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
September 30, 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 November 12,
1996:

Common Stock, $2.50 Par Value -- 5,588,487 shares




THIS REPORT CONTAINS   29   PAGES.

EXHIBIT INDEX IS LOCATED ON PAGE   28  .



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                                      Index

                      City Holding Company and Subsidiaries



PART I     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                    Consolidated Balance Sheets -- September 30, 1996 
                    (unaudited) and December 31, 1995

                    Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) -- Nine
                    months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995 and the
                    three months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

                    Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders'
                    Equity (unaudited) -- Nine months ended September 30,
                    1996 and 1995

                    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
                    --Nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

                    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) -- 
                    September 30, 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.             Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

Signature

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


 
Item I.                                                                                    SEPTEMBER 30              DECEMBER 31
                                                                                               1996                     1995
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
ASSETS                                                                                      (unaudited)
Cash and due from banks                                                                   $  34,118,000            $  28,460,000
Federal funds sold                                                                               61,000                        0
Securities available for sale, at fair value                                                115,101,000              143,649,000
Investment securities (approximate market values:
       September 30, 1996--$45,010,000; December 31, 1995--$52,183,000)                      44,506,000               50,719,000
Loans:
       Gross loans                                                                          689,108,000              664,886,000
       Unearned income                                                                       (7,220,000)              (8,125,000)
       Allowance for possible loan losses                                                    (6,836,000)              (6,566,000)
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       NET LOANS                                                                            675,052,000              650,195,000
Loans held for sale                                                                         164,608,000              122,222,000
Bank premises and equipment                                                                  29,267,000               23,651,000
Accrued interest receivable                                                                   7,448,000                8,031,000
Other assets                                                                                 15,054,000               14,042,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL ASSETS                                                                     $ 1,085,215,000          $ 1,040,969,000
                                                                                          =============            =============

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing                                                                      $  120,368,000            $ 116,992,000
Interest-bearing                                                                            705,206,000              680,423,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL DEPOSITS                                                                       825,574,000              797,415,000
Short-term borrowings                                                                       145,817,000              141,309,000
Long-term debt                                                                               25,750,000               20,000,000
Other liabilities                                                                            10,774,000                9,106,000
                                                                                          -------------              -----------
       TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                  1,007,915,000              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 5,600,090 shares as of September 30,
  1996 and 5,092,046 shares as of December 31, 1995, including 11,603 and 13,640
  shares in treasury at September 30, 1996 and
  December 31, 1995, respectively.                                                           14,000,000               12,730,000
Capital surplus                                                                              36,357,000               25,942,000
Retained earnings                                                                            27,727,000               34,432,000
Cost of common stock in treasury                                                               (306,000)                (360,000)
Net unrealized (loss) gain on securities available for sale,
 net of deferred income taxes                                                                  (478,000)                 395,000
                                                                                          -------------             ------------
       TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                            77,300,000               73,139,000
                                                                                          -------------             ------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
       STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                                             $ 1,085,215,000          $ 1,040,969,000
                                                                                         ==============           ==============

See notes to consolidated financial statements


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
CITY HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                                                                   NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
                                                                                                          SEPTEMBER 30
                                                                                                1996                     1995
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
INTEREST INCOME
       Interest and fees on loans                                                          $ 56,347,000             $ 43,447,000
       Interest and dividends on securities:
        Taxable                                                                               6,181,000                9,002,000
        Tax-exempt                                                                            1,527,000                1,751,000
        Other interest income                                                                    26,000                   70,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL INTEREST INCOME                                                                 64,081,000               54,270,000

INTEREST EXPENSE
       Interest on deposits                                                                  21,880,000               19,818,000
       Interest on short-term borrowings                                                      5,944,000                3,811,000
       Interest on long-term debt                                                             1,217,000                  459,000
                                                                                           ------------             ------------
       TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE                                                                29,041,000               24,088,000

       NET INTEREST INCOME                                                                   35,040,000               30,182,000
PROVISION FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES                                                              943,000                  711,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------

       NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
         PROVISION FOR  POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES                                                 34,097,000               29,471,000

OTHER INCOME
       Securities gains                                                                          68,000                    9,000
       Service charges                                                                        2,692,000                2,444,000
       Other                                                                                  3,826,000                2,182,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL OTHER INCOME                                                                     6,586,000                4,635,000

OTHER EXPENSES
       Salaries and employee benefits                                                        15,440,000               12,958,000
       Net occupancy expense                                                                  4,448,000                3,754,000
       Other                                                                                  9,415,000                8,175,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES                                                                  29,303,000               24,887,000

       INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                                            11,380,000                9,219,000
INCOME TAXES                                                                                  3,810,000                2,911,000
                                                                                            -----------              -----------

NET INCOME                                                                                  $ 7,570,000              $ 6,308,000
                                                                                             ==========               ==========
Net income per common share                                                                 $      1.36              $      1.11
                                                                                             ==========               ==========
Average common shares outstanding                                                             5,586,163                5,672,134
                                                                                             ==========               ==========









See notes to consolidated financial statements


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
CITY HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                                                                                   THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
                                                                                                         SEPTEMBER 30
                                                                                                1996                     1995
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
INTEREST INCOME
       Interest and fees on loans                                                          $ 19,029,000             $ 15,827,000
       Interest and dividends on securities:
        Taxable                                                                               1,954,000                2,829,000
        Tax-exempt                                                                              495,000                  595,000
        Other interest income                                                                     7,000                    5,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL INTEREST INCOME                                                                 21,485,000               19,256,000

INTEREST EXPENSE
       Interest on deposits                                                                   7,293,000                7,065,000
       Interest on short-term borrowings                                                      2,195,000                1,546,000
       Interest on long-term debt                                                               435,000                  231,000
                                                                                           ------------             ------------
       TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE                                                                 9,923,000                8,842,000

       NET INTEREST INCOME                                                                   11,562,000               10,414,000
PROVISION FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES                                                              382,000                  302,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------

       NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER
         PROVISION FOR  POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES                                                 11,180,000               10,112,000

OTHER INCOME
       Securities gains                                                                           5,000                    7,000
       Service charges                                                                          908,000                  945,000
       Other                                                                                  1,652,000                  762,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL OTHER INCOME                                                                     2,565,000                1,714,000

OTHER EXPENSES
       Salaries and employee benefits                                                         4,984,000                4,541,000
       Net occupancy expense                                                                  1,572,000                1,217,000
       Other                                                                                  3,362,000                2,885,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------
       TOTAL OTHER EXPENSES                                                                   9,918,000                8,643,000

       INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                                             3,827,000                3,183,000
INCOME TAXES                                                                                  1,284,000                1,040,000
                                                                                           ------------              -----------

NET INCOME                                                                                  $ 2,543,000              $ 2,143,000
                                                                                           ============             ============
Net income per common share                                                                 $       .46              $       .38
                                                                                           ============             ============
Average common shares outstanding                                                             5,586,148                5,650,758
                                                                                           ============             ============









See notes to consolidated financial statements


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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CITY HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
Nine Months Ended September 30, 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                                                         7,570,000                                             7,570,000

Cash dividends
 declared ($.46/share)                                            (2,590,000)                                           (2,590,000)

Change in unrealized gain/(loss),
 net of income taxes of $582,000                                                      (873,000)                           (873,000)

Issuance of 2,251 shares of
 treasury stock                                                                                        54,000               54,000

Issuance of 10% stock dividend    1,270,000       10,415,000     (11,685,000)
                                 ----------      -----------     -----------        -----------     ----------         -----------
Balances
 at September 30, 1996          $14,000,000      $36,357,000     $27,727,000         ($478,000)     ($306,000)         $77,300,000
                                 ----------      -----------     -----------        -----------     ----------         -----------

                                                                                       NET
                                                                                    UNREALIZED
Nine Months Ended September 30, 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                                                         6,308,000                                             6,308,000

Cash dividends declared ($.40/share)                              (1,990,000)                                           (1,990,000)

Cash dividends of acquired
 subsidiary                                                         (150,000)                                             (150,000)

Changes in net unrealized
 gain/(loss), net of income
 taxes of $1,719,000                                                                2,548,000                            2,548,000

Cost of 86,665 shares of common
 stock acquired for treasury                                                                        (2,286,000)         (2,286,000)

Issuance of 233 shares of
 treasury stock                                                                                          7,000               7,000

Retirement of 66,539 shares of
 common stock held in treasury     (174,000)      (1,612,000)                                        1,786,000                   0

Issuance of 10% stock dividend    1,151,000        9,208,000     (10,359,000)
                                 ----------      -----------     -----------        -----------     ----------         -----------
Balances
 at September 30, 1995          $12,730,000      $25,962,000     $32,884,000          $(315,000)    $ (525,000)        $70,736,000
                                -----------      -----------     -----------       ------------   ------------         -----------
See notes to consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CITY HOLDING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                                                    NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
                                                                                          SEPTEMBER 30

