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):                  July 14, 2004


                            CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                      1-10521              95-2568550
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(State or other jurisdiction of     (Commission file       (IRS employer
        incorporation)                  number)          identification no.)


City National Center
400 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California             90210
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code         (310) 888-6000
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                                 Not applicable
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          (former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

         99.1     Press release dated July 14, 2004 reporting the financial
                  results of City National Corporation for the quarter and six
                  months ending June 30, 2004.



Item 9
and 12.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL
         CONDITION.

         On July 14, 2004, City National Corporation issued a press release
         reporting its financial results for the quarter and six months ending
         June 30, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
         Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. This information
         is being furnished under both Item 9 (Regulation FD Disclosure) and
         Item 12 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition) of Form 8-K.
         The information in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall
         not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated
         by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
         amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
         specific reference in such a filing.




                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                       CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION

July 14, 2004

                       /s/ Christopher J. Carey
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                       Christopher J. Carey
                       Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                       (Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)