City Holding Company Increases Dividend on Common Shares by 10%
02 March 2007 - 2:08AM
PR Newswire (US)
CHARLESTON, W.Va., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- City Holding
Company, "the Company" (NASDAQ:CHCO), a $2.5 billion bank holding
company headquartered in Charleston, today declared a dividend of
31 cents per common share for shareholders of record as of April
15, 2007. The dividend is payable on April 30, 2007. The dividend
represents a 10% increase from the 28 cents per share cash dividend
paid in the first quarter of 2007 and follows a 12% increase in the
cash dividend, from 25 cents per common share to 28 cents, approved
by the board in March 2006. "I am very pleased that our Company's
continued strong performance has allowed us to increase the
dividend to shareholders for the fourth consecutive year. The
decision to increase the dividend to $1.24 on an annualized basis
is consistent with the Company's strong capital and liquidity
position and is reflective of our outstanding performance during
2006." City Holding Company is the parent company of City National
Bank of West Virginia. City National operates 67 branches across
West Virginia, Eastern Kentucky and Southern Ohio. Forward-Looking
Information This news release contains certain forward-looking
statements that are included pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
information involves risks and uncertainties that could result in
the Company's actual results to differ from those projected in the
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (1) the
Company may incur additional loan loss provision due to negative
credit quality trends in the future that may lead to a
deterioration of asset quality; (2) the Company may incur increased
charge-offs in the future; (3) the Company may experience increases
in the default rates on previously securitized loans that would
result in impairment losses or lower the yield on such loans; (4)
the Company may continue to benefit from strong recovery efforts on
previously securitized loans resulting in improved yields on this
asset; (5) the Company could have adverse legal actions of a
material nature; (6) the Company may face competitive loss of
customers; (7) the Company may be unable to manage its expense
levels; (8) the Company may have difficulty retaining key
employees; (9) changes in the interest rate environment may have
results on the Company's operations materially different from those
anticipated by the Company's market risk management functions; (10)
changes in general economic conditions and increased competition
could adversely affect the Company's operating results; (11)
changes in other regulations and government policies affecting bank
holding companies and their subsidiaries, including changes in
monetary policies, could negatively impact the Company's operating
results; and (12) the Company may experience difficulties growing
loan and deposit balances. Forward-looking statements made herein
reflect management's expectations as of the date such statements
are made. Such information is provided to assist stockholders and
potential investors in understanding current and anticipated
financial operations of the Company and is included pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that
arise after the date such statements are made. DATASOURCE: City
Holding Company CONTACT: Charles R. Hageboeck, President & CEO
of City Holding Company +1-304-769-1102 Web site:
http://www.cityholding.com/
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