UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C., 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

December 10, 2018

CITY HOLDING COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Commission File Number: 0-11733

West Virginia	55-0619957
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)	Identification No.)

25 Gatewater Road, Charleston, WV 25313

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

304-769-1100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 2.01     Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On December 7, 2018, City Holding Company, a West Virginia corporation (“City”), announced that it completed its acquisitions of Poage Bankshares, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Poage”), and Farmers Deposit Bancorp, Inc., a Kentucky corporation (“Farmers”), as of the close of business on December 7, 2018. City first announced that it had entered into an agreement to merge with each of Poage and Farmers on July 11, 2018. The acquisition of Poage was structured as a stock transaction in which each share of Poage common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.335 shares of City common stock. The acquisition of Farmers was structured as a cash transaction in which each share of Farmers common stock was converted into the right to receive $1,174.14.

City issued a press release on December 7, 2018, announcing the completion of City’s acquisitions of Poage and Farmers. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description

99.1Press Release issued by City Holding Company on December 7, 2018.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the Undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	City Holding Company
By:	/s/ Charles R.Hageboeck
	Charles R. Hageboeck
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: December 10, 2018