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 2, 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):
 
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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 7th at approximately 2:10 p.m. Pacific Time.

There will be no webcast presentations or audio conference available for this conference. A copy of the investor presentation will be available twenty-four hours after the completion of the conference on http://amrb.podbean.com.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

(99.1)       Press Release dated February 2, 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 2, 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
 
Press release of American River Bankshares dated February 2, 2012
 
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