CHCO Form 10-Q quarter ended 6/30/2006


 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
 
x QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For The Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2006
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For The Transition Period From ____________To_____________.

Commission File number 0-11733

CITY HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

West Virginia
55-0619957
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
25 Gatewater Road
 
Charleston, West Virginia
25313
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

(304) 769-1100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes
x
No
o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes
o
No
x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date.

Common stock, $2.50 Par Value - 17,565,971 shares as of August 7, 2006.



FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including statements in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such information involves risks and uncertainties that could result in the Company’s actual results differing from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) the Company may incur additional provision for loan losses due to negative credit quality trends in the future that may lead to a deterioration of asset quality; (2) the Company may incur increased charge-offs in the future; (3) the Company may experience increases in the default rates on previously securitized loans that would result in impairment losses or lower the yield on such loans; (4) the Company may continue to benefit from strong recovery efforts on previously securitized loans resulting in improved yields on this asset; (5) the Company could have adverse legal actions of a material nature; (6) the Company may face competitive loss of customers; (7) the Company may be unable to manage its expense levels; (8) the Company may have difficulty retaining key employees; (9) changes in the interest rate environment may have results on the Company’s operations materially different from those anticipated by the Company’s market risk management functions; (10) changes in general economic conditions and increased competition could adversely affect the Company’s operating results; (11) changes in other regulations and government policies affecting bank holding companies and their subsidiaries, including changes in monetary policies, could negatively impact the Company’s operating results; and (12) the Company may experience difficulties growing loan and deposit balances. Forward-looking statements made herein reflect management’s expectations as of the date such statements are made. Such information is provided to assist stockholders and potential investors in understanding current and anticipated financial operations of the Company and is included pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date such statements are made.

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Index
City Holding Company and Subsidiaries

PART I
Financial Information
Pages
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited).
4-17
   
   
   
   
   
Item 2.
18-32
Item 3.
32
Item 4.
32
     
PART II
Other Information
 
     
Item 1.
33
Item 1A.
33
Item 2.
33
Item 3.
33
Item 4.
33-34
Item 5.
34
Item 6.
34-35
     
 
35
     
 


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PART I, ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Consolidated Balance Sheets
City Holding Company and Subsidiaries
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
   
June 30
 
December 31
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
(Note A)
 
Assets
         
Cash and due from banks
 
$
59,282
 
$
81,822
 
Interest-bearing deposits in depository institutions
   
35,388
   
4,451
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
   
94,670
   
86,273
 
               
Loans held for sale
   
10,012
   
-
 
               
Securities available for sale, at fair value
   
512,474
   
549,966
 
Securities held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (approximate fair value at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 - $57,092 and $58,892)
   
54,372
   
55,397
 
Total Securities
   
566,846
   
605,363
 
               
Gross loans
   
1,647,539
   
1,612,827
 
Allowance for loan losses
   
(15,268
)
 
(16,790
)
Net Loans
   
1,632,271
   
1,596,037
 
               
Bank owned life insurance
   
54,058
   
52,969
 
Premises and equipment
   
43,094
   
42,542
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
11,271
   
13,134
 
Net deferred tax asset
   
30,095
   
27,929
 
Intangible assets
   
59,219
   
59,559
 
Other assets
   
20,485
   
18,791
 
Total Assets
 
$
2,522,021
 
$
2,502,597
 
Liabilities
             
Deposits:
             
Noninterest-bearing
 
$
345,207
 
$
376,076
 
Interest-bearing:
             
Demand deposits
   
427,813
   
437,639
 
Savings deposits
   
319,189
   
302,571
 
Time deposits
   
880,261
   
812,134
 
Total Deposits
   
1,972,470
   
1,928,420
 
               
Short-term borrowings
   
142,156
   
152,255
 
Long-term debt
   
90,854
   
98,425
 
Other liabilities
   
32,421
   
31,356
 
Total Liabilities
   
2,237,901
   
2,210,456
 
               
Shareholders’ Equity
             
Preferred stock, par value $25 per share: 500,000 shares authorized; none issued
   
-
   
-
 
Common stock, par value $2.50 per share: 50,000,000 shares authorized; 18,499,282 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, less 928,811 and 395,465 shares in treasury, respectively
   
46,249
   
46,249
 
Capital surplus
   
103,825
   
104,435
 
Retained earnings
   
177,467
   
160,747
 
Cost of common stock in treasury
   
(30,486
)
 
(11,278
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income:
             
Unrealized loss on securities available-for-sale
   
(8,750
)
 
(4,839
)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments
   
(1,012
)
 
-
 
Underfunded pension liability
   
(3,173
)
 
(3,173
)
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
   
(12,935
)
 
(8,012
)
Total Shareholders’ Equity
   
284,120
   
292,141
 
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
 
$
2,522,021
 
$
2,502,597
 


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
City Holding Company and Subsidiaries
(in thousands , except earnings per share data)
   
Three Months Ended June 30
 
Six Months Ended June 30
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                   
Interest Income
                 
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
30,451
 
$
24,523
 
$
60,014
 
$
46,713
 
Interest on investment securities:
                         
Taxable
   
7,489
   
7,682
   
14,748
   
15,328
 
Tax-exempt
   
455
   
447
   
922
   
882
 
Interest on loans held for sale
   
200
   
-
   
200
   
-
 
Interest on deposits in depository institutions
   
415
   
24
   
566
   
42
 
Interest on federal funds sold
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
4
 
Total Interest Income
   
39,010
   
32,676
   
76,450
   
62,969
 
                           
Interest Expense
                         
Interest on deposits
   
10,520
   
6,605
   
19,721
   
12,473
 
Interest on short-term borrowings
   
1,326
   
787
   
2,452
   
1,364
 
Interest on long-term debt
   
1,239
   
1,662
   
2,499
   
3,247
 
Total Interest Expense
   
13,085
   
9,054
   
24,672
   
17,084
 
Net Interest Income
   
25,925
   
23,622
   
51,778
   
45,885
 
Provision for loan losses
   
675
   
-
   
1,675
   
-
 
Net Interest Income After Provision for Loan Losses
   
25,250
   
23,622
   
50,103
   
45,885
 
                           
Non-Interest Income
                         
Investment securities gains
   
-
   
18
   
-
   
21
 
Service charges
   
10,903
   
9,685
   
20,764
   
18,128
 
Insurance commissions
   
521
   
545
   
1,135
   
1,137
 
Trust and investment management fee income
   
504
   
462
   
1,070
   
1,053
 
Bank owned life insurance
   
678
   
545
   
1,215
   
1,536
 
Other income
   
857
   
843
   
1,667
   
1,667
 
Total Non-Interest Income
   
13,463
   
12,098
   
25,851
   
23,542
 
                           
Non-Interest Expense
                         
Salaries and employee benefits
   
8,764
   
8,404
   
17,396
   
16,324
 
Occupancy and equipment
   
1,624
   
1,564
   
3,223
   
3,039
 
Depreciation
   
1,071
   
994
   
2,121
   
1,938
 
Professional fees and litigation expense
   
571
   
514
   
966
   
1,079
 
Postage, delivery, and statement mailings
   
689
   
615
   
1,333
   
1,268
 
Advertising
   
755
   
762
   
1,529
   
1,467
 
Telecommunications
   
525
   
513
   
1,001
   
986
 
Bankcard expenses
   
458
   
560
   
1,001
   
1,085
 
Insurance and regulatory
   
381
   
365
   
769
   
731
 
Office supplies
   
372
   
275
   
754
   
478
 
Repossessed asset gains, net of expenses
   
(129
)
 
(16
)
 
(125
)
 
(15
)
Loss on early estinguishment of debt
   
-
   
-
   
282
   
-
 
Other expenses
   
2,474
   
2,289
   
4,802
   
4,472
 
Total Non-Interest Expense
   
17,555
   
16,839
   
35,052
   
32,852
 
Income Before Income Taxes
   
21,158
   
18,881
   
40,902
   
36,575
 
Income tax expense
   
7,397
   
6,532
   
14,275
   
12,548
 
Net Income
 
$
13,761
 
$
12,349
 
$
26,627
 
$
24,027
 
                           
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.78
 
$
0.72
 
$
1.49
 
$
1.42
 
Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.77
 
$
0.71
 
$
1.49
 
$
1.40
 
Dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.28
 
$
0.25
 
$
0.56
 
$
0.50
 
Average common shares outstanding:
                         
Basic
   
17,719
   
17,268
   
17,860
   
16,938
 
Diluted
   
17,772
   
17,477
   
17,917
   
17,146
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)
City Holding Company and Subsidiaries
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
(in thousands)

   
 
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
Capital Surplus
 
 
 
Retained Earnings
 
 
 
Treasury Stock
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
 
Total Shareholders’ Equity
 
                           
Balances at December 31, 2004
 
$
42,298
 
$
55,512
 
$
128,175
 
$
(8,761
)
$
(1,144
)
$
216,080
 
Comprehensive income:
                                     
Net income
               
24,027
               
24,027
 
Other comprehensive income, net of deferred income taxes of $1,460:
                                     
Net unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities of $3,497, net of reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income of $20
                           
(2,086
)
 
(2,086
)
Net unrealized loss on interest rate floors of $173
                           
(104
)
 
(104
)
Total comprehensive income
                                 
21,837
 
Cash dividends declared ($0.50 per share)
               
(8,651
)
             
(8,651
)
Issuance of 1,580,034 shares for acquisition of Classic Bancshares, net 108,173 shares owned and transferred to treasury
   
3,951
   
53,739
         
(3,351
)
       
54,339
 
Issuance of stock awards net
         
(307
)
       
454
         
147
 
Exercise of 38,368 stock options
         
(675
)
       
1,172
         
497
 
Purchase of 137,476 shares for treasury
                     
(4,625
)
       
(4,625
)
Balances at June 30, 2005
 
$
46,249
 
$
108,269
 
$
143,551
 
$
(15,111
)
$
(3,334
)
$
279,624
 
 
   
 
 
Common Stock
 
 
 
Capital Surplus
 
 
 
Retained Earnings
 
 
 
Treasury Stock
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
 
Total Shareholders’ Equity
 
                           
Balances at December 31, 2005
 
$
46,249
 
$
104,435
 
$
160,747
 
$
(11,278
)
$
(8,012
)
$
292,141
 
Comprehensive income:
                                     
Net income
               
26,627
               
26,627
 
Other comprehensive loss, net of deferred income taxes of $3,282:
                                     
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities of $6,518, net of taxes
                           
(3,911
)
 
(3,911
)
Net unrealized loss on interest rate floors of $1,687
                           
(1,012
)
 
