Insider Trading April 20, 2026 05:16 PM

City Holding Director Makes $15,036 Stock Purchase as Board Approves Buyback Plan

Director Diane W. Strong-Treister acquires 119 shares under a 10b5-1 plan while the bank holding company authorizes a repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares

By Caleb Monroe CHCO
City Holding Director Makes $15,036 Stock Purchase as Board Approves Buyback Plan
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Diane W. Strong-Treister, a director at City Holding Co. (CHCO), bought 119 shares on April 20, 2026, spending $15,036 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. After the trade she directly owns 3,987 shares and indirectly holds 1,900 shares in a revocable trust. Separately, the company’s board has approved a repurchase program for up to 1,000,000 common shares, roughly 7% of outstanding stock, with management given flexibility on timing and no set end date.

Key Points

  • Director Diane W. Strong-Treister purchased 119 shares of City Holding Co. on April 20, 2026 at $126.36 per share under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, totaling $15,036.
  • After the transaction, Ms. Strong-Treister directly holds 3,987 shares and indirectly holds 1,900 shares as trustee for a revocable trust.
  • City Holding’s board approved a repurchase program of up to 1,000,000 common shares - about 7% of outstanding shares - with no set time limit; the company is valued at $6.7 billion.

Diane W. Strong-Treister, who serves on the board of City Holding Co. (NASDAQ: CHCO), completed a purchase of the company’s common stock on April 20, 2026. She acquired 119 shares at $126.36 per share, for a total consideration of $15,036. The transaction was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Following this acquisition, Ms. Strong-Treister holds 3,987 shares of City Holding Co. common stock in her name. In addition, she indirectly holds 1,900 shares in her capacity as trustee for the Diane W. Strong Treister Revocable Trust.

At the time of reporting, City Holding Co. shares are quoted at $126.12. The company is assigned a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.15 and a market capitalization of $1.81 billion. City Holding Co. offers a dividend yield of 2.74% and, according to InvestingPro analysis cited in company reporting, has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. The InvestingPro assessment additionally identifies CHCO as undervalued based on its Fair Value analysis and notes that further ProTips and financial metrics are available on the platform.

In a separate development, City Holding Company’s board authorized a share repurchase program that permits the company to repurchase up to 1,000,000 common shares. That volume represents approximately 7% of the company’s outstanding shares. The authorization allows the bank holding company - valued at $6.7 billion - to buy shares in open market transactions. Management indicated the repurchases are intended to be accretive to earnings per share and that the program can be started, paused, or suspended based on market and business conditions. There is no specified time limit for the duration of the repurchase plan.

The insider purchase and the board-approved buyback are separate corporate actions reported contemporaneously. The purchase by Ms. Strong-Treister was executed under an established trading plan, and the repurchase program provides management with discretion over timing and execution in the open market.


Additional context

The facts reported here include the specific transaction details, the director’s resulting holdings, current trading metrics for the stock, the company’s dividend profile as noted by InvestingPro, and the parameters of the newly authorized repurchase program. Where the source material references third-party analysis or platform features, those references are reported as stated rather than independently evaluated.

Risks

  • Timing and execution risk for the share repurchase program - management can start or stop purchases depending on market and business conditions, which may affect anticipated accretion to EPS.
  • Reliance on third-party valuation and metrics - the InvestingPro assessment cited in reporting identifies CHCO as undervalued, but this is presented as an external analysis rather than a company statement.
  • Concentration and insider exposure - the director’s holdings include both direct shares and shares held in a revocable trust, which could affect perceptions of insider ownership but does not by itself indicate future transactions.

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