American River Bankshares Announces its Second Quarter Cash Dividend

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS:AMRB) today announced its
second quarter cash dividend of 15 cents per share payable on July 18,
2008 to shareholders of record on July 3, 2008.

About American River Bankshares

American River Bankshares (NASDAQ-GS: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 Statements

Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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, 2007, and in reports filed on Forms
10-Q and 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, except
as may be required by law.

American River Bankshares
Diana Walery, 916-231-6717
Corporate Communications

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