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0001244395
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000726854
CITY HOLDING CO
000-11733
25 GATEWATER ROAD
P O BOX 7520
CHARLESTON
WV
25313
3047691100
FAIRCHILDS CHARLES W
Director
Common
The Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
600
59908.00
14831817
11/20/2023
NASDAQ
Common
05/15/2013
Open Market Purchase
Open Market
N
600
05/15/2023
Cash
Y
11/20/2023
Charles Wampler Fairchilds