                                                                              1996                       1995
                                                                         ------------               ------------

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income                                                                 $7,570,000                 $6,308,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     provided by operating activities:
      Net amortization                                                        749,000                    828,000
      Provision for depreciation                                            2,494,000                  1,823,000
      Provision for loan losses                                               943,000                    711,000
      Realized securities gains                                               (68,000)                    (9,000)
      Loans originated for sale                                           (91,749,000)               (50,104,000)
      Purchases of loans held for sale                                   (834,664,000)              (386,586,000)
      Proceeds from loans sold                                            884,715,000                365,111,000
      Realized gains on loans sold                                           (688,000)                  (165,000)
      Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable                      583,000                   (842,000)
      Decrease in other assets                                             (1,085,000)                (2,135,000)
      Increase (decrease) in other liabilities                              1,668,000                   (629,000)
                                                                         ------------               ------------

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                     (29,532,000)               (65,689,000)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 Proceeds from sales of securities available for sale                      30,522,000                  8,047,000
 Proceeds from maturities of securities available for sale                 41,207,000                 36,272,000
 Purchases of securities available for sale                               (44,496,000)               (34,637,000)
 Proceeds from maturities of securities                                   131,026,000                 26,687,000
 Purchases of securities                                                 (124,979,000)                (3,238,000)
 Net increase in loans                                                    (25,800,000)               (92,782,000)
 Purchases of premises and equipment                                       (8,110,000)                (2,854,000)
                                                                         ------------               ------------

NET CASH PROVIDED BY USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                            (630,000)               (62,505,000)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 Net increase in noninterest bearing deposits                               3,376,000                 22,761,000
 Net increase in interest-bearing deposits                                 24,783,000                 24,781,000
 Net increase in short-term borrowings                                      4,508,000                 70,557,000
 Proceeds from long-term-debt                                               5,750,000                 12,525,000
 Repayment of long-term debt                                                        0                 (4,400,000)
 Purchases of treasury stock                                                        0                 (2,318,000)
 Proceeds from sales of treasury stock                                         54,000                      7,000
 Cash dividends paid                                                       (2,590,000)                (2,140,000)
                                                                         ------------               ------------

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                  35,881,000                121,773,000
                                                                         ------------                -----------

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                            5,719,000                 (6,421,000)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD                           28,460,000                 34,284,000
                                                                         ------------                -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                $34,179,000                $27,863,000
                                                                         ============                ===========

See notes to consolidated financial statements


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                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (UNAUDITED)

                               September 30, 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 nine months ended  September  30, 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 consolidated  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 - PENDING MERGER

         In August 1996,  the Company  signed a definitive  agreement to acquire
The Old National Bank of Huntington, Huntington, West Virginia ("Old National").
Under  the  agreement   signed  by  the  parties,   the  Company  will  exchange
approximately  5.7 shares of its common stock,  approximately  418,000 shares in
total,  for each of the  outstanding  shares of Old National.  It is anticipated
that the transaction will be accounted for under the pooling of interests method
of  accounting.  It is expected that the merger will be consummated in the first
quarter of 1997.

         The  acquisition  will bring  assets of $45.2  million and  deposits of
$40.4  million to the Company,  giving the Company  total assets of $1.1 billion
and total  deposits of $856.9  million,  on a proforma basis as of September 30,
1996.

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        NOTE C - PER SHARE INFORMATION

        On October 21, 1996,  the Company  declared a special 10% stock dividend
payable on November 30, 1996, to  shareholders of record as of November 1, 1996.
All per share  information  for the current  quarter and prior  periods has been
adjusted accordingly to reflect this stock dividend. An amount equal to the fair
value of the additional  shares issued was transferred from retained earnings to
the common stock and capital accounts.

        NOTE  D -  INCOME  TAXES  

        The  consolidated  provision  for income  taxes is based upon  financial
statement  earnings.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September
30, 1996, of 33.48% 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.

        NOTE E - 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  $70,089,000 at September 30, 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 $4,031,000,  have  historically  expired
unfunded.

        NOTE F - NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

        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.  As of September 30, 1996,  the Company had recorded
$221,000 in originated mortgage servicing rights.


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         In June 1996, the Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board (FASB) issued
SFAS  No.  125   "Accounting   for   Transfers   and  Servicing  of  Assets  and
Extinguishment of Liabilities,"  which is effective for years after December 31,
1996.  The  Company  has not yet  completed  the  complex  analysis  required to
estimate the impact of this new rule and does not expect the  implementation  to
have a material impact on the Company's financial results.