(1,012
)
Total comprehensive income
                                 
21,704
 
Cash dividends declared ($0.56 per share)
               
(9,907
)
             
(9,907
)
Issuance of stock awards net
         
(58
)
       
245
         
187
 
Exercise of 32,007 stock options
         
(747
)
       
1,172
         
425
 
Excess tax benefit on stock -based  compensation
         
195
                     
195
 
Purchase of 572,053 treasury shares
                     
(20,625
)
       
(20,625
)
Balances at June 30, 2006
 
$
46,249
 
$
103,825
 
$
177,467
 
$
(30,486
)
$
(12,935
)
$
284,120
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
City Holding Company and Subsidiaries
(in thousands)
   
Six Months Ended June 30
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
           
Operating Activities
         
Net income
 
$
26,627
 
$
24,027
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
             
Amortization and accretion
   
(1,453
)
 
1,048
 
Provision for loan losses
   
1,675
   
-
 
Depreciation of premises and equipment
   
2,121
   
1,938
 
Deferred income tax expense
   
1,010
   
1,874
 
Net periodic employee benefit cost
   
123
   
24
 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
   
282
   
-
 
Realized investment securities gains
   
-
   
(21
)
Loss (gain) on sale of premises and equipment
   
15
   
(67
)
Proceeds from bank-owned life insurance
   
125
   
910
 
Increase in value of bank-owned life insurance
   
(1,214
)
 
(1,536
)
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest receivable
   
1,863
   
(727
)
Increase in other assets
   
(3,523
)
 
(3,923
)
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities
   
820
   
(3,789
)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
   
28,471
   
19,758
 
               
Investing Activities
             
Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities held-to-maturity
   
909
   
2,822
 
Proceeds from sale of money market and mutual fund securities available-for-sale
   
500,250
   
668,100
 
Purchases of money market and mutual fund securities available-for-sale
   
(509,516
)
 
(666,650
)
Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale
   
3,223
   
1,604
 
Proceeds from maturities and calls of securities available-for-sale
   
39,320
   
71,617
 
Purchases of securities available-for-sale
   
(3,018
)
 
(11,737
)
Net (increase) in loans
   
(45,337
)
 
(15,132
)
Sales of premises and equipment
   
-
   
101
 
Purchases of premises and equipment
   
(2,688
)
 
(1,352
)
Acquisition, net cash received
   
-
   
(7,121
)
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities
   
(16,857
)
 
42,252
 
               
Financing Activities
             
Net (decrease) in noninterest-bearing deposits
   
(30,869
)
 
(16,310
)
Net increase (decrease) in interest-bearing deposits
   
75,016
   
(13,249
)
Net (decrease) in short-term borrowings
   
(12,410
)
 
(13,323
)
Repayment of long-term debt
   
(2,731
)
 
(329
)
Redemption of trust preferred securities
   
(2,705
)
 
-
 
Purchases of treasury stock
   
(20,625
)
 
(4,625
)
Exercise of stock options
   
425
   
497
 
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation arrangements
   
195
   
-
 
Dividends paid
   
(9,513
)
 
(7,806
)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
   
(3,217
)
 
(55,145
)
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
   
8,397
   
6,865
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
86,273
   
56,084
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
 
$
94,670
 
$
62,949
 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30, 2006
Note A - Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements, which are unaudited, include all of the accounts of City Holding Company (“the Parent Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, “the Company”). All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations and financial condition for each of the periods presented. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2006 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006. The Company’s accounting and reporting policies conform with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Such policies require management to make estimates and develop assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes. Actual results could differ from management’s estimates.
The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005 has been extracted from audited financial statements included in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report to Stockholders. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles have been omitted. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2005 Annual Report of the Company.
Certain amounts in the 2005 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the 2006 presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on net income or shareholders’ equity.
 
Note B -Previously Securitized Loans
Between 1997 and 1999, the Company completed six securitization transactions involving approximately $760 million in 125% of fixed rate, junior-lien underlying mortgages. The Company retained a financial interest in each of the securitizations. Principal amounts owed to investors were evidenced by securities (“Notes”). The Notes were subject to redemption, in whole but not in part, at the option of the Company, as owner of the retained interests in the securitization transactions, or at the option of the Note insurer, on or after the date on which the related Note balance declined to 5% or less of the original Note balance. Once the Notes were redeemed, the Company became the beneficial owner of the mortgage loans and recorded the loans as assets of the Company within the loan portfolio. During 2003 and 2004, the outstanding Note balances of the six securitizations declined below this 5% threshold and the Company exercised its redemption options on each of those securitizations. The table below summarizes information regarding delinquencies, net credit recoveries, and outstanding collateral balances of previously securitized loans for the dates presented:

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As of and for the Six
Months Ended
 
As of and for the Year Ended
 
   
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
( in thousands)
 
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Previously Securitized Loans:
             
Total principal amount of loans outstanding
 
$
39,976
 
$
59,403
 
$
48,061
 
Discount
   
(17,723
)
 
(17,733
)
 
(17,805
)
Net book value
 
$
22,253
 
$
41,670
 
$
30,256
 
                     
Principal amount of loans between 30 and 89 days past due
 
$
866
 
$
2,536
 
$
1,848
 
Principal amount of loans 90 days and above past due
   
277
   
376
   
268
 
Net credit recoveries during the period
   
2,552
   
1,306
   
3,225
 
 
In accordance with Statement of Position 03-3, Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer, issued by the Accounting Standards Executive Committee, the Company is accounting for the difference between the carrying value and the expected total cash flows from these loans as an adjustment of the yield earned on the loans over their remaining lives. The discount is accreted to income over the period during which payments are probable of collection and are reasonably estimable. Additionally, the collectibility of previously securitized loans is evaluated over the remaining lives of the loans. An impairment charge on previously securitized loans would be provided through the Company’s provision for loan losses if the discounted present value of estimated future cash flows declines below the recorded value of previously securitized loans. No such impairment charges were recorded for the six months ended June 30, 2006, or for the year ending December 31, 2005.
As the Company redeemed the outstanding Notes from its securitizations, no gain or loss was recognized in the Company’s financial statements and the remaining mortgage loans were recorded in the Company’s loan portfolio at carrying value. Because the book value of the mortgage loans incorporates assumptions for expected prepayment and default rates, the book value of the loans is generally less than the contractual outstanding balance of the mortgage loans. As of June 30, 2006, the Company reported a book value of previously securitized loans of $22.3 million whereas the actual contractual outstanding balance of previously securitized loans at June 30, 2006, was $40.0 million. The difference (“the discount”) between the book value and the expected total cash flows from previously securitized loans is accreted into interest income over the life of the loans.
During the first six months of 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized $5.2 million and $5.9 million, respectively, of interest income from its previously securitized loans.
 
Note C -Derivative Instruments
The Company utilizes interest rate floors to mitigate exposure to interest rate risk.  As of June 30, 2006, the Company has entered into seven interest rate floor contracts with a total notional amount of $500 million at a cost of $5.8 million that are designated as cash flow hedges. The objective of these interest rate floors is to protect the overall cash flows from the Company’s monthly interest receipts on a rolling portfolio of $500 million of variable-rate loans outstanding from the risk of a decrease in those cash flows to a level such that the yield on the underlying loans would be less than a range of 6.00% to 8.00%.

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The notional amounts and estimated fair values of interest rate floor derivative positions outstanding at period end are presented in the following table. The estimated fair values of the interest rate floors on variable-rate loans are based on quoted market prices.

   
June 30, 2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
(in thousands)
 
Notional Value
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Notional Value
 
Estimated Fair Value
 
Interest rate floors on variable-rate loans
 
$
500,000
 
$
2,935
 
$
400,000
 
$
1,270
 
                           
The weighted-average strike rates for interest rate floors outstanding at June 30, 2006 are 6.00% to 8.00%.
 
  Interest rate contracts involve the risk of dealing with counterparties and their ability to meet contractual terms. These counterparties must have an investment grade credit rating and be approved by the Company’s Asset and Liability Committee.
For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative hedging instrument is reported in other comprehensive income, while the ineffective portion (indicated by the excess of the cumulative change in the fair value of the derivative over that which is necessary to offset the cumulative change in expected future cash flows on the hedge transaction) is recorded in current earnings as other income or other expense. The Company recognized a charge for the decrease in fair value of $1.0 million, net of taxes, in Other Comprehensive Income for the six months ending June 30, 2006 on these derivative instruments.
During the second quarter of 2006, the Company redesignated an interest rate floor contract with a total notional amount of $100 million that had previously been accounted for as a cash flow hedge as a freestanding derivative. As a result of this redesignation, the Company recorded a $0.1 million charge to expense to reflect changes in fair value of this instrument. This interest rate floor has no fair value reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 2006, matures in 23 months and has strike rate of 6.00%.
 
Note D - Short-term borrowings
The components of short-term borrowings are summarized below:

( in thousands)
 
June 30, 2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
           
Security repurchase agreements
 
$
95,296
 
$
76,443
 
Short-term FHLB advances
   
46,860
   
75,812
 
Total short-term borrowings
 
$
142,156
 
$
152,255
 
 
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase were sold to corporate and government customers as an alternative to available deposit products. The underlying securities included in repurchase agreements remain under the Company’s control during the effective period of the agreements.

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Note E - Long-Term Debt
The components of long-term debt are summarized below:

 
(dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Maturity
 
 
 
June 30, 2006
 
Weighted Average Interest Rate
 
               
FHLB Advances
   
2008
 
$
46,941
   
3.55
%
FHLB Advances
   
2009
   
10,021
   
4.86
%
FHLB Advances
   
2010
   
3,000
   
6.05
%
FHLB Advances
   
2011
   
1,000
   
5.98
%
FHLB Advances
   
Thereafter
   
3,556
   
4.90
%
Junior subordinated debentures  owed to City Holding Capital  Trust
   
2028 (a
)
 
26,336
   
9.15
%
Total long-term debt
       
$
90,854
       

(a) Junior Subordinated Debentures owed to City Holding Capital Trust are redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the Company (i) on or after April 1, 2008, in whole at any time or in part from time-to-time, at declining redemption prices ranging from 104.58% to 100.00% on April 1, 2018, and thereafter, or (ii) in whole, but not in part, at any time within 90 days following the occurrence and during the continuation of certain pre-defined events.

