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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000726854-24-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHCO"
cik: "0000726854"
company_name: "CITY HOLDING CO"
filed_at: "2024-02-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T12:11:58.113312+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# City Holding appoints James M. Parsons to board; authorizes up to 1M share buyback (~7% of outstanding)

## Summary
- James M. Parsons appointed to Board of Directors effective Jan 31, 2024, filling vacancy; board expands to 13.
- Parsons is former CFO of Ball Homes LLC and served on Limestone Bancorp board; will stand for election at 2024 annual meeting.
- Board authorized repurchase of up to 1,000,000 common shares (approx. 7% of 14.8M outstanding) with no time limit.
- Prior repurchase plan (May 2022) rescinded; 849,681 shares had been bought under that plan through Jan 31, 2024.
- Management may suspend or resume purchases at any time based on market conditions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000726854-24-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHCO
- cik: 0000726854
- company_name: CITY HOLDING CO
- filed_at: 2024-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685424000010/0000726854-24-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685424000010/chco-20240131.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000726854-24-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James M. Parsons was appointed as Director at CITY HOLDING CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 31, 2024, City Holding Company (“the Company”) issued a news release, attached as Exhibit 99.1, announcing appointment of James M. Parsons to its Board of Directors (“Board”) effective January 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685424000010/0000726854-24-000010-index.htm

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