ADVISORY/City National Bank to Host 2003 Economic Forecast.

Business Editors/Calendar Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Jan. 23)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003

City National Bank (NYSE:CYN), California's Premier Private and Business Bank(R), will host its 2003 Economic Forecast. This special forum will provide insight into current economic conditions and what California and the nation can expect over the next 12 months -- another dip, or return to normal.

WHO:    Edward E. Leamer, Director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast and
        Professor of Business Economics

        Russell Goldsmith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, City
        National Bank

        Richard Weiss, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment
        Officer, City National Bank

WHAT:   2003 Economic Forecast
        What to Expect in 2003: Another Dip, or Return to Normal?

WHEN:   Thursday, January 23, 2003
        Breakfast: 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.
        Forum: 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

WHERE:  Beverly Hills Hotel
        9641 Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Calif.