The Company formed a statutory business trust, City Holding Capital Trust (“the Capital Trust”), under the laws of Delaware. The Capital Trust was created for the exclusive purpose of (i) issuing trust-preferred capital securities (“Capital Securities”), which represent preferred undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the trust, (ii) using the proceeds from the sale of the Capital Securities to acquire junior subordinated debentures (“Debentures”) issued by the Company, and (iii) engaging in only those activities necessary or incidental thereto. The trust is considered a variable interest entity for which the Company is not the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the accounts of the trusts are not included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
The Capital Securities issued by the statutory business trust qualify as Tier 1 capital for the Company under the Federal Reserve Board guidelines. In March 2005, the Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule that allows the inclusion of trust preferred securities issued by unconsolidated subsidiary trusts in Tier 1 capital, but with stricter limits. Under this ruling, after a five-year transition period, the aggregate amount of trust preferred securities and certain other capital elements would be limited to 25% of Tier 1 capital elements, net of goodwill. The amount of trust preferred securities and certain other elements in excess of the limit could be included in Tier 2 capital, subject to restrictions. The Company expects to include all of its $25.5 million in trust preferred securities in Tier 1 capital. The trust preferred securities could be redeemed without penalty if they were no longer permitted to be included in Tier 1 capital.

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Note F - Employee Benefit Plans
On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” which is a revision of SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Issued for Employees.” SFAS No. 123R establishes accounting requirements for share-based compensation to employees and carries forward prior guidance on accounting for awards to non-employees. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company reported employee compensation expense under stock option plans only if options were granted below market prices at grant date in accordance with the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and related interpretations. In accordance with APB No. 25, the Company reported no compensation expense on options granted as the exercise price of the options granted always equaled the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant. SFAS No. 123R eliminated the ability to account for stock-based compensation using APB No. 25 and requires that such transactions be recognized as compensation cost in the income statement based on their fair values on the measurement date, which is generally the date of the grant.
The Company transitioned to SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective application method ("modified prospective application"). As permitted under modified prospective application, as it is applicable to the Company, SFAS No. 123R applies to new awards and to awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after January 1, 2006. Additionally, compensation cost for non-vested awards that were outstanding as of January 1, 2006 will be recognized as the remaining requisite service is rendered during the period of and/or the periods after the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The recognition of compensation cost for those earlier awards is based on the same method and on the same grant-date fair values previously determined for the pro forma disclosures reported by the Company for periods prior to January 1, 2006.
The fair value of the Company's employee stock options granted is estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, changes to which can materially affect the fair value estimate. Additionally, there may be other factors that would otherwise have a significant effect on the value of employee stock options granted, but are not considered by the model. Because the Company’s employee stock options have characteristics significantly different from those of traded options and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of its employee stock options at the time of grant. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model are as follows:
 
   
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
           
Risk-free interest rate
   
3.93
%
 
3.71
%
Expected dividend yield
   
2.98
%
 
3.12
%
Volatility factor
   
0.384
   
0.388
 
Expected life of option
   
5 years
   
5 years
 
 
As the Company has not issued any options during the six months ended June 30, 2006, the factors for June 30, 2006 are consistent with amounts reported in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report.
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There was no material impact on the Company’s income before income taxes and net income from the adoption of SFAS No. 123R. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company presented all tax benefits of deductions resulting from the exercise of stock options as operating cash flows in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. SFAS No. 123R requires the cash flows from the tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of the compensation expense recognized for those options to be classified as financing cash flows. An excess tax benefit totaling $0.2 million is classified as a financing cash inflow for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
Stock-based compensation expense is recognized ratably over the requisite service period for all awards. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to stock options totaled $0.4 million at June 30, 2006. At June 30, 2006, this unrecognized expense is expected to be recognized over 1.5 years based on the weighted average-life of the option.
The following pro forma information presents net income, earnings per share, and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 as if the fair value method of SFAS No. 123R had been used to measure compensation cost for stock-based compensation plans. For purposes of these pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of options is amortized to expense over the options’ vesting periods.

 
 
(in thousands, except earnings per share data)
 
For the Three
Months Ended
June 30, 2005
 
For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2005
 
           
Net income, as reported
 
$
12,349
 
$
24,027
 
Pro forma stock-based employee compensation expense, net of tax
   
(172
)
 
(204
)
Net income, pro forma
 
$
12,177
 
$
23,823
 

Basic earnings per share, as reported
 
$
0.72
 
$
1.42
 
               
Basic earnings per share, pro forma
 
$
0.71
 
$
1.41
 

Diluted earnings per share, as reported
 
$
0.71
 
$
1.40
 
               
Diluted earnings per share, pro forma
 
$
0.70
 
$
1.39
 


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A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information is presented below for the six months ended June 30:
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
   
 
 
Options
 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
 
 
 
Options
 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
 
                   
Outstanding at January 1
   
318,132
 
$
28.56
   
602,307
 
$
16.51
 
Granted
   
-
   
-
   
99,000
   
32.15
 
Exercised
   
(32,007
)
 
13.30
   
(38,368
)
 
12.95
 
Forfeited
   
-
   
-
   
(60,000
)
 
33.90
 
Outstanding at June 30
   
286,125
 
$
30.27
   
602,939
 
$
17.57
 

Additional information regarding stock options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2006, is provided in the following table:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ranges of Exercise Prices
 
 
 
 
 
 
No. of Options Outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
 
 
 
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (Months)
 
 
 
 
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
No. of Options Currently Exercisable
 
 
Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Options Currently Exercisable
 
Aggregate Intrinsic Value of Options Currently Exercisable (in thousands)
 
                               
$13.30
   
24,100
 
$
13.30
   
67
 
$
550
   
24,100
 
$
13.30
 
$
550
 
$28.00 - $36.90
   
262,025
   
31.83
   
97
   
1,161
   
189,400
   
31.66
   
881
 
     
286,125
             
$
1,711
   
213,500
       
$
1,431
 
 
In addition to stock options, the Company also grants restricted stock awards to certain officers and employees. The Company records compensation expense with respect to such awards in an amount equal to the fair market value of the common stock covered by each award on the date of grant. The restricted shares awarded become fully vested after various periods of continued employment from the respective dates of grant. The Company becomes entitled to an income tax deduction in an amount equal to the taxable income reported by the holders of the restricted shares when the restrictions are released and the shares are issued. The deferred compensation cost reflected in shareholders’ equity is being amortized as compensation expense over the respective vesting periods using the straight-line method. Restricted shares are forfeited if officers and employees terminate prior to the lapsing of restrictions. The Company records forfeitures of restricted stock as treasury share repurchases and any compensation cost previously recognized is reversed in the period of forfeiture. Stock-based compensation expense associated with stock awards, included in salaries and employee benefits, was $0.1 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2006. There was no expense associated with stock awards for the 2005 reporting period. Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock awards was $0.3 million at June 30, 2006. At June 30, 2006, this unrecognized expense is expected to be recognized over 4 years based on the weighted average-life of the options.

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The Company provides retirement benefits to its employees through the City Holding Company 401(k) Plan and Trust (“the 401(k) Plan”), which is intended to be compliant with Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) section 404(c). Any employee who has attained age 21 is eligible to participate beginning the first day of the month following employment. Unless specifically chosen otherwise, every employee is automatically enrolled in the 401(k) Plan and may make before-tax contributions of between 1% and 15% of eligible pay up to the dollar limit imposed by Internal Revenue Service regulations. The first 6% of an employee’s contribution is matched 50% by the Company. The employer matching contribution is invested according to the investment elections chosen by the employee. Employees are 100% vested in both employee and employer contributions and the earnings they generate. The Company’s total expense associated with the retirement benefit plan approximated $0.3 million for both of the six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005 and approximated $0.1 million for both of the three month periods ended June 30, 2006 and June 30, 2005.
The Company also maintains a defined benefit pension plan (“the Defined Benefit Plan”) that covers approximately 300 current and former employees. The Defined Benefit Plan was frozen in 1999 subsequent to the Company’s acquisition of the plan sponsor. The Defined Benefit Plan maintains an October 31 year-end for purposes of computing its benefit obligations. The Company made contributions to the Defined Benefit Plan approximating $0.1 million for both of the six month periods ended June 30, 2006 and 2005.
The following table presents the components of the net periodic pension cost of the Defined Benefit Plan:
 

   
Three months ended
June 30,
 
Six months ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands)
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                   
Components of net periodic cost:
                 
Interest cost
 
$
213
 
$
165
 
$
341
 
$
331
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(238
)
 
(191
)
 
(382
)
 
(381
)
Net amortization and deferral
   
102
   
50
   
164
   
74
 
Net Periodic Pension Cost
 
$
77
 
$
24
 
$
123
 
$
24
 

Note G - Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is a party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers. The Company has entered into agreements with its customers to extend credit or provide a conditional commitment to provide payment on drafts presented in accordance with the terms of the underlying credit documents. The Company also provides overdraft protection to certain demand deposit customers that represent an unfunded commitment. Overdraft protection commitments, which are included with other commitments below, are uncollateralized and are paid at the Company’s discretion. Conditional commitments generally include standby and commercial letters of credit. Standby letters of credit represent an obligation of the Company to a designated third party contingent upon the failure of a customer of the Company to perform under the terms of the underlying contract between the customer and the third party. Commercial letters of credit are issued specifically to facilitate trade or commerce. Under the terms of a commercial letter of credit, drafts will be drawn when the underlying transaction is consummated, as intended, between the customer and a third party. The funded portion of these financial instruments is reflected in the Company’s balance sheet, while the unfunded portion of these commitments is not reflected in the balance sheet. The table below presents a summary of the contractual obligations of the Company resulting from significant commitments:

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( in thousands)
 
June 30, 2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
           
Commitments to extend credit:
         
Home equity lines
 
$
144,671
 
$
148,259
 
Credit card lines
   
37,259
   
39,646
 
Commercial real estate
   
60,063
   
65,966
 
Other commitments
   
137,006
   
145,535
 
Standby letters of credit
   
8,769
   
7,250
 
Commercial letters of credit
   
525
   
312
 

Loan commitments and standby and commercial letters of credit have credit risks essentially the same as that involved in extending loans to customers and are subject to the Company’s standard credit policies. Collateral is obtained based on management’s credit assessment of the customer. Management does not anticipate any material losses as a result of these commitments. 
 
