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"There's no better time than the holidays to celebrate readers at our local schools-- especially this year when so many of our schools are facing tough budget choices," said Carolyn Rodriguez, head of Reading is The way up at City National Bank. "As one of the largest banks in Los Angeles, we at City National understand that a child's education is the best investment you can make."

Nine Barnes & Noble book stores in Nevada, New York and California will participate in the drive. They include:

 -- Barnes & Noble, Los Angeles (189 The Grove Drive)

 -- Barnes & Noble, Reno (5555 S. Virginia St.)

 -- Barnes & Noble, San Francisco (2550 Taylor St.)

 -- Barnes & Noble, San Jose (2200 Eastridge Loop)

 -- Barnes & Noble, New York (160 East 54th Street)

 -- Barnes & Noble, four stores in San Diego area (810 W. Valley
    Parkway, Escondido; 8860 Genesee Ave., San Diego; 12835 El Camino
    Real, San Diego; 10775 Westview Parkway, San Diego)

Some of the schools that will receive donated books include: Harlem Link Charter School in New York; Mt. Rose Elementary School in Reno; St. Brendan Catholic School in Los Angeles; Gardener School in San Jose; Pio Pico Elementary in Los Angeles; Golden Hill Elementary School in San Diego; and Spring Valley Elementary School in San Francisco.

About City National

City National Bank is the wholly owned subsidiary of City National Corporation (NYSE:CYN). It is backed by $18.4 billion in total assets, and provides banking, investment and trust services through 64 offices, including 16 full-service regional centers, in Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Nevada and New York City. The company and its eight majority-owned investment affiliates manage or administer $53.4 billion in client investment assets, including nearly $35 billion under direct management.

The City National Bank logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=3143

For more information about City National, visit the company's Website at cnb.com.

About Reading is The way up(R)

Seeking to better the education of school children, City National in April 2002 launched a multi-faceted initiative to restock the state's school library system. Since then, the award-winning program has:

 -- Donated more than 40,000 books to school libraries in California,
    New York and Nevada.

 -- Awarded nearly $222,000 to teachers at elementary, middle and high
    schools for creative literacy projects.

 -- Helped open 20 new elementary school libraries through its
    partnership with The Wonder of Reading in Los Angeles.

 -- Raised more than $275,000 in charitable gifts from colleagues and
    clients through its Reading is The way up Fund.

The Reading is The way up Fund is a 501(c)(3) administered by the California Community Foundation. Visit www.readingisthewayup.org.

This news release was distributed by GlobeNewswire, www.globenewswire.com

SOURCE: City National Bank

CONTACT:  City National Bank
Media Contact:
Debora Vrana
213.673.7631
debora.vrana@cnb.com

The Rights Plan is intended to protect the company and its stockholders from efforts to obtain control of the company that are inconsistent with the best interests of the company and its stockholders.

The rights will expire in three years and Barnes & Noble intends to submit the Rights Plan for stockholder ratification within 12 months.

Under the terms of the Rights Plan, the rights will expire on 17 November 2012, and will be exercisable if a person or group, without board approval, acquires 20% or more of Barnes & Noble's common stock or announces a tender offer which results in the ownership of 20% or more of Barnes & Noble's common stock.

The rights also will be exercisable if a person or group already owning 20% or more of Barnes & Noble common stock, without board approval, acquires any additional shares, other than pursuant to Barnes & Noble's compensation or benefit plans.

If the rights become exercisable, all rights holders, other than the person triggering the rights, will be entitled to acquire Barnes & Noble's common stock at a 50% discount.

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