         NOTE G - LONG-TERM BORROWINGS

         Long-term  debt includes a $23,000,000  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
(7.3125% at September  30, 1996) due on July 31, 1997. As of September 30, 1996,
the outstanding balance was equal to $20,750,000. 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.

        Additionally,  a  subsidiary  maintains  long-term  financing  with  the
Federal  Home Loan Bank (FHLB) in the form of a  Long-Term  LIBOR  Floater  with
maximum  available  credit of $5 million.  At September 30, 1996, $5 million was
outstanding  with an  interest  rate  of  5.71156%.  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 $44.2 million or approximately  4.25% during the
first nine months of 1996.  Total  securities  have decreased  $34.8 million due
primarily to maturities and/or calls. Proceeds from called or matured securities
were used  primarily to fund the increase in loans.  Net loans  increased  $24.9
million or 3.8%.  Loans held for sale,  consisting  primarily of loans  received
through the Company's  participation  in a whole loan bulk  purchasing  program,
increased $42.4 million or 34.7%. As of September 30, 1996,  program loans owned
by the Company had an  outstanding  principal  balance of  approximately  $114.4
million. See LOAN PORTFOLIO. The Company earned interest income of approximately
$9,730,000 on program loans during the nine months ended September 30, 1996. See
NET INTEREST  INCOME.  The increases in net loans held for sale were also funded
by an increase in deposits and  short-term  borrowings of $28.2 million and $4.5
million,  respectively.  Net stockholders'  equity increased $4.2 million during
the first nine months of 1996 representing the Company's retained net profits.

         QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996, COMPARED TO QUARTER ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 1995.

        The Company reported net income of $2,543,000 for the three months ended
September 30, 1996  compared to net income of  $2,143,000  for the quarter ended
September 30, 1995. This increase of $400,000,  or 18.67%,  was primarily due to
an  increase  of  $853,000  in  the  Company's  total  other  income  (excluding
securities  transactions)  during the third  quarter of 1996 as  compared to the
same period of 1995.  This increase is  attributable  to fees generated from the
increase in mortgage loan servicing and the originated mortgage servicing rights
recorded in the third quarter of 1996.

         Non-interest  expenses  increased  $1,275,000  or 15%  during the third
quarter of 1996 as  compared to the same  period of 1995,  primarily  due to the
Company's  expansion  of its  Operations  Center  to  facilitate  the  growth of
mortgage servicing.  In addition,  the Company accrued a one-time pre-tax charge
of  $250,000  for  the  contribution  to the  recapitalization  of  the  Savings
Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF").  On September 30, 1996,  legislation became
effective   requiring  an   assessment  of  65.7  cents  per  $100  in  domestic
SAIF-insured  deposits  held as of March 31, 1995. At that date the Company held
$49.1 million in SAIF-insured  deposits.  The assessment is payable  December 1,
1996.  The  legislation   also  reduced  the  deposit   insurance   premium  for
SAIF-insurance deposits to 6.44 cents per $100.

        Net income for the third  quarter  also  benefitted  from an increase of
$1,148,000 in the Company's net interest income during the third quarter of 1996
as compared to the same

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period of 1995.  See NET INTEREST  INCOME for further  discussion.  Earnings per
share were $.46 and $.38 for the third quarter of 1996 and 1995, respectively.

         NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1996, COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

        The Company  reported net income of $7,570,000 for the nine months ended
September  30,  1996  compared to net income of  $6,308,000  for the nine months
ended  September 30, 1995. This increase of $1,262,000 or 20%, was primarily due
to an increase in the Company's net interest income earned during the first nine
months of 1996 as compared to the same period of 1995. See NET INTEREST  INCOME.
Total non-interest  expense increased $4,416,000 of 17.74% during the first nine
months of 1996 as  compared  to the same  period of 1995,  due to  increases  in
salaries and employee  benefits  related to the Company's  growth as well as the
expansion of its Operation  Center as discussed  above.  Earnings per share were
$1.36  and  $1.11  for the nine  months  ended  September  30,  1996  and  1995,
respectively.

SELECTED RATIOS

         The return on average  assets  (ROA) for the third  quarter of 1996 was
 .94%  compared  to .88% in the third  quarter  of 1995.  The  return on  average
shareholder's  equity (ROE) for the third quarter of 1996 was 13.13% compared to
12.02% ROE for the third quarter of 1995. For the first nine months of 1996, ROA
was .94% compared to .90% for the nine months ended  September 30, 1995. ROE was
13.32% and 12.18% for the first nine months of 1996 and 1995, respectively.

