UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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 20, 2005
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                            City National Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

       1-10521                                             95-2568550
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(Commission File Number)                       (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                City National Center
400 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California               90210
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)

                                 (310) 888-6000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Items 2.02 and 7.01. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION and
                     REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

                     On July 20, 2005, City National Corporation issued a press
                     release reporting its financial results for the quarter
                     ending June 30, 2005. 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 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial 
                     Condition) and Item 7.01 (Regulation FD Disclosure) of Form
                     8-K.

Item 9.01            FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

                     (c) Press release dated July 20, 2005 reporting the
                     financial results of City National Corporation for the
                     quarter ending June 30, 2005.


                                   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 20, 2005                                       /s/ Christopher J. Carey
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                                                    Christopher J. Carey
                                                    Executive Vice President and
                                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                                    (Authorized Officer and
                                                    Principal Financial Officer)