---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000726854-24-000163"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHCO"
cik: "0000726854"
company_name: "CITY HOLDING CO"
filed_at: "2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T14:37:27.071831+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# City Holding appoints retired Major General James A. Hoyer to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Hoyer appointed as Class II director effective July 31, 2024; stands for election at 2025 annual meeting.
- Hoyer served as West Virginia Adjutant General (2011-2021), led response to 2016 flood and COVID pandemic.
- Currently Vice President for Economic Innovation at West Virginia University.
- Board expands from 13 to 14 members; Hoyer not yet assigned to any committees.
- Compensation matches standard non-employee director terms as described in 2024 proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000726854-24-000163
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHCO
- cik: 0000726854
- company_name: CITY HOLDING CO
- filed_at: 2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685424000163/0000726854-24-000163-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685424000163/chco-20240731.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000726854-24-000163
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000726854-24-000163.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000726854-24-000163.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 43a17b7b68
  claim: James A. Hoyer was appointed as Director at CITY HOLDING CO.
  evidence_excerpt: announcing appointment of Major General (retired) James A. Hoyer to its Board of Directors (“Board”) effective July 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726854/000072685424000163/0000726854-24-000163-index.htm

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