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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDSMITH BRAM   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CITY NATIONAL CORP [CYN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman Emeritus of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 N. ROXBURY DRIVE, 8TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/02/2015 (Street) BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/02/2015   D   2,615,646 D (1) 0 I As Trustee of the Goldsmith Family Trust Common Stock 11/02/2015   D   534,960 D (1) 0 I As Co-Trustee of the Elaine Goldsmith Revocable Trust Common Stock 11/02/2015   D   43,736 D (1) 0 I As Trustee of the Oak Trust A-2 Common Stock 11/02/2015   D   41,910 D (2) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Fund Unit (EDCP)

(3)

11/02/2015

D

28,254

(3)

(3)

Common Stock

28,254

(4)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDSMITH BRAM 400 N. ROXBURY DRIVE, 8TH FLOOR BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210	X		Chairman Emeritus of the Board

Signatures

/s/ Bram Goldsmith		11/03/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On November 2, 2015, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) completed the previously announced merger of City National Corporation (City National) with and into RBC USA Holdco Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of RBC (Holdco), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 22, 2015, by and among City National, RBC and Holdco (Merger Agreement). In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger these shares of City National common stock were converted into the right to receive the per share stock consideration.
(2)	City National common stock held by Reporting Person in the City National Corporation Profit Sharing Plan as of October 31, 2015.
(3)	These Stock Fund Units were acquired under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (EDCP) and were deemed to be invested in City National common stock on a one-for-one basis and are generally distributed on termination, or following retirement on the date or dates specified by the reporting person.
(4)	In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, the Stock Fund Units shall be deemed to be invested in RBC common shares on the terms specified in the Merger Agreement.

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