City National Schedules Fourth-Quarter/Year-2002 Earnings Release and Conference Call.

Business Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2003

City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN) announced that it will release fourth-quarter and year-2002 earnings after the close of market on Tuesday, January 14, 2003. At 2:00 p.m. PST the same day, the company will host a conference call to discuss highlights of the fourth quarter and year 2002. Analysts and investors may dial in and participate in the question/answer session. A listen-only live broadcast of the call also will be available on the company's website.

Conference Call and Live Webcast Information:

Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2003

Time: 2:00 p.m. PST (5:00 p.m. EST)

Access Information: To access the call, please dial 877/313-6466. To
access the webcast, please go to the link on the investor relations
page of City National's website at www.cnb.com.

Replay Information: For those who are unable to participate in the
call/webcast live, a playback of the webcast will be archived on the
investor relations page of City National's website at www.cnb.com. The
archive will be available from about 2 hours following the call for a
period of 2 weeks.

It is recommended that participants dial into the conference call approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to the call.