X0305 4 2012-05-25 0 0000201461 CITY NATIONAL CORP CYN 0001207188 GOLDSMITH RUSSELL D 400 N. ROXBURY DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS CA 90210 1 1 1 0 President and CEO Common Stock 2012-05-25 4 M 0 10000 47.12 A 47215 D Common Stock 2012-05-25 4 S 0 10000 50.55 D 37215 D Common Stock 14385 I As Trustee of the ELM 2006 Charitable Annuity Lead Trust Common Stock 262392 I By the Russell Goldsmith Trust Common Stock 2860000 I By the Goldsmith Family Partnership Common Stock 304930 I By Maple Pine Limited Partnership Common Stock 4134 I As Trustee of the Brian Goldsmith 1985 Trust Common Stock 2912 I As Trustee of the Kathryn Goldsmith 1985 Trust Common Stock 76222 I By B.A. Quintent, LLC Common Stock 8 I As Trustee of the West LA Investment Trust No. 1-R Common Stock 2824 I By CNC Profit Sharing Plan Common Stock 7500 I By MKB Co. Ltd. Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) 47.12 2012-05-25 4 M 0 10000 0 D 2012-07-23 Common Stock 10000 10000 D Shares held in the reporting person's City National Corporation Profit Sharing Plan as of April 30, 2012. 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. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $50.50 to $50.76, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to City National Corporation, any security holder of City National Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the price range set forth in this footnote (3) to this Form 4. The stock options vested in four equal annual installments beginning July 24, 2003. /s/ Russell Goldsmith 2012-05-29