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)  February 7, 2012

 

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): 

£ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) 

 

£ Solicitation material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) 

 

£ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) 

 

£ 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

David Taber, President and CEO of American River Bankshares, is scheduled to speak at FIG Partners’ 3rd Annual West Coast Bank CEO Forum at The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco, CA on Tuesday, February 7^th at approximately 2:10 p.m. Pacific Time.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

(99.1) Investor Presentation dated February 7, 2012

 

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
February 7, 2012	Mitchell A. Derenzo, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

 

Exhibit No.		Description		Page
99.1		Investor Presentation of American River Bankshares dated February 7, 2012		4

 

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