Note H - Total Comprehensive Income
The following table sets forth the computation of total comprehensive income:
 
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)
 
2006
 
2005
 
       
Net income
 
$
26,627
 
$
24,027
 
               
Unrealized security losses arising during the period
   
(6,518
)
 
(3,497
)
Reclassification adjustment for gains included in income
   
-
   
20
 
     
(6,518
)
 
(3,477
)
               
Unrealized loss on interest rate floors
   
(1,687
)
 
(173
)
Other comprehensive income before income taxes
   
(8,205
)
 
(3,650
)
Tax effect
   
3,282
   
1,460
 
Total comprehensive income
 
$
21,704
 
$
21,837
 
 
Note I - Earnings per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
   
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
           
Net income
 
$
13,761
 
$
12,349
 
$
26,627
 
$
24,027
 
                           
Average shares outstanding
   
17,719
   
17,268
   
17,860
   
16,938
 
                           
Effect of dilutive securities:
                         
Employee stock options
   
53
   
209
   
57
   
208
 
                           
Shares for diluted earnings per share
   
17,772
   
17,477
   
17,917
   
17,146
 
                           
Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.78
 
$
0.72
 
$
1.49
 
$
1.42
 
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.77
 
$
0.71
 
$
1.49
 
$
1.40
 
 
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    Options to purchase 43,750 shares of common stock at exercise prices between $36.25 and $36.90 and 90,000 shares of common stock at exercise prices between $32.89 and $33.90 per share were outstanding during the second quarter of 2006 and 2005, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares and therefore, the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
 
Note J - Acquisitions
On May 20, 2005, City completed the acquisition of Classic Bancshares (“Classic”) and the merger of Classic’s subsidiary, Classic Bank, into City National Bank. City and Classic had entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger on December 29, 2004. Classic operated 10 full-service branches located in Eastern Kentucky and Southeastern Ohio. The primary reason for the merger with Classic was for City to expand its presence in the Huntington/Ashland WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area (“MSA”). With the acquisition of Classic, City is now the largest commercial banking franchise in the Huntington/Ashland WV-KY-OH MSA. On May 20, 2005, Classic had total assets of $338 million, net loans of $254 million, deposits of $252 million, and $38 million of shareholders’ equity. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase accounting method and the results of operations of Classic are included in City’s consolidated statement of income from the date of acquisition forward.
Pro forma information regarding the acquisition has not been presented as the acquisition is not deemed to be significant, and pro forma results assuming that the acquisition had occurred at the beginning of 2005 would not be materially different than the results reported herein. 
 
Note K - Recent Accounting Pronouncements 
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes--an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which clarifies the accounting and disclosure for uncertain in tax positions, as defined. FIN 48 requires that a tax position meet a "probable recognition threshold" for the benefit of the uncertain tax position to be recognized in the financial statements. A tax position that fails to meet the probable recognition threshold will result in either reduction of a current or deferred tax asset or receivable, or recording a current or deferred tax liability. FIN 48 also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition of tax benefits, classification, interim period accounting disclosure, and transition requirements in accounting for uncertain tax positions. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is assessing the impact of adopting the new pronouncement and is currently unable to estimate its impact, if any, on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
 
Note L - Subsequent Event
On August 3, 2006, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its credit card portfolio of approximately $11.5 million to Elan Financial Services (Elan), a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp. As part of this agreement, the Company and Elan have entered into an agent marketing agreement that will enable the Company’s customers to continue to receive credit card products, while allowing Elan the exclusive marketing rights to the Company’s current and prospective customer base. This transaction is expected to be completed by December 31, 2006, subject to closing conditions, and is expected to result in an estimated pre-tax gain in excess of $3.4 million for the Company.

 
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Item 2 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
Critical Accounting Policies
    The accounting policies of the Company conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and require management to make estimates and develop assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and related footnotes. These estimates and assumptions are based on information available to management as of the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from management’s estimates. As this information changes, management’s estimates and assumptions used to prepare the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures may also change. The most significant accounting policies followed by the Company are presented in Note One to the audited financial statements included in the Company’s 2005 Annual Report to Stockholders. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the Consolidated Financial Statements, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the 2005 Annual Report of the Company. Based on the valuation techniques used and the sensitivity of financial statement amounts to the methods, assumptions, and estimates underlying those amounts, management has identified the determination of the allowance for loan losses, income taxes, and previously securitized loans to be the accounting areas that require the most subjective or complex judgments and, as such, could be most subject to revision as new information becomes available.
Pages 24-28 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q provide management’s analysis of the Company’s allowance for loan losses and related provision. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level that represents management’s best estimate of probable losses in the loan portfolio. Management’s determination of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is based upon an evaluation of individual credits in the loan portfolio, historical loan loss experience, current economic conditions, and other relevant factors. This determination is inherently subjective as it requires material estimates including the amounts and timing of future cash flows expected to be received on impaired loans that may be susceptible to significant change. The allowance for loan losses related to loans considered to be impaired is generally evaluated based on the discounted cash flows using the impaired loan’s initial effective interest rate or the fair value of the collateral for certain collateral dependent loans.
The Company is subject to federal and state income taxes in the jurisdictions in which it conducts business. In computing the provision for income taxes, management must make judgments regarding interpretation of laws in those jurisdictions. Because the application of tax laws and regulations for many types of transactions is susceptible to varying interpretations, amounts reported in the financial statements could be changed at a later date upon final determinations by taxing authorities. On a quarterly basis, the Company estimates its annual effective tax rate for the year and uses that rate to provide for income taxes on a year-to-date basis.
Note B, beginning on page 9 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and pages 28 and 29 provide management’s analysis of the Company’s previously securitized loans. Amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as “previously securitized loans” represent the carrying value of loans beneficially owned by the Company as a result of having fully redeemed the obligations owed to investors (“Notes”) in certain of the Company’s securitization transactions. The carrying value of previously securitized loans is determined using assumptions with regard to loan prepayment and default rates. Using cash flow modeling techniques that incorporate these assumptions, the Company estimated total future cash collections expected to be received from these loans and determined the yield at which the resulting discount would be accreted into income. If, upon periodic evaluation, the estimate of the total probable collections is increased or decreased but is still greater than the sum of the original carrying amount less subsequent collections plus the discount accreted to date, and it is probable that collection will occur, the amount of the discount to be accreted is adjusted accordingly and the amount of periodic accretion is adjusted over the remaining lives of the loans. If, upon periodic evaluation, the discounted present value of estimated future cash flows declines below the recorded value of previously securitized loans, an impairment charge would be provided through the Company’s provision for loan losses. Please refer to Note B of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, on pages 9 - 10 for further discussion of SOP 03-3.
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Financial Summary
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 vs. 2005
The Company reported consolidated net income of $26.6 million, or $1.49 per diluted common share, for the six months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $24.0 million, or $1.40 per diluted common share for the six months ended June 30, 2005. Return on average assets (“ROA”) was 2.12% and return on average equity (“ROE”) was 18.1% for the first six months of 2006, compared to 2.10% and 20.3%, respectively, for the first six months of 2005.
Net interest income increased $5.9 million from $45.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005, to $51.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006 (see Net Interest Income). For the first six months of 2006, the Company has recorded a provision for loan losses of $1.7 million, while no provision for loan losses was recorded for the first six months of 2005 (see Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses). Primarily on the strength of increased service charge revenues, ($2.6 million or 14.5%), non-interest income increased $2.3 million from the six months ended June 30, 2005 to the six months ended June 30, 2006. Non-interest expenses increased $2.2 million primarily due to the acquisition of Classic, which was completed during the second quarter of 2005.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 vs. 2005
The Company reported consolidated net income of $13.8 million, or $0.77 per diluted common share, for the three months ended June 30, 2006, compared to $12.3 million, or $0.71 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2005. Return on average assets (“ROA”) was 2.17% and return on average equity (“ROE”) was 18.8% for the second quarter of 2006, compared to 2.09% and 19.8%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2005.
The Company’s net interest income for the second quarter of 2006 increased $2.3 million compared to the second quarter of 2005 (see Net Interest Income). The Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $0.7 million for the second quarter of 2006 while no provision for loan losses was recorded for the second quarter of 2005 (see Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses). As further discussed under the caption Non-Interest Income and Expense, non-interest income increased $1.4 million from the quarter ended June 30, 2005, to the quarter ended June 30, 2006. This increase was primarily due to an increase of $1.2 million, or 12.6%, in service charge revenues. Non-interest expenses increased $0.8 million principally due to the acquisition of Classic, which was completed during the second quarter of 2005.
Net Interest Income
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 vs. 2005
On a tax equivalent basis, net interest income increased $5.9 million, or 12.8%, from $46.4 million in the first six months of 2005 to $52.3 million in the first six months of 2006. This increase was primarily due to a widening of the Company’s net interest margin that increased net interest income by $4.4 million from the first six months of 2005. Interest income from the Company’s loan portfolio excluding Previously Securitized Loans increased $7.1 million from the second quarter of 2005 as the yield on these loans increased 88 basis points. In addition to benefiting from increased yields on loans, the Company has also been able to increase the average balances of its traditional loan portfolio (residential real estate, home equity, commercial and consumer loans) due to both internal growth and the acquisition of Classic during the second quarter of 2005. The increase in average balances of $236 million, or 17.3%, from the first six months of 2005 increased interest income associated with these loans by $6.9 million.
These increases were partially offset by increased interest expenses associated with higher rates paid on interest-bearing deposit accounts and increased balances of interest-bearing deposits. As a result of an increase of 67 basis points in the rate paid on interest-bearing deposits, interest expense increased $4.7 million from the first six months ended June 30, 2005. In addition, as a result of an increase in the average balances of interest-bearing deposits of $211 million, or 15.2%, interest expense increased $2.6 million from the first six months of 2005. The increase in the average balance of interest-bearing deposits from the six months ended June 30, 2005 is attributable to the Classic acquisition and internal growth.
In addition to increased deposit interest expense, the Company’s increase in interest income was also partially offset by a decrease in interest income from Previously Securitized Loans of $0.7 million from the six months ended June 30, 2005. This decrease is due to a decrease in the average balances of these loans of $24.2 million, or 48.2%, from $50.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $26.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006. As a result of this decrease, interest income from Previously Securitized Loans decreased $2.9 million from the six months ended June 30, 2005. This reduction was partially mitigated by an increase in the yield on these assets from 23.75% for the first six months of 2005 to 40.41% for the first six months of 2006 (see Previously Securitized Loans).
The net interest margin for the first six months of 2006 of 4.64% represented a 20 basis point increase from the first six months of 2005’s net interest margin of 4.44%. In order to offset the decreasing balances of high yielding previously securitized loans and resultant lower levels of interest income from these assets, the Company positioned its balance sheet to benefit from rising interest rates by emphasizing variable rate loan products. Excluding the impact of previously securitized loans and the Classic acquisition, the Company’s net interest margin increased 33 basis points, or $3.2 million, for the six months ended June 30, 2005 when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 vs. 2005
The Company’s tax equivalent net interest income increased $2.3 million, or 9.7%, from $23.9 million during the second quarter of 2005 to $26.2 million during the second quarter of 2006. This increase was primarily attributable to a widening of the Company’s net interest margin, which increased net interest income by $2.1 million from the second quarter of 2005. The increase was due primarily to an increase of 89 basis points in the Company’s traditional loan portfolio (residential real estate, home equity, commercial, and installment loans). As a result, interest income from the Company’s traditional loan portfolio increased $3.7 million from the second quarter of 2005. Also contributing to increased interest income was growth in the Company’s traditional loan portfolio due to internal growth and the acquisition of Classic Bancshares, Inc. during the second quarter of 2005. As a result of this growth of $178 million, or 12.5%, in the average balances of traditional loan products, interest income from these loans increased $2.5 million.

