%. As of March 31, 1996, program loans owned by the
Company had an outstanding  principal  balance of approximately  $139.8 million.
See  LOAN  PORTFOLIO.  The  Company  earned  interest  income  of  approximately
$3,230,000 on program  loans during the first quarter of 1996.  See NET INTEREST
INCOME.  The increase in loans held for sale was funded primarily by the various
securities sales, calls and maturities of $47.7 million,  plus the $15.4 million
increase in deposits. Net stockholders' equity increased $1.1 million during the
first three months of 1996 representing the Company's retained net profits.

    QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1996, COMPARED TO QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 1995.

                  The Company  reported net income of  $2,461,000  for the three
months ended March 31, 1996 compared to net income of $2,040,000 for the quarter
ended March 31, 1995. This increase of $421,000,  or 20.6%, was primarily due to
an increase of $1,703,000 in the Company's net interest  income during the first
quarter of 1996 as compared to the same period of 1995. However, the increase in
net interest income did not translate into a corresponding

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increase in net income because of the level of non-interest  expense  associated
with  the  Company's  expansion  of  its  Operations  Center,   which  increased
$1,709,000  or 21.9%  during the first  quarter of 1996 as  compared to the same
period of 1995. See NET INTEREST  INCOME.  Earnings per share were $.48 and $.40
for the first quarter of 1996 and 1995, respectively.
                  Total  other  income,   excluding   securities   transactions,
increased $606,000 or 48.6% primarily due to fees generated from increased loans
held for sale  volume and return  item fees on  deposits  collected  through the
ordinary course of business.

         SELECTED RATIOS
                  The return on average  assets  (ROA) for the first  quarter of
1996 was .93%  compared  to .92% in the first  quarter  of 1995.  The  return on
average  shareholder's  equity  (ROE) for the first  quarter  of 1996 was 13.24%
compared to 12.38% ROE for the first quarter of 1995.
                  The  dividend  payout  ratio of 35.42% for the  quarter  ended
March 31, 1996  represents a decrease of 2.29% from the dividend payout ratio of
36.25% for the quarter  ended March 31, 1995.  Since 1988,  the Company has paid
dividends on a quarterly basis, and expects to continue to do so in the future.




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 LOAN PORTFOLIO

                  The  composition  of the Company's loan portfolio is presented
in the following table:

LOAN PORTFOLIO BY TYPE
(Dollars in Thousands)
                                                    March 31         December 31
                                                      1996               1995
                                                   --------            -------
Commercial, financial and
   agricultural                                    $ 215,540          $ 214,304
Real Estate-Mortgage                                 277,702            277,608
Real Estate-Construction                              26,175             27,240
Installment and other                                142,125            145,734
Unearned Income                                       (7,576)            (8,125)
                                                   ---------          ---------
         TOTAL                                     $ 653,966          $ 656,761
                                                   =========          =========

Loans Held for Sale
  Program loans                                    $ 139,799          $ 101,843
  Loans Originated for Sale                           25,463             20,379
                                                   ---------          ---------
         TOTAL                                     $ 165,262          $ 122,222
                                                   =========          =========

                  The Company  grants  loans to customers  generally  within the
market areas of its subsidiaries. Loans have been trending up significantly over
the past two years  primarily due to the Company's more active  solicitation  of
commercial business, introduction of new loan products, and continued expansion.
There have been no  significant  changes in the Company's  loan policy or credit
standards.  The Company  continues to shift its  marketing  efforts more towards
direct loan  business.  There are no  significant  concentrations  of credit and
speculative or highly leveraged  transactions are insignificant.  Also, in order
to increase  the  repricing  frequency  of the loan  portfolio,  the Company has
significantly   increased  its  portfolio  of  variable  rate   commercial   and
residential mortgage loans.




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ASSET QUALITY AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
                  The following table summarizes the Company's risk elements for
the periods ending March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995. The Company's  coverage
ratio of  nonperforming  assets and  potential  problem  loans  continues  to be
strong, at 119% as of March 31, 1996.
                  Management  is of the  opinion  that  the  allowance  for loan
losses is  adequate  to provide  for  probable  future  losses  inherent  in the
portfolio.


