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        satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Item
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
        January 30, 2008, City Holding Company (&#8220;the Company&#8221;) 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.&#160;&#160;City Holding Capital
        Trust will, in turn, repay its 9.15% Capital Securities on April 1, 2008 at
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        price of 104.58% of the principal amount.&#160;&#160;The securities were issued
        in March 1998 and are callable in whole any time after April 1,
        2008.&#160;&#160;Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference
        is the news release issued by the Company.</font></div>
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        January 30, 2008 is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
        pursuant to Item 8.01 &#8211; Other Events of Form 8-K and is attached hereto as
        Exhibit 99.1.&#160;&#160;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.</font></div>
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        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.</font></div>
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  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
  West
                  Virginia
  55-0169957
  (State
                  or Other Jurisdiction of
  (I.R.S.
                  Employer
  Incorporation
                  or Organization)
  Identification
                  No.)
  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
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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
  99.1
  News
                  Release issued January 30, 2008
  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:
  February
                  4,
                  2008
  City
                  Holding Company
  By:
  /s/
                  David L. Bumgarner
  David
                  L. Bumgarner
  Chief
                  Financial Officer
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