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These increases were partially offset by increased interest expense associated with higher rates paid on interest-bearing deposits and increased balances of interest-bearing deposits. Interest expense increased $2.7 million due to a 75 basis point increase in the rate paid on interest-bearing deposits from the second quarter of 2005. Meanwhile, increased average balances of deposits of $190 million, or 13.2%, from the second quarter of 2005 were due to internal growth and the acquisition of Classic during the second quarter of 2005. Growth in average balances of deposits increased interest expense by $1.2 million.
Interest income from previously securitized loans decreased $0.3 million from the second quarter of 2005. This decrease was related to a decrease in the average balance of the loans from $45.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2005, to $24.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. However, this reduction was partially mitigated as the yield on these loans rose from 24.95% from the second quarter of 2005 to 41.92% for the second quarter of 2006 (see Previously Securitized Loans).
The net interest margin for the second quarter of 2006 of 4.58% represented a 16 basis point increase from the second quarter of 2005’s net interest margin of 4.42%. In order to offset the decreasing balances of high yielding previously securitized loans and resultant lower levels of interest income from these assets, the Company positioned its balance sheet to benefit from rising interest rates by emphasizing variable rate loan products. Excluding the impact of previously securitized loans, the Company’s net interest margin increased 27 basis points, or $1.6 million, when comparing the quarter ended June 30, 2006 to the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

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Table One
Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income
(in thousands)

   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
   
Average
     
Yield/
 
Average
     
Yield/
 
   
Balance
 
Interest
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Rate
 
Assets
                         
Loan portfolio (1):
                         
Residential real estate
 
$
594,954
 
$
16,864
   
5.72
%
$
494,968
 
$
13,809
   
5.63
%
Home equity
   
305,787
   
11,556
   
7.62
   
305,410
   
8,876
   
5.86
 
Commercial financial and agriculture
   
643,420
   
23,385
   
7.33
   
511,674
   
15,241
   
6.01
 
Installment loans to individuals
   
52,691
   
2,993
   
11.52
   
49,249
   
2,870
   
11.75
 
Previously securitized loans
   
26,037
   
5,217
   
40.41
   
50,230
   
5,917
   
23.75
 
Total loans
   
1,622,889
   
60,015
   
7.46
   
1,411,531
   
46,713
   
6.67
 
Securities:
                                     
Taxable
   
576,640
   
14,748
   
5.16
   
651,275
   
15,328
   
4.75
 
Tax-exempt (2)
   
43,843
   
1,418
   
6.52
   
39,269
   
1,357
   
6.97
 
Total securities
   
620,483
   
16,166
   
5.25
   
690,544
   
16,685
   
4.87
 
Loans held for sale
   
3,218
   
200
   
12.53
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Deposits in depository institutions
   
24,490
   
566
   
4.66
   
4,391
   
42
   
1.93
 
Federal funds sold
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
290
   
4
   
2.78
 
Total interest-earning assets
   
2,271,080
   
76,947
   
6.83
   
2,106,756
   
63,444
   
6.07
 
Cash and due from banks
   
51,726
               
41,063
             
Bank premises and equipment
   
42,575
               
36,229
             
Other assets
   
169,162
               
123,538
             
Less: allowance for loan losses
   
(16,881
)
             
(17,485
)
           
Total assets
 
$
2,517,662
             
$
2,290,101
             
                                       
Liabilities
                                     
Interest-bearing demand deposits
 
$
441,474
 
$
2,588
   
1.18
%
$
421,005
 
$
1,561
   
0.75
%
Savings deposits
   
312,542
   
1,658
   
1.07
   
284,281
   
823
   
0.58
 
Time deposits
   
848,306
   
15,474
   
3.68
   
685,619
   
10,089
   
2.97
 
Short-term borrowings
   
156,431
   
2,452
   
3.16
   
151,158
   
1,364
   
1.82
 
Long-term debt
   
93,773
   
2,499
   
5.37
   
151,796
   
3,247
   
4.31
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
1,852,526
   
24,671
   
2.69
   
1,693,859
   
17,084
   
2.03
 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
   
342,298
               
331,046
             
Other liabilities
   
28,544
               
28,522
             
Stockholders’ equity
   
294,294
               
236,674
             
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
2,517,662
             
$
2,290,101
             
Net interest income
       
$
52,276
             
$
46,360
       
Net yield on earning assets
               
4.64
%
             
4.44
%

(1)  
For purposes of this table, non-accruing loans have been included in average balances and loan fees, which are immaterial, have been included in interest income.
(2)  
Computed on a fully federal tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of approximately 35%.

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Table Two
Rate Volume Analysis of Changes in Interest Income and Interest Expense
(in thousands)
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2006 vs. 2005
 
   
Increase (Decrease)
 
   
Due to Change In:
 
   
Volume
 
Rate
 
Net
 
Interest-earning assets:
             
Loan portfolio
             
Residential real estate
 
$
2,789
 
$
266
 
$
3,055
 
Home equity
   
11
   
2,669
   
2,680
 
Commercial, financial, and agriculture
   
3,924
   
4,220
   
8,144
 
Installment loans to individuals
   
201
   
(78
)
 
123
 
Previously securitized loans
   
(2,850
)
 
2,150
   
(700
)
Total loans
   
4,075
   
9,227
   
13,302
 
Securities:
                   
Taxable
   
(1,757
)
 
1,177
   
(580
)
Tax-exempt (1)
   
158
   
(97
)
 
61
 
Total securities
   
(1,599
)
 
1,080
   
(519
)
Loans held for sale
   
200
   
-
   
200
 
Deposits in depository institutions
   
192
   
332
   
524
 
Federal funds sold
   
(4
)
 
-
   
(4
)
Total interest-earning assets
 
$
2,864
 
$
10,639
 
$
13,503
 
                     
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                   
Demand deposits
 
$
76
 
$
951
 
$
1,027
 
Savings deposits
   
82
   
753
   
835
 
Time deposits
   
2,394
   
2,991
   
5,385
 
Short-term borrowings
   
48
   
1,040
   
1,088
 
Long-term debt
   
(1,241
)
 
493
   
(748
)
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
1,359
 
$
6,228
 
$
7,587
 
Net Interest Income
 
$
1,505
 
$
4,411
 
$
5,916
 

(1) Fully federal taxable equivalent using a tax rate of 35%.

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Table Three
Average Balance Sheets and Net Interest Income
(in thousands)

   
Three months ended June 30,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
   
Average
     
Yield/
 
Average
     
Yield/
 
   
Balance
 
Interest
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Rate
 
Assets
                         
Loan portfolio (3):
                         
Residential real estate
 
$
596,758
 
$
8,484
   
5.70
%
$
523,607
 
$
7,290
   
5.58
%
Home equity
   
309,270
   
5,962
   
7.73
   
304,475
   
4,602
   
6.06
 
Commercial financial and agriculture
   
651,501
   
12,092
   
7.44
   
545,511
   
8,258
   
6.07
 
Installment loans to individuals
   
48,880
   
1,400
   
11.49
   
54,704
   
1,537
   
11.27
 
Previously securitized loans
   
24,045
   
2,513
   
41.92
   
45,583
   
2,836
   
24.95
 
Total loans
   
1,630,454
   
30,451
   
7.49
   
1,473,880
   
24,523
   
6.67
 
Securities:
                                     
Taxable
   
579,058
   
7,489
   
5.19
   
645,375
   
7,682
   
4.77
 
Tax-exempt (4)
   
43,388
   
700
   
6.47
   
41,209
   
688
   
6.70
 
Total securities
   
622,446
   
8,189
   
5.28
   
686,584
   
8,370
   
4.89
 
Loans held for sale
   
6,400
   
200
   
12.53
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Deposits in depository institutions
   
33,986
   
416
   
4.91
   
5,061
   
24
   
1.90
 
Total interest-earning assets
   
2,293,286
   
39,256
   
6.87
   
2,165,525
   
32,917
   
6.10
 
Cash and due from banks
   
50,217
               
38,292
             
Bank premises and equipment
   
42,621
               
38,104
             
Other assets
   
170,273
               
140,301
             
Less: allowance for loan losses
   
(16,911
)
             
(17,489
)
           
Total assets
 
$
2,539,486
             
$
2,364,733
             
                                       
Liabilities
                                     
Interest-bearing demand deposits
 
$
438,851
 
$
1,329
   
1.21
%
$
428,700
 
$
845
   
0.79
%
Savings deposits
   
318,702
   
926
   
1.17
   
291,368
   
468
   
0.64
 
Time deposits
   
865,554
   
8,265
   
3.83
   
713,383
   
5,292
   
2.98
 
Short-term borrowings
   
161,082
   
1,326
   
3.30
   
158,170
   
787
   
2.00
 
Long-term debt
   
92,267
   
1,239
   
5.39
   
154,723
   
1,662
   
4.31
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
1,876,456
   
13,085
   
2.80
   
1,746,344
   
9,054
   
2.08
 
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
   
342,115
               
340,340
             
Other liabilities
   
28,526
               
28,098
             
Stockholders’ equity
   
292,389
               
249,951
             
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
2,539,486
             
$
2,364,733
             
Net interest income
       
$
26,171
             
$
23,863
       
Net yield on earning assets
               
4.58
%
             
4.42
%

(3)  
For purposes of this table, non-accruing loans have been included in average balances and loan fees, which are immaterial, have been included in interest income.
(4)  
Computed on a fully federal tax-equivalent basis assuming a tax rate of approximately 35%.

