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)    May 24, 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) 231-6700
(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:
 
   o Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
   o Solicitation material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
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   o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
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The Index to Exhibits is on Page 3
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 

On May 24, 2011, the registrant executed a lease (the “Lease”) with the United States Postal Service. The Lease relates to office space currently occupied by one of the issuer’s banking divisions, Bank of Amador, a division of American River Bank. The premises are located at 424 Sutter Street, Jackson, California. The Lease replaces an expiring lease for the same address dated April 24, 2001, and an amendment dated June 5, 2005, and is for an additional term of sixty (60) months, expiring on May 31, 2016, and includes a reduction of the square footage from approximately 6,400 to approximately 3,600. The foregoing description is qualified by reference to the Lease Amendment attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(c) Exhibits
 
99.1  Commercial Lease Agreement between the United States Postal Service, and Bank of Amador, a division of American River Bank.
 
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
May 25, 2011
  
Mitchell A. Derenzo, Chief Financial Officer
   
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
  
Page
         
99.1
  
Commercial Lease Agreement between the United States Postal Service, and Bank of Amador, a division of American River Bank.
 
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