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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HAGEBOECK CHARLES R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CITY HOLDING CO [CHCO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 25 GATEWATER ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/19/2018 (Street) CROSS LANES, WV 25313 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/19/2018   G   400 D $ 0 (1) 64,559 D   Common Stock 12/19/2018   G   100 A $ 0 (1) 100 I by son, Charles J. Hageboeck Common Stock 12/19/2018   G   100 A $ 0 (1) 100 I by son, Robert B. Hageboeck Common Stock 12/19/2018   G   100 A $ 0 (1) 100 I by daughter, Katherine E. Hageboeck Common Stock 12/19/2018   G   100 A $ 0 (1) 100 I by daughter, Emily F. Hageboeck Common Stock               5,650 I by spouse, Samantha D. Hageboeck Common Stock               1,738.201 (2) I by 401(k) Plan and Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit

$ 0 (3)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

1,749

1,749

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 44.43

03/26/2019

03/25/2024

Common Stock

2,010 (5)

2,010

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 46.61

02/26/2019

02/25/2025

Common Stock

1,978 (5)

1,978

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 46.61

02/26/2020

02/25/2025

Common Stock

1,980 (5)

3,958

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 43.73

02/24/2019

02/23/2026

Common Stock

3,660 (5)

3,660

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 43.73

02/24/2020

02/23/2026

Common Stock

3,660 (5)

7,320

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 43.73

02/24/2021

02/23/2026

Common Stock

3,660 (5)

10,980

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 66.32

02/22/2020

02/21/2027

Common Stock

2,524 (5)

2,524

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 66.32

02/22/2021

02/21/2027

Common Stock

2,524 (5)

5,048

D

Stock Option to Buy

$ 66.32

02/22/2022

02/21/2027

Common Stock

2,524 (5)

7,572

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAGEBOECK CHARLES R 25 GATEWATER ROAD CROSS LANES, WV 25313	X		President & CEO

Signatures

Victoria A. Faw, Attorney-in-Fact		12/20/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares gifted by the reporting person to children at an undisclosed price.
(2)	Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Company's 401(k) Plan & Trust during the fiscal year in transactions exempt from 16b under old Rule 16a8(b). Share totals are reported as of the 12/31/2017 plan valuation date.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock.
(4)	One-third of these restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of February 20, 2019; February 20, 2020; and February 20, 2021.
(5)	Options shares granted from City Holding Company's 2013 Incentive Plan are subject to both time-based and performance-based vesting.

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