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RISK ELEMENTS
(in thousands)



                                                                        Three Months
                                                                            Ended              Year Ended
                                                                           March 31           December 31
                                                                            1996                 1995
                                                                            ----                 ----
                                                                                              
ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
         Balance at beginning of period                                    $6,566               $ 6,477
         Charge-offs                                                         (260)               (1,331)
         Recoveries                                                            56                   316
                                                                           ------               -------
          Net charge-offs                                                    (204)               (1,015)
         Provision for loan possible losses                                   271                 1,104
                                                                           ------                ------
         Balance at end of period                                          $6,633                $6,566
                                                                           ======                ======

AS A PERCENT OF AVERAGE TOTAL LOANS
         Net charge-offs                                                    0.03%                  0.17%
         Provision for  possible loan losses                                0.04%                  0.18%
         Allowance for loan losses                                          1.02%                  1.08%

                                                                         March 31            December 31
                                                                           1996                  1995
                                                                           ----                  ----

NON -PERFORMING ASSETS
         Other real estate owned                                           $1,038               $1,027
         Non-accrual loans                                                  2,703                2,525
         Accruing loans past due 90 days
          or more                                                           1,448                1,421
         Restructured loans                                                   139                  141
                                                                           ------               ------
         Total Non-performing Assets                                       $5,328               $5,114

POTENTIAL PROBLEM LOANS                                                      $264                 $266

AS A PERCENT OF NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
 AND POTENTIAL PROBLEM LOANS
         Allowance for loan losses                                        118.62%              122.04%

ACCRUING LOANS PAST DUE 90 DAYS OR MORE 
 AS A PERCENT OF AVERAGE TOTAL LOANS                                        0.22%                0.23%



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LIQUIDITY AND INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

                  The Company's cash and cash  equivalents,  represented by cash
and due from  banks and  overnight  federal  funds  sold,  is a  product  of its
operating, investing and financing activities. These activities are set forth in
the  City  Holding  Company  Consolidated  Statements  of  Cash  Flows  included
elsewhere  herein.  Cash  was  used  in  operating  activities  in  each  period
presented,  primarily from loans  originated for sale and purchase of loans held
for sale. Net cash was used in investing  activities during the first quarter of
1995  funding the  Company's  loan  growth.  Net cash was  provided by investing
activities during the first quarter of 1996 due primarily to maturing investment
securities.  The net cash  provided by financing  activities  in the  respective
periods  is a result  of an  increase  in  interest-bearing  deposits.  In 1995,
financing activities provided cash due to the increase in short-term borrowings.
                  The Company seeks to maintain a strong  liquidity  position to
reduce interest rate risk, which is the susceptibility of assets and liabilities
to decline in value as a result of changes in general market interest rates. The
Company  minimizes this risk through asset and liability  management,  where the
goal is to optimize  earnings  while  managing  interest rate risk.  The Company
measures this interest rate risk through  interest  sensitivity  gap analysis as
illustrated in the following table. At March 31, 1996, the one year period shows
a negative gap (liability sensitive) of $254 million. This analysis is a "static
gap"  presentation  and  movements  in deposit  rates  offered by the  Company's
subsidiary  banks lag behind  movements in the prime rate. Such time lags affect
the  repricing   frequency  of  many  items  on  the  Company's  balance  sheet.
Accordingly,  the  sensitivity of deposits to changes in market rates may differ
significantly  from the related  contractual terms. The table is first presented
without  adjustment for expected repricing  behavior.  Then, as presented in the
"management adjustment" line, these balances

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have been notionally  distributed  over the first three periods to reflect those
portions of such  accounts  that are expected to reprice fully with market rates
over the respective periods. The distribution of the balances over the repricing
periods  represents an aggregation of such  allocations by each of the affiliate
banks, and is based upon historical experience with their individual markets and
customers.  Management  expects to  continue  the same  pricing  methodology  in
response to future  market rate changes;  however,  management  adjustments  may
change as customer preferences,  competitive market conditions,  liquidity,  and
loan growth change.  Also presented in the management  adjustment  line are loan
prepayment assumptions which may differ from the related contractual term of the
loans.  These  balances have been  distributed  over the four periods to reflect
those loans that are expected to be repaid in full prior to their  maturity date
over the respected  periods.  After  management  adjustments,  the table shows a
negative gap in the one year period of $51  million.  A negative gap position is
advantageous   when  interest   rates  are  falling   because   interest-bearing
liabilities are being repriced at lower rates and in greater volume, which has a
positive  effect  on  net  interest  income.   Consequently,   the  Company  has
experienced  a decline in its net  interest  margin  during the past year and is
somewhat  vulnerable  to a rapid  rise in  interest  rates  during  1996.  These
declines in net interest  margin did not translate into declines in net interest
income because of increases in the volume of interest-earning assets.
                  There   are  no  known   trends,   demands,   commitments   or
uncertainties  that have resulted or are reasonably likely to result in material
changes in liquidity.


