UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 11-K (Mark One) [ X ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. (Mark One) [__] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ___________ to _______________. Commission file number 0-18561. AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATION PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN (Full Title of Plan) AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATION 9506 North Newport Highway, Spokane, Washington 99281-1200 (Name of Issuer of Securities Held Pursuant to the Plan and Address of its Principal Executive Office) REQUIRED INFORMATION The financial statements and schedules prepared in accordance with ERISA for purposes of the Plan's Annual Report to the U.S. Department of Labor, are attached and filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report. EXHIBITS The following documents are filed as part of this Registration Statement Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 23.1 Consent of Moss Adams LLP 99.1 Plan Financial Statements 2 SIGNATURES The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, -------- the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. AMERICANWEST BANCORPORATION PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN (Name of Plan) Date: July 27, 2001 By: AmericanWest Bancorporation, Plan Administrator /s/ Wesley E. Colley ------------------------------------------------------- Wesley E. Colley, President and Chief Executive Officer 3 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 23.1 Consent of Moss Adams LLP 99.1 Plan Financial Statements 4