UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.1 TO FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION

 

Delaware

 

95-2568550

(State or other jurisdiction of
 incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

400 North Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills, California, 90210

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)       (Zip Code)

 

CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION –2001 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)

 

Michael B. Cahill, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
City National Corporation
400 North Roxbury Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210
(Name and address of agent for service)

 

310-888-6266

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 



 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

 

A total of 2,000,000 shares of common stock of City National Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “Registrant”) were registered in connection with the Company’s 2001 Stock Option Plan (the “2001 Plan”), which shares were registered on the Company’s Form S-8 (File No. 333-61854) (the “2001 S-8”), filed as of May 30, 2001.  On April 28, 2004, the stockholders of the Company approved the Amended and Restated 2002 Omnibus Plan (the “Amended 2002 Plan”). Of the 2,000,000 shares registered in connection with the 2001 Plan, 146,641 shares have not been issued and are not subject to issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options granted under the 2001 Plan.  Pursuant to Instruction E to Form S-8 and the telephonic interpretation of the Securities and Exchange Commission set forth at pages 123-124 of the Division of Corporation Finance’s Manual of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations dated July 1997 (see G. Securities Act Forms, number 89), 146,641 shares of the Company’s common stock registered on the 2001 S-8 are carried forward to, and deemed covered by, the registration statement on the separate Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 being filed concurrently herewith in connection with the Amended 2002 Plan (the “Amended 2002 S-8”).

 

In addition to the 146,641 shares being carried forward from the 2001 Plan, any shares that are not issued pursuant to outstanding options granted under the 2001 Plan, such as when a currently outstanding option under the 2001 Plan expires, is cancelled, terminated or is forfeited, will be carried forward for issuance in connection with the Amended 2002 Plan and deemed covered by the Amended 2002 S-8.

 

PART II

 

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

Item 3.         Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.

 

Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the 2001 S-8 filed by the Company with respect to securities offered pursuant to the 2001 Stock Option Plan are hereby incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Signatures

 

The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Beverly Hills, State of California, on July 28, 2004.

 

(Registrant)  CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION

 

By (Signature and Title)

/s/ RUSSELL GOLDSMITH

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

 

 

Signature

 

Capacity

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ BRAM GOLDSMITH

 

Chairman of the Board and Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Bram Goldsmith

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ RUSSELL GOLDSMITH

 

Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and

 

July 28, 2004

 

Russell Goldsmith

 

Director (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ CHRISTOPHER J. CAREY

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal

 

July 28, 2004

 

Christopher J. Carey

 

Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ STEPHEN D. MCAVOY

 

Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

July 28, 2004

 

Stephen D. McAvoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ GEORGE H. BENTER, JR.

 

President and Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

George H. Benter, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ RICHARD L. BLOCH

 

Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Richard L. Bloch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ KENNETH L. COLEMAN

 

Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Kenneth L. Coleman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ MICHAEL L. MEYER

 

Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Michael L. Meyer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ RONALD L. OLSON

 

Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Ronald L. Olson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ PETER M. THOMAS

 

Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Peter M. Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

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/s/ BOB TUTTLE

 

Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Bob Tuttle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ ANDREA VAN DE KAMP

 

Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Andrea Van De Kamp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ KENNETH ZIFFREN

 

Director

 

July 28, 2004

 

Kenneth Ziffren

 

 

 

 

 

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