---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000726854-21-000113"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHCO"
cik: "0000726854"
company_name: "CITY HOLDING CO"
filed_at: "2021-07-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T01:14:14.534393+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# City Holding appoints Gregory A. Burton to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Appointment effective July 28, 2021; fills vacancy from John R. Elliot's retirement.
- Board size increases from 11 to 12; Burton is Class I director (term expires 2024).
- Burton is Executive Chairman of Encova Mutual Insurance Group (formerly BrickStreet).
- Compensatory arrangements consistent with standard non-employee director plan.
- Will stand for election at 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000726854-21-000113
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHCO
- cik: 0000726854
- company_name: CITY HOLDING CO
- filed_at: 2021-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685421000113/0000726854-21-000113-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685421000113/chco-20210728.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000726854-21-000113
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000726854-21-000113.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000726854-21-000113.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gregory A. Burton was appointed as Director at CITY HOLDING CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: announcing appointment of Gregory A. Burton to its Board of Directors (“Board”) effective July 28, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685421000113/0000726854-21-000113-index.htm

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