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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) 03/17/2006 (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 03/17/2006   J(1)   3,050 D (1) 417,240 I By the Russell Goldsmith Trust Common Stock 03/17/2006   J(1)   1,222 D (1) 2,912 I As trustee of the Kathryn Goldsmith 1985 Trust Common Stock 03/17/2006   J(1)   75,470 D (1) 0 I As trustee of Pine Trust I Common Stock 03/17/2006   J(1)   75,470 D (1) 0 I As trustee of Pine Trust II Common Stock 03/17/2006   J(1)   75,470 D (1) 0 I As trustee of Maple Trust I Common Stock 03/17/2006   J(1)   75,470 D (1) 0 I As trustee of Maple Trust II Common Stock 03/17/2006   J(1)   1,222 A (1) 1,222 I By California Quintet LLC (2) Common Stock 03/17/2006   J(1)   304,930 A (1) 304,930 I By Maple Pine Limited Partnership (3) Common Stock               30,700 D   Common Stock               2,860,000 I By the Goldsmith Family Partnership Common Stock               4,134 I As trustee of the Brian Goldsmith 1985 Trust Common Stock               7,500 I By MKB Co. Ltd. (4) Common Stock               2,482 I By Profit Sharing Plan (5) Common Stock               8 I As trustee of the West LA Investment Trust No. 1-R

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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

Russell D. Goldsmith		03/21/2006
**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)	Intra-family transfer for no consideration among family entities controlled by Reporting Person for tax and investment purposes.
(2)	California Quintet LLC is a limited liability company of which Reporting Person and his spouse are the managing members.
(3)	Maple Pine Limited Partnership is a limited partnership of which Reporting Person is the general partner.
(4)	MKB Co. Ltd. is a limited liability company of which the Reporting Person's spouse is the managing member. The number of shares of City National Corporation held by MKB Co. Ltd. exceeds her pecuniary interest therein and the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all of said shares.
(5)	Shares of City National Corporation common stock currently held in the Reporting Person's City National Corporation Profit Sharing Plan account.

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