         The dividend payout ratio of 33.59% for the quarter ended September 30,
1996  represents a decrease of 10.39% from the  dividend  payout ratio of 37.08%
for the quarter ended

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September 30, 1995. The dividend payout ratio was 34.09% and 36.45% for the nine
months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Since 1988, the Company
has paid dividends on a quarterly basis, and expects to continue to do so in the
future.

 LOAN PORTFOLIO

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

LOAN PORTFOLIO BY TYPE
(Dollars in Thousands)
                                            September 30             December 31
                                                1996                    1995
                                             --------                 --------
Commercial, financial and
   agricultural   $217,898                    $214,304
Real Estate-Mortgage                           302,407                 277,608
Real Estate-Construction                        25,979                  27,240
Installment and other                          142,824                 145,734
Unearned Income                                 (7,220)                 (8,125)
                                              --------                --------
         TOTAL                                $681,888                $656,761
                                              ========                ========

Loans Held for Sale
  Program loans                              $ 114,421                $101,843
  Loans Originated for Sale                     50,187                  20,379
                                              --------                --------
         TOTAL                               $ 164,608               $ 122,222
                                              ========                ========

         The Company grants loans to customers generally within the market areas
of its  subsidiaries.  While 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,
a downward  trend in the  installment  loan portfolio is  representative  of the
increased  level of  mortgage  refinancing  during the first nine months of 1996
that  historically is not typical.  The rate environment  during this period was
conducive to consumers  refinancing  their total  indebtedness with a fixed rate
secondary  market  product  through  our  mortgage  company.  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 September 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995. The Company's  coverage
ratio of nonperforming assets and potential problem loans continues to be strong
at 120% as of September 30, 1996.

        Management  is of the  opinion  that the  allowance  for loan  losses is
adequate to provide for probable future losses inherent in the portfolio.


 


RISK ELEMENTS
(in thousands)
                                                          Nine Months
                                                            Ended               Year Ended
                                                          September 30          December 31
                                                             1996                  1995
                                                             ----                  ----

ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
         Balance at beginning of period                      $6,566               $ 6,477
         Charge-offs                                           (920)               (1,331)
         Recoveries                                             247                   316
                                                             ------               -------
          Net charge-offs                                      (673)               (1,015)
         Provision for loan possible losses                     943                 1,104
                                                             ------                ------
         Balance at end of period                            $6,836                $6,566
                                                              =====                 =====

AS A PERCENT OF AVERAGE TOTAL LOANS
         Net charge-offs                                       0.10%                 0.17%
         Provision for possible loan losses                    0.14%                 0.18%
         Allowance for loan losses                             1.04%                 1.08%

                                                           September 30         December 31
                                                              1996                 1995
                                                              ----                 ----

NON -PERFORMING ASSETS
         Other real estate owned                             $1,212                $1,027
         Non-accrual loans                                    1,811                 2,525
         Accruing loans past due 90 days
          or more                                             2,191                 1,421
         Restructured loans                                     249                   141
                                                             ------                ------
         Total Non-performing Assets                         $5,463                $5,114

POTENTIAL PROBLEM LOANS                                        $243                  $266

AS A PERCENT OF NON-PERFORMING ASSETS
 AND POTENTIAL PROBLEM LOANS
         Allowance for loan losses                           119.80%              122.04%

ACCRUING LOANS PAST DUE 90 DAYS OR MORE
 AS A PERCENT OF AVERAGE TOTAL LOANS                           0.33%                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  purchases of loans held for sale.  Net cash was
used in  investing  activities  during  the third  quarter of 1995  funding  the
Company's loan growth. Net cash was also used in investing activities during the
third quarter of 1996 due primarily to the purchase of securities.  The net cash
provided by financing  activities  in the  respective  periods is a result of an
increase  in  interest-bearing  deposits.  For the  first  nine  months of 1995,
financing  activities  also  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 September 30, 1996, the one year period
shows a negative gap (liability  sensitive) of $294 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  have  been  notionally
distributed over the first three periods to reflect those portions of such

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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 $84  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  an increase in its net interest  margin during the past year and is
somewhat vulnerable to a rapid rise in interest rates during 1996. This increase
in net interest  margin did not translate into a decline 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                             $155,718        $ 106,264        $334,081        $  91,234        $687,297
 Loans held for sale                      164,608                0               0                0         164,608
 Securities                                23,030           20,166          85,093           31,318         159,607
 Federal funds sold                            61                0               0                0              61
                                          -------        ---------       ---------          -------       ---------
Total interest earning assets             343,417          126,430         419,174          122,552       1,011,573
                                          -------        ---------       ---------          -------       ---------

