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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOLDSMITH RUSSELL D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CITY NATIONAL CORP [CYN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 400 N. ROXBURY DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/30/2012 (Street) BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/30/2012   J   1,903 (1) D $ 0 (1) 304,930 (4) I As Trustee of the Maple Trust No. 1 Common Stock 11/30/2012   J   1,903 (2) D $ 0 (2) 304,930 (4) I As Trustee of the Maple Trust No. 2 Common Stock 11/30/2012   J   4,561 (3) D $ 0 (3) 76,222 (5) I As Trustee of the Brian Mack Goldsmith 1984 Trust Common Stock               14,385 I As Trustee of the ELM 2006 Charitable Annuity Lead Trust Common Stock               417,924 I By the Russell Goldsmith Trust Common Stock               2,860,000 I By the Goldsmith Family Partnership Common Stock               304,930 I By Maple-Pine Limited Partnership Common Stock               76,222 I By B.A. Quintet LLC Common Stock               4,134 I As Trustee of the Brian Goldsmith 1984 Trust Common Stock               2,912 I As Trustee of the Kathryn Goldsmith 1985 Trust Common Stock               8 I As Trustee of the West LA Investment Trust No. 1-R Common Stock               2,852 I By CNC Profit Sharing Plan (6) Common Stock               7,500 I By MKB Co. Ltd. (7)

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

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

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

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

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

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

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

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

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

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

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOLDSMITH RUSSELL D 400 N. ROXBURY DRIVE BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210	X	X	President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Russell Goldsmith		11/30/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the number of shares attributable to a mandatory distribution of a .624% minority membership interest in Maple-Pine Limited Partnership to trust beneficiary by reporting person as trustee. The distribution was made pursuant to the terms of the trust for no consideration. No underlying shares of issuer held by Maple-Pine Limited Partnership were transferred as a result of this transaction.
(2)	Represents the number of shares attributable to a mandatory distribution of a .624% minority membership interest in Maple-Pine Limited Partnership to trust beneficiary by reporting person as trustee. The distribution was made pursuant to the terms of the trust for no consideration. No underlying shares of issuer held by Maple-Pine Limited Partnership were transferred as a result of this transaction.
(3)	Represents the number of shares attributable to a mandatory distribution of a 73.291% interest in a limited liability company established for estate planning purposes, which in turn owns a minority interest in B.A. Quintet LLC, to trust beneficiary by reporting person as trustee. The distribution was made pursuant to the terms of the trust for no consideration. No underlying shares of issuer held by B.A. Quintet LLC were transferred as a result of this transaction.
(4)	Represents the total number of issuer shares held by Maple-Pine Limited Partnership in which the trust holds a minority interest. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of issuer stock held by Maple-Pine Limited Partnership, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. No underlying shares of issuer held by Maple-Pine Limited Partnership were transferred as a result of the reported transactions.
(5)	Represents the total number of issuer shares held by B.A. Quintet LLC. The trust holds an interest in a limited liability company established for estate planning purposes, which in turn owns a minority interest in B.A. Quintet LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of issuer shares held by B.A. Quintet LLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. No underlying shares of issuer held by B.A. Quintet LLC were transferred as a result of the reported transaction.
(6)	Shares held in the reporting person's profit sharing plan as of November 30, 2012.
(7)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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