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| West Virginia                                                  | 55-0619957                           |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
|                                                           |                                 |
| 25 Gatewater Road                                              |                                 |
| Charleston, West Virginia                                      | 25313                                |
| (Address of principal executive offices)                       | (Zip Code)                           |

|                          |   |                                       |
|-------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|
| Title of Each Class           |   | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered: |
| Common Stock, $2.50 par value |   | NASDAQ Global Select Market                |

| Yes | [X] | No | [   ] |
|-----|-----|----|----------------------|

| Yes | [X] | No | [   ] |
|-----|-----|----|----------------------|

| Yes | [X] | No | [   ] |
|-----|-----|----|----------------------|

| Yes | [X] | No | [   ] |
|-----|-----|----|----------------------|

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| Large accelerated filer [   ] |   | Accelerated filer [X]                          |
|----------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------|
|                                         |   |                                           |
| Non-accelerated filer [   ]   |   | Smaller reporting company [   ] |

| Yes | [   ] | No | [X] |
|-----|----------------------|----|-----|

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| SIGNATURES |
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| Date:  March 20, 2013 |       | City Holding Company                                                            |   |
|                            |       | (Registrant)                                                                    |
|                            |       |                                                                            |
|                            |       |                                                                            |
|                            |   By: | /s/ Charles R. Hageboeck, Ph.D.                                                 |   |
|                            |       | Charles R. Hageboeck, Ph.D.                                                     |
|                            |       | President and Chief Executive Officer                                           |
|                            |       | (Principal Executive Officer)                                                   |
|                            |       |                                                                            |
|                            |       |                                                                            |
|                            |   By: | /s/ David L. Bumgarner                                                          |   |
|                            |       | David L. Bumgarner                                                              |
|                            |       | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
|                            |       | (Principal Financial Officer)                                                   |
|                            |       |                                                                            |

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