City National Bank to Open Spectrum Technology Center.

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999--

As part of its ongoing commitment to provide highly personalized relationship banking to the growing number of technology businesses within Southern California, City National Bank has expanded its presence in Orange County with its opening of the Spectrum Technology Center in Irvine on May 10, 1999.

The new Irvine Spectrum site will serve the needs of such growing industries as information and medical technology, with a concentration on software, communication and medical device companies. The new facility will be located at 100 Pacifica, Suite 100, Irvine, in the Dolphin Plaza and will be managed by City National Senior Vice President Beth Kinsey. The telephone number is 949/754-1500.

"There are 3,400 technology companies in Southern California and 800 technology companies in and around the Irvine area," said Dallas Haun, City National regional senior vice president. "This expansion positions City National to better serve the region as it continues its aggressive growth."

"We look forward to providing our brand of world-class financial products and services to this dynamic economic market," said Kinsey.

With the addition of the new Irvine banking office, City National now has 40 banking offices throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties.

The largest independent bank with headquarters in Southern California, City National Bank is a federally chartered, $6.3 billion commercial bank. City National Corp. is a publicly owned corporation whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CYN.

For more information about City National, the company's Fax-On-Demand Information Service is at 800/873-5293, and City National's web page is at http://www.cityntl.com.