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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
2011 Voting Results
 
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of American River Bankshares held on May 19, 2011, the items listed below were submitted to a vote of the shareholders through the solicitation of proxies.  The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form DEF 14A on April 8, 2011. The count of shares represented in person or proxy were 8,036,522 or 81% of the outstanding voting shares of the Company.  Therefore a quorum was declared present.  Each of the items was approved by the shareholders pursuant to the voting results set forth below.
 
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors.
 
The following individuals were elected as directors to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.  The voting results were as follows:
 
Nominee
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-votes
Charles D. Fite
  5,797,290     359,607     1,879,625  
Roger J. Taylor, D.D.S.
  5,798,794     383,212     1,879,625  
Robert J. Fox
  5,800,494     358,103     1,879,625  
William A. Robotham
  5,794,733     356,403     1,879,625  
David T. Taber
  5,773,685     362,164     1,879,625  
Stephen H. Waks
  5,800,987     355,910     1,879,625  
Philip A. Wright
  5,797,665     359,232     1,879,625  
Michael A. Ziegler
  4,924,383     1,232,514     1,879,625  

Proposal 2 — To ratify the selection of Perry-Smith LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year.
 
The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
7,735,727
 
6,678
 
294,117

Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote Concerning Executive Compensation
 
The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-votes
5,810,550
 
29,655
 
316,692
 
1,879,625

Proposal 4 — Advisory Vote Concerning the Frequency of the Advisory Resolution Concerning Executive Compensation
 
The voting results were as follows:
 
1 Year
 
2 Years
 
3 Years
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-votes
5,593,766
 
25,159
 
244,130
 
293,842
 
1,879,625
 
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