Exhibit
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  By AUTHORIZED
  SIGNATURE THIS CERTIFIES THAT IS THE RECORD HOLDER OF CUSIP DATED
  COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A. TRANSFER
  AGENT AND REGISTRAR, FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK
  OF City National Corporation, transferable on the books of the Corporation in
  person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate
  properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the
  Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. Witness the facsimile seal of
  the Corporation and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
  COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $1.00 COMMON STOCK THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN
  CANTON, MA AND NEW YORK, NY SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS Certificate
  Number Shares . CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE
  STATE OF DELAWARE Chairman of the Board Chief Executive Officer &
  President Corporate Secretary 016570| 003590|127C|RESTRICTED||4|057-423
  178566 10 5 <<Month Day, Year>> * * 600620* * * * * * * * *
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  * * * SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY* * * MR. SAMPLE & MRS.
  SAMPLE & MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE NNNNN ZQ 000000 Certificate Numbers
  1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890
  1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 1234567890/1234567890 Total
  Transaction Num/No. 123456 Denom. 123456 Total 1234567 MR A SAMPLE
  DESIGNATION (IF ANY) ADD 1 ADD 2 ADD 3 ADD 4 PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004
  CUSIP XXXXXX XX X Holder ID XXXXXXXXXX Insurance Value 1,000,000.00 Number of
  Shares 123456 DTC 12345678 123456789012345 

  






 















	
  

  	
  For value
  received, ________________________________hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
  transfer(s) unto _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Shares _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  Attorney Dated:
  __________________________________________20__________________ Signature:
  ____________________________________________________________ Signature:
  ____________________________________________________________ Notice: The
  signature(s) to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon
  the face of the certificate, in every particular, without alteration or
  enlargement, or any change whatever. PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
  IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS,
  INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) of the common stock represented by
  the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint to
  transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with
  full power of substitution in the premises. . CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION The
  Corporation shall furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests
  a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative,
  participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock of the
  Corporation or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
  restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Such requests shall be made
  to the Corporation’s Secretary at the principal office of the Corporation.
  Signature(s) Guaranteed: Medallion Guarantee Stamp THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE
  GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (Banks, Stockbrokers, Savings
  and Loan Associations and Credit Unions) WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED
  SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM, PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15. The
  following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this
  certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
  according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM - as tenants in common
  UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - Custodian (Cust) (Minor) TEN ENT - as tenants by the
  entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (State) JT TEN - as joint tenants
  with right of survivorship UNIF TRF MIN ACT - Custodian (until age ) and not
  as tenants in common (Cust) under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (Minor)
  (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
  list.