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INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY GAPS
(in thousands)



                                           1 to 3          3 to 12        1 to 5           Over 5
                                           Months           Months         Years            Years           Total
                                           ------           ------         -----            -----           -----
                                                                                                 
ASSETS
 Gross loans                             $167,189          $89,692        $316,357          $85,601        $658,839
 Loans held for sale                      165,262                0               0                0         165,262
 Securities                                33,380           19,604          71,607           37,848         162,439
                                         --------        ---------       ---------        ---------        --------
Total interest earning assets             365,831          109,296         387,964          123,449         986,540
                                         --------        ---------       ---------        ---------        --------

LIABILITIES
 Savings and NOW Accounts                 324,472                0               0                0         324,472
 All other interest bearing deposits       96,767          150,446         118,416              500         366,129
 Short term and other borrowings          134,440                0               0                0         134,440
 Long term borrowings                      23,000                0               0                0          23,200
                                        ---------        ---------       ---------       ----------        --------

Total interest bearing liabilities       $578,879        $ 150,446        $118,416       $      500        $848,241
                                        ---------        ---------       ---------        ---------        --------

Interest sensitivity gap                ($213,048)      ($  41,150)       $269,548         $122,949        $138,299
                                        ---------        ---------       ---------        ---------        --------

Cumulative sensitivity gap              ($213,048)       ($254,198)       $ 15,350         $138,299
                                         ========         ========         =======          =======

Management adjustments                   $292,505        ($ 89,796)      ($192,380)        ($10,329)
                                          -------          -------         -------           ------

Cumulative management adjusted gap      $  79,457        ($ 51,489)       $ 25,679         $138,299
                                         ========          =======         =======          =======


The table above includes  various  assumptions and estimates by management as to
maturity and repricing  patterns.  Future  interest  margins will be impacted by
balances and rates which are subject to change periodically throughout the year.


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CAPITAL RESOURCES
                  As a bank holding company,  City Holding Company is subject to
regulation by the Federal  Reserve  Board under the Bank Holding  Company Act of
1956.  In  January  1989,  the  Federal  Reserve  published  risk-based  capital
guidelines in final form which are  applicable to bank holding  companies.  Such
guidelines define items in the calculation of risk-weighted assets. At March 31,
1996, the regulatory  minimum ratio of qualified  total capital to  riskweighted
assets (including  certain  off-balance-sheet  items, such as standby letters of
credit) is 8 percent.  At least half of the total  capital is to be comprised of
"Tier 1 capital",  or the Company's common  stockholders'  equity,  and minority
interest in consolidated subsidiary, net of intangibles.  The remainder ("Tier 2
capital")  may consist of certain  other  prescribed  instruments  and a limited
amount of loan loss reserves.
                  In addition, the Federal Reserve Board has established minimum
leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to quarterly average tangible assets)  guidelines
for bank holding  companies.  These guidelines  provide for a minimum ratio of 3
percent  for bank  holding  companies  that  meet  certain  specified  criteria,
including that they have the highest  regulatory  rating. All other bank holding
companies  will be required to  maintain a leverage  ratio of 3 percent  plus an
additional  cushion  of a least 100 to 200 basis  points.  The  guidelines  also
provide  that  banking  organizations  experiencing  internal  growth  or making
acquisitions will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially
above the minimum supervisory levels, without significant reliance on intangible
assets.
                  The following  table presents  comparative  capital ratios and
related dollar amounts of capital for the Company:



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                                                                                Dollars in Thousands
                                                                           March 31             December 31
                                                                            1996                    1995
                                                                            ----                    ----
                                                                                              
Capital Components
         Tier 1 risk-based capital                                         $67,907                 $66,260
         Total risk-based capital                                           74,540                  72,826

