X0202 4 2006-05-12 0000726990 AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATION AWBC 0001329751 Kelleher Diane Lea C/O AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATION 41 W. RIVERSIDE AVE. SUITE 400 SPOKANE WA 99201 0 1 0 0 EVP/Chief Financial Officer Common Stock 2006-05-12 4 P 0 1000 23.20 A 8500 D The Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following the Reported Transaction include (7,500) Restricted Shares, that will vest on 6/6/2010, only if the Reporting Owner is employed by AmericanWest Bancorporation (or its subsidiary, AmericanWest Bank) continuously throught the vesting date. Such restricted shares may vest sooner than the vesting date if the Reporting Person is terminated without good cause or terminates his or her employment for good reason (primarily material breach of contract by Issuer) as set forth in his or her employment agreement. Further, 20% of such restricted shares are subject to forfeiture each of the calendar years 2005 through 2010 that the Issuer's Return on Average Assets fails to meet a specified target. R. Blair Reynolds, Pursuant to Power of Attorney on File 2006-05-12