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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDSMITH RUSSELL D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CITY NATIONAL CORP [CYN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 N. ROXBURY DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/02/2011 (Street) BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/02/2011   J   75,000 (1) D $ 0 (1) 67,220 D   Common Stock 09/02/2011   J   75,000 (1) A $ 0 (1) 76,222 (2) (3) I By B.A. Quintet, LLC (1) Common Stock 09/02/2011   J   4,473 (4) D $ 0 (4) 76,222 (3) I By B.A. Quintet LLC Common Stock               19,300 I As Trustee of the ELM 2006 Charitable Annuity Lead Trust Common Stock               304,930 I By Maple Pine Limited Partnership Common Stock               2,860,000 I By the Goldsmith Family Partnership Common Stock               138,250 I By the Russell Goldsmith Trust Common Stock               2,912 I As Trustee of the Kathryn Goldsmith 1985 Trust Common Stock               4,134 I As Trustee of the Brian Goldsmith 1985 Trust Common Stock               8 I As Trustee of the West LA Investment Trust No. 1-R Common Stock               2,796 I By CNC Profit Sharing Plan (5) Common Stock               7,500 I By MKB Co. Ltd. (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDSMITH RUSSELL D 400 N. ROXBURY DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210	X	X	President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Russell Goldsmith		09/07/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person has transferred these shares to B.A. Quintet, a California limited liability company (BA Quintet), of which he and his wife are managing members. As of August 31, 2011, BA Quintet is the successor by merger to California Quintet LLC, a Delaware limited liability (CA Quintet), who had the same members and managers as BA Quintet. The merger had the effect of changing CA Quintet's domicile but did not alter the proportionate interests of the members.
(2)	The ownership reported includes 1,222 shares previously owned indirectly by CA Quintet.
(3)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of City National Corporation stock held by BA Quintet except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	Represents mandatory distribution of a 5.868% minority membership interest in BA Quintet to trust beneficiary by reporting person as trustee. Distribution made pursuant to terms of trust for no consideration. No underlying shares of issuer held by BA Quintet were transferred.
(5)	Shares held in the reporting person's profit sharing plan as of August 31, 2011.
(6)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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