City National Corporation to Present at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN) announced today that Chief Financial Officer Christopher J. Carey is scheduled to deliver a presentation at the BancAnalysts Association of Boston Conference on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 8:15 a.m. Eastern time (5:15 a.m. Pacific time).

A live audio Webcast of the presentation will be available at the following address:

http://www.wsw.com/webcast/baab9/cyn/

The Webcast will be available for replay, starting within 24 hours of the live presentation through City National's Website at www.cnb.com.

About City National

City National Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN). Headquartered in Los Angeles, the company is backed by $18.4 billion in total assets, and provides banking, investment and trust services through 63 offices, including 15 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada and New York City. City National and its eight majority-owned investment affiliates manage or administer $53.4 billion in client investment assets, including nearly $35 billion under direct management.

For more information about City National, visit the company's Website at cnb.com.

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CONTACT:  City National Corporation
          Investors:
          Christopher J. Carey
            (310) 888-6777
            Chris.Carey@cnb.com
          Media:
          Cary Walker
            (213) 673-7615
            Cary.Walker@cnb.com