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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000726854
CITY HOLDING CO
000-11733
25 GATEWATER ROAD
P O BOX 7520
CHARLESTON
WV
25313
3047691100
FAIRCHILDS CHARLES W
Director
Common Stock
Charles Schwab & Co.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
500
59775.00
14702125
02/06/2025
NASDAQ
Common Stock
10/01/2019
Open Market Purchase
N/A
N
500
10/01/2019
Cash
Y
02/06/2025
Charles Fairchilds