Capital Ratios
         Tier 1 risk-based                                                   8.78%                   8.87%
         Total risk-based                                                    9.63                     9.75
         Leverage                                                            6.42                     6.45

Regulatory Minimum
         Tier 1 risk-based (dollar/ratio)                            $30,949/4.00%            $29,888/4.00%
         Total risk-based (dollar/ratio)                              61,898/8.00              59,776/8.00
         Leverage (dollar/ratio)                                      31,734/3.00              30,801/3.00


                  The strong  capital  position of the Company is  indicative of
management's emphasis on asset quality and a history of retained net income. The
ratios enable the Company to continually  pursue  acquisitions  and other growth
opportunities.  Improvements  in  operating  results and a  consistent  dividend
program,  coupled with an effective  management of credit risk,  have been,  and
will be, the key elements in maintaining the Company's present capital position.
                  The  Company  does  not   anticipate   any  material   capital
expenditures  in 1996.  Earnings from subsidiary bank operations are expected to
remain adequate to fund payment of stockholders'  dividends and internal growth.
In  management's  opinion,  subsidiary  banks have the  capability  to  upstream
sufficient dividends to meet the cash requirements of the Company.

NET INTEREST INCOME
                  Net interest income, on a fully federal  tax-equivalent basis,
improved  from  the  first  quarter  of 1995  to the  first  quarter  of 1996 by
approximately  $1,674,000 due to an increase in net earning assets. Net yield on
earning assets decreased between periods from 4.84% to

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4.70%, as earning asset yields increased 32 basis points (100 basis points equal
one percent) to 8.59%, and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities increased 56
basis points to 4.49%. The $530,000 decrease in net interest income due to rate,
as shown in the following  table,  was coupled with a $2,204 000 increase in net
interest  income due to volume.  The major  component of this  favorable  volume
change was increased average loans and average loans held for sale.

                  A significant  part of the increase in net earning  assets for
the first quarter of 1996 is  attributable to the Company's  participation  in a
short-term,  whole-loan bulk purchasing program.  Under the program, the Company
purchases  from a third party whole loans secured by  residential  mortgages and
partially insured by the Federal Housing  Association.  The loans typically have
balances  of  less  than  $25,000  and  are  not  concentrated   geographically.
Additionally,  the  program  permits  the  Company  to  require  the  seller  to
repurchase  or replace  certain  non-performing  loans.  The loans are generally
repurchased  from the Company  within 30 to 90 days.  Although the loans usually
are located outside the Company's primary market areas, management believes that
these loans pose no greater risk than similar  "in-market"  loans because of the
Company's review of the loans, the credit support associated with the loans, the
short  duration of the Company's  investment and the other terms of the program.
The loans are generally  serviced by third parties and the Company earns a fixed
rate of return on the loans.  The Company  earned  approximately  $3,230,000  in
interest  income on program  loans for the quarter ended March 31, 1996 compared
to  $395,000 in  interest  income for the same  period in 1995.  These loans are
being funded through short-term borrowings which consist primarily of securities
sold under agreement to repurchase.

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EARNING ASSETS AND INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
(in thousands)



                                                                                   Quarter Ended
                                                                                     March 31

                                                                  1996                                             1995
                                                                  ----                                             ----
                                              Average                         Yield/              Average                  Yield/
                                              Balance         Interest         Rate               Balance      Interest     Rate
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                            
EARNING ASSETS:
Loans (1)
 Commercial and industrial                  $ 210,023           $4,853         9.24%            $ 171,329        $3,832     8.95%
 Real estate                                  304,736            6,523         8.56               261,630         5,407     8.27
 Consumer obligations                         134,888            3,304         9.80               129,547         3,170     9.79
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total loans                                649,647           14,680         9.04               562,506        12,409     8.82
Loans held for sale                           161,246            3,623         8.99                25,894           572     8.84
Securities
 Taxable                                      145,355            2,253         6.20               195,128         3,206     6.57
 Tax-exempt (2)                                37,975              806         8.49                42,424           892     8.41
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total securities                           183,330            3,059         6.67               237,552         4,098     6.90

Federal funds sold                               396                 5         5.05                   810            11     5.43
                                            ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total earning assets                       994,619           21,367         8.59               826,762        17,090     8.27
Cash and due from banks                        29,147                                              25,016
Bank premises and equipment                    23,880                                              21,540
Other assets                                   22,770                                              22,196
 Less:  allowance for possible
         loan losses                           (6,610)                                             (6,417)
                                           --------------------------------------------------------------

