Unassociated Document
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 reported)    April 21, 2011
 
American River Bankshares
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
0-31525
  
68-0352144
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
3100 Zinfandel Drive, Suite 450, Rancho Cordova, CA
  
95670
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
     
(916) 851-0123
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
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   o Solicitation material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
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The Index to Exhibits is on Page 3
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 

Registrant issued a press release April 21, 2011 announcing financial results for the first quarter of 2011. The foregoing description is qualified by reference to the press release attached here to as Exhibit 99.1. The information included in the press release is considered to be "filed" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(c) Exhibits
 
(99.1)  Financial Results press release dated April 21, 2011
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
AMERICAN RIVER BANKSHARES
     
   
/s/ Mitchell A. Derenzo
April 21, 2011
  
Mitchell A. Derenzo
   
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
  
Page
         
99.1
  
Financial results press release of American River Bankshares dated April 21, 2011
  
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