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Table Four
Rate Volume Analysis of Changes in Interest Income and Interest Expense
(in thousands)
   
Three months ended June 30,
 
   
2006 vs. 2005
 
   
Increase (Decrease)
 
   
Due to Change In:
 
   
Volume
 
Rate
 
Net
 
Interest-earning assets:
             
Loan portfolio
             
Residential real estate
 
$
1,018
 
$
176
 
$
1,194
 
Home equity
   
72
   
1,288
   
1,360
 
Commercial, financial, and agriculture
   
1,604
   
2,230
   
3,834
 
Installment loans to individuals
   
(164
)
 
27
   
(137
Previously securitized loans
   
(1,340
)
 
1,017
   
(323
)
Total loans
   
1,190
   
4,738
   
5,928
 
Securities:
                   
Taxable
   
(789
)
 
596
   
(193
)
Tax-exempt (1)
   
36
   
(24
)
 
12
 
Total securities
   
(753
)
 
572
   
(181
)
Loans held for sale
   
200
   
-
   
200
 
Deposits in depository institutions
   
137
   
255
   
392
 
Total interest-earning assets
 
$
774
 
$
5,565
 
$
6,339
 
                     
Interest-bearing liabilities:
                   
Demand deposits
 
$
20
 
$
464
 
$
484
 
Savings deposits
   
44
   
414
   
458
 
Time deposits
   
1,129
   
1,844
   
2,973
 
Short-term borrowings
   
14
   
525
   
539
 
Long-term debt
   
(671
)
 
248
   
(423
)
Total interest-bearing liabilities
 
$
536
 
$
3,495
 
$
4,031
 
Net Interest Income
 
$
238
 
$
2,070
 
$
2,308
 

(1) Fully federal taxable equivalent using a tax rate of 35%.
 
Allowance and Provision for Loan Losses
    Management systematically monitors the loan portfolio and the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses (“ALLL”) on a quarterly basis to provide for probable losses inherent in the portfolio. Management assesses the risk in each loan type based on historical trends, the general economic environment of its local markets, individual loan performance, and other relevant factors. Individual credits are selected throughout the year for detailed loan reviews, which are utilized by management to assess the risk in the portfolio and the adequacy of the allowance. Due to the nature of commercial lending, evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance as it relates to these loan types is often based more upon specific credit review, with consideration given to the potential impairment of certain credits and historical loss percentages, adjusted for general economic conditions and other inherent risk factors. Conversely, due to the homogeneous nature of the real estate and installment portfolios, the portions of the allowance allocated to those portfolios are primarily based on prior loss history of each portfolio, adjusted for general economic conditions and other inherent risk factors.

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In evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, management considers both quantitative and qualitative factors. Quantitative factors include actual repayment characteristics and loan performance, cash flow analyses, and estimated fair values of underlying collateral. Qualitative factors generally include overall trends within the portfolio, composition of the portfolio, changes in pricing or underwriting, seasoning of the portfolio, and general economic conditions.
The allowance not specifically allocated to individual credits is generally determined by analyzing potential exposure and other qualitative factors that could negatively impact the adequacy of the allowance. Loans not individually evaluated for impairment are grouped by pools with similar risk characteristics and the related historical loss percentages are adjusted to reflect current inherent risk factors, such as unemployment, overall economic conditions, concentrations of credit, loan growth, classified and impaired loan trends, staffing, adherence to lending policies, and loss trends.
Determination of the allowance for loan losses is subjective in nature and requires management to periodically reassess the validity of its assumptions. Differences between actual losses and estimated losses are assessed such that management can timely modify its evaluation model to ensure that adequate provision has been made for risk in the total loan portfolio.
As a result of the Company’s quarterly analysis of the adequacy of the ALLL, the Company recorded a provision for loan losses of $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2006. The decrease in the provision for loan losses from $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2006 was due to recent improvements within the Company’s consumer and home equity portfolios. Changes in the amount of the provision and related allowance are based upon City’s detailed methodology and are directionally consistent with changes in quality of the Company’s loan portfolio.
The Company had net charge-offs of $0.9 million for the second quarter of 2006, with overdraft depository accounts representing $0.6 million of this total. While charge-offs on overdrafts of depository accounts are appropriately taken against the ALLL, the revenue associated with overdraft of depository accounts is reflected in service charges and has been steadily growing as the core base of checking accounts has grown. Net charge-offs on real estate loans and installment loans were $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, while commercial loans experienced no net charge-offs for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
Due to a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen the loan portfolio implemented by management in recent years, including tightening credit standards, changing the overall mix of the portfolio to include a higher proportion of real estate secured loans, and identifying and charging off or resolving problem loans, the quality of the Company’s loan portfolio remains solid. At June 30, 2006, non-performing assets as a percentage of loans and other real estate owned were 0.25%. Average non-performing assets as a percentage of loans and other real estate owned for the Company’s peer group (bank holding companies with total assets between $1 billion and $5 billion) for the most recently reported quarter ended March 31, 2006, was 0.71%. Another contributing factor that has enabled the Company to maintain its allowance at lower levels than peers is the composition of the Company’s loan portfolio, which is weighted more toward residential mortgage loans and less toward non-real estate secured commercial loans than its’ peers. As a result, the Company’s ALLL as a percentage of loans outstanding is 0.93% (1.00% including loans held for sale) at June 30, 2006, compared to the average of the Company’s peer group of 1.20% for the most recently reported quarter. The Company believes its methodology for determining the adequacy of its ALLL adequately provides for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio and produces a provision for loan losses that is directionally consistent with changes in asset quality and loss experience.

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The allowance allocated to the commercial loan portfolio (see Table Seven) decreased $0.1 million, or 1.1%, from $7.6 million at December 31, 2005 to $7.5 million at June 30, 2006. This decline was primarily related to two commercial loans that repaid/reduced during the six months ended June 30, 2006, which was partially offset by increases in commercial balances. From the quarter ended December 31, 2005 to the quarter ended June 30, 2006, average balances of commercial loans have increased $25.2 million, or 4.0%.
The allowance allocated to the residential real estate portfolio (see Table Seven) increased $0.1 million, or 2.7%, from $4.0 million at December 31, 2005 to $4.1 million at June 30, 2006. Increases in the average balances of the residential real estate portfolio (0.7% from the quarter ended December 31, 2005) have been essentially offset by improvements in the asset quality of this portfolio.
The allowance allocated to the consumer loan portfolio (see Table Seven) decreased $1.6 million, or 58.1%, from $2.8 million at December 31, 2005 to $1.2 million at June 30, 2006. The decrease was primarily attributable to the allowance related to loans reclassified to loans held for sale during the second quarter of 2006. Excluding this reduction, the allowance allocated to the consumer loan portfolio decreased $0.2 million from December 31, 2005. This reduction was primarily due to a continued trend of decreasing consumer loan balances. Excluding the reclassification of the credit card portfolio loans to loans held for sale, consumer loans have declined $5.0 million, or 8.2%, from December 31, 2005 to June 30, 2006. Increased net charge-offs and increases in other inherent risk factors in this portfolio have partially offset this decrease.
The allowance allocated to overdraft deposit accounts (see Table Seven) increased $0.1 million, or 3.7%, from $2.4 million at December 31, 2005 to $2.5 million at June 30, 2006. This increase was attributable to a slight increase in the balances of overdraft deposit accounts from December 31, 2005.
As previously discussed, the carrying value of the previously securitized loans incorporates an assumption for expected cash flows to be received over the life of these loans. To the extent that the present value of expected cash flows is less than the carrying value of these loans, the Company would provide for such losses through the provision for loan losses.
Based on the Company’s analysis of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and in consideration of the known factors utilized in computing the allowance, management believes that the allowance for loan losses as of June 30, 2006, is adequate to provide for probable losses inherent in the Company’s loan portfolio. Future provisions for loan losses will be dependent upon trends in loan balances including the composition of the loan portfolio, changes in loan quality and loss experience trends, and potential recoveries of previously charged-off loans, among other factors. The Company believes that its methodology for determining its allowance for loan losses adequately provides for probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio at June 30, 2006.


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Table Five
         
Analysis of the Allowance for Loan Losses
     
   
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
Year ended December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
       
               
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
16,790
 
$
17,815
 
$
17,815
 
                     
Allowance from acquisition
   
-
   
3,265
   
3,265
 
Reduction of allowance for loans held for sale
   
(1,368
)
 
-
   
-
 
                     
Charge-offs:
                   
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
   
(228
)
 
(1,092
)
 
(1,673
)
Real estate-mortgage
   
(528
)
 
(981
)
 
(1,491
)
Installment loans to individuals
   
(607
)
 
(571
)
 
(1,711
)
Overdraft deposit accounts
   
(1,913
)
 
(1,576
)
 
(3,584
)
Total charge-offs
   
(3,276
)
 
(4,220
)
 
(8,459
)
                     
Recoveries:
                   
Commercial, financial, and agricultural
   
65
   
440
   
605
 
Real estate-mortgage
   
161
   
62
   
303
 
Installment loans to individuals
   
349
   
380
   
679
 
Overdraft deposit accounts
   
872
   
556
   
1,182
 
Total recoveries
   
1,447
   
1,438
   
2,769
 
Net charge-offs
   
(1,829
)
 
(2,782
)
 
(5,690
)
Provision for loan losses
   
1,675
   
-
   
1,400
 
Balance at end of period
 
$
15,268
 
$
18,298
 
$
16,790
 
                     
As a Percent of Average Total Loans:
                   
Net charge-offs (annualized)
   
(0.22
)%
 
(0.39
)%
 
(0.38
)%
Provision for loan losses (annualized)
   
0.21
%
 
-
   
0.09
%
As a Percent of Non-Performing Loans:
                   
Allowance for loan losses
   
408.02
%
 
463.95
%
 
401.96
%

Table Six
         
Non-Performing Assets
         
   
 
As of June 30,
 
As of
December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
               
               
Non-accrual loans
 
$
3,046
 
$
2,709
 
$
2,785
 
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more
   
573
   
936
   
1,124
 
Previously securitized loans past due 90 days or more
   
123
   
299
   
268
 
Total non-performing loans
   
3,742
   
3,944
   
4,177
 
Other real estate, excluding property associated with  previously securitized loans
   
294
   
471
   
135
 
Other real estate, associated with previously  securitized loans
   
92
   
-
   
-
 
Total other real estate owned
   
386
   
471
   
135
 
Total non-performing assets
 
$
4,128
 
$
4,415
 
$
4,312
 

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Table Seven
         
Allocation of the Allowance For Loan Losses
     
   
 
As of June 30,
 
As of
December 31,
 
(in thousands)
 
