EXHIBIT 99.1
2012 Voting Results
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of American River Bankshares held on May 17, 2012, 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 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form DEF 14A on April 5, 2012. The count of shares represented in person or proxy were 8,226,126 or 83% 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 2013 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 | | 6,280,855 | 474,239 | 1,471,032 |
| Roger J. Taylor, D.D.S. | | 6,272,376 | 482,718 | 1,471,032 |
| Robert J. Fox | | 6,292,251 | 462,843 | 1,471,032 |
| William A. Robotham | | 6,282,223 | 472,871 | 1,471,032 |
| David T. Taber | | 6,281,094 | 474,000 | 1,471,032 |
| Stephen H. Waks | | 6,293,932 | 461,162 | 1,471,032 |
| Philip A. Wright | | 6,291,540 | 463,554 | 1,471,032 |
| Michael A. Ziegler | | 5,314,243 | 1,440,851 | 1,471,032 |
Proposal 2 —To ratify the selection of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year.
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 6,725,340 | 25,402 | 4,352 |
Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation
The voting results were as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-votes |
| 5,988,324 | 719,778 | 46,992 | 1,471,032 |
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