GUARANTEE AGREEMENT Dated as of December 8, 2009 By and Between CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION, as Guarantor and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as TrusteeGuarantee Agreement • December 8th, 2009 • City National Corp • National commercial banks • New York
This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the “Guarantee”), dated as of December 8, 2009, is executed and delivered by CITY NATIONAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as trustee (the “Guarantee Trustee”), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined herein) from time to time of the Securities (as defined herein) of CITY NATIONAL CAPITAL TRUST I, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”).
