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):

 

April 15, 2003

 

CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-10521

 

95-2568550

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

 

(Commission file
number)

 

(IRS employer identification
no.)

 

 

 

 

 

City National Center
400 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California

 

 

 

90210

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

(Zip code)

 

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

 

 

 

(310) 888-6000

 

 

 

 

 

Not applicable

(former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 



 

Item 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

 

(c)           Exhibits.

 

99.1                           Press release dated April 15, 2003 reporting financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.

 

Item 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

 

On April 15, 2003, City National Corporation issued a press release reporting its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.  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 9 (Regulation FD Disclosure) and Item 12 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) of Form 8-K and is included under this Item 9 in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8126.  This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

April 16, 2003

  /s/  Frank P. Pekny

 

 

 

 

  Frank P. Pekny

 

  Executive Vice President and

 

  Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer

 

  (Authorized Officer and
  Principal Financial Officer)

 

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