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, 2007
CITY
HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission
File Number: 0-17733
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West
Virginia
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55-0169957
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Incorporation
or Organization)
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Identification
No.)
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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)
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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Section
5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
On
January 31, 2007, City Holding Company (“the Company”) issued a news release,
attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing election of John R. Elliot to its Board
of
Directors. Mr. Elliot is the owner and president of AMFM, Inc., which operates
skilled nursing facilities throughout West Virginia.
Mr.
Elliot’s compensation for his service as a director will be consistent with that
of the Registrant’s other non-employee directors, as more fully described in the
Registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 24, 2006 and the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2005.
City
National Bank of West Virginia, a Company affiliate, also elected Mr. Elliot
to
its Board of Directors at their meeting held on January 31, 2007.
Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
Exhibits
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99.1
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News
Release issued January 31, 2007
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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.
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Dated:
February
1, 2007
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City
Holding Company
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By:
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/s/
David L. Bumgarner
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David
L. Bumgarner
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Chief
Financial Officer
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