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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): April 15, 2020

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CITY HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Commission File Number: 0-11733

West Virginia
55-0619957
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)
Identification No.)
 
25 Gatewater Road, Cross Lanes, West Virginia 25313
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 
304-769-1100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading
symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $2.50 Par Value
 
CHCO
 
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 15, 2020, City Holding Company (the “Company”) held its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“2020 Annual Meeting”) in Charleston, WV. The Company’s Board of Directors fixed the close of business on March 2, 2020, as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice and vote at the 2020 Annual Meeting. As of March 2, 2020, there were 16,313,079 issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (exclusive of 2,748,469 shares held as treasury stock which were not voted). A total of 13,795,232 shares of common stock were voted in person or by proxy, representing 84.57 percent of the shares entitled to be voted. Following are the final voting results on the matters considered and voted upon at the 2020 Annual Meeting, all of which are described in the Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1-Election of Directors.
The Company’s shareholders elected the following four nominees to serve as Class III Directors on the Board of Directors of the Company until the 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until a successor is duly elected and qualified.

 
Class
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Vote
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thomas L. Burnette
III
11,200,151
651,647
63,861
1,879,573
Robert D. Fisher
III
11,024,545
828,947
62,167
1,879,573
Jay C. Goldman
III
10,706,078
1,131,620
77,960
1,879,574
Charles R. Hageboeck
III
11,755,778
97,610
62,271
1,879,573

Proposal 2-Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
The Company’s shareholders ratified, on an advisory basis, the appointment of Crowe LP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2020.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
 
 
 
 
13,696,790
35,224
63,218
0

Proposal 3-Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation.
The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting.

For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
 
 
 
 
11,371,820
359,397
184,439
1,879,576



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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: April 15, 2020
City Holding Company
 
 
 
 
By: 
/s/ David L. Bumgarner
 
David L. Bumgarner
 
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer




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