LIABILITIES
 Savings and NOW Accounts                 335,779                0               0                0         335,779
 All other interest bearing deposits       85,933          170,536         112,508              451         369,428
 Short term and other borrowings          145,817                0               0                0         145,817
 Long term borrowings                      25,750                0               0                0          25,750
                                          -------        ---------       ---------          -------       ---------

Total interest bearing liabilities       $593,279        $ 170,536        $112,508       $      451       $ 876,774
                                          -------        ---------       ---------          -------       ---------

Interest sensitivity gap                ($249,862)      ($  44,106)       $306,666         $122,101        $134,799
                                          -------        ---------       ---------          -------       ---------

Cumulative sensitivity gap              ($249,862)       ($293,968)     ($  12,698)        $134,799
                                          =======          =======        ========          =======

Management adjustments                   $298,450        ($ 88,489)      ($199,080)       ($ 10,881)
                                          -------          -------         -------          -------

Cumulative management adjusted gap      $  48,588        ($ 84,007)      $  23,579         $134,799
                                         ========          =======        ========          =======


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 September 30, 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
                                                  September 30     December 31
                                                     1996              1995
                                                     ----              ----
Capital Components
         Tier 1 risk-based capital                  $71,420           $66,260
         Total risk-based capital                    78,256            72,826

Capital Ratios
         Tier 1 risk-based                             9.32%             8.87%
         Total risk-based                             10.21              9.75
         Leverage                                      6.61              6.45

Regulatory Minimum
         Tier 1 risk-based (dollar/ratio)      $30,649/4.00%     $29,888/4.00%
         Total risk-based (dollar/ratio)        61,297/8.00       59,776/8.00
         Leverage (dollar/ratio)                32,407/3.00       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. The continued expansion of the Company's  Operations Center will be funded
by the Company's  long-term  debt.  SEE NOTE E. Earnings  from  subsidiary  bank
operations  are  expected to remain  adequate to fund  payment of  stockholders'
dividends and normal internal growth. In management's opinion,  subsidiary banks
have the  capability  to upstream  sufficient  dividends to meet the normal cash
requirements of the Company.




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NET INTEREST INCOME

        Net interest income, on a fully federal  tax-equivalent  basis, improved
from the third  quarter of 1995 to the third  quarter  of 1996 by  approximately
$1,096,000 due to an increase in net earning assets. Net yield on earning assets
decreased  between the respective  periods from 4.72% to 4.69%, as earning asset
yields remained consistent at 8.62% and the cost of interest-bearing liabilities
increased 3 basis  points to 4.50%.  The  $1,638,000  decrease  in net  interest
income  due to  rate,  as shown  in the  following  table,  was  coupled  with a
$2,734,000 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.

        Net interest income, on a fully federal  tax-equivalent  basis, improved
from the nine months ended September 30, 1995 to the nine months ended September
30, 1996 by approximately  $4,743,000  million due to an increase in net earning
assets.  Net yield on earning  assets  increased  between  periods from 4.76% to
4.79%, as earning asset yields  increased 23 basis points to 8.67%, and the cost
of interest bearing liabilities increased 20 basis points to 4.45%. The $447,000
increase in net interest  income due to rate, as shown in the  following  table,
was coupled with a $4,296,000 increase in net interest income due to volume. The
major component of this favorable volume change was increased average loans held
for sale.

        A significant  part of the increase in net earning  assets for the third
quarter of 1996 and the nine months ended September 30, 1996, is attributable to
the Company's  participation in a 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-conforming  loans.  The loans are
generally

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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 insurance  reserve  associated with the loans
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  $3,194,000  in interest  income on program  loans for the
quarter ended September 30, 1996 on an average balance of  approximately  $138.9
million compared to $1.2 million in interest income for the same period in 1995.
The Company  earned  approximately  $9,730,000 in interest  income on an average
balance of approximately  $142.0 million for the nine months ended September 30,
1996 compared to $2.46  million in interest  income for the same period in 1995.
These  loans  are  being  funded  through   short-term   secured  and  unsecured
borrowings.

