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
30, 2008
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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CFR
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Section
1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item
1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
January 30, 2008, City Holding Company (“the Company”) issued a news release,
attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that the Board of Directors of the Company
authorized repayment of its 9.15% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures issued by City Holding Company and held by City Holding Capital
Trust
at a price of 104.58% of the principal amount. City Holding Capital
Trust will, in turn, repay its 9.15% Capital Securities on April 1, 2008 at
a
price of 104.58% of the principal amount. The securities were issued
in March 1998 and are callable in whole any time after April 1,
2008. Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference
is the news release issued by the Company.
Section
8 – Other Events
Item
8.01 Other Events.
A
copy of the news release dated
January 30, 2008 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Item 8.01 – Other Events of Form 8-K and is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this Form 8-K and in
Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference.
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 30, 2008
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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
4,
2008
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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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