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American River Bankshares Announces Its Second Quarter Cash Dividend
| Source: American River Bankshares
SACRAMENTO, CA--(Marketwire - June 18, 2009) - American River Bankshares (NASDAQ : AMRB )
today announced its second quarter cash dividend of 14.3 cents per share
payable on July 17, 2009 to shareholders of record on July 3, 2009.
The cash dividend remains unchanged from the cash dividend declared in the
first quarter of 2009.
About American River Bankshares
American River Bankshares (NASDAQ : 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.