2006
 
2005
 
2005
 
               
Commercial, financial and agricultural
 
$
7,533
 
$
8,845
 
$
7,613
 
Real estate - mortgage
   
4,084
   
4,724
   
3,977
 
Installment loans to individuals
   
1,182
   
2,859
   
2,819
 
Overdraft deposit accounts
   
2,469
   
1,870
   
2,381
 
Allowance for Loan Losses
 
$
15,268
 
$
18,298
 
$
16,790
 

Previously Securitized Loans
Between 1997 and 1999, the Company originated and securitized $760 million in 125% loan to junior-lien underlying mortgages in six separate pools. The Company had a retained interest in the securitizations. Principal amounts owed to investors in the securitizations were evidenced by securities (“Notes”). The Notes were subject to redemption, in whole but not in part, at the option of the Company, as owner of the retained interests, or at the option of the Note insurer, on or after the date on which the related Note balance had declined to 5% or less of the original Note balance. Once the Notes were redeemed, the Company became the beneficial owner of the mortgage loans and recorded the loans as assets of the Company within the loan portfolio. During 2004 and 2003, the Notes outstanding on each of the Company’s six securitizations declined below the 5% threshold and the Company exercised its redemption option on each of those securitizations.
As the Company redeemed the outstanding Notes, no gain or loss was recognized in the Company’s financial statements and the remaining mortgage loans were recorded in the Company’s loan portfolio, as “previously securitized loans,” at the lower of carrying value or fair value. Because the carrying value of the mortgage loans incorporated assumptions for expected prepayment and default rates, the carrying value of the loans was generally less than the actual outstanding contractual balance of the loans. As of June 30, 2006, the Company reported a carrying value of previously securitized loans of $22.3 million, while the actual outstanding contractual balance of these loans was $40.0 million. The Company accounts for the difference between the carrying value and the total expected cash flows of previously securitized loans as an adjustment of the yield earned on these loans over their remaining lives. The discount is accreted to income over the period during which payments are probable of collection and are reasonably estimable. The Company evaluates the collectibility of previously securitized loans in accordance with Statement of Position 03-3 (see Note B). If upon evaluation of estimated collections and collections to date, the estimated total amount of collections is reduced below the original value of the loans, the loans will be considered impaired and subject to further evaluation.
During the six months ended June 30, 2006 and for the year ending December 31, 2005, the Company has experienced net recoveries on these loans primarily due to increased collection efforts and the elimination of external servicing fees after the Company assumed servicing underlying loans. Subsequent to our assumption of the servicing of these loans, the Company has averaged net increased cash flows of approximately $0.5 million per month. While the Company does not expect to maintain recoveries at these levels, it does expect that credit losses will be more favorable than those incurred while the external servicing agent was servicing these loans due to the increased collection efforts from its internal staff. Because the previously securitized loans have been experiencing higher recoveries than previously assumed, the accretable yield has increased which has caused the yield on the previously securitized loans to increase. As a result, the yield is now estimated to be in the range of 41% and 43%, depending on defaults and prepayment rates experienced on these loans in the future.

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During the first six months of 2006 and 2005, the Company recognized $5.2 million and $5.9 million, respectively, of interest income on its previously securitized loans. Cash receipts for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 are summarized in the following table:
 


   
Three months ended June 30,
 
Six months ended June 30,
 
(in thousands)
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                   
Principal receipts
 
$
3,474
 
$
8,834
 
$
7,804
 
$
16,941
 
Interest income receipts
   
1,440
   
2,729
   
3,003
   
5,442
 
Total cash receipts
 
$
4,914
 
$
11,563
 
$
10,807
 
$
22,383
 

Based on current cash flow projections, the Company believes that the carrying value of previously securitized loans will approximate:
 
   
As of:
Forecasted Balance:
   
December 31, 2006
$18 million
December 31, 2007
  14 million
December 31, 2008
  10 million
December 31, 2009
    8 million
 
Non-Interest Income and Non-Interest Expense
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 vs. 2005
Non-Interest Income: Net of investment securities gains, non-interest income increased $2.3 million, or 9.8%, from $23.5 million for the first six months of 2005 to $25.8 million in 2006. The Company’s primary source of non-interest income is derived from service charges from depository accounts. Service charges from depository accounts increased $2.6 million, or 14.5%, from $18.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2005 to $20.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2006. This increase is due to an increase in the utilization of services by the Company’s customer base and the acquisition of Classic Bancshares, Inc. during the second quarter of 2005. The effect of this increase was partially mitigated by a $0.3 million decrease in bank-owned life insurance revenues from the settlement of an insured claim during the first six months of 2005.
Non-Interest Expense: Total non-interest expense increased $2.2 million, or 6.7%, from $32.9 million in the first six months of 2005 to $35.1 million in the first six months of 2006. This increase was primarily attributable to increased compensation expenses and other miscellaneous non-interest expenses related to the Company’s acquisition of Classic Bancshares, Inc. during the second quarter of 2005 and to a $0.3 million charge related to the early redemption of some of its trust preferred securities during the six months ended June 30, 2006.
Three Months Ended June 30, 2006 vs. 2005 
Non-Interest Income: Net of investment securities gains, non-interest income increased $1.4 million, or 11.4%, to $13.5 million in the second quarter of 2006 as compared to $12.1 million in the second quarter of 2005. The largest source of non-interest income is service charges from depository accounts, which increased $1.2 million, or 12.6%, from $9.7 million during the second quarter of 2005 to $10.9 million during the second quarter of 2006. This increase was due to an increase in the utilization of services by the Company’s customer base.

Non-Interest Expense: Non-interest expenses increased $0.8 million from $16.8 million in the second quarter of 2005 to $17.6 million in the second quarter of 2006. The increase was primarily attributable to increased compensation expenses and other miscellaneous non-interest expenses related to the Company’s acquisition of Classic Bancshares, Inc. during the second quarter of 2005.
 
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Risk Management
Market risk is the risk of loss due to adverse changes in current and future cash flows, fair values, earnings or capital due to adverse movements in interest rates and other factors, including foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. Because the Company has no significant foreign exchange activities and holds no commodities, interest rate risk represents the primary risk factor affecting the Company’s balance sheet and net interest margin. Significant changes in interest rates by the Federal Reserve could result in similar changes in LIBOR interest rates, prime rates, and other benchmark interest rates that could affect the estimated fair value of the Company’s investment securities portfolio, interest paid on the Company’s short-term and long-term borrowings, interest earned on the Company’s loan portfolio and interest paid on its deposit accounts.
The Company’s Asset and Liability Committee (“ALCO”) has been delegated the responsibility of managing the Company’s interest-sensitive balance sheet accounts to maximize earnings while managing interest rate risk. ALCO, comprised of various members of executive and senior management, is also responsible for establishing policies to monitor and limit the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk and to manage the Company’s liquidity position. ALCO satisfies its responsibilities through monthly meetings during which product pricing issues, liquidity measures and interest sensitivity positions are monitored.
In order to measure and manage its interest rate risk, the Company uses an asset/liability management and simulation software model to periodically update the interest sensitivity position of the Company’s balance sheet. The model is also used to perform analyses that measure the impact on net interest income and capital as a result of various changes in the interest rate environment. Such analyses quantify the effects of various interest rate scenarios on projected net interest income.
The Company’s policy objective is to avoid negative fluctuations in net income or the economic value of equity of more than 15% within a 12-month period, assuming an immediate parallel increase or decrease of 300 basis points. The Company measures the long-term risk associated with sustained increases and decreases in rates through analysis of the impact to changes in rates on the economic value of equity.
However, it is important to understand that a parallel downward shift of 300 basis points in interest rates from the current rate would result in both a 2.25% Fed Funds rate and long-term interest rates of approximately 3.00%. While it is true that short-term interest rates such as the Fed Funds rate have been at these low levels in the recent past, long-term interest rates have not reached levels as low as would be associated with this “worst-case” interest rate environment in well over 30 years. Based upon the Company’s belief that the likelihood of an immediate 300 basis point decline in both long-term and short-term interest rates from current levels is remote, the Company has chosen to reflect only its risk to a decrease of 200 basis points from current rates.
The Company has entered into interest rate floors with a total notional value of $600 million at June 30, 2006, with terms of 3, 4, and 5 years to facilitate the management of its short-term interest rate risk. These derivative instruments provide the Company protection against the impact declining interest rates on future income streams from certain variable rate loans. Please refer to Note C on pages 10 - 11 for further discussion of the use and accounting for such derivative instruments.

The following table summarizes the sensitivity of the Company’s net income to various interest rate scenarios. The results of the sensitivity analyses presented below differ from the results used internally by ALCO in that, in the analyses below, interest rates are assumed to have an immediate and sustained parallel shock. The Company recognizes that rates are volatile, but rarely move with immediate and parallel effects. Internally, the Company considers a variety of interest rate scenarios that are deemed to be possible while considering the level of risk it is willing to assume in “worst-case” scenarios such as shown by the following:

 
Immediate
Basis Point Change
in Interest Rates
 
Implied Federal Funds Rate Associated with Change in Interest Rates
 
 
Estimated Increase
(Decrease) in
Net Income Over 12 Months
 
Estimated Increase
(Decrease) in
Economic Value of
Equity
 
               
June 30, 2006:
             
+300
   
8.25
%
 
+5.8
%
 
+0.7
%
+200
   
7.25
   
+4.1
   
+1.1
 
+100
   
6.25
   
+1.7
   
+0.7
 
-100
   
4.25
   
(3.2
)
 
(0.9
)
-200
   
3.25
   
(6.7
)
 
(1.9
)
 
                   
December 31, 2005:
                   
+300
   
7.25
%
 
+10.1
%
 
+2.2
%
+200
   
6.25
   
+8.1
   
+2.1
 
+100
   
5.25
   
+4.4
   
+1.4
 
-100
   
3.25
   
(6.7
)
 
(3.4
)
-200
   
2.25
   
(10.0
)
 
(4.9
)
 
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These results are highly dependent upon assumptions made by management, including, but not limited to, assumptions regarding the manner in which interest-bearing demand deposit and saving deposit accounts reprice in different interest rate scenarios, pricing behavior of competitors, prepayments of loans and deposits under alternative rate environments, and new business volumes and pricing. As a result, there can be no assurance that the results above will be achieved in the event that interest rates increase or decrease during 2006 and beyond.
 
