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style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C., 20549</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i5a611288bc3a4e99b0f6f4fd494b23d8_D20210126-20210126" name="dei:DocumentType" 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MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#9744;</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:36pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">-1-</span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Section 2 - Financial Information</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On January&#160;25, 2021, City Holding Company ("the Company") issued a news release, attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the Company's earnings results for the fourth quarter ended December&#160;31, 2020.  Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is the news release issued by the Company.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:12.7pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(c) Exhibits</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;padding-left:54pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:76.527%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.785%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:86.015%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="chco12-31x20exhibit991.htm">99.1</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:17pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">News Release issued January 25, 2021</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Signatures</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:44.455%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:53.345%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dated: January 26, 2021</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">City Holding Company</span></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ David L. Bumgarner</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">David L. 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text: chco-20210126
  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 26, 2021
  CITY HOLDING COMPANY
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  Commission File Number:
  0-11733
  West Virginia
  55-0619957
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Incorporation or Organization)
  Identification No.)
  25 Gatewater Road
  ,
  Cross Lanes
  ,
  West Virginia
  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):
  ☐
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  ☐
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))
  ☐
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  ☐
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.13e-4(c))
  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
  Title of each class
  Trading
  symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange on which registered
  Common Stock $2.50 Par Value
  CHCO
  NASDAQ Global Select Market
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
  ☐
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  Section 2 - Financial Information
  Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
  On January 25, 2021, City Holding Company ("the Company") issued a news release, attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the Company's earnings results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020.  Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is the news release issued by the Company.
  Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (c) Exhibits
  99.1
  News Release issued January 25, 2021
  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.
  Dated: January 26, 2021
  City Holding Company
  By:
  /s/ David L. Bumgarner
  David L. Bumgarner
  Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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