UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of
report (Date of earliest event reported)
April
18, 2007
City
National Corporation
(Exact
Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or
Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
1-10521
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95-2568550
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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City
National Center
400
North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills,
California
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90210
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(Address
of
Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(310)
888-6000
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name
or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
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230.425)
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Items
2.02
and 7.01. RESULTS
OF
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION and REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On
April 18,
2007, City National Corporation issued a press release reporting its financial
results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. A copy of the press release
is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
This
information is being furnished under both Item 2.02 (Results of Operations
and
Financial Condition) and Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure) of Form 8-K.
Item
9.01 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Press
release dated April 18, 2007 reporting the financial results of City National
Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2007.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly
authorized.
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CITY NATIONAL
CORPORATION
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April
18, 2007
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/s/
Christopher J. Carey
Christopher
J. Carey
Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
(Authorized
Officer and
Principal
Financial Officer)
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