   Total assets                            $1,063,806                                           $889,097
                                            =============================================================

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
 Demand deposits                            $ 110,568          $   760         2.75%            $104,453        $   774      2.96%
 Savings deposits                             208,634            1,697         3.25              239,148          1,796      3.00
 Time deposits                                362,832            4,776         5.27              307,048          3,524      4.59
 Short-term borrowings                        159,436            2,153         5.40               62,263            856      5.50
 Long-term debt                                21,042              297         5.65                7,201            130      7.22
                                           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total interest-bearing liabilities         862,512            9,683         4.49              720,113          7,080      3.93
Demand deposits                               117,968                                             94,401
Other liabilities                               8,988                                              8,650
Stockholders' equity                           74,338                                             65,933
                                           -------------------------------------------------------------
   Total liabilities and
    stockholders' equity                   $1,063,806                                           $889,097
                                           =============================================================

  Net interest income                                          $11,684                                          $10,010
                                           ============================================================================

  Net yield on earning assets                                                    4.70%                                        4.84%
                                           ========================================================================================


(1) For purposes of this table,  nonaccruing loans have been included in average
balances and loan fees,  which are  immaterial,  have been  included in interest
income. (2) Computed on a fully federal tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate
of 34% in all years.

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RATE VOLUME ANALYSIS OF
CHANGES IN INTEREST INCOME AND EXPENSE
(in thousands)



                                                           Quarter Ended
                                                              March 31
                                                           1996 VS. 1995

                                                         Increase (Decrease)
                                                          Due to Change In:

INTEREST INCOME FROM:                         Volume                Rate                  Net
                                             -------------------------------------------------
                                                                                  
Loans
    Commercial and industrial                $   890             $    131             $  1,021
    Real estate                                  917                  199                1,116
    Consumer obligations                         131                    3                  134
                                             -------------------------------------------------
      Total loans                              1,938                  333                2,271

Loans held for sale                            3,041                    9                3,050

 Securities
    Taxable                                     (780)                (172)                (952)
    Tax-exempt (1)                              (138)                  52                  (86)
                                            --------------------------------------------------
      Total Securities                          (918)                (120)              (1,038)

Federal funds sold                                (5)                  (1)                 (6)
                                            --------------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                $ 4,056                 $ 221            $ 4,277

INTEREST EXPENSE ON:
Demand deposits                                 194                  (208)                (14)
Savings deposits                               (783)                  684                 (99)
Time deposits                                   692                   560               1,252
Short-term borrowings                         1,403                  (106)              1,297
Long-term debt                                  354                  (187)                167
                                           ---------------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities         $  1,860            $     743              $ 2,603
                                           --------------------------------------------------

NET INTEREST INCOME                        $  2,196              $    (522)           $ 1,674
                                           ==================================================


(1) Fully federal taxable equivalent using a tax rate of 34% in all years.


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PART II                                     OTHER INFORMATION
                                                                           
Item 1.                          Legal Proceedings -               Not Applicable
Item 2.                      Changes in Securities -               Not Applicable
Item 3.            Defaults Upon Seller Securities -               Not Applicable
Item 4.             Submission of Matters to a Vote
                                of Security Holders -              Not Applicable

Item 5.                           Other Information -              On April 8, 1996, the Company
                                                                   adopted an Employee Stock
                                                                   Ownership Plan effective January 1,
                                                                   1996.  This plan modified the
                                                                   Company's Money Purchase Plan
                                                                   which was originally effective
                                                                   January 1, 1995.

Item 6.                Exhibits and Reports on 8-K -               Not Applicable



     The Company  did not file any  reports on Form 8-K during the three  months
ended March 31, 1996.

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                                S I G N A T U R E

        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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                        CITY HOLDING COMPANY



May 7, 1996                             By /s/ Dawn Woolsey
                                        Dawn Woolsey,
                                        Chief Accounting Officer
                                        (Principal Accounting Officer)












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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit                                                              Page Number
Index

10     City Holding Company Employee's Stock Ownership Plan dated
       April 8, 1996                                                      26

27     Financial Data Schedule for the quarter ending March 31, 1996      110


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