Liquidity
The Company evaluates the adequacy of liquidity at both the Parent Company level and at City National. At the Parent Company level, the principal source of cash is dividends from City National. Dividends paid by City National to the Parent Company are subject to certain legal and regulatory limitations. Generally, any dividends in amounts that exceed the earnings retained by City National in the current year plus retained net profits for the preceding two years must be approved by regulatory authorities. Approval is also required if dividends declared would cause City National’s regulatory capital to fall below specified minimum levels. At June 30, 2006, City National could pay dividends up to $14.5 million plus an amount equal to its net profits for the remainder of 2006, as defined by statute, up to the dividend declaration date without prior regulatory approval.
The Parent Company used cash obtained from the dividends received primarily to: (1) pay common dividends to shareholders, (2) remit interest payments on the Company’s trust-preferred securities, and (3) fund repurchase of the Company’s common shares.
Over the next 12 months, the Parent Company has an obligation to remit interest payments approximating $2.3 million on the junior subordinated debentures held by City Holding Capital Trust. Additionally, the Parent Company anticipates continuing the payment of dividends, which are expected to approximate $19.7 million on an annualized basis over the next 12 months based on common shareholders of record at June 30, 2006. However, interest payments on the debentures can be deferred for up to five years under certain circumstances and dividends to shareholders can, if necessary, be suspended. In addition to these anticipated cash needs, the Parent Company has operating expenses and other contractual obligations, which are estimated to require $0.5 million of additional cash over the next 12 months. As of June 30, 2006, the Parent Company reported a cash balance of $34.6 million and management believes that the Parent Company’s available cash balance, together with cash dividends from City National will be adequate to satisfy its funding and cash needs over the next twelve months.
Excluding the interest and dividend payments discussed above, the Parent Company has no significant commitments or obligations in years after 2006 other than the repayment of its $25.5 million obligation under the debentures held by City Holding Capital Trust. However, this obligation does not mature until April 2028, or earlier at the option of the Parent Company. It is expected that the Parent Company will be able to obtain the necessary cash, either through dividends obtained from City National or the issuance of other debt, to fully repay the debentures at their maturity.
City National manages its liquidity position in an effort to effectively and economically satisfy the funding needs of its customers and to accommodate the scheduled repayment of borrowings. Funds are available to City National from a number of sources, including depository relationships, sales and maturities within the investment securities portfolio, and borrowings from the FHLB and other financial institutions. As of June 30, 2006, City National’s assets are significantly funded by deposits and capital. However, City National maintains borrowing facilities with the FHLB and other financial institutions that are accessed as necessary to fund operations and to provide contingency funding mechanisms. As of June 30, 2006, City National has the capacity to borrow an additional $284.6 million from the FHLB and other financial institutions under existing borrowing facilities. City National maintains a contingency funding plan, incorporating these borrowing facilities, to address liquidity needs in the event of an institution-specific or systematic financial industry crisis. Additionally, City National maintains a significant percentage (90.4% or $512.5 million at June 30, 2006) of its investment securities portfolio in the highly liquid available-for-sale classification. Although it has no current intention to do so, these securities could be liquidated, if necessary, to provide an additional funding source. City National also segregates certain mortgage loans, mortgage-backed securities, and other investment securities in a separate subsidiary so that it can separately monitor the asset quality of these primarily mortgage-related assets, which could be used to raise cash through securitization transactions or obtain additional equity or debt financing if necessary.
The Company manages its asset and liability mix to balance its desire to maximize net interest income against its desire to minimize risks associated with capitalization, interest rate volatility, and liquidity. With respect to liquidity, the Company has chosen a conservative posture and believes that its liquidity position is strong. The Company’s net loan to asset ratio is 64.7% as of June 30, 2006 and deposit balances fund 78.2% of total assets. The Company has obligations to extend credit, but these obligations are primarily associated with existing home equity loans that have predictable borrowing patterns across the portfolio. The Company has significant investment security balances that totaled $566.8 million at June 30, 2006, and that greatly exceeded the Company’s non-deposit sources of borrowing which totaled $265.4 million. Further, the Company’s deposit mix has a very high proportion of transaction and savings accounts that fund 43.3% of the Company’s total assets.
As illustrated in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, the Company generated $28.5 million of cash from operating activities during the first six months of 2006, primarily from interest income received on loans and investments, net of interest expense paid on deposits and borrowings. The Company used $16.9 million of cash in investing activities during the first six months of 2006 primarily for the purchase of money market and mutual fund securities, net of proceeds from these securities and from maturities and calls of securities available-for-sale. The Company used $3.2 million of cash in financing activities during the first six months of 2006, principally as a result of a decrease in noninterest bearing deposits of $30.9 million, treasury stock purchases of $20.6 million, cash dividends paid to the Company’s common stockholders of $9.5 million and a decrease in short and long term debt of $15.1 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in interest-bearing deposits of $75.0 million.
 
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Capital Resources
During the first six months of 2006, Shareholders’ Equity decreased $8.0 million, or 2.7%, from $292.1 million at December 31, 2005 to $284.1 million at June 30, 2006. This decrease was primarily due to common stock purchases of $20.6 million, dividends declared during the first six months of 2006 of $9.9 million and a $4.9 million reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income, which was partially offset by reported net income of $26.6 million. The reduction in accumulated other comprehensive income during the six months ended June 30, 2006 was due to unrealized losses, net of taxes, on the Company’s available for sale investment securities of $3.9 million and unrealized losses, net of taxes, on the Company’s derivative instruments of $1.0 million.
The Company has authorization to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in open market transactions, block transactions, private transactions, or otherwise at such times and prices as determined appropriate by management as authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors in June 2005. Since the repurchase plan was adopted, the Company has purchased 777,153 shares of its common stock. There were 572,053 shares repurchased during the first six months of 2006 and there can be no assurance that the Company will continue to reacquire its common shares or to what extent the repurchase program will be successful. As of June 30, 2006, the Company may repurchase an additional 222,847 shares from time to time depending on market conditions under the authorization.
Regulatory guidelines require the Company to maintain a minimum total capital to risk-adjusted assets ratio of 8.0%, with at least one-half of capital consisting of tangible common stockholders’ equity and a minimum Tier I leverage ratio of 4.0%. Similarly, City National is also required to maintain minimum capital levels as set forth by various regulatory agencies. Under capital adequacy guidelines, City National is required to maintain minimum total capital, Tier I capital, and leverage ratios of 8.0%, 4.0%, and 4.0%, respectively. To be classified as “well capitalized,” City National must maintain total capital, Tier I capital, and leverage ratios of 10.0%, 6.0%, and 5.0%, respectively.
The Company’s regulatory capital ratios remained strong for both City Holding and City National as illustrated in the following table:
 
           
Actual
 
       
Well-
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
Minimum
 
Capitalized
 
2006
 
2005
 
City Holding:
                 
Total
   
8.0
%
 
10.0
%
 
15.5
%
 
16.4
%
Tier I Risk-based
   
4.0
   
6.0
   
14.6
   
15.4
 
Tier I Leverage
   
4.0
   
5.0
   
10.3
   
11.0
 
City National:
                         
Total
   
8.0
%
 
10.0
%
 
13.5
%
 
14.0
%
Tier I Risk-based
   
4.0
   
6.0
   
12.6
   
13.0
 
Tier I Leverage
   
4.0
   
5.0
   
8.9
   
9.2
 


Item 3 - Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure of Market Risk
The information called for by this item is provided under the caption “Risk Management” under Item 2—Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
Item 4 - Controls and Procedures
Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company required to be included in the Company’s periodic SEC filings. There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

The Company is engaged in various legal actions that it deems to be in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for probable costs of current litigation. As these legal actions are resolved, however, the Company could realize positive and/or negative impact to its financial performance in the period in which these legal actions are ultimately decided. There can be no assurance that current actions will have immaterial results, either positive or negative, or that no material actions may be presented in the future.
 
Item 1A.
 
 
There have been no material changes to the factors disclosed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
 
Item 2.
 

The following table sets forth information regarding the Company's common stock repurchases transacted during the quarter:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Period
 
 
 
 
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
 
 
 
 
 
Average
Price Paid
per Share
 
 
 
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (a)
 
 
 
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
 
                           
April 1 - April 30, 2006
   
66,156
 
$
35.97
   
66,156
   
428,172
 
                           
May 1 - May 31, 2006
   
100,625
 
$
36.02
   
100,625
   
327,547
 
                           
June 1 - June 30, 2006
   
104,700
 
$
35.40
   
104,700
   
222,847
 
 
(a)  
In June 2005, the Company announced that the Board of Directors had authorized the Company to buy back up to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock, in open market transactions at prices that are accretive to continuing shareholders. No timetable was placed on the duration of this share repurchase program.



Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities 
None.
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
     
 
The Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2006 at which time shareholders were asked to consider the following five proposals, which were more fully described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2006:
 
     
 
1. To elect four Class I directors to serve for a term of three years.
 
 
2. To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide a waiver of liability of directors under certain circumstances, as permitted under the West Virginia Business Corporation Act enacted in 2002.
 
 
3. To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to change the percentage of votes required to remove a director from office from 51% to two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding.
 
 
4. To approve an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide that in the event that a vote brought before the Company’s Board of Directors results in a tie vote, the vote of the Chairman of the Board of the Company or his duly appointed delegate (who shall also be a Director) shall be counted twice.
 
 
5. To ratify the Board of Directors’ appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for City Holding Company for 2006.
 

 

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The vote tabulation was as follows:
 
     
 
1. Election of four Class I directors to the Board of Directors:
 
     
 
Director/Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
 
         
 
David Hambrick
10,044,557
4,853,236
 
 
James L. Rossi
10,790,999
3,836,794
 
 
James E. Songer
10,682,411
3,945,382
 
 
Mary H. Williams
10,796,763
3,831,030
 
     
 
There were 4,702 broker non-votes in the election of directors.
 
     
 
2. Approval of an amendments to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide a waiver of liability of directors under certain circumstances, as permitted under the West Virginia Business Corporation Act enacted in 2002:
 
     
 
Votes For
Against
Abstain
 
         
 
13,767,519
599,789
265,186
 
     
 
There was one broker non-vote for this amendment.
 
     
 
3. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to change the percentage of votes required to remove a director from office from 51% to two-thirds of the shares issued and outstanding:
 
     
 
Votes For
Against
Abstain
 
         
 
4,538,241
7,201,502
107,441
 
     
 
There were 2,785,311 broker non-votes for this amendment.
 
     
 
4. Approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to provide that in the event of a vote brought before the Company’s Board of Directors results in a tie vote, the vote of the Chairman of the Board of the Company or his duly appointed delegate (who shall also be a Director) shall be counted twice:
 
     
 
Votes For
Against
Abstain
 
         
 
9,509,967
4,832,639
289,886
 
     
 
There were three broker non-votes for this amendment.
 
     
 
5. Ratification of the Board of Directors’ appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for City Holding Company for 2006.
 
     
 
Votes For
Against
Abstain
 
         
 
14,404,541
173,977
53,977
 
     
 
There were no broker non-votes in the ratification of independent registered public accounting firm.
 
 
Item 5.
Other Information
None.
     
Item 6.
Exhibits
 

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Table of Contents
 
(a) Exhibits
 
3.1
 
31(a)
 
31(b)
 
32(a)
 
32(b)
 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
City Holding Company
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
/s/ Charles R. Hageboeck
 
Charles R. Hageboeck
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
/s/ David L. Bumgarner
 
David L. Bumgarner
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 


Date: August 7, 2006
 
 
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