Exhibit 10.36  RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD
AGREEMENT UNDER THE CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION 2002 AMENDED AND RESTATED
OMNIBUS PLAN  RESTRICTED
STOCK AGREEMENT made as of <Date> , between CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION, a
Delaware corporation (the Company), and 
<Colleague Name>  , an
employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (Colleague), with
reference to the following:  A.On April 28, 2004 the shareholders
of the Company adopted the City National Corporation 2002 Amended and Restated
Omnibus Plan as amended from time to time thereafter, (the Plan), pursuant to
which the Compensation, Nominating & Governance Committee of the Board of
Directors (the Committee) may award selected officers and other Company or
Company subsidiary employees restricted shares of the Companys common stock,
(the Stock).  B.The
Committee has determined to grant to Colleague an award of restricted shares of
Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the
performance of the mutual covenants contained herein, it is hereby agreed as
follows:  1.Grant
of Restricted Stock Award.  (a)Details
of Award. The Company hereby grants a Restricted Stock Award (as defined in
the Plan), upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, with the
following terms:  (i)Number
of shares to be issued: <# Shares> shares (the Restricted Shares) of
Stock;  (ii)The
date of issuance:  <Date> (the Award
Date); and  (iii)The consideration, if
any, for the Restricted Shares: 
Colleagues employment with the Company.  (b)Issuance
of Restricted Shares.  The Restricted
Shares shall be issued upon acceptance hereof by Colleague and upon
satisfaction of the conditions of this Agreement.  2.Restricted
Shares.  Colleague hereby accepts the
Restricted Shares when issued and agrees with respect thereto as follows:  1


(a)Forfeiture
Restrictions.  The Restricted Shares
may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise
transferred, encumbered or disposed of (the Forfeiture Restrictions) to the
extent that Forfeiture Restrictions have not lapsed. In the event of
termination of Colleagues employment with the Company or employing subsidiary
for any reason other than (i) Retirement 
(ii) death or (iii) Total Disability, except as otherwise provided in
the last sentence of subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph 2, Colleague shall, for
no consideration, forfeit to the Company all Restricted Shares to the extent
then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions. The Forfeiture Restrictions shall
be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of Restricted Shares.  (b)Lapse
of Forfeiture Restrictions.  The
Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to the Restricted Shares in accordance
with the following schedule provided that Colleague has been continuously
employed by the Company from the Award Date through the lapse date:   Time from
  Date of Award
  
  Restricted Stock
  Vesting
  
  Total Percentage of
  Restrictions LapsedAfter 1 year
  
  0%
  
  0%After 2 years
  
  25%
  
  25%After 3 years
  
  25%
  
  50%After 4 years
  
  25%
  
  75%After 5 years
  
  25%
  
  100%  Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to all of the
Restricted Shares on the earlier of (i) subject to the discretion of the
Committee, the occurrence of a Change in Control Event (as such term is defined
in the Plan), or (ii) the date Colleagues employment with the Company is
terminated by reason of death, Total Disability or Retirement. In the event
Colleagues employment is terminated for any other reason, including retirement
prior to age sixty-five with the approval of the Company or employing
subsidiary, the Committee or its delegate, as appropriate, may, in the
Committees or such delegates sole discretion, approve the lapse of Forfeiture
Restrictions as to any or all Restricted Shares still subject to such
restrictions, such lapse to be effective on the date of such approval or
Colleagues termination date, if later.  (c)Certificates/Shareholder
Rights. Shares of Restricted Stock will be evidenced by memorandum entries
on the records of the Companys transfer agent. Colleague shall have voting
rights and shall be entitled to receive all dividends unless and until the
Restricted Shares are forfeited pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
Upon request of the Committee or its delegate, Colleague shall deliver to the
Company a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Shares
then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions. 
Upon the lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions, the Company shall cause a
certificate or certificates to be issued without legend in the name of
Colleague, or such other name as provided in the Plan, for the shares upon
which Forfeiture Restrictions lapsed. 
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the issuance or
delivery of any  2


shares of Stock (whether
subject to restrictions or unrestricted) may be postponed for such period as may
be required to comply with applicable requirements of any national securities
exchange or any requirements under any law or regulation applicable to the
issuance or delivery of such shares.  The
Company shall not be obligated to issue or deliver any shares of Stock if the
issuance or delivery thereof shall constitute a violation of any provision of
any law or of any regulation of any governmental authority or any national
securities exchange.  3.Withholding
of Tax.  The receipt of Restricted
Shares or the lapse of any Forfeiture Restrictions may result in income to you
for federal or state tax purposes.  To
the extent that you become subject to taxation, you shall deliver to the
Company at the time of such receipt or lapse, as the case may be, such amount
of money or shares of unrestricted Stock, as the Company may require to meet
its withholding obligation under applicable tax laws or regulations.  If you fail to do so, the Company is
authorized to withhold from any cash or stock remuneration then or thereafter
payable to you any tax required to be withheld by reason of such resulting
compensation income.  Your delivery of
Shares to meet the tax withholding obligation is subject to the Companys
Securities Trading Policy as may be in effect from time to time.  You must have owned any Stock you deliver for
at least six months.   Any stock you
deliver or which is withheld by the Company will be valued on the date of which
the amount of tax to be withheld is determined. 
Any fractional shares of stock resulting from withholding of taxes will
be paid to you in cash.  4.Status
of Stock.  Colleague agrees that the
Restricted Shares to which the restrictions have lapsed will not be sold or
otherwise disposed of in any manner which would constitute a violation of any
applicable federal or state securities laws. 
Colleague also agrees (i) that the certificates representing the Shares
may bear such legend or legends as the Company deems appropriate in order to
assure compliance with applicable securities laws, (ii) that the Company may
refuse to register the transfer of the Shares on the stock transfer records of
the Company if such proposed transfer would be in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company constitute a violation of any applicable securities
law and (iii) that the Company may give related instructions to its transfer
agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Shares.  5.Limitation on Transfer.  Other
than upon death or pursuant to a DRO, the Restricted Shares and all rights
granted under this Agreement are personal to Colleague and cannot be
transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation
of law or otherwise) and will not be subject to execution, attachment or
similar processes.  6.Employment
Relationship.  For purposes of this
Agreement, Colleague shall be considered to be in the employment of the Company
as long as Colleague remains a Colleague of either the Company, any successor
corporation or a parent or subsidiary corporation (as defined in section 424
of the Internal Revenue Code) of the Company or any successor corporation.  3


Any
question as to whether and when there has been a termination of such
employment, and the cause of such termination, shall be determined by the
Committee, or its delegate, as appropriate, and its determination shall be
final.  The Plan and this Agreement shall not constitute a
contract of employment between the Company, including, any successor
corporation or a parent or subsidiary corporation of the Company or any
successor corporation and Colleague.  Colleague is an at-will
employee except as provided in any other written agreement.  Nothing contained in the Plan or the
Agreement (or any Award made pursuant to the Plan) shall confer upon any
eligible Participant any right to continue in the employment of the Company, or
guarantee of payment of future incentives, or shall interfere with, affect or
restrict in any way, the rights of the Company, which are expressly reserved,
to discharge Colleague, any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without
cause.  7.Availability
of Plan/Plan Incorporated.  Colleague
acknowledges that the Company has made available a copy of the Plan, and agrees
that this Award of Restricted Shares shall be subject to all of the terms and
conditions set forth in the Plan, including future amendments thereto, if any,
pursuant to the terms thereof, which Plan is incorporated herein by reference
as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the Plan and
this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan will prevail.  Colleagues rights hereunder are subject to
modification or termination in certain events, as provided in the Plan,
including without limitation such rules and regulations as may from time to
time be adopted or promulgated in accordance with paragraph 1.3 of the
Plan.  Capitalized terms not defined in
this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.  8.Committees
Powers.  No provision
contained in this Agreement shall in any way terminate, modify or alter, or be
construed or interpreted as terminating, modifying or altering any of the
powers, rights or authority vested in the Committee or, to the extent
delegated, in its delegate pursuant to the terms of the Plan or resolutions
adopted in furtherance of the Plan, including, without limitation, the right to
make certain determinations and elections with respect to the Restricted
Shares. All decisions of the Committee (as established pursuant to the Plan)
with respect to any questions concerning the application, administration or
interpretation of the Plan will be conclusive and binding on the Company and
Colleague.  9.Binding
Effect.  This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and all
persons lawfully claiming under Colleague.  10.Dispute
Resolution.If a dispute arises between Colleague and Company in connection with the
Restricted Stock Award, the dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration
with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with the AAAs
Commercial Arbitration Rules then in effect.  4


11.Governing
Law.  This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
California.  IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by
an officer thereunto duly authorized, and Colleague has executed this
Agreement, all as of the date first above written.  CITY NATIONAL
  CORPORATIONBy:Name:Title:By:<Colleague
  Name>Colleague   PLEASE
RETURN ONE COPY OF THE SIGNED AGREEMENT TO THE
COMPENSATION SECTION OF HUMAN RESOURCES (86-001)  5