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EARNING ASSETS AND INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
(in thousands)
                                                                                   Quarter Ended
                                                                                   September 30
                                                                  1996                                             1995
                                                                  ----                                             ----
                                              Average                           Yield/            Average                  Yield/
                                              Balance         Interest            Rate            Balance      Interest     Rate
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EARNING ASSETS:
Loans (1)
 Commercial and industrial                  $ 212,285           $4,905         9.24%            $ 192,114        $4,527     9.43%
 Real estate                                  321,733            7,846         9.75               291,554         6,269     8.60
 Consumer obligations                         134,717            3,279         9.74               141,666         3,539     9.99
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total loans                                668,735           16,030         9.59               625,334        14,335     9.17

Loans held for sale                           179,620            2,999         6.68                66,402         1,492     8.99
Securities
 Taxable                                      123,956            1,954         6.31               179,530         2,829     6.30
 Tax-exempt (2)                                35,595              750         8.43                36,345           902     9.93
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total securities                           159,551            2,704         6.78               215,875         3,731     6.91

Federal funds sold                               591                 7         4.74                   333             5     6.01
                                            ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total earning assets                     1,008,497           21,740         8.62               907,944        19,563     8.62
Cash and due from banks                        32,301                                              25,800
Bank premises and equipment                    29,351                                              22,129
Other assets                                   22,740                                              21,101
 Less:  allowance for possible
         loan losses                           (6,755)                                             (6,461)
                                           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total assets                            $1,086,134                                            $970,513
                                           ======================================================================================

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
 Demand deposits                            $ 111,797          $   766         2.74%             $104,572       $   754      2.88%
 Savings deposits                             222,251            1,589         2.86               222,036         1,709      3.08
 Time deposits                                366,876            4,938         5.38               346,805         4,602      5.31
 Short-term borrowings                        156,015            2,195         5.63               106,546         1,546      5.80
 Long-term debt                                24,217              435         7.19                11,587           231      7.97
                                           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total interest-bearing liabilities         881,156            9,923         4.50               791,546          8,842      4.47
Demand deposits                               115,863                                             102,673
Other liabilities                              11,656                                               5,005
Stockholders' equity                           77,459                                              71,289
                                           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total liabilities and
    stockholders' equity                   $1,086,134                                           $970,513
                                           ======================================================================================

  Net interest income                                          $11,817                                          $10,721
                                           ======================================================================================

  Net yield on earning assets                                                  4.69%                                         4.72%
                                           ======================================================================================


(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
                                                         September 30
                                                         1996 VS. 1995

                                                       Increase (Decrease)
                                                        Due to Change In:

INTEREST INCOME FROM:                       Volume                Rate                  Net
Loans
    Commercial and industrial                $   913              $  (535)           $    378
    Real estate                                  687                  890               1,577
    Consumer obligations                        (171)                 (89)               (260)
                                            --------------------------------------------------
      Total loans                              1,429                  266               1,695

Loans held for sale                            3,975               (2,468)              1,507

 Securities
    Taxable                                     (882)                   7                (875)
    Tax-exempt (1)                              ( 18)                (134)               (152)
                                            --------------------------------------------------
      Total Securities                          (900)                (127)             (1,027)

Federal funds sold                                 8                   (6)                  2
                                            --------------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                $ 4,512              $(2,335)            $ 2,177

INTEREST EXPENSE ON:
Demand deposits                                  181                 (169)                 12
Savings deposits                                  11                 (131)               (120)
Time deposits                                    269                   67                 336
Short-term borrowings                            962                 (313)                649
Long-term debt                                   355                 (151)                204
                                            --------------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities          $  1,778              $  (697)            $ 1,081
                                            --------------------------------------------------

NET INTEREST INCOME                         $  2,734              $(1,638)            $ 1,096
                                            ==================================================


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


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EARNING ASSETS AND INTEREST-BEARING LIABILITIES
(in thousands)
                                                                           Nine Months Ended
                                                                            September 30

                                                                  1996                                             1995
                                                                  ----                                             ----
                                              Average                           Yield/            Average                  Yield/
                                              Balance         Interest            Rate            Balance      Interest     Rate
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EARNING ASSETS:
Loans (1)
 Commercial and industrial                  $ 211,156          $14,551         9.19%            $ 181,771       $12,614     9.25%
 Real estate                                  311,752           21,096         9.02               276,723        17,529     8.45
 Consumer obligations                         134,304            9,891         9.82               136,529        10,147     9.91
                                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total loans                                657,212           45,538         9.24               595,023        40,290     9.03
Loans held for sale                           171,546           10,809         8.40                46,988         3,157     8.96
Securities
 Taxable                                      130,805            6,181         6.30               187,981         9,002     6.39
 Tax-exempt (2)                                37,808            2,314         8.16                40,029         2,653     8.84
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total securities                           168,613            8,495         6.72               228,010        11,655     6.82

Federal funds sold                               669                26         5.18                 1,593            70     5.86
                                            ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total earning assets                       998,040           64,868         8.67               871,614        55,172     8.44
Cash and due from banks                        30,292                                              25,302
Bank premises and equipment                    26,685                                              22,013
Other assets                                   22,694                                              21,054
 Less:  allowance for possible
         loan losses                           (6,684)                                             (6,446)
                                           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total assets                            $1,071,027                                            $933,537
                                        =========================================================================================

INTEREST BEARING LIABILITIES
 Demand deposits                            $ 101,706          $ 2,309         3.03%             $105,454       $ 2,266      2.87%
 Savings deposits                             227,800            5,088         2.98               228,719         5,256      3.06
 Time deposits                                365,088           14,483         5.29               327,124        12,296      5.01
 Short-term borrowings                        152,649            5,944         5.19                87,568         3,811      5.80
 Long-term debt                                22,650            1,217         7.16                 7,095           459      8.63
                                           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Total interest-bearing liabilities         869,893           29,041         4.45               755,960        24,088      4.25
Demand deposits                               115,121                                              99,386
Other liabilities                              10,242                                               9,160
Stockholders' equity                           75,771                                              69,031
                                           --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total liabilities and
    stockholders' equity                   $1,071,027                                            $933,537
                                        =========================================================================================

  Net interest income                                          $35,827                                          $31,084
                                        =========================================================================================

  Net yield on earning assets                                                  4.79%                                         4.76%
                                        =========================================================================================


(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)

                                             Nine Months Ended
                                                September 30
                                                1996 VS. 1995

                                              Increase (Decrease)
                                               Due to Change In:

INTEREST INCOME FROM:                 Volume          Rate             Net
                                     ---------------------------------------
Loans
    Commercial and industrial        $ 2,082         $  (145)        $ 1,937
    Real estate                        2,317           1,250           3,567
    Consumer obligations                (164)            (92)           (256)
                                     ---------------------------------------
      Total loans                      4,235           1,013           5,248

Loans held for sale                    7,988            (336)          7,652

 Securities
    Taxable                           (2,703)           (118)         (2,821)
    Tax-exempt (1)                      (142)           (197)           (339)
                                     ---------------------------------------
      Total Securities                (2,845)           (315)         (3,160)

Federal funds sold                       (37)             (7)            (44)
                                     ---------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets        $ 9,341         $   355         $ 9,696

INTEREST EXPENSE ON:
Demand deposits                         (115)            158              43
Savings deposits                         (21)           (147)           (168)
Time deposits                          1,480             707           2,187
Short-term borrowings                  2,805            (672)          2,133
Long-term debt                           896            (138)            758
                                     ---------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities   $ 5,045         $   (92)        $ 4,953
                                     ---------------------------------------

NET INTEREST INCOME                  $ 4,296         $   447         $ 4,743
                                     =======================================

(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 -

     On June 27, 1996, the Cmnpany held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  Two
matters were submitted to the shareholders for consideration:

1. Election of five Class I directors; and

2. Ratification of the Board of Directors' appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as
   auditors for the Company for 1995.

   The vote tabulation for each matter was as follows:

1. Election of five Class I directors:

                                         Authority
Directors                  For            Withheld       Abstain
- ---------                  ---            --------       ------- 
Samuel M. Bowling        3,603,006          4,078           0
Steven J. Day            3.604,569          2,515           0
Jack E. Fruth            3,604,568          2,516           0
Otis L. O'Connor         3,604,569          2,515           0
Bob F. Richmond          3,604,569          2,515           0

Continuing directors whose terms did not expire at the annual meeting were:
J. Goldman, C. Dallas Keyser, Robert D. Fisher, George F. Davis, C. Scott 
Briers, Carlin K. Harmon, Dale Nibert, Mark Schaul and Van R. Thorn.

2. Ratification of Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP:

                  For                Against               Abstain
                  ---                -------               -------
               3,569,364              6,728                 30,992

Item 5.                          Other Information -              Not Applicable
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 September 30, 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




November 13, 1996              By /s/ Dawn Woolsey
                                  --------------------------------
                                  Dawn Woolsey,
                                  Chief Accounting Officer
                                  (Principal Accounting Officer)












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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit

Index

27       Financial  Data Schedule for the nine months ending  September 30, 1996



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