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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C., 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)
January 31, 2018

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CITY HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Commission File Number: 0-11733

West Virginia
55-0619957
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
 
25 Gatewater Road, Cross Lanes, WV 25313
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
304-769-1100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 1, 2018, City Holding Company (“the Company”) issued a news release, attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing appointment of Diane Strong-Treister to its Board of Directors (“Board”) effective January 31, 2018. Ms. Strong-Treister was appointed to the Board as a Class I director and will stand for election at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Ms. Strong-Treister was appointed as a member of the Board. Compensatory arrangements for Ms. Strong will be consistent with the previously disclosed standard arrangements for non-employee directors of the Company, as described on page 13 of the Company’s proxy statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Commission on March 20, 2017, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

As of the date of this filing, Ms. Strong-Treister has not been appointed to any committees of the Company.

City National Bank of West Virginia, a Company affiliate, also elected Ms. Strong-Treister to its Board of Directors at their meeting held on January 31, 2018.

In accordance with the Company’s by-laws, Mr. David Hambrick, a Class I director, having reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 will retire from the Board effective on the date of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: February 2, 2018
City Holding Company
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles R. Hageboeck
 
Charles R. Hageboeck
 
President & CEO


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