8-K

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) July 23, 2009

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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The Index to Exhibits is on Page 3

Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure

On Wednesday, July 29, 2009, beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, American River Bankshares President and CEO David Taber will give a presentation of the Company’s business strategies and financial performance at KBW 10^th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York City.

Presentations will be webcast live at http://www.kbw.com/news/conferences.html and will be available for 60 days following the presentation.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)	Exhibits
	(99.1)	Press Release dated July 29, 2009

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
July 23, 2009	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 July 23, 2009	4

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

David Taber of American River Bankshares to Speak at Financial Services Conference

Sacramento, CA, July 23, 2009 – David Taber, President and CEO of American River Bankshares, is scheduled to speak at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) 10^th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York City on Wednesday, July 29^th at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (7:30 a.m. Pacific Time).

Presentations will be webcast live at http://www.kbw.com/news/conferences.html and will be available for 60 days following the presentation.

About American River Bankshares
American River Bankshares [NASDAQ-GS: AMRB] is the parent company of American River Bank (“ARB”), a community business bank serving the Greater Sacramento Area in California that operates a family of financial services providers, including North Coast Bank [a division of “ARB”] in Sonoma County and Bank of Amador [a division of “ARB”] in Amador County. For more information, please call (916) 851-0123 or visit www.amrb.com; www.americanriverbank.com; www.northcoastbank.com; www.bankofamador.com.

Forward-Looking Statement
Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and subject to the safe harbor provisions of the of Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results in these forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, among other matters, changes in interest rates, economic conditions, governmental regulation and legislation, credit quality, and competition affecting the Company’s businesses generally; the risk of natural disasters and future catastrophic events including terrorist related incidents; and other factors